A few thoughts following the Minnesota’s 15 point victory over the Richmond Spiders, before we turn to all things Duke Please excuse anyone for being slightly panicked after the first 12 minutes of the game. The Gophers simply couldn’t hang on to the ball, piling up 11 turnovers in that span. These were not forced [...]
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