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Gopher Basketball Fresh off their near-perfect performance against Michigan State, the Gophers on Wednesday night reverted to the bad habits that got them off to an 0-6 start in the Big Ten. They allowed Michigan to go on an unfathomable 33-4 run in the first half to build a painfully-quick 29-point lead. That was ironically […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball * Under the category of “what you can’t experience watching from the couch” was my experience in the nosebleed seats of section 224 yesterday. Seated directly in front of me was a young family of five Gopher boosters from Shakopee, with the youngest being a recently turned 2 yr. old boy draped in […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Both winning and losing can be contagious and the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Michigan Wolverines are both experiencing that right now. After starting out 0-6 in conference play, the Gophers have won three of their last four games, including two over Top 15 teams and all three by double digits. Meanwhile, the Wolverines […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Now that’s how you play basketball. The Gophers played a near-flawless game (at least flawless in the effort department) against #11 Michigan State Saturday and led almost the entire way. Five Gophers scored in double figures in a true team effort, and the fans in The Barn responded with great energy throughout. This […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Michigan State Spartans When: 1:30 pm, February 11th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPNU/KSTC Ch. 45 The Gopher Men have now won two of their past three games, but they have another very tough task facing them when #11 Michigan State visits The Barn. The Spartans have […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Just days earlier the Penn State Nittany Lions shocked the college basketball world and upset Illinois at Assembly Hall. On Wednesday night they jumped out to a 10-0 lead over the Minnesota Gophers and all seemed normal. But the Gophers refused to roll over and received a much needed boost from their trio […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It’s been a long and frustrating season for the Gophers and the team is only half way through its Big Ten schedule. At 1-7, the Gophers find themselves alone in the Big Ten cellar and remain a team without an identity, consistent scoring or any type of sustainable momentum following last months dominating […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It was probably too much to hope for. No Gopher team has won back-to-back games against ranked opponents since the 1997 team did it in San Antonio to get to the Final Four (I’m still allowed to say that, right?), so it was highly unlikely that this year’s team would after getting off […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes When: 2 pm, February 4th, 2006 Where: Value City Arena ““ Columbus, OH Television: KSTC Ch. 45 Fresh off their biggest (ok, only) victory in conference play, Minnesota’s heads to Columbus on Saturday looking to knock off their second ranked opponent of the week. The Buckeyes are […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Happy happy joy joy, happy happy joy joy. Minnesota’s first Big Ten victory has been a long time coming, but this one was worth the wait. Inspired by an unexpected starting lineup which included Jamal Abu-Shamala and Zach Puchtel, the Gophers got off to a quick start and never looked back. Not a […] READ MORE