Leading online home for die-hard Gopher fans since 1996.
Gopher Basketball I said in my preview that Minnesota could play its best game of the season and still get beat by 30 points at Illinois. Well, the Gophers probably didn’t quite play their best game of the season, and they also didn’t quite lose by 30, but the intent of the statement was still […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team got a huge break in its quest to compete for the Big 10 title when lowly Northwestern shocked Penn State, 59-48, Thursday in Evanston, Illinois. Penn State entered the game with a 7-0 conference record; Northwestern was 1-6 going into the game. Penn State trailed by 19 at […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Illinois Fighting Illini When: 1:30 pm, January 29th, 2005 Where: Assembly Hall – Champaign, IL Television: KSTC (Ch. 45) I’ll be blunt. The Gophers have no business winning this game. Actually, they really have no business even keeping it close. Illinois is the #1 team in the land. They’re 20-0 […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball program has never won a game at Penn State. With 10 straight losses to the Nittany Lions, the 10th-ranked Gophers will face the only remaining undefeated team at noon Sunday in a game televised by Fox Sports Network. The Gophers (16-3, 6-1) defeated Illinois Sunday, 80-68, in a game […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Early in the game the Gophers had no offensive rhythm. Their spacing was cramped, shots were forced and offensive rebounds were few and far between. Late in the game, the Gophers had trouble with the Hoosier press, had unforced turnovers and committed an ill-advised foul resulting in a crucial Indiana three-point play all […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Indiana Hoosiers When: 8:00 pm, January 26th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minnesota, MN Television: FSN (tape delay – 9:30 pm) Knocking off Michigan State to go 4-1 in conference play would have been huge, but the Gophers unfortunately couldn’t pull it out. The good news is, beating Indiana Wednesday […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Oh, what could have been. The final score does not accurately depict how many chances the Gophers had in this game. They forced the Spartans into committing 21 turnovers. They made Paul Davis a near non-factor inside. They even held Michigan State to just 35% shooting from the field in the second half. […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Gopher senior post player Janel McCarville, who had struggled in her past 3 games, led the Gophers to a 73-49 win against a Michigan team that will probably finish 10th or 11th in the Big 10 Conference. McCarville used her size and strength advantage to score inside baskets on 10 of 14 shooting […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Michigan State Spartans When: 3:30 pm, January 22nd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minnesota, MN Television: KSTC (Ch. 45) Pop in the Rocky theme song and crank up the volume, because it’s go time!!! If you’re a Minnesota fan and you’re not fired up for Saturday afternoon, something’s wrong with […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team will be trying to forget a flat performance Sunday against Michigan State when they host the Michigan Wolverines Thursday night at Williams Arena. After starting conference play with 4 straight wins, the 12th-ranked Gophers shot only 32 percent from the field in losing 62-49 to 9th-ranked MSU at […] READ MORE