Defense Leads To Thrilling Overtime Victory

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Gopher Basketball It wasn’t supposed to happen like it did tonight. The Gophers haven’t won in Columbus since 1997. They have never won at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes were 10-0 at home this year. The Gophers were double digit underdogs. Their big man who is a big part of the heart and soul of […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Ohio State

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes When: 7:00 pm, January 19th, 2005 Where: Value-City Arena – Columbus, OH Television: Fox Sports North If you like underdogs and overachievers, this is probably the game you’ve been waiting for. Both picked to finish in the bottom third of the conference (the Buckeyes #8 or #9, […] READ MORE


Gophers Shell Purdue; Play Michigan State Sunday

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Gopher Basketball If someone had told me that Janel McCarville would score a career low 1 point in Thursday’s game against No. 20 Purdue and the Gophers would commit 24 turnovers, I’d have given the Gophers no chance of winning. Not only did the Gophers win, they won easily, 58-38. Once again, the Gophers used […] READ MORE


Streak Ends in Iowa; Gophers Fall 66-60

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Gopher Basketball This was the type of game where you find out who’s an optimist and who’s a pessimist. Who sees the glass as half full, and who thinks it’s already half empty. I’ll start with the schizophrenic point of view. Playing their first road game in 5 weeks and just their 2nd of the […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Iowa

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa Hawkeyes When: 1:30 pm, January 15th, 2005 Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena – Iowa City, IA Television: Ch. 45 (KSTC) Well, if a double-digit victory over Purdue and a 10-game winning streak aren’t enough to convince people that Minnesota is a good basketball team, one more victory should do the trick. […] READ MORE


Gophers Put Stamp(er) on 63-52 Win

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Gopher Basketball It was an old-fashion Big Ten Barn Burner Wednesday night at Williams Arena as Minnesota used tough defense and offensive patience to defeat Purdue 63-52. The game marked Gene Keady’s last visit to Minnesota and despite a pre-game gift from the Gophers and a standing ovation from the crowd, the Gophers put their […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Purdue

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers When: 7 pm, January 12th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North As a young child, I had a chance to sit just a few rows behind the visiting team’s bench for a couple of seasons at Williams Arena. It made for quite a […] READ MORE


Gophers Smother New Mexico; Play Purdue Next

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Gopher Basketball For the 4th straight game, the Gophers held their opponent under 50 points in a blowout victory over New Mexico. The Lobos should only 25.5 percent (12 for 47) from the field, hounded by a Gopher defense that has become the trademark for this year’s team. The Gophers used full-court pressure and half-court […] READ MORE


Gophers Cruise to Big Ten Opening Win

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Gopher Basketball One of the fun things about of the 2004-05 Gopher basketball team is that the team’s star changes nightly. Tonight, senior Aaron Robison took his turn as he hit six three-pointers and led the Gophers to a dominating 83-62 win over Penn State to kick off the Big Ten season Saturday night at […] READ MORE


Gophers Rout Wisconsin; Host New Mexico Sunday

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Gopher Basketball For the 3rd game in a row, the Gophers held a Big 10 opponent to less than 50 points. Wisconsin entered Thursday’s game averaging 74.1 points per game, but they shot only 26.6 percent (17 of 64) from the field against a Gopher defense that contested just about every shot. Janel McCarville returned […] READ MORE