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Gopher Basketball Ohio State Coach Thad Matta… -Thought his guys had a good mentality coming into the game. -“What an environment out there today” -Feels bad for Minnesota, the way injuries have eaten them up, including today -Said Nolan was pretty effective against them the first time, so that was a big loss -MN was […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Super Bowl Sunday just got a lot more interesting for Minnesota sports fans. The undefeated and top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (23-0, 10-0) survived a slow first half against Michigan on Thursday to maintain their unblemished record, winning 62-53 behind the effort of freshman phenom Jared Sullinger’s 19 points and 11 rebounds. At 1pm […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Fear not Gopher basketball fans, as of today (Feb. 4) our beloved Gophers are light years removed from the bubble cutline. But a word of warning. … if the Gophers lose their next two games, both at home and both vs. likely NCAA squads, they will officially go to my bubble. Win either […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball On Tuesday, Minnesota beat the bad weather and made it safely to Bloomington, Indiana. On Wednesday, they will look to beat a bad team in Assembly Hall. The game between the #18/#20 Gophers (16-5, 5-4) and Indiana Hoosiers (11-11, 2-7) is scheduled for 5:30pm CT, although some are worried that the game could […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It’s Zantac time for college basketball coaches and fans across the country. Tomorrow (February 1st) means college basketball’s version of crunch time has arrived, and to this point our Golden Gophers — despite much angst and consternation on this board due to on and off-court issues — have placed themselves in excellent position […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The #16/#18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-4, 5-3) travel to West Lafayette this Saturday, January 29, for their second game in just over two weeks against the #12 Purdue Boilermakers (17-4, 6-2). This torrid affair will be a nooner (12:05pm CT tipoff). CBS will handle the television coverage with Ian Eagle on the call […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Starting this week, we’ll add Nebraska to the Big Ten data. Time to start seeing where the Cornhuskers might fit in the Big Ten pecking order. All RPI references are courtesy of Jerry Palm at collegerpi.com, through games played Thursday, January 27. RPI Sweet 161. BYU (19-1)2. Kansas (19-1)3. San Diego State (18-1)4. […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Northwestern Coach Bill Carmody -Said that the 1-3-1 gave MN some problems, but that the Gophers were too big and strong inside -Didn’t think his team made good decisions throughout the game; said his team did a lot of “ring-around-the-rosey” stuff -Said they didn’t pressure the ball enough on the wings, making the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Charlie Mencel Comments: -I became a Gopher in 1951, or 60 years ago. That in itself is an awesome honor. To be recognized for that is just an honor. -No three point shot, no dunk. I don’t remember playing in a game that anyone would dunk. At one time, 6’6′ was tall”¦now you’ve […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The #16/#18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-4, 4-3) are dealing with another personnel issue, this time the loss of senior point guard Al Nolen (foot). While it’s possible Nolen could return in several weeks, there is also the very real possibility that we have seen the Minnesota native’s final minutes on the court for […] READ MORE