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Gopher Basketball Don’t let the name fool you. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is not a cupcake non-conference game. Instead, the UAB Blazers will give the Gophers a very tough test Wednesday night at The Barn. With a 4-2 record and solid road wins at Nebraska and at UMASS, the Blazers return three […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Man, I’m good. In my preview, I said that Vincent Grier likely wouldn’t be back for at least one more game but that Moe Hargrow should be able to give it a go against UNLV. So, of course, Vince was in the starting lineup and Moe had to miss another game due to […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: UNLV Runnin’ Rebels When: Noon, December 10th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports Net The Grierless era for the Gophers is nearing an end now that Vince has returned to practice, but it’s likely to continue for at least one game. That doesn’t seem nearly as […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Despite missing its two top scorers, 22 free throws and suffering a heartbreaking last second buzzer shot in regulation, the Minnesota Gophers beat Arizona State 85-79 in OT. The win is an important road game for the Gophers against a Pac-10 team and more importantly, the emergence of Dan Coleman and the confidence […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Arizona State Sun Devils When: 9:30 pm, December 5th, 2005 Where: Wells Fargo Arena ““ Tempe, AZ Television: Fox Sports Net Ordinarily a trip to a name school in a rebuilding year is a great opportunity to get a tournament resume-building win. But with a couple of 20 ppg scorers […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The goals were simple today for the Gophers, get a win and add a badly need body to an already thin roster. Oh, and keeping the coaching staff in tact for all 40 minutes is not a bad bonus. Minnesota achieved all three on a snowy Saturday afternoon at The Barn with its […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers When: Noon, December 3rd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: None Coastal Carolina will hopefully be what the doctor ordered Saturday afternoon for a tired and injury-depleted Gopher team in the middle of a tough five-game stretch. The good news is that Rico Tucker will […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball At the start of the season, the Minnesota Gophers were excited about a nice combination of depth, experience and young guys. Two weeks into the season and on its biggest game of the year to date, the Gophers found themselves in the second half without their head coach, two best players, top rated […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Maryland Terrapins When: 6:30 pm, November 30th, 2005 Where: Comcast Center – College Park, MD Television: ESPN2 Having to go on the road to play a Top 25 team less than 48 hours after a hard-fought but disappointing home loss is probably not what the doctor ordered ““ at least […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball When an opponent hits 12/20 three-point attempts it hurts you. When an opponent hits an old-fashioned three-point play with less than four seconds remaining trailing by two points it kills you. And that was exactly the formula at The Barn on Monday night as Gardner-Webb shocked the Minnesota Gophers with a surprising 73-72 […] READ MORE