Sunday Night Ramble (December 17)

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Gopher Basketball This past week of college basketball was akin to crawling across the desert, hoping each day for a little salvation, only to be disappointed when you saw the meager offerings before you. Finally, an oasis appeared on Saturday, when a full slate of action returned to my television screen and computer. From this […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (December 10)

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Gopher Basketball It was one of those weeks that conspired against me for extensive college basketball viewing. A nasty cold, holiday work party, and home repairs took me away from the TV and Williams Arena and unfortunate scheduling on the TV kept me away from some games I would have really liked to see. On […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (December 3)

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Gopher Basketball A general consensus can be drawn that Dan Monson was a good man and restored respectability off the court to the University of Minnesota basketball program. Beyond that, it was hard to come up with positives to say about Coach Monson’s run at the “U”, particularly after the lost momentum following the NCAA-bound […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (November 26)

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Gopher Basketball Heading over the hills and through the woods, I arrived at my Mother’s home for Thanksgiving faced with a crew of blood relatives who could care less about college basketball and who I knew better than to present with the cornucopia of hoops action as our method of entertainment (the youngest sibling has […] READ MORE


Gophers Drop Tourney Opener to Marist

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Gopher Basketball The Gophers dropped the opening game of the Old Spice Classic to Marist 63-56 Thursday afternoon in Orlando. They face Southern Illinois Friday at 11:40 am on ESPN2 in what figures to be an even more challenging game. When you hold your opponents to 41% shooting from the field, win the rebounding battle, […] READ MORE



Gophers Handle North Dakota State 63-49

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Gopher Basketball A win is what we wanted, and a win is what we got. It started out painfully ugly and looked for a moment like Minnesota might walk away with a 2-0 victory, but the Gopher offense eventually caught up with the defense and pulled away to a comfortable victory over the Bison. There […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. North Dakota State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: North Dakota State Bison When: 7 pm, November 13th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: FSN Another season of Golden Gopher Basketball has arrived! The Gophers host new cross-border rival North Dakota State Monday night to kick off the 2006-07 regular season. The Bison are coming off an […] READ MORE


Winona State Wins at Minnesota 69-64 in Front of Spirited Crowd

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Gopher Basketball The final score is not a misprint. The game was not a mirage. Division 2 Winona State walked into The Barn on Wednesday night, brought a rowdy crowd and proceeded to out rebound, out hustle, out execute and plain and simple ““ out played the Minnesota Gophers. And with that formula, the Warriors […] READ MORE


Gophers – Indiana Preview

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Gopher Football The Gophers get perhaps their last chance for a Big Ten win on Saturday when the Indiana Hoosiers come to town for an 11:00 am CST Homecoming kickoff. These two team are heading in completely opposite directions at the moment. The Gophers have yet to recover from the devastating loss to Penn State, […] READ MORE