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

[GopherBlood777]

Strong showing in the first half. Will they show up again to get their first ranked victory? Court storm imminent.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Messy at times, but the Gophs are in the game. Now, can they do it for another 20 minutes?

The Gophers were better in the second half than the first in their first two conference games but, who knows, Purdue might be better in the second half too.

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

Yeah don't get that. Big block and then offensive rebound and then back to bench you got your 2 minutes.

Pissed me off too. Purdue's front court isn't that great and Betts might have better luck against them than most teams.

 

[JZABR]

I really liked our defensive effort, especially going after rebounds. We need more of that

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

I really liked our defensive effort, especially going after rebounds. We need more of that

For the most part, yes, but it seemed to me that they had a few more easy looks than us.

 

[Maya_aflakpi]

x.com

x.com

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Patterson not jacking up 3"s and looking for better shots. Hopefully a positive sign.

 

[stocker08]

FFS Garcia. We've already lost a couple games this year due to bad free throw shooting.

 

[MUgopher32]

Gotta keep pounding the paint. They got no D in there

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Dammit- can't have these turnovers.

 

[howeda7]

Pretty sure Purdue will have another point when they come back. They had a 3 called a two earlier.

 

[nitramnaed]

UGH silly turnovers.

 

[jblass]

Nothing like some ugly turnovers to take you out of the game!

 

[howeda7]

At least the moral victory is already assured...

 

[Gilthorp57]

Here comes the stagnation

 

[Bayfield Gopher]

PU defense is so much better as we are much easier to defend than PU. We are chasing and fighting thru screens and PU is just playing basic man up D.

Gophers will be lucky to keep it under 15 pts

 

[howeda7]

It's coaching malpractice that Asuma and Edmonds don't start and that Asuma doesn't play 30 minutes.

 

[stocker08]

It's coaching malpractice that Asuma and Edmonds don't start and that Asuma doesn't play 30 minutes.

Asuma in particular.

 

[howeda7]

Asuma in particular.

He's the 2nd best player on the team and I don't think it's particularly close. So let's keep him on the bench.

 

[Gilthorp57]

PU defense is so much better as we are much easier to defend than PU. We are chasing and fighting thru screens and PU is just playing basic man up D.

Gophers will be lucky to keep it under 15 pts

We run no offense, double Garcia and Mitchell Jr and that's the game.

 

[nitramnaed]

Mitchell chucking up the threes. That’s usually a bad sign.

 

[howeda7]

Mitchell chucking up the threes. That’s usually a bad sign.

That's like half of our offense though...

 

[Willwin40]

What great free throw shooting 2-11. You’re not going to win that way!

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Oh, well.

 

[Unregistered User]

Gawd those are some soft ass fouls called on us.

Meanwhile through 12+ minutes of the second half, Purdue has committed 3 fouls.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

What great free throw shooting 2-11. You’re not going to win that way!

Gophs are 3-9 tonight. The 2-11 stat is - I believe- Odukale's season numbers.

 

[Willwin40]

I was wrong 3-9 not 2-11. 2-11 is 3 point shots. Both really bad!

 

[howeda7]

We've reached the "Poor Ben Johnson" portion of the broadcast.

 

[drewhaus7]

We run no offense, double Garcia and Mitchell Jr and that's the game.

Offense...what is that? About as good as Betts coming in playing good D for a block and then getting an offensive rebound only to be rewarded with a trip back to the bench, you got your 1 minute.

We just don't know what we are doing period.

 

[drewhaus7]

We've reached the "Poor Ben Johnson" portion of the broadcast.

Had a lead in the 2nd half of top 20 team, give him a contract extention!