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Gopher Basketball This one wasn’t quite as pretty as Minnesota’s victories over Michigan State, Iowa, nor Indiana, but it didn’t need to be. The Gophers had no trouble handling a struggling Purdue team and built a 20-point lead in the second half before allowing the Boilermakers to make a run in the final minutes. The […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball It has been a roller coaster Big Ten season for the Minnesota Gophers. After starting out 0-6, the team has responded by winning four of its last six, including three wins over ranked teams and all four of the wins by double digits. This performance has been matched by a rowdy home crowd […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Oh, the drama that is being a Gopher Basketball fan (and writer). You laugh, you cry; you cry, you laugh. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster lately. Thankfully, we’re all back on a high after Minnesota’s convincing win over #18 Iowa Saturday afternoon at The Barn. The Gophers turned in their third consecutive very […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball * It was a baffling week to be a Gophers fan. Starting off with the optimism of the Michigan State win and heading into Ann Arbor to face a team on a downswing, without a couple starters, the Gophers got absolutely pasted-the thoughts of the team working their way onto the bubble made […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Iowa Hawkeyes When: 3:30 pm, February 18th, 2006 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: ESPNU/Ch. 45 The Gophers host their third ranked team in a row Saturday afternoon when the Iowa Hawkeyes pay a visit to The Barn. The Hawkeyes are currently sitting alone in first place in the […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball As a college basketball fan and a fan of sports/cultural/civil rights history, I was aware of Texas Western, Bobbie Joe Hill, Don Haskins in a very vague way. I knew that Haskins had lead Texas Western to a NCAA championship with Hill as his point guard, the first college team to win a […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Fresh off their near-perfect performance against Michigan State, the Gophers on Wednesday night reverted to the bad habits that got them off to an 0-6 start in the Big Ten. They allowed Michigan to go on an unfathomable 33-4 run in the first half to build a painfully-quick 29-point lead. That was ironically […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball * Under the category of “what you can’t experience watching from the couch” was my experience in the nosebleed seats of section 224 yesterday. Seated directly in front of me was a young family of five Gopher boosters from Shakopee, with the youngest being a recently turned 2 yr. old boy draped in […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Both winning and losing can be contagious and the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Michigan Wolverines are both experiencing that right now. After starting out 0-6 in conference play, the Gophers have won three of their last four games, including two over Top 15 teams and all three by double digits. Meanwhile, the Wolverines […] READ MORE
Gopher Basketball Now that’s how you play basketball. The Gophers played a near-flawless game (at least flawless in the effort department) against #11 Michigan State Saturday and led almost the entire way. Five Gophers scored in double figures in a true team effort, and the fans in The Barn responded with great energy throughout. This […] READ MORE