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Gopher Basketball Early in the game the Gophers had no offensive rhythm. Their spacing was cramped, shots were forced and offensive rebounds were few and far between. Late in the game, the Gophers had trouble with the Hoosier press, had unforced turnovers and committed an ill-advised foul resulting in a crucial Indiana three-point play all […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Indiana Hoosiers When: 8:00 pm, January 26th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minnesota, MN Television: FSN (tape delay – 9:30 pm) Knocking off Michigan State to go 4-1 in conference play would have been huge, but the Gophers unfortunately couldn’t pull it out. The good news is, beating Indiana Wednesday […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Oh, what could have been. The final score does not accurately depict how many chances the Gophers had in this game. They forced the Spartans into committing 21 turnovers. They made Paul Davis a near non-factor inside. They even held Michigan State to just 35% shooting from the field in the second half. […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Gopher senior post player Janel McCarville, who had struggled in her past 3 games, led the Gophers to a 73-49 win against a Michigan team that will probably finish 10th or 11th in the Big 10 Conference. McCarville used her size and strength advantage to score inside baskets on 10 of 14 shooting […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Michigan State Spartans When: 3:30 pm, January 22nd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minnesota, MN Television: KSTC (Ch. 45) Pop in the Rocky theme song and crank up the volume, because it’s go time!!! If you’re a Minnesota fan and you’re not fired up for Saturday afternoon, something’s wrong with […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team will be trying to forget a flat performance Sunday against Michigan State when they host the Michigan Wolverines Thursday night at Williams Arena. After starting conference play with 4 straight wins, the 12th-ranked Gophers shot only 32 percent from the field in losing 62-49 to 9th-ranked MSU at […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It wasn’t supposed to happen like it did tonight. The Gophers haven’t won in Columbus since 1997. They have never won at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes were 10-0 at home this year. The Gophers were double digit underdogs. Their big man who is a big part of the heart and soul of […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes When: 7:00 pm, January 19th, 2005 Where: Value-City Arena – Columbus, OH Television: Fox Sports North If you like underdogs and overachievers, this is probably the game you’ve been waiting for. Both picked to finish in the bottom third of the conference (the Buckeyes #8 or #9, […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball If someone had told me that Janel McCarville would score a career low 1 point in Thursday’s game against No. 20 Purdue and the Gophers would commit 24 turnovers, I’d have given the Gophers no chance of winning. Not only did the Gophers win, they won easily, 58-38. Once again, the Gophers used […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball This was the type of game where you find out who’s an optimist and who’s a pessimist. Who sees the glass as half full, and who thinks it’s already half empty. I’ll start with the schizophrenic point of view. Playing their first road game in 5 weeks and just their 2nd of the […] READ MORE