Preview: Gophers vs. Iowa

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa Hawkeyes When: 1:30 pm, January 15th, 2005 Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena – Iowa City, IA Television: Ch. 45 (KSTC) Well, if a double-digit victory over Purdue and a 10-game winning streak aren’t enough to convince people that Minnesota is a good basketball team, one more victory should do the trick. […] READ MORE


Gophers Put Stamp(er) on 63-52 Win

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Gopher Basketball It was an old-fashion Big Ten Barn Burner Wednesday night at Williams Arena as Minnesota used tough defense and offensive patience to defeat Purdue 63-52. The game marked Gene Keady’s last visit to Minnesota and despite a pre-game gift from the Gophers and a standing ovation from the crowd, the Gophers put their […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Purdue

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers When: 7 pm, January 12th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North As a young child, I had a chance to sit just a few rows behind the visiting team’s bench for a couple of seasons at Williams Arena. It made for quite a […] READ MORE


Gophers Smother New Mexico; Play Purdue Next

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Gopher Basketball For the 4th straight game, the Gophers held their opponent under 50 points in a blowout victory over New Mexico. The Lobos should only 25.5 percent (12 for 47) from the field, hounded by a Gopher defense that has become the trademark for this year’s team. The Gophers used full-court pressure and half-court […] READ MORE


Gophers Cruise to Big Ten Opening Win

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Gopher Basketball One of the fun things about of the 2004-05 Gopher basketball team is that the team’s star changes nightly. Tonight, senior Aaron Robison took his turn as he hit six three-pointers and led the Gophers to a dominating 83-62 win over Penn State to kick off the Big Ten season Saturday night at […] READ MORE


Gophers Rout Wisconsin; Host New Mexico Sunday

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Gopher Basketball For the 3rd game in a row, the Gophers held a Big 10 opponent to less than 50 points. Wisconsin entered Thursday’s game averaging 74.1 points per game, but they shot only 26.6 percent (17 of 64) from the field against a Gopher defense that contested just about every shot. Janel McCarville returned […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Penn State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions When: 7 pm, January 8th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North Anyone else been anxiously (and not very patiently) waiting to see how this new-look Gopher team will handle Big 10 competition? Well, the wait is finally over…pretty much. Penn State […] READ MORE


Gophers Open Big Ten with Two Wins; Head to Wisconsin

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team used solid defensive efforts in home games against Northwestern and Indiana to open Big 10 Conference play with two victories. The Gophers (11-2; 2-0) play their first conference road game Thursday against Wisconsin in a regionally-televised game on Fox Sports Network. Guard April Calhoun keyed a defense that […] READ MORE


Gophers Win 93-67; Streak Grows to 8

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Gopher Basketball This recap’s going to have a little different twist to it. After eight straight wins over eight overmatched opponents, my typical recaps are probably getting a bit stale. So I’ll keep this one brief and will then make some general comments about the team as well as about each regular as we head […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Loyola Marymount

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Loyola Marymount Lions When: 7 pm, January 3rd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: None Basketball is a confusing sport. Teams can go from great to horrible almost instantly, and you never know which version is going to show up on a given night. Case in point, the […] READ MORE