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per Marcus:
February is a critical month for Pitino's team, but it also marks a point in the season where Minnesota's players could use a little break between games.
That's exactly what the Gophers (12-11, 6-7 Big Ten) get this week with their next game not until Sunday afternoon against rival Iowa at home.
"Yeah, we played a lot of games in the month of January," Pitino said recently. "Every team gets two bye weeks. We haven't had any yet. You would love one in January, February and March, but it just doesn't work out that way with the schedule. That was a long month, with a lot of good moments and a lot of tough moments."
Minnesota was the only Big Ten team to play nine conference games in January. Ten teams played eight games last month, while Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan played only seven.
"It's a grind when you're playing that many games, especially with our strength of schedule in the conference," Pitino said. "It's a good little break. But obviously [we're] excited about some really good opportunities in front of us."
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Go Gophers!!
February is a critical month for Pitino's team, but it also marks a point in the season where Minnesota's players could use a little break between games.
That's exactly what the Gophers (12-11, 6-7 Big Ten) get this week with their next game not until Sunday afternoon against rival Iowa at home.
"Yeah, we played a lot of games in the month of January," Pitino said recently. "Every team gets two bye weeks. We haven't had any yet. You would love one in January, February and March, but it just doesn't work out that way with the schedule. That was a long month, with a lot of good moments and a lot of tough moments."
Minnesota was the only Big Ten team to play nine conference games in January. Ten teams played eight games last month, while Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan played only seven.
"It's a grind when you're playing that many games, especially with our strength of schedule in the conference," Pitino said. "It's a good little break. But obviously [we're] excited about some really good opportunities in front of us."
Gophers basketball relishing long-awaited bye week before Iowa showdown
Gophers get week between games before Iowa visits.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
