Rodney Williams

The Gophers men's basketball team lost 78-68 at home against #6 Ohio State Tuesday night. Ohio State ran off 20 straight points when the game was tied at 12. Minnesota rallied to cut the lead to 12 points at halftime and the Gophers would get as close as 8 points in the 2nd half. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 21 points and 9 rebounds and Julian Welch added 11 points and 9 assists.

The 10th ranked Michigan State Spartans routed the Gopher men's basketball team 68-52 Wednesday night in East Lansing, Michigan. Minnesota trailed by 10 at halftime and cut the lead to as close as 5 points in the 2nd half. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 15 points and both Joe Coleman and Julian Welch each added 9 points.

The Gopher men's basketball team earned their 2nd straight road win 80-66 at Penn State Sunday afternoon. Joe Coleman led the Gophers with 23 points including making 13 of 14 from the free throw line. Julian Welch added 15 points and Rodney Williams chipped in 14 points and 8 rebounds for Minnesota. The Gophers shot 55 percent from the field while Penn State was held to 30 percent shooting.

The Gopher men's basketball team has lost 4 games in a row after fallling 79-66 at home against Purdue Sunday. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 19 points and 14 rebounds, Joe Coleman added 14 points and Chip Armelin chipped in 12 points. Minnesota shot 41 percent from the field while Purdue shot 54 percent.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Appalachian State 70-56 Tuesday night at Williams Arena. Minnesota finished the game on a 18-4 run after the game was tied at 52 apiece. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Julian Welch had 15 points.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated USC 55-40 Saturday afternoon at Williams Arena to improve to 8- 1. Minnesota led 28-16 at halftime and held on in the 2nd half. Julian Welch led the Gophers with 16 points and Rodney Williams added 12 points and 9 rebounds. Minnesota shot 48 percent from the field while USC shot just 32 percent.

The Gopher men's basketball team defeated Virginia Tech 58-55 Wednesday night as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Williams Arena. Minnesota was led by junior college transfer guard Julian Welch with 15 points including 4 for 4 from the free throw line in the final minute.

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.