***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT MICHIGAN IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

[Outsider]

Has it always been this way? 9 PM game time is awful.

I live here in the eastern time zone and have to watch a lot of 9pm Gopher starts .

 

[GophersInIowa]

Scored 8 points in the last 9:20.

 

[MUgopher32]

Settling way too much against a D you dont have to against.

Ben has to sort em out at half. Got wild in the last 5 or so min

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Scored 8 points in the last 9:20.

Wow

 

[rivergopher]

3-14 from 3 giving up 7 offensive rebounds is simply not good enough.

 

[leib0039]

A lot of poor shots to end the half, Garcia has been pretty poor. Have to be pretty happy still just down 4

 

[scools12]

Lucky to be only down 4.

Way too many bad 3s being jacked up.

 

[Gilthorp57]

Christe unfortunately playing like a freshman, too tentative and too much thinking.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Garcia is not 100%

Doesn't look like he's even close.

 

[BTChamp]

Only down 4. Winnable. Just score more points. Easy peasy

 

[howeda7]

Hawkins, Mitchell, JOJ, Garcia and Payne should start the 2nd half.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

A lot of poor shots to end the half, Garcia has been pretty poor. Have to be pretty happy still just down 4

Seems like they should be down more.

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Only 3 turnovers

 

[fan of Ray Williams]

Gonna be tough if Mitchell and Christie go another 1-7 from 3 in the 2nd half

 

[BTChamp]

Seems like they should be down more.

I feel the same.

 

[jblass]

We need Christie to start connecting!

 

[rivergopher]

Only 3 turnovers

Yeah that is the bright spot of the 1st half. Would not be surprised to see the press more in the 2nd half from michigan.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Seems like they should be down more.

Steals and turnovers keeping us close. 4-0 margin on steals and Michigan has 3 more turnovers than us.

 

[skiumah1]

One of those game to move the program forward. Michigan is very beatable.

Would love to get the ball to Payne more inside (Even though he seems winded every time he's on the floor?)

We still seem scattered on both ends. Still working through getting connected. Bad shots on offense. Less 3s and I think we win.

Let's get this one boys

 

[bga1]

We need Christie to start connecting!

Dreadful half for Christie and Garcia both chucking bricks. They will be better in the second.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Have to do a little more defense on Reed in the second half.

 

[DarthGopher]

They need to move the ball against a man defense. Way too much trying to shimmy and shake their way into a shot. It ends up being a low percentage contested look.

Some of the 3's they are jacking are horrendously off target. Usually a sign of rushing and tense. Calm the hell down, move the ball and get the defense moving. There will be open looks. For the first 5 to 7 minutes of the second half, nobody should have the ball longer than 3 seconds against this man to man.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Go gophs!!!!!

 

[howeda7]

Slipping away.

 

[rivergopher]

Our defense is atrocious. Man up quit doubling if Garcia cannot guard reed bring in Payne.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

No "easy" games on the road in the B1G. Have to be a lot stronger and a lot smarter.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Our defense is atrocious. Man up quit doubling if Garcia cannot guard reed bring in Payne.

Yeah the strategy clearly isn’t working. They have little chance if the defense doesn’t improve.

 

[Gopher Ally]

Sit Garcia, bring in Payne!

 

[Gopherbbdude]

Can't score.... ugh

 

[jblass]

Slipping away.

It has that feeling! Need a couple of stops!