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Gopher Basketball The Gophers rebounded from their disappointing home loss to Arkansas-Little Rock with a nice 74-63 home win over Central Florida. The Gophers used a 16-0 run in the first half to break the game open a build a lead they would never relinquish. Minnesota now has a break for finals before picking their […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It was one of those weeks that conspired against me for extensive college basketball viewing. A nasty cold, holiday work party, and home repairs took me away from the TV and Williams Arena and unfortunate scheduling on the TV kept me away from some games I would have really liked to see. On […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Just yesterday Coach Jim Molinari said in an interview that one of his main goals was to rebuild the home court advantage that the Gopher program used to take for granted. Saturday’s one point loss to Arkansas-Little Rock is probably not the first step in the rebuilding process that Molinari had in mind. […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans When: Noon, December 9th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: FSN The Gophers will attempt to start the first winning streak of the Jim Molinari era Saturday afternoon when the host the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans. The Trojans are coming off three straight losses including a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: South Dakota St. Jackrabbits When: 7 pm, December 7th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: None After a hard-fought road loss Tuesday night, the Gophers return home to the friendly confines of The Barn tonight to take on their neighbors from the west ““ the South Dakota State […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Finally the Gophers had a “œfeet up” game: A game in which the outcome was never in doubt; a game in which the bench was emptied and each Gopher got some decent playing time; and a game in which everyone in maroon and gold left The Barn smiling as Minnesota cruised to a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Early on, it looked like Minnesota was going to get blown out in its first road game of the season. 45 minutes later, it appeared that the Gophers had won. But Jamal Abu-Shamala’s buzzer-beater was ruled a two-pointer, sending the game into its second extra period. Lawrence McKenzie fouled out shortly thereafter, the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: UAB Blazers When: 7 pm, December 5th, 2006 Where: Bartow Arena ““ Birmingham, AL Television: None The Gophers will face their first hostile road crowd Tuesday night when they travel to Birmingham, Alabama, to take on UAB. On their bench will be a very familiar face in former Indiana coach […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball A general consensus can be drawn that Dan Monson was a good man and restored respectability off the court to the University of Minnesota basketball program. Beyond that, it was hard to come up with positives to say about Coach Monson’s run at the “U”, particularly after the lost momentum following the NCAA-bound […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It has been an emotional week for the Minnesota Golden Gopher basketball program. After suffering their fifth consecutive loss on Wednesday night to Clemson, Coach Dan Monson resigned and Jim Molinari was named the interim head coach. That is why a sigh of relief spread across The Barn on Saturday afternoon as Arizona […] READ MORE