Preview: Gophers vs. Michigan State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Michigan State Spartans When: 6:00 pm, February 16th, 2005 Where: Breslin Center – East Lansign, MI Television: Fox Sports North While the Gophers’ NCAA Tournament backs are up against the wall, Wednesday’s contest at Michigan State still has to be considered a ‘gravy’ game. Outside of the trip to Champaign […] READ MORE


Gopher Guards Respond Against Purdue; OSU Next

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher guards rebounded from an abysmal showing in a loss against Michigan State on Thursday to lead the women’s basketball team to an easy 71-49 win over Purdue Sunday at Williams Arena. The Gophers now travel to Columbus to face No. 2 Ohio State on Thursday. Coming off their worst performance of […] READ MORE


Gophers Torched by MSU, Host Purdue Sunday

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team suffered its worst home defeat of the Pam Borton era, with a 79-48 thrashing at the hands of No. 9 Michigan State Thursday. With hopes of a Big 10 title now in the rearview mirror, the Gophers hope to get back on track Sunday when they host Purdue. […] READ MORE


Gophers Find First Losing Streak of Year at Indiana

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Gopher Basketball Winning at Indiana has never been easy, and this was not a game I had been counting in Minnesota’s quest for the magical 10-victory mark in conference play. But after Wednesday’s collapse against Northwestern (a game I was counting on), this was a win I was hoping for. The absence of leading Hoosier […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Indiana

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Indiana Hoosiers When: 2:00 pm, February 12th, 2005 Where: Assembly Hall – Bloomington, IN Television: KSTP (Ch. 5) What a difference a day makes. Minnesota was poised to get through the first rotation of the Big Ten schedule with a sparkling 7-3 record, but then disaster struck. Going against a […] READ MORE


Gophers Lose 55-53 in Turn Back the Clock Night

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Gopher Basketball For a team that has defined this season with ball rotation, composure and casual confidence, the Gophers played “œturn back the clock” Wednesday night at The Barn in a stunning 55-53 loss to Northwestern. Instead of taking care of the ball and putting the Wildcats away at the end of the game, Minnesota […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Northwestern

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats When: 7:00 pm, February 9th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: None (WCCO Radio) Ok, time to get back to business. Sure, Minnesota manhandled Wisconsin on Saturday, but that’s in the past. The more games the Gophers win and the closer they get to the Big […] READ MORE


Gophers Handle Michigan; Host No. 10 MSU

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team defeated Big 10 cellar-dweller Michigan Sunday, 76-55, in a tune-up for a showdown 7 p.m. Thursday at Williams Arena against Michigan State. Gopher All-American Janel McCarville utilized her strength advantage inside to score 21 points and grab 15 rebounds. The Gophers (18-4, 8-2) also got major contributions from […] READ MORE


Gophers Shell Iowa; Travel to Michigan

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team travels to Ann Arbor for a game against Michigan on Sunday. The Gophers trounced Iowa, 81-50, Thursday at Williams Arena. Gopher sophomore Jamie Broback did her impression of Janel McCarville in the win over Iowa. Broback had 21 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 assists. McCarville was […] READ MORE


Grier and Gophers Get the Red Out

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Gopher Basketball This second half scoring stat says it all: Wisconsin 26 Vincent Grier 26. After a low-scoring first half that ended with a major drought, Vincent Grier caught fire, The Barn was finally back close to being The Barn of the good old days, and the Gophers got a very, very big win in […] READ MORE