Feb. 9, 2021: After an incredibly dissapointing second-half performance against Iowa, the Gophers continued with two horrible halves of basketball continuing their worst stretch of the season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Nebraska came out on fire with its hair on fire. After three early Gophers turnovers, they trailed 9-2. […] READ MORE
Ben Johnson Articles
Gophers suffer 8th loss in 9 games 71-59 to Iowa
Feb. 6, 2021: A putrid final 12 minutes, resulted in a 71-59 defeat for the Golden Gophers against their rival Iowa Hawkeyes. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: The Gophers came to Iowa City ready to play. Jumping out to a 7-0 lead it looked like they were hunting for an […] READ MORE
Gophers run into buzzsaw No. 4 Boilermakers 88-73
Feb. 2, 2021: Purdue flexed its No. 4 ranked muscles Wednesday taking down the Golden Gophers 88-73 –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Ben Johnson decided to attack Purdue’s big man tandem with Eric Curry on the bench to start the game for the Gophers. It did not pay off, as Zach Edey added seven quick points, […] READ MORE
Minnesota comes up short in Wisconsin 66-60
Jan. 30, 2021: In Ben Johnson’s first taste of the Wisconsin/Minnesota rivalry as head coach, the Gophers fell short 66-60. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: With Eric Curry back in the lineup for the first time in three games, the Gophers were uncharacteristically sloppy with three early turnovers, trailing 7-6 heading into […] READ MORE
Gophers out-rebounded 48-22 in 75-64 loss to No. 16 Ohio State
Jan. 27, 2021: Ohio State took advantage of the Gophers lack of frontcourt depth out-rebounding them 48-22, resulting in a 75-64 Minnesota loss. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: Jamison Battle and E.J. Stephens both returned to the starting lineup Thursday, but Eric Curry remained sidelined due to his ankle injury. Charlies Daniels picked up right where he left […] READ MORE
Down three starters Gophers take down Rutgers 68-65
Jan. 22, 2021: Down three of their four top scorers, Minnesota came to play taking down a red hot Rutgers team 68-65. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: With Jamison Battle, Eric Curry, and E.J. Stephens all ruled out due to injury or illness, the Gophers still got out to a fast 7-0 […] READ MORE
Shorthanded Gophers come up short at home against Hawkeyes 81-71
Jan. 16, 2021: With four players and two coaches out due to illness or injury, the Gophers came up just short against Iowa 81-71, dropping their fourth straight Big Ten contest. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: The shorthanded Gophers, opened the game with a lot of energy. After holding Iowa […] READ MORE
Gophers fall to No. 10 Michigan State at the buzzer 71-69
Jan. 12, 2021: After competing with No. 10 Michigan State for 40 minutes on the road, the Gophers came up short in the most devastating way possible, a buzzer beating loss 71-69. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was a bit of a slow start for both sides offensively, but […] READ MORE
Minnesota suffers first road loss of the season 73-60 at Indiana
Jan. 9, 2021: After a tough loss on Tuesday against Illinois, the Gophers fell 73-60 at Indiana, dropping consecutive games for the first time this season. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: It was a different story for Payton Willis and the Gophers to start Sunday’s contest. Four early points from the […] READ MORE
Gophers struggle against Cockburn and Illinois losing 76-53
Jan. 4, 2021: A 13-day layoff seemed to hurt the Gophers, falling () to Illinois in their first game since Dec. 23. –> Follow @Tony Liebert on Twitter Full Game Recap: First Half: In a night where Minnesota brought back their old-school benches, the Gophers struggled out of the gate. After an early 8-0 Illinois run, […] READ MORE