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Gophers move up to a 9 seed after loss to Maryland. Charlie Creme writes: “Maryland and Minnesota played an instant classic; the Terrapins escaped with a one-point, double-overtime win, but the Golden Gophers looked better than their No. 10 seed from last week.”

Actual attendance I assume was below 40,000 on average, but have yet to see the scanned ticket count. In 2023, the scanned average was 38,321, and the sold/distributed average (including free tickets to students for game 1) was 48,452.

Unless I missed it, no one asked Coach P why she didn’t call a timeout to advance the ball? That was the obvious question to ask.

Interesting comparison. I had not remembered that Carlie was also quite inefficient her first 3 years, and that she made a huge leap in EFG% from junior year to senior year, going from 43.5% EFG% to 52.6% EFG%.

Not sure I understand the comparison, but effective field goal percentage (EFG%) is the better metric, because it takes into the higher value of the 3 pointer, and implicitly takes into account the volume of 3s vs 2s. Volume is important, especially with someone like Clark who took so many 3s...

Agree 100%. Despite their lower recruiting profiles, compared to Braun and Battle, and Braun’s and Battle’s seniority, this needs to be Tori’s and GG’s team. Tori and GG are the 2 best players. Braun and Battle are both playing great defense, and Battle has been playing a great floor game...

Kaylene Smikle out today. 3rd player Maryland has lost since season began, and Bri McDaniel has yet to return from ACL last season. Gophers know what it is to be hurt by injuries, but Maryland is really weakened coming in to today.

Not gonna happen.

Bart Torvik has Minnesota as a 1.5 point favorite with a 56% chance to win. Warren Nolan has Minnesota as a 6 point underdog with a 30% chance to win.

Minnesota and Alabama will be each others' fans all year long. Minnesota is by far the best non-conference team that Alabama will play, and the loss to Alabama leaves Minnesota hoping that Alabama can finish in the top half of the SEC (Bama was preseason 9th out of 16th).

No real surprise but no Gophers on offense made 1st-, 2nd- or 3rd-team All Big Ten. Jameson Geers HM by coaches and media, and Greg Johnson HM by media.

Didn't she once have a Gopher offer? WBB Blog lists Mack as a Gopher target for 2025. https://wbbblog.com/minnesota-womens-basketball-recruiting/#class_2025

Perich - 2nd team media & 3rd team coaches. No surprise given his season, but ends the possibility of being the ultra-rare 4-time First-Team All-Big Ten.

Runner up in the recent local guys without Gopher scholarship offer might be Amani Hooker. Went to Iowa and became Big Ten DB of the Year in 2018.

Grace's teammates must love her. She hunts shots against teams with a pulse (or better), because she can score efficiently in a lot of ways, and defers to her teammates who need to get going against the bottom feeders. Her 4 double-digit shot-attempt games this season are Marquette, Kansas...

Would like to see the Gophers play without Hart or Tonga for extended minutes in the 4th quarter. Need experience playing small.

KU lost both of its Thanksgiving week games to less than stellar competition: Georgia and Dayton. Not helpful for the Gophers’ metrics.

Still think the Gophers can make the tournament, but it will be a lot easier if they can avoid a big hole the first 8 games of the BIG season. The early BIG schedule is beyond brutal: Maryland at Indiana at Michigan Northwestern USC UCLA at Washington at Oregon 3-5 would be a really good...

FloSports App says 5:30 for Gopher game, with South Florida Harvard at 3:20. Confusing. Edit: When you click on Gopher game on FloSports App, says 3:20 start time.

Curry left Purdue just as Purdue was about to receive sanctions for both academic and recruiting violations under her watch. Never understood how she escaped punishment.