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Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team used a hard-nosed, tenacious defense to subdue an upstart Kansas team in a 62-45 win Sunday at Williams Arena. The 18th-ranked Gophers finished the week with two more victories. With a 6-1 record, the Gophers now prepare for road games against unbeaten University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Wednesday […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball We were so close. It almost happened in the first half. And then, in the closing seconds of the game, there was one more chance. But the opportunity slipped away. No, the Gophers didn’t lose their 4th game in a row. They handled Holy Cross 72-56. What I’m talking about is Rico Tucker‘s […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Holy Cross Crusaders When: 1:00 pm, December 4th, 2004 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports North A couple points here, a couple free throws there, and the Gophers could be sporting a 4-1 record with a couple of victories over major-conference opponents. Instead, they’re sitting at 2-3 […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball In the end it was more of the same for the Golden Gophers. After leading by 14 points with less than eight minutes remaining in the second half, Florida State went on a 16-0 run, hit a variety of three-pointers and ultimately won 70-69 before a frustrated Gopher crowd of just over 9,000 […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Florida State Seminoles When: 6:30 pm, November 30th, 2004 Where: Williams Arena – Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPN2 Two teams coming off of long road trips (I guess Florida State is still on one) and sporting two-game losing streaks square off Tuesday on Day 2 of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Their […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball The Gopher women’s basketball team built a 24-point second half lead but had to hold on to beat Creighton, 79-71, Sunday in Omaha. The Gophers are now preparing for home games Thursday against Detroit Mercy and Sunday against Kansas. In Sunday’s game, sophomore Liz Podomonick came off the bench to score 20 points […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A 1-2 record in the Great Alaska Shootout was the likely outcome for Minnesota heading into this weekend. That’s what they got, and they did do it the good way (beating Furman in the opening round) rather than the bad (beating DII Alaska-Anchorage in the consolation bracket). Still, one more victory would really […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this good about a loss, and that seems to be the general mood on the message board as well. Sure, moral victories don’t get you much, and they can become a habit. But this one feels different. Alabama is ranked #19 in the country and […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Those of us who stayed up into the wee hours of Thursday morning to listen to Minnesota’s opening game of the Great Alaska Shootout were treated to a big win and an impressive performance by the Gophers. The average person might see that Minnesota defeated Furman 84-69 and say “so what”, but we […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Furman Paladins When: 12:45 am, November 25th, 2004 Where: Sullivan Arena – Anchorage, AK Television: None (WCCO Radio) The 2004 Great Alaska Shootout tips off Wednesday evening, although the Gophers don’t actually play until 12:45 am Thursday morning for those of us on Central Time. The game isn’t televised, but […] READ MORE