Gophers Edge Northwestern; Prep for Big 10 Tourney

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Gopher Basketball Gopher inside players Janel McCarville and Jamie Broback were hampered by 1st half foul trouble, but they rallied to score the 1st 28 points of the 2nd half for the Gophers as Minnesota erased a 41-36 halftime deficit to finish 12-4 in the Big 10. Broback finished with 26 points, 5 rebounds, and […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Penn State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions When: 7:00 pm, March 2nd, 2005 Where: Bryce Jordan Center – State College, PA Television: Fox Sports North (tape delay at 9:30) A few weeks ago, I said that beating Northwestern was important because it would give the Gophers a little margin for error rather than […] READ MORE


Gophers Redefine Ugly in Prettiest Win of Season

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Gopher Basketball Wow. Gopher fans have been on several emotional roller coasters this season, but this was the biggest. Minnesota overcame its worst 15-minute performance of the season by rallying from 15 points down to defeat Purdue 59-57 in Gene Keady‘s final game at Mackey Arena. The victory now puts the Gophers one win away […] READ MORE


Gophers Win Ugly; Travel to Northwestern

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Gopher Basketball After an ugly 52-35 win over Indiana, the Gopher women’s basketball team hopes to continue to bottom-feed when they travel to Northwestern Sunday for their final conference regular season game. Going into Thursday’s game against Indiana, the Gophers were ripe for a letdown after Sunday’s Senior Day victory over Wisconsin before a huge […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Purdue

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers When: 1:30 pm, February 26th, 2005 Where: Mackey Arena – West Lafayette, IN Television: KSTC (Ch. 45) The Gophers’ crucial victory over Iowa Wednesday night guaranteed than a non-losing conference record and put them within sniffing distance of a 20+ win season and the NCAA Tournament…but Wednesday is […] READ MORE


Seniors Lead Gophers to Emotional 65-57 Win

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Gopher Basketball It was a fitting end on Senior Night for the trio of departing Gophers, as Aaron Robinson, Brent Lawson and Jeff Hagen dug a little deeper and fought a little harder when Minnesota needed it most and in turn, gave the Gophers a huge 65-57 win Wednesday night at The Barn. From the […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Iowa

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa Hawkeyes When: 7:00 pm, February 23rd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North It’s hard to believe, but the final home game of the 2004-05 season is upon us. As always, the added emotion of Senior Night will be evident. And this time, for the […] READ MORE


Gophers Trounce Badgers; Travel to Indiana

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Gopher Basketball Janel McCarville‘s last regular season game at Williams Arena was a memorable one. On Senior Day, the Gophers’ lone senior netted 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Gophers blasted the Badgers, 84-53, Sunday before a huge home crowd. The 15th-ranked Gophers (20-6, 10-4) notched their 4th straight 20-win season, shooting 62% […] READ MORE


Gophers Squeak Past OSU and .500

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Gopher Basketball One down, three to go. It wasn’t pretty, and it wasn’t relaxing, but Minnesota got the job done Saturday afternoon with a 52-50 win over Ohio State. The victory improved the Gophers’ conference record to 7-6 and puts them back in a tie for 4th place (pending Sunday’s Indiana-Michigan game). At this point, […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Ohio State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes When: 4:00 pm, February 19th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North Once again, another college basketball season has flown by. The Gophers’ home schedule now has just two games left on it, and two road games after that will end the regular […] READ MORE