Sunday Night Ramble-Bracket Breakdown

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Gopher Basketball Whatever you do, don’t listen to me. Have faith in yourself, go with your gut, but don’t wager any money on what coolhand has to say. Through the years, I’ve had some very good runs and other times, I’ve flamed out early. 1995 is a prime example of the unpredictability of March Madness. […] READ MORE


Horner Shoots Iowa Past Minnesota 67-57

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Gopher Basketball For 40 minutes Vincent Grier left it all out on the court. If it was going to be his last Big Ten game, he was going to make it a memorable one. Despite having a game high 29 points including one of the best dunks by a Gopher in years, and a variety […] READ MORE


Gophers Knock Off Wolverines, Now Face Hawkeyes

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa Hawkeyes When: 5:40 pm, March 10th, 2006 Where: Conseco Fieldhouse ““ Indianapolis, IN Television: ESPN Full Court As the old adage goes, it’s very difficult to beat the same team three times in a college basketball season. While I’ve never agreed with that adage, I’m very glad it proved […] READ MORE


Big Ten Tournament Preview: Minnesota vs. Michigan

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Gopher Basketball After a long and frustrating Big Ten season the Gophers could use a break. Certainly they didn’t do themselves any favors by starting out 0-6 in conference play and losing their last three games of the regular season, but when you finish 10th in the Big Ten, you sleep in the bed you […] READ MORE


Where’s the Next Zach Puchtel?

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Gopher Basketball Looking at Gopher power forward Zach Puchtel’s recent success on the Gopher hardwood and the way he has helped remake the team’s image and win/loss record, I have to ask: Is there a formula here that Coach Dan Monson can replicate in the future? Yes, I think there is. Puchtel reminds me not […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble-End of Season Awards

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Gopher Basketball Where did the time go? It seemed like just yesterday that we witnessed Jim Calhoun setting men’s fashion back a decade with his Hawaiian shirts at the Maui Invitational, but the Madness is upon us once again. A lot of college basketball has been watched through these dark winter months, and I’ve come […] READ MORE


Gophers Fall to Northwestern, Finish 5-11

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Gopher Basketball It’s been one of those seasons. Just six days ago the Gophers held on to slim hope for an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. The team figured with two ranked opponents and Northwestern in a six day stretch could present a great opportunity to send a message to the Selection Committee. Instead, Minnesota lost […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Northwestern

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats When: 7 pm, March 4th, 2006 Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena ““ Evanston, IL Television: FSN (tape delay) Once again, the Big Ten season has flown by. The Gophers play their final game of the conference schedule when they head to Evanston to take on the Wildcats Saturday night. The […] READ MORE


Senior Night Upset Falls Short Against Illini

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Gopher Basketball Minnesota’s streak of home upsets of Top 20 teams ended Tuesday night when Illinois escaped The Barn with a 71-65 victory. The Gophers played them tough throughout, but the Illini defense proved to be just a little bit better. And with that, the regular season home careers of Adam Boone, Vincent Grier, Moe […] READ MORE


Preview: Minnesota vs. Illinois

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Gopher Basketball A mere two days after suffering a six point loss to rival Wisconsin, the Gophers get right back at it in an attempt to continue its role as a Big Ten spoiler ““ a role Minnesota has played well this year, especially at home. But beating a fourth consecutive ranked opponent at home […] READ MORE