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per the STrib:
The Gophers (11-5 overall) never have started 0-3 in the Big Ten and gone on to make the NCAA tournament. In the six seasons that began with Big Ten losing streaks of more than two games, the Gophers finished with a losing conference record each time. The last Minnesota team to start poorly, Tubby Smith’s 2011-12 squad that opened 0-4 in conference play, won six Big Ten games and landed in the NIT.
Of the 36 at-large teams in last season’s Big Dance, only two started their conference slates 0-3 or worse: North Carolina (0-3 in the ACC) and Nebraska (0-4 in the Big Ten). The Tar Heels used huge nonconference victories over Louisville, Kentucky and Michigan State and a strong ACC finish to overcome their slow start, and the Huskers won eight of their last nine regular-season games.
“It’s really early,” senior point guard DeAndre Mathieu said. “There are not teams too far ahead of us in the Big Ten race, so we’ve got a lot of games to play. We can go on a streak at any time. We’ve just got to keep chipping away.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/287868391.html
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers (11-5 overall) never have started 0-3 in the Big Ten and gone on to make the NCAA tournament. In the six seasons that began with Big Ten losing streaks of more than two games, the Gophers finished with a losing conference record each time. The last Minnesota team to start poorly, Tubby Smith’s 2011-12 squad that opened 0-4 in conference play, won six Big Ten games and landed in the NIT.
Of the 36 at-large teams in last season’s Big Dance, only two started their conference slates 0-3 or worse: North Carolina (0-3 in the ACC) and Nebraska (0-4 in the Big Ten). The Tar Heels used huge nonconference victories over Louisville, Kentucky and Michigan State and a strong ACC finish to overcome their slow start, and the Huskers won eight of their last nine regular-season games.
“It’s really early,” senior point guard DeAndre Mathieu said. “There are not teams too far ahead of us in the Big Ten race, so we’ve got a lot of games to play. We can go on a streak at any time. We’ve just got to keep chipping away.”
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/287868391.html
Go Gophers!!