No. 18 Buckeyes trounce Golden Gophers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- No. 18 Ohio State played great defense, there's no question about it.
But much of the blame for Minnesota's lopsided 71-45 loss to the Buckeyes on Wednesday night stemmed from a world of mistakes by the Golden Gophers.
"You get beat bad when you don't make shots," coach Tubby Smith said. "It's a combination of shooting poorly...
No. 18 Ohio State rolls past visiting Gophers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- No. 18 Ohio State played great defense, there's no question about it.
But much of the blame for Minnesota's lopsided 71-45 loss to the Buckeyes on Wednesday night stemmed from a world of mistakes by the Golden Gophers.
"You get beat bad when you don't make shots," coach Tubby Smith said. "It's a combination of shooting poorly...
Dare we RANK the Gopher players?
I’m bored, admittedly, and on vacation and in desperate need of college basketball talk. So I decided to embark on a futile effort and rank (quite subjectively, I might add) the current Gopher players. The rankings are based on my perceived importance of the players to the team’s success overall, their performance so far this [...]
Gophers bench dominates in easy victory
MINNEAPOLIS For most of the non-conference season, the Gophers' biggest contribution off the bench came from senior forward Trevor Mbakwe. But Saturday against Lafayette, Mbakwe was finally in the starting lineup for the first time this season.Despite that, Minnesota's bench still made a big impact during the Gophers' 75-50 win over the Leopards at Williams Arena. The...
Gophers bench dominates in easy victory
MINNEAPOLIS For most of the non-conference season, the Gophers' biggest contribution off the bench came from senior forward Trevor Mbakwe. But Saturday against Lafayette, Mbakwe was finally in the starting lineup for the first time this season.Despite that, Minnesota's bench still made a big impact during the Gophers' 75-50 win over the Leopards at Williams Arena. The...
Gophers shoot past Rockets with ease
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Rodney Williams had 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals, Austin Hollins scored 10 of his 13 points in the game's first five minutes and Minnesota blew by Toledo 82-56 on Monday night.
Joe Coleman finished with 15 points and six rebounds despite eight turnovers, and Oto Osenieks pitched in eight points off the bench for the Gophers (2-0), who played so...
Death From Above: Minnesota, Big Ten Tournament
THE ESSENTIALS
WHAT
Michigan vs Minnesota
WHERE
Zeitgeist Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
WHEN
6:30 PM Eastern, Today
LINE
M –4 (Kenpom)
TV
ESPN
MINNESOTA BASKETBALL: HISTORY'S GREATEST MONSTERS.
(thank you, Minnesota basketball, for not making Michigan basketball history's greatest monsters.
/fist pound)
THE THEM
With a Rodger-Sherman-murdering...
Exhibitions are for Experimentation, Charles Buggs picks the Gophers
During the exhibition games and the first few games of the non-conference college basketball season, every team has flaws, and the Golden Gophers are no exception. New players are being integrated into unfamiliar systems, old players are shaking off rust, and last year’s new players are learning to take on new roles. Head coaches across [...]
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Gophers hope to display stellar marksmanship
MINNEAPOLIS Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith is in his fifth season at Minnesota, but he made a bold proclamation Monday about this year's team.
"I think this is the best-shooting group I've had in a long time," said Smith, who coached for 10 seasons at Kentucky before coming to Minnesota.
Given where Smith's Gophers squad ranked last year in...
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