The Gopher men's basketball team outlasted Iowa 101-89 in double overtime at Williams Arena Thursday night. Minnesota led by 11 at halftime and by as many as 12 points in the 2nd half.
The 23rd ranked Gopher men's basketball team will host Iowa today in another game they really need to win to stay on a pace to be a NCAA Tournament team. Gametime today at 12:00, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 11:30.
The Gophers lost their Big Ten football opener 31-13 Saturday afternoon in Iowa City. Minnesota trailed 24-0 at halftime and never threatened to make it a game. Iowa outgained Minnesota 374 to 299 and the Gophers committed 4 turnovers compared to 0 for Iowa. Max Shortell threw for 197 yards and 2 touchdowns with 3 interceptions and he was the leading Gopher rusher with 46 yards.