Preview: Gophers vs. Iowa

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa Hawkeyes When: 7:00 pm, February 23rd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North It’s hard to believe, but the final home game of the 2004-05 season is upon us. As always, the added emotion of Senior Night will be evident. And this time, for the […] READ MORE


Gophers Trounce Badgers; Travel to Indiana

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Gopher Basketball Janel McCarville‘s last regular season game at Williams Arena was a memorable one. On Senior Day, the Gophers’ lone senior netted 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Gophers blasted the Badgers, 84-53, Sunday before a huge home crowd. The 15th-ranked Gophers (20-6, 10-4) notched their 4th straight 20-win season, shooting 62% […] READ MORE


Gophers Squeak Past OSU and .500

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Gopher Basketball One down, three to go. It wasn’t pretty, and it wasn’t relaxing, but Minnesota got the job done Saturday afternoon with a 52-50 win over Ohio State. The victory improved the Gophers’ conference record to 7-6 and puts them back in a tie for 4th place (pending Sunday’s Indiana-Michigan game). At this point, […] READ MORE


Gophers Lose to #2 OSU; Host Wisconsin

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Gopher Basketball The 14th-ranked Gopher women’s basketball team played well early, but eventually succumbed to conference-leading Ohio State and star post player Jessica Davenport in a 65-53 loss Thursday night in Columbus. The Gophers (19-6,9-4) will try again for their 4th straight 20-win season when they host Wisconsin 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Williams Arena. The […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Ohio State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes When: 4:00 pm, February 19th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North Once again, another college basketball season has flown by. The Gophers’ home schedule now has just two games left on it, and two road games after that will end the regular […] READ MORE


Michigan State Runs Past Minnesota 81-62

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Gopher Basketball The battle between Michigan State and Minnesota was simply the difference between two teams playing at different speeds. From the opening tip, the Spartans dictated the pace of the game and pushed the ball almost every single time down the court, making it seem as if they were on a permanent fast break, […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Michigan State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Michigan State Spartans When: 6:00 pm, February 16th, 2005 Where: Breslin Center – East Lansign, MI Television: Fox Sports North While the Gophers’ NCAA Tournament backs are up against the wall, Wednesday’s contest at Michigan State still has to be considered a ‘gravy’ game. Outside of the trip to Champaign […] READ MORE


Gopher Guards Respond Against Purdue; OSU Next

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher guards rebounded from an abysmal showing in a loss against Michigan State on Thursday to lead the women’s basketball team to an easy 71-49 win over Purdue Sunday at Williams Arena. The Gophers now travel to Columbus to face No. 2 Ohio State on Thursday. Coming off their worst performance of […] READ MORE


Gophers Torched by MSU, Host Purdue Sunday

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Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team suffered its worst home defeat of the Pam Borton era, with a 79-48 thrashing at the hands of No. 9 Michigan State Thursday. With hopes of a Big 10 title now in the rearview mirror, the Gophers hope to get back on track Sunday when they host Purdue. […] READ MORE


Gophers Find First Losing Streak of Year at Indiana

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Gopher Basketball Winning at Indiana has never been easy, and this was not a game I had been counting in Minnesota’s quest for the magical 10-victory mark in conference play. But after Wednesday’s collapse against Northwestern (a game I was counting on), this was a win I was hoping for. The absence of leading Hoosier […] READ MORE