And now things get serious. After struggling to lose at home against
Indiana on Tuesday night (that had to be the Gophers' goal, right?) the
Gophers travel to Penn State for a Saturday afternoon that is much more
than just a typical game between middle of the road Big Ten teams. Last
season the only implication of a match-up between the fifth and sixth
best teams in the Big Ten would have been on seeding in the NIT. A year
later it could go along way towards determining a trip to the NCAA
tournament.
Despite their poor play of late, the Gophers are not yet in bubble
trouble. Their win over Louisville more than made up for a weak
non-conference schedule and wins over Ohio State, Illinois, and
Wisconsin did enough to show that that Louisville win was not just a
fluke. Penn State on the other hand is in real bubble trouble. Penn
State's non-conference schedule makes Minnesota's parade of cup cakes
look like the upper division of the Big East, leaving the Nitta...
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From The Barn:
PLAYERS:
Lawernce Westbrook,
Damian Johnson,
Al Nolen,
Stanley Pringle,
Talor Battle,
Jamelle Cornley
TEAMS: Minnesota Golden Gophers, Penn State Nittany Lions
TEAMS: Minnesota Golden Gophers, Penn State Nittany Lions
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"win" over Indiana on Tuesday night. After watching the Gophers show
little intensity or intuition on the offensive end against the worst
defensive team in the Big Ten, my motivation was lacking, though
apparently not as much as the Gophers' motivation to demonstrate a
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