Preview: Gophers vs. Gardner Webb

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Gardner Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs When: 7:00 pm, November 28th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: None It seems like every year there’s a team on Minnesota’s schedule you’ve never heard of and expect to be a cupcake, but then there’s something that says this might not be so […] READ MORE


Grierless Gophers Cruise Past Mocs 67-46

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Gopher Basketball After an expectedly slow start, Minnesota turned in its best performance of the season Saturday afternoon against UT-Chattanooga. And the fact that it happened with Vincent Grier in street clothes is pretty encouraging. This team still has quite a ways left to go, but the road looks much shorter than it did 24 […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. UT-Chattanooga

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Ut-Chattanooga Mocs When: 3:00 pm, November 26th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North Saturday’s second game of the regular season brings a first glimpse at the new-look Gophers. Unfortunately, “œnew-look” doesn’t mean the debut of Kevin Payton orRico Tucker . It of course means the […] READ MORE


Gophers Get Past NDSU 70-57

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Gopher Basketball The regular season didn’t start with a bang, but rather a squeak, as the Gopher men’s basketball team edged by North Dakota State University 70-57 on Friday night in a game that was closer for longer than many of the Williams Arena faithful found comfortable. Minnesota struggled early on, plagued by a near-lethal […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. NDSU

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: North Dakota St. Bison When: 6:00 pm, November 18th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North Well, it ain’t Wisconsin or Iowa, but North Dakota does border us, so I guess that makes tonight’s season opener a rivalry game. True, the Gophers and North Dakota State […] READ MORE


Boone’s Hot Hand Leads Minnesota Past UMD

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Gopher Basketball Tonight the effort was there, but so was some of the rust. But fortunately Adam Boone was deadly from the outside and J’son Stamper brought the second half energy and blue collar work ethic and in turn, the Gophers pulled away from the Bulldogs for a 78-64 win at The Barn. The 14″”point […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. UMD

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs When: 7:00 pm, November 10th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: None If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. The Gophers definitely did not succeed in their exhibition opener on Saturday, so they’ll give it another try Thursday night when their cross-state “œrivals” come […] READ MORE


Lackluster Gophers Sleepwalk Past Mustangs 59-50

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Gopher Basketball Most of the reports from today’s 59-50 Gopher win over Southwest Minnesota State will probably be negative. But rest assured there were a few positives for the Gophers. First and foremost, due to the 3:00 pm start time, most of the guys on the team were likely able to see the dominating third […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. SW Minnesota St.

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: SW Minnesota State Mustangs When: 3:00 pm, November 5th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: None Happy days are here again! As usual, the 7-month off-season has both dragged along and flown by, and another season of Golden Gopher Basketball is again upon us. And unlike a year […] READ MORE


Gold Defeates Maroon 75-66 in Scrimmage

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Gopher Basketball It was great being back in The Barn tonight and it was even better knowing that defensive pressure is the focal point of the teams first two weeks of practice. Inter-squad scrimmages are tough on a fan as a good offensive move can easily be interpreted as bad footwork on defense or vice […] READ MORE