How good is Gophers men’s basketball gonna be next season?

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Feb. 15, 2023: With the Gophers’ second game postponement in the last week, I thought it would be a great time to look ahead to next season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter What has gone wrong? It is fair to say that the 2022-23 season has not gone as Ben Johnson or any Gophers fans would’ve […] READ MORE


Gophers drop to 1-10 in Big Ten play with loss to Rutgers

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Feb. 1, 2023: The Gophers weren’t able to get anything going without Dawson Garcia for his third straight game, falling 90-55 in 40 minutes of play. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Rutgers opened the game with an alley-oop dunk immediately off the tip-off by star big man Clifford Omoruyi. He […] READ MORE



Big Ten struggles continue for Gophers in 81-61 blowout at Northwestern

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Jan. 28, 2023: The Gophers could not get anything going Saturday morning, getting blown out 81-61 at Northwestern. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Coach Johnson brought his team’s defense in the same zone that was giving Indiana trouble on Wednesday. The success came with it, as Minnesota led 9-5 heading […] READ MORE


Shorthanded Gophers’ upset big comes up short 61-57 vs. Indiana

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Jan. 25, 2023: With only seven (7) healthy scholarship players the Gophers played tough against Indiana all night, falling 61-57. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: The Gophers began Wednesday with some high-energy basketball, without Dawson Garcia and Pharrel Payne. Thanks to a hot 3/4 7-point start from Jamison Battle, Minnesota […] READ MORE


Gophers blown out by Purdue 61-39

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Jan. 19, 2023: The National Player of the Year favorite Zach Edey played like it Thursday, as Purdue handled the Gophers 61-39. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: The Gophers came out with (6’7″) Josh Ola-Joseph on (7’4″) Zach Edey; while Pharrell Payne quickly took JOJ’s spot, the Gophers managed only […] READ MORE


Gophers knock of Ohio State on the road 70-67 for first B1G win

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Jan. 12, 2023: The Gophers put together easily their best performance of the season Thursday, knocking off Ohio State 70-67 on the road as (+14.5) point underdogs. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Jamison Battle had one of his best starts of the season, making both of his field goal attempts. […] READ MORE


Big night from Garcia not enough, Gophers fall 81-79 to Nebraska

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Jan. 7, 2023: Dawson Garcia’s first double-double in a Gophers uniform was not enough as the Gophers dropped another game 81-79 to Nebraska. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Big threes early from Taurus Samuels and Jamison Battle gave the Gophers an 8-7 lead heading into the first media timeout. The […] READ MORE


Gophers upset bid comes up short 63-60 in Madison

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Jan. 3, 2023: Gophers put together arguably their best performance of the season, but come up short in upset bid in Madison, falling 63-60 to the Badgers –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Wednesday’s game started in classic Big Ten fashion. After starting the game with a combined 2 of 16 […] READ MORE


What is wrong with this team?

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Dec. 8, 2023: The Gophers had arguably their worst game of the Ben Johnson-era Thursday night, falling 90-75 to Michigan and 4-5 on the season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was the Hunter Dickinson show to begin Thursday’s contests. Scoring the first seven points for Michigan, Dawson Garcia did […] READ MORE