Preview: Gophers vs. Oral Roberts

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles When: 1 pm, December 31st, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: None It’s been 8 days since we’ve seen our Gophers in action, and it will be another 7 before we see them again. That game is the Big Ten opener, which means this […] READ MORE


Gophers Coast to 80-61 Win Over Jackrabbits

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Gopher Basketball Having Vincent Grier and J’son Stamper in street clothes wasn’t an issue as Minnesota cruised to an easy victory over South Dakota State Friday night in The Barn. Spencer Tollackson led the way with 22 points. Moe Hargrow added 17, and Adam Boone turned in a double-double with 11 points and 12 assists. […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. SDSU

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: South Dakota St. Jackrabbits When: 7 pm, December 23rd, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: None The Gophers host another neighbor new to Division 1 Friday night when the South Dakota State Jackrabbits come to Williams Arena. Vincent Grier and likely J’son Stamper will be in street clothes, […] READ MORE


Gophers Cruise to 88-64 Win Over Grambling

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Gopher Basketball Well in my game preview I had my first key to the game as deciding on a rotation strategy, most notably because we were (supposedly) going to have our full roster for the second time this season. Due to a minor team violation, Maurice Hargrow did not play and J’Son Stamper missed the […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Tigers

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Gopher Basketball The Minnesota Gophers have had an intense last few days. Following an exciting week on the court culminating in a thrilling one point win over UAB, the Gophers had a tough week off the court as they hit the books for semester finals. In between there they had to prepare for two games […] READ MORE


Gophers Escape with 69-68 Thriller Over UAB

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Gopher Basketball It was a bit unorthodox at The Barn on Wednesday night. For starters the Gophers never trailed; Minnesota also opened up a 16-point first half lead, and later had an eight-point lead with less than three minutes remaining in regulation. However, eight more missed Gopher free throws, an ill-advised four point play and […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. Blazers

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Gopher Basketball Don’t let the name fool you. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is not a cupcake non-conference game. Instead, the UAB Blazers will give the Gophers a very tough test Wednesday night at The Barn. With a 4-2 record and solid road wins at Nebraska and at UMASS, the Blazers return three […] READ MORE


Grier’s Return Helps Lead Gophers Past UNLV 72-67

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Gopher Basketball Man, I’m good. In my preview, I said that Vincent Grier likely wouldn’t be back for at least one more game but that Moe Hargrow should be able to give it a go against UNLV. So, of course, Vince was in the starting lineup and Moe had to miss another game due to […] READ MORE


Preview: Gophers vs. UNLV

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Gopher Basketball Game Info Opponent: UNLV Runnin’ Rebels When: Noon, December 10th, 2005 Where: Williams Arena ““ Minneapolis, MN Television: Fox Sports Net The Grierless era for the Gophers is nearing an end now that Vince has returned to practice, but it’s likely to continue for at least one game. That doesn’t seem nearly as […] READ MORE


Gophers Get Big Win at Arizona State 85-79 in OT

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Gopher Basketball Despite missing its two top scorers, 22 free throws and suffering a heartbreaking last second buzzer shot in regulation, the Minnesota Gophers beat Arizona State 85-79 in OT. The win is an important road game for the Gophers against a Pac-10 team and more importantly, the emergence of Dan Coleman and the confidence […] READ MORE