Gopher Basketball

The 9th ranked Gopher men's basketball team defeated #18 Michigan State 76-63 at Williams Arena in their Big Ten opener Monday. The Gophers finished the game on a 22-4 run.

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The Gopher women's basketball team defeated Creighton 88-81 in double overtime Sunday. Rachel Banham led the Gophers with 39 points and Micaella Riche added 23 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota.

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The 14th ranked Gopher men's basketball team won 88-64 at home against South Dakota State Tuesday night. The Jackrabbits played without top scorer guard Nate Wolters. The St. Cloud Tech High School graduate missed the game due to a sprained ankle the day before the game.

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The 14th ranked Gopher men's basketball team will host South Dakota State tonight at 7pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:30. The Gophers are 8-1 and are ranked in both national polls this week. Minnesota is #14 in the Associated Press Poll and #21 in the USA Today Poll.

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The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Southwest Baptist 86-59 Monday night to finish 2-0 in exhibition games. Joe Coleman led 4 players in double figures with 15 points, Rodney Williams added 13 and Andre Hollins added 12 points. Trevor Mbakwe played 11 minutes and scored 3 points for Minnesota.

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The Gopher men's basketball team won at Middle Tennessee State 78-72 to advance to the NIT tournament semifinals Wednesday night. Andre Hollins and Rodney Williams each scored 24 points to lead the Gophers and Elliott Elliason chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. Minnesota trailed 32-28 at halftime but rallied to lead by as many as 9 in the 2nd half. The loss at home for Middle Tennessee was their first since November.

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The Gopher men's basketball team won at Miami (Florida) in the 2nd round of the NIT Monday night. Minnesota went out to a 12-0 lead and never trailed. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 21 points and both Andre Hollins and Joe Coleman each scored 14 for Minnesota. The Gophers shot 58 percent from the field while Miami shot 34 percent.

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The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Northwestern 75-68 in overtime in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis Thursday night. Freshman Andre Hollins missed a 19-foot jumper with 4 seconds left in regulation that could have won the game. Hollins led the Gophers with 25 points and 5 rebounds. The 25 points for Hollins in a new career high. Rodney Williams and Austin Hollins each scored 12 points for Minnesota.

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The Gopher men's basketball team overcame a 9-point 2nd half deficit to defeat Indiana State 76-69 Friday afternoon in the Old Spice Classic Semifinals in Orlando, Florida. Minnesota trailed by 7 at halftime but finished on a 27-11 run to win the game. Junior college transfer Julian Welch led the Gophers with 17 points off the bench and freshman Andre Hollins added 16 points. Senior forward Trevor Mbakwe had 9 points and 9 rebounds.

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The Gopher men's basketball team defeated DePaul 86-85 Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Florida. Trevor Mbakwe had 16 points and 12 rebounds and Rodney Williams chipped in 18 points for Minnesota. The Gophers shot 51 percent from the field and outrebounded the Deamon Deacons 37-24.

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