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The Gopher men's basketball is not ranked this week in either national poll. Minnesota is 17-7 overall and 5-6 in the Big Ten. The Gophers have lost 6 of their last 8 including both games last week against #12 Michigan State and Sunday night against unranked Illinois.

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The SCSU men's basketball team tipped #12 Winona State 79-78 at Halenbeck Hall Friday night. Huskies point guard Shaun Jensen led the way in the victory with 14 points and ten assists.

The Huskies (17-4, 13-4) held off a hot shooting (49%) WSU team, and erased a ten point first half deficit, to earn the NSIC victory

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The #18 Minnesota Golden Gopher men's basketball team lost 60-51 to #8 Michigan State Wednesday night in East Lansing, Michigan.

The Gophers (17-6, 5-5) led the Spartans (19-4, 8-2)  by two at the half but couldn't hang with the Spartans in the second half

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The 18th ranked Gopher men's basketball team plays at #12 Michigan State Wednesday night at 6pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 5:30. The Gophers beat Michigan State 76-63 on December 31.

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St. Ben’s won their ninth straight basketball game with an 88-55 blowout over Augsburg at Claire Lynch Hall.

Sixteen Blazers scored in the game, with Whitney Canton leading the way with ten points

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St. John’s basketball saw their winning streak snapped last night at Augsburg with a 106-87 loss in Minneapolis.

Seth Marx led the Johnnies with 28 points on 10-20 shooting, and Alex Schmitt came off the bench to add 15 points in the loss

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The Minnesota Golden Gopher men's basketball team moved up from 23rd in the country to 18th in the latest AP and Coaches Polls released Monday.

The Gophers beat Nebraska in convincing fashion On January 29th, then snuck past Iowa 62-59 on Sunday

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The #23-ranked Minnesota Gopher men's basketball team won their second game in a row Sunday by defeating Iowa 62-59 at Williams Arena.

The game was a nail-biter from beginning to end, with the Gophers holding the lead 29-28 at the half

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The St. Cloud State women's basketball team suffered a pair of setbacks over the weekend with a 69-65 loss at Wayne State Friday followed by a 60-57 loss at Augustana Saturday.

Jessica Benson led the Huskies (14-6, 10-6) in Friday's loss with 16 points on 7-17 shooting

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The St. Cloud State men's basketball team split a pair of NSIC contests this weekend, defeating Wayne State 70-66 Friday before falling 89-74 at Augustana Saturday.

Friday night's game was highlighted by the Huskies' Demarius Cruz and Theo Rothstein each scoring 16 points

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