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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
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
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Wisconsin Badgers When: 11:00 am, February 5th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPN2 Warning: Gopher players should not read this paragraph. That’s because I’m just a wee bit pumped up for this game. Ok, I’m a lot pumped up. This is it. This is the one – […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It was a simple formula tonight. The more aggressive team won. The better prepared team won. The better defensive team won. The more confident team won. And quite simply, the better team won. And for the Minnesota Gophers, this formula was enough for a dominating 71-54 win at Michigan. The Gophers came out […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Michigan Wolverines When: 7:00 pm, February 2nd, 2005 Where: Crisler Arena – Ann Arbor, MI Television: Fox Sports North Crisler Arena has not been kind to the Gopher men’s basketball team over the years. Discounting games that were later vacated, Minnesota has won there just once in its past 14 […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team surrendered 53 second-half points in an 81-68 loss at Penn State on Sunday. The Gophers will try to rebound from their 2nd conference loss when they host Iowa 7 p.m. Thursday at Williams Arena. The Gophers didn’t have an answer for Penn State’s all-conference performer Tanisha Wright, who […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball I said in my preview that Minnesota could play its best game of the season and still get beat by 30 points at Illinois. Well, the Gophers probably didn’t quite play their best game of the season, and they also didn’t quite lose by 30, but the intent of the statement was still […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team got a huge break in its quest to compete for the Big 10 title when lowly Northwestern shocked Penn State, 59-48, Thursday in Evanston, Illinois. Penn State entered the game with a 7-0 conference record; Northwestern was 1-6 going into the game. Penn State trailed by 19 at […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Illinois Fighting Illini When: 1:30 pm, January 29th, 2005 Where: Assembly Hall – Champaign, IL Television: KSTC (Ch. 45) I’ll be blunt. The Gophers have no business winning this game. Actually, they really have no business even keeping it close. Illinois is the #1 team in the land. They’re 20-0 […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball program has never won a game at Penn State. With 10 straight losses to the Nittany Lions, the 10th-ranked Gophers will face the only remaining undefeated team at noon Sunday in a game televised by Fox Sports Network. The Gophers (16-3, 6-1) defeated Illinois Sunday, 80-68, in a game […] READ MORE