Gophers Lose Tight One in Michigan, 82-80

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Gopher Basketball Coach Molinari finally found to get some scoring production from the Gopher bench”¦by filling it with starters. Dan Coleman and Lawrence McKenzie both came off the bench, and they both wound up leading the team with 18 points apiece. Coleman’s shot was a little off for much of the game (he was 7 […] READ MORE


Offense Not Enough as Gophers Fall to Iowa 91-78

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Gopher Basketball Oh, how long we’ve waited to see the Gopher offense shoot 63% from the field and score 78 points. I didn’t think the day would come again this season. And I definitely didn’t think that it could come and yet still result in a 13-point loss. But the Hawkeyes shot the ball well […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (February 4)

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Gopher Basketball I’m going to use this wretchedly cold weekend as a metaphor for the Gophers men’s basketball program. This weekend’s cold front was like a slap in the face, and we understand there’s still a bit of winter to endure. But we can also see the days getting longer, there’s some sunlight that slips […] READ MORE


Offensive Struggles Lead to 10 Point Loss at Illinois

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Gopher Basketball Winning on the road is very tough to do in the Big Ten. When you factor in that the Gophers have lost 16 consecutive games against the Illini and suffered a 20 minute drought in which they only made two field goals, the stars weren’t aligned Saturday night at Assembly Hall for Minnesota. […] READ MORE


Stop the Presses! Gophers Beat Wildcats!!!

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Gopher Basketball Thanks to a career night from Jamal Abu-Shamala, another strong outing by Dan Coleman, and solid team play, Minnesota has finally ended its six-game losing streak to Northwestern and has built a two-game winning streak in Big Ten play. The Gophers put this back-and-forth game away in the final minutes and beat the […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (January 28)

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Gopher Basketball The march of the calendar brings us into Febuary, a key month for college basketball teams as they jockey for position to become participants in March Madness and script some immortality for their university and themselves. For our Minnesota Golden Gophers, postseason partipation was long ago ceded in this long march of a […] READ MORE


Balanced Gophers End Losing Streak, Win 65-60

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Gopher Basketball Finally a recap that’s a little more fun to write! The Gophers ended their five-game losing streak Saturday afternoon at The Barn with a solid team effort against the Nittany Lions. Penn State led by as many as 8 points in the first half before the Gophers went on an extended run to […] READ MORE


Better But Still a Blowout; Gophers Fall 70-46 at MSU

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Gopher Basketball Minnesota got off to a strong start and had much better intensity than it did Saturday against Northwestern, but the results were still the same. The Gophers again struggled to score, shooting just 31% from the field and failing to hit 50 for the fourth time in five games. Dan Coleman, Lawrence McKenzie, […] READ MORE


Sunday Night Ramble (January 21)

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Gopher Basketball Alright, after taking last week off from the Ramble, I am going to take on the spirit of our new football coach and write this entry as if my hair was on fire! Let’s get to it!. . . Golden Gopher Basketball* I’m going to go with the old adage-if you can’t say […] READ MORE


Red Panda Gets Crowd On Its Feet; Gophers Get Drilled 55-40

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Gopher Basketball For five minutes Saturday at The Barn the product on the court was fantastic, and the crowd was rocking and fans were smiling. Then Red Panda finished her halftime performance and the second half started. The product on the court returned to uninspired and ineffective play and the crowd was silent. The Gophers […] READ MORE