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

[GringaGopher]

Huge W !

 

[Spottedmuskie]

Huge momentum win, next game we'll have everyone back and 2-3 players off the bench we can actually use

 

[BTChamp]

Wow. Beautiful win boys!!!!!!!!!!!!! You definitely deserve it.

 

[Breakin' The Plane]

Great job guys. Wow.

 

[jblass]

Unbelievable! Great win! Most entertaining game I have seen in awhile!

 

[howeda7]

Ben Johnson angry on the floor got that call for us!

BJ for prez!

He walked right up the T line and turned around at the right moment...

 

[Obi-Wan Okogie]

I am really surprised and impressed that Rutgers has 5 big ten wins. The big ten has some killer teams, Rutgers is out here doing some SERIOUS work to go 5-2 against some of the monsters in this conference.

 

[PeterMac05]

Thompson just played 40 great minutes. I think we can put all of the is he ready questions to rest.

 

[Allshade]

Bench Battle

 

[GopherChaos]

Scary stuff, that turnover was so bad.

I thought we were going to have a turnover not getting it across the timeline too.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Sutherland with some big rebounds down the stretch and drawing that charge. Fun win!

 

[howeda7]

I am really surprised and impressed that Rutgers has 5 big ten wins. The big ten has some killer teams, Rutgers is out here doing some SERIOUS work to go 5-2 against some of the monsters in this conference.

Harper's a great player, but beyond that...

 

[nitramnaed]

I never thought I would be this excited about a Rutgers win

 

[jblass]

Subs played great today! We got bench experience and a win! It doesn’t get any better than that!

 

[Spottedmuskie]

Having these players out is a blessing in disguise. Daniels and Thompson took advantage of it. Too bad for Ramberg's injury

 

[howeda7]

If Curry is able to give them some minutes, I think that changes the equation.

I saw a tweet that the Gophers are actually a 1.5-point favorite in the betting line. So cash in that 401K and put it all down on the Gophers.

Or not.

I hit that Rutgers moneyline pretty hard when it was positive....Don't gamble kids...

 

[BTChamp]

This is such a recruiting bonus for Coach. So shorthanded and playing so well this whole season, especially the last couple/few games. So excited about the coaching and heart of this team.

 

[Wally]

Thompson just played 40 great minutes. I think we can put all of the is he ready questions to rest.

I thought someone said bench guys wouldn't be in shape without minutes.

Great game, had to listen to it instead of watching.

 

[WriterGoph]

I never thought I would be this excited about a Rutgers win

Remember they have won 21 Big Ten games the last two years. This is not the Rutgers of old.

 

[CentralGopher]

Great win. This team doesn’t quit no matter what. We’ve been in it in all but one game. That says something about this coaching staff.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Thompson just played 40 great minutes. I think we can put all of the is he ready questions to rest.

Or if he'll be transferring soon

 

[Dakota2]

Sutherland with some big rebounds down the stretch and drawing that charge. Fun win!

I'm out of BTN territory in the winter so follow the games on CBSSports gametracker.

One line appeared on gametracker saying Parker Fox missed a two point attempt. No other mention of Parker but he's in the box score at 0-1.

Is it true he played a few seconds?

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Sutherland with some big rebounds down the stretch and drawing that charge. Fun win!

found another way to contribute when his O game was off.

 

[howeda7]

Or if he'll be transferring soon

We can be paranoid either way. He's transferring cause he's mad about not playing or he's transferring because Bill Self is whispering in his ear....

 

[WriterGoph]

Best win of the year! I don't think that can be argued given our already little depth and missing 3 of our Top 4 scorers. Very impressive!

Let's hope we can get a couple guys back by Thursday!

 

[mplarson7]

This team is the Little Engine that Could.

 

[VanillaThunder]

Willis, TT, and Loewe with 40 minutes played. Incredible.

 

[cjbfbp]

What a way to stop the bleeding! I didn't see the famous 1986 game where suspension laden Minnesota beat Iowa with 6 players (including a football walk-on) so this easily is one of the most inspiring college basketball wins I've seen in my lifetime.

This might seem like a gratuitous cheap shot but I don't believe Pitino ever would have won a game of this stature under these circumstances.

 

[Chico Gopher]

After all the discussion of why Ben might or might not think Thompson was or wasn't ready for a larger role and more floor time, it was nice to see him make a good, solid contribution this afternoon. Maybe this week was the break-though.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

I'm out of BTN territory in the winter so follow the games on CBSSports gametracker.

One line appeared on gametracker saying Parker Fox missed a two point attempt. No other mention of Parker but he's in the box score at 0-1.

Is it true he played a few seconds?

No