Gopher Basketball Articles

Gopher Basketball It was probably to be expected. Coming off a huge road win and facing a team that wasn’t supposed to be a match for them, the Gophers were a little off their game against the Central Michigan Chippewas. I purposely did not use the words “flat” or “sluggish”, because I didn’t have that […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Central Michigan Chippewas When: Noon, December 11th, 2004 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North Being a Central Michigan fan in recent years has been a roller coaster ride. For four years running now, the Chippewas have alternated between first and last place in the MAC. Two […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball It’s amazing what a little team play, hustle, solid defense and persistence can produce. For the Minnesota Gophers, this formula was enough to provide the program’s first road non-conference win in four years as they defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 57-48. The win snapped Nebraska’s 16-game home non-conference winning streak and was huge for […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Nebraska Cornhuskers When: 8:00 pm, December 8th, 2004 Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center – Lincoln, NE Television: ESPN2 Did you ever think you’d live to see the day when Gopher fans would prefer to play Nebraska in football rather than basketball? Well, for the second year in a row, that’s […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team used a hard-nosed, tenacious defense to subdue an upstart Kansas team in a 62-45 win Sunday at Williams Arena. The 18th-ranked Gophers finished the week with two more victories. With a 6-1 record, the Gophers now prepare for road games against unbeaten University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Wednesday […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball We were so close. It almost happened in the first half. And then, in the closing seconds of the game, there was one more chance. But the opportunity slipped away. No, the Gophers didn’t lose their 4th game in a row. They handled Holy Cross 72-56. What I’m talking about is Rico Tucker‘s […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Holy Cross Crusaders When: 1:00 pm, December 4th, 2004 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North A couple points here, a couple free throws there, and the Gophers could be sporting a 4-1 record with a couple of victories over major-conference opponents. Instead, they’re sitting at 2-3 […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball In the end it was more of the same for the Golden Gophers. After leading by 14 points with less than eight minutes remaining in the second half, Florida State went on a 16-0 run, hit a variety of three-pointers and ultimately won 70-69 before a frustrated Gopher crowd of just over 9,000 […] READ MORE

Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team built a 24-point second half lead but had to hold on to beat Creighton, 79-71, Sunday in Omaha. The Gophers are now preparing for home games Thursday against Detroit Mercy and Sunday against Kansas. In Sunday’s game, sophomore Liz Podomonick came off the bench to score 20 points […] READ MORE