Preview: Gophers vs. Northwestern

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats When: 1 pm, January 7th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPNU/Ch. 45 Bring on the New Year and the Big Ten. While the dream of having the entire Gopher roster together at last may get delayed by the flu, Minnesota should still have enough healthy […] READ MORE


Gophers can’t hold on against Virginia

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Gopher Football It looked so easy, maybe too easy, at the start of this Music City Bowl. The Gophers jumped out to a 14-0 lead on their first two series of the game. Minnesota out gained Virginia 142-to-2 in those first two possessions. With not a second to spare the Cavaliers clawed back at the […] READ MORE


Gophers Coast to 80-61 Win Over Jackrabbits

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Gopher Basketball Having Vincent Grier and J’son Stamper in street clothes wasn’t an issue as Minnesota cruised to an easy victory over South Dakota State Friday night in The Barn. Spencer Tollackson led the way with 22 points. Moe Hargrow added 17, and Adam Boone turned in a double-double with 11 points and 12 assists. […] READ MORE


Gophers Cruise to 88-64 Win Over Grambling

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Gopher Basketball Well in my game preview I had my first key to the game as deciding on a rotation strategy, most notably because we were (supposedly) going to have our full roster for the second time this season. Due to a minor team violation, Maurice Hargrow did not play and J’Son Stamper missed the […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Arizona State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Arizona State Sun Devils When: 9:30 pm, December 5th, 2005 Where: Wells Fargo Arena ““ Tempe, AZ Television: Fox Sports Net Ordinarily a trip to a name school in a rebuilding year is a great opportunity to get a tournament resume-building win. But with a couple of 20 ppg scorers […] READ MORE


Gardner-Webb shocks Gophers

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Gopher Basketball When an opponent hits 12/20 three-point attempts it hurts you. When an opponent hits an old-fashioned three-point play with less than four seconds remaining trailing by two points it kills you. And that was exactly the formula at The Barn on Monday night as Gardner-Webb shocked the Minnesota Gophers with a surprising 73-72 […] READ MORE


Iowa 52, Minnesota 28

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Gopher Football Iowa got off to an impressive start, scoring on their first two drives. Drew Tate threw a 41-yard touchdown pass for the first score and a 6-yard pass for the second TD. Both times it looked like the Gopher defense was in a good position. Just before the first touchdown, Iowa was called […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. NDSU

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: North Dakota St. Bison When: 6:00 pm, November 18th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North Well, it ain’t Wisconsin or Iowa, but North Dakota does border us, so I guess that makes tonight’s season opener a rivalry game. True, the Gophers and North Dakota State […] READ MORE


Gold Defeates Maroon 75-66 in Scrimmage

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Gopher Basketball It was great being back in The Barn tonight and it was even better knowing that defensive pressure is the focal point of the teams first two weeks of practice. Inter-squad scrimmages are tough on a fan as a good offensive move can easily be interpreted as bad footwork on defense or vice […] READ MORE


Gophers Fall Hard, Rebound Against Iowa

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Other Gopher Sports Gophers Fall Hard, Rebound Against Iowa Minnesota had one of their worst weekends of the past several years, being swept by Ohio State before being dismantled by Penn State at the Sports Pavilion. Today, the Gophers bounced back with a sweep of lowly Iowa. Minnesota heads home this weekend to face Indiana […] READ MORE