Preview: Gophers vs. Purdue

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers When: 7 pm, January 14th, 2006 Where: Mackey Arena ““ West Lafayette, IN Television: FSN (tape delayed) Well, something has to give Saturday night when the Big Ten’s two winless teams go head to head. Both have been hit hard by injuries and other player losses this year, […] READ MORE


Oh the Agony of Defeat as Badgers Top Gophers

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Gopher Basketball Oh the agony of hitting one of your first 21 shots. Oh the agony of making three field goals in the first half. Oh the agony of fighting your way back from a 19 point deficit to take a three-point lead, only to lose by two. Oh the agony of losing to your […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Badgers

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Gopher Basketball There is good news and there is bad news following the ugly loss on Saturday. The good news is the Gophers only have to wait a couple of days to try to get back on track and avenge the Northwestern loss. To do it against rival Wisconsin only makes it that much better […] READ MORE


Wildcats Dominate Gophers 57-49

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Gopher Basketball Wow. That was brutal. Outside of a late charge that was basically too late, Minnesota was completely dominated by Northwestern Saturday afternoon at The Barn. The Wildcats were sharper on offense and immensely better on defense, and the Gophers were never able to get anything going. There are plenty of numbers to tell […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Northwestern

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats When: 1 pm, January 7th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPNU/Ch. 45 Bring on the New Year and the Big Ten. While the dream of having the entire Gopher roster together at last may get delayed by the flu, Minnesota should still have enough healthy […] READ MORE


Gophers Get Solid 67-54 Victory Over Oral Roberts

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Gopher Basketball They still have a ways to go, but the Gophers ended the year with a solid 40-minute performance over a pretty talented Oral Roberts team Saturday afternoon at The Barn. Moe Hargrow led the way with 23 points, and Minnesota’s defense held the Golden Eagles to just 33% shooting from the field. Oral […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Oral Roberts

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles When: 1 pm, December 31st, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: None It’s been 8 days since we’ve seen our Gophers in action, and it will be another 7 before we see them again. That game is the Big Ten opener, which means this […] READ MORE


Gophers Coast to 80-61 Win Over Jackrabbits

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Gopher Basketball Having Vincent Grier and J’son Stamper in street clothes wasn’t an issue as Minnesota cruised to an easy victory over South Dakota State Friday night in The Barn. Spencer Tollackson led the way with 22 points. Moe Hargrow added 17, and Adam Boone turned in a double-double with 11 points and 12 assists. […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. SDSU

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: South Dakota St. Jackrabbits When: 7 pm, December 23rd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: None The Gophers host another neighbor new to Division 1 Friday night when the South Dakota State Jackrabbits come to Williams Arena. Vincent Grier and likely J’son Stamper will be in street clothes, […] READ MORE


Gophers Cruise to 88-64 Win Over Grambling

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Gopher Basketball Well in my game preview I had my first key to the game as deciding on a rotation strategy, most notably because we were (supposedly) going to have our full roster for the second time this season. Due to a minor team violation, Maurice Hargrow did not play and J’Son Stamper missed the […] READ MORE