Gopher men's basketball

The University of Minnesota men’s basketball team pushed past the Arkansas State Red Wolves 72-56 at home on Saturday.

The 14th ranked Gopher men's basketball team is 5-0 after a 100-57 win over Alabama A&M last night at Williams Arena. The Gophers had 5 players scored in double figures led by Jordan Murphy with 20 points and 10 rebounds and Devonte Fitzgerald with 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Three Gopher men's basketball players have been suspended for the season. The 3 are guards Nate Mason, Dupree McBrayer and Kevin Dorsey. The 3 were suspended for the Illinois game Sunday night for a violation of a team rule.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 68-64 at Williams Arena Wednesday night. Minnesota trailed by 7 at halftime but cut the lead to 2 with just seconds remaining. Sophomore Nate Mason led the Gophers with 15 points,

The Gopher men's basketball team finished the non-conference schedule with a 6-6 record after losing 74-65 to UW-Milwaukee Wednesday night. Minnesota trailed 37-32 at halftime. The Gophers took a brief lead in the 2nd half but couldn't hold on.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 75-70 in the quarterfinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-off Classic Thursday. Minnesota trailed by 5 at halftime and led briefly in the 2nd half. The Gophers were led in scoring by sophomore guard Nate Mason with 20 points and Carlos Morris added 16 points.

The Gopher men's basketball team is 2-0 after posting wins over Missouri-Kansas City and UL-Monroe. Minnesota faces Temple at 10:30am (CT) today in Puerto Rico in the Puerto Rico Tip-off Classic quarterfinals.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Minnesota-Duluth 95-68 Thursday night at Williams Arena. Minnesota had 5 players score in double figures led by junior college transfer Carlos Morris with 23 points on 10-17 shooting.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Lehigh 81-62 at Williams Arena Friday night. Minnesota led 37-18 at halftime and cruised in the 2nd half.

The Gopher men's basketball team announced their 13-game non-conference schedule for the 2013-2014 season. The Gophers will play 9 of those 13 games at home including Lehigh on November 8 to begin the season.