Illinois at MN 1989

[whogoofed]

Here is a link to a classic Clem game

 

[Married@SiebertField]

Here is a link to a classic Clem game

Here is a link to a classic Clem game

Thank you for posting. Fabulous home season with the dramatic wins against Iowa (the Shik game-winning tip); Illinois (critical goal-tending call gives the Gophers a critical basket in the last couple minutes); Michigan (brilliant Saturday afternoon performance with numerous transition baskets with the Barn pulsating)—the home losses were to Ball State (Rick Majerus w/Melvin not playing for missing a class) and Bobby Knight with the Hoosiers running their passing game offense flawlessly in the second half—such a great coach when he kept his inner demons under control as was usually the case at Williams Arena. Fun to see Ed Bain officiating who was quoted on the record in a Strib article near the end of the ‘90 season expressing his admiration for Richard Coffey. Those were the days.

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[Hates Monikers]

That was the loudest I ever heard it in there. It was loud 10 minutes before tipoff. A incredibly fun game for the Gophers at that time.

 

[Minnesconsin fan]

we were in the top row of the second deck behind the basket- not a great place to see anything from but will never forget how much fun that was.

 

[LesBolstad]

I was at that game. Great fun! Who were the pro Illini announcers? Couple of clowns, coming up with phantom calls against the Gophers.

Loved the old court. No BS written all over. It will never happen but wish schools went back to minimal court graphics.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Nice find

 

[BarnBurner]

Here is a link to a classic Clem game

Thank you!

What a treat!!

Newbern, Coffee, Shik, Willie, Walter, Lynch

 

[Zeppelin Gopher]

Loved the old court. No BS written all over. It will never happen but wish schools went back to minimal court graphics.

It sounds stupid, but if I won the Powerball one of my first orders of business would be removing that ugly ass black Cambria logo on the Barn floor.

 

[FinnGopher]

Love the atmosphere in Barn and the grit of a Clem Haskins coached team. I also realized that freethrow shooting kinda sucked back then as well.

 

[WindyCityGopher]

I was there in the "student section" behind the basket before there actually was a designated student section. Such a fun game, really my first introduction to a crazed Minnesota crowd. That was a great year for our winter sports in The Barn, with a national title runner-up in hockey (about 2 inches to the left and Skarda's wrister in OT goes in and we're national champions), and a Sweet 16 appearance for Clem's boys. Thanks for posting this, whogoofed, it brings back great memories.

 

[Gopherfan.in.fergus]

The Clem era is what got me hooked on gophers basketball as an early teenager. Some really good fun seasons.

 

[Zeppelin Gopher]

Love the atmosphere in Barn and the grit of a Clem Haskins coached team. I also realized that freethrow shooting kinda sucked back then as well.

Huh? I rewatched the full game and we had Burton, Newburn, Lynch, Bond, etc all above 75%