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Gopher Basketball Thanks to a career night from Jamal Abu-Shamala, another strong outing by Dan Coleman, and solid team play, Minnesota has finally ended its six-game losing streak to Northwestern and has built a two-game winning streak in Big Ten play. The Gophers put this back-and-forth game away in the final minutes and beat the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The march of the calendar brings us into Febuary, a key month for college basketball teams as they jockey for position to become participants in March Madness and script some immortality for their university and themselves. For our Minnesota Golden Gophers, postseason partipation was long ago ceded in this long march of a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Finally a recap that’s a little more fun to write! The Gophers ended their five-game losing streak Saturday afternoon at The Barn with a solid team effort against the Nittany Lions. Penn State led by as many as 8 points in the first half before the Gophers went on an extended run to […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Minnesota got off to a strong start and had much better intensity than it did Saturday against Northwestern, but the results were still the same. The Gophers again struggled to score, shooting just 31% from the field and failing to hit 50 for the fourth time in five games. Dan Coleman, Lawrence McKenzie, […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Alright, after taking last week off from the Ramble, I am going to take on the spirit of our new football coach and write this entry as if my hair was on fire! Let’s get to it!. . . Golden Gopher Basketball* I’m going to go with the old adage-if you can’t say […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball For five minutes Saturday at The Barn the product on the court was fantastic, and the crowd was rocking and fans were smiling. Then Red Panda finished her halftime performance and the second half started. The product on the court returned to uninspired and ineffective play and the crowd was silent. The Gophers […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball In a game of spurts, the Gophers got outspurted by Illinois Wednesday night and dropped their second consecutive game in Big Ten play. The Illini raced out to a 13-0 lead to start the game and led by as many as 23 points in the second half, but Minnesota rallied late and flirted […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It wasn’t a pretty game, as both teams struggled shooting the ball and putting points on the board, but the Spencer Tollackson-less Gophers at least battled hard in Saturday’s road loss at Iowa. Dan Coleman led the way with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Lawrence McKenzie scored 17 points. Without Spencer on […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball I’ve sat in front of my computer for the past fifteen minutes trying to come up with a witty opening, but it’s just not happening today, so let’s just get to the Ramble. . . The Golden Gophers * I did not see yesterday’s game versus the Badgers (more on that later), but […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball If only games were 8 minutes long”¦then the Gophers would still be undefeated in conference play. Unfortunately, they’re not, and Minnesota’s 68-45 loss at Wisconsin Saturday afternoon was a definite reality check. After starting hot and getting out to a 13-6 lead, the Gophers were outscored 36-7 over the next 18 minutes. Dan […] READ MORE