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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...

The Minnesota Gopher men's basketball team cruised past Nebraska 84-65 Tuesday night at Williams Arena. The win snapped a four game conference losing streak for Minnesota. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 23 points on 8-13 shooting, including a few thunderous dunks...

The #12 ranked Golden Gopher men’s basketball team lost at Northwestern Wednesday by a final score of 55-48. It was the third straight loss for Minnesota, who falls to 15-4 overall and 3-3 in Big Ten play. The Gophers led by three at the half but went cold from the floor in the second half...

The top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gopher men's hockey team fought back from a two goal deficit in the third period to earn a 4-4 tie with North Dakota Saturday night at Mariucci Arena. Minnesota gained three points on the weekend with the tie and Friday's 5-1 win...

The 9th ranked Gophers host #5 Michigan in a National TV game tonight at 6pm, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 5:30. The Gophers are 15-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten.

The Gopher men's basketball team won 66-63 over Stanford in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament consolation championship Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore quarterback Max Shortell replaced an injured Marquis Gray in the first half and threw 3 touchdown passes in route to a 28-23 Gopher win over Western Michigan Saturday afternoon. Shortell was 10-17 passing for 188 yards and 3 touchdowns. Gray left the game with what he's calling a minor ankle injury. A.J. Barker led the Gophers with 5 catches for 101 yards and 3 touchdowns and Donnell Kirkwood led Minnesota with 110 yards rushing.

The Gopher men's basketball team lost 75-51 in the NIT title game to Stanford Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Minnesota trailed by 6 at halftime and were quickly down double figures early in the 2nd half. Rodney Williams led the Gophers with 12 points before fouling out. Joe Coleman and Austin Hollins each had 10 points and Andre Hollins scored just 4 points before fouling out for Minnesota.

The Gopher men's basketball team won at #7 Indiana 77-74 Thursday night. Minnesota led by 3 at halftime and held the lead throughout the 2nd half. Austin Hollins led Minnesota with 18 points, Rodney Williams added 12 points and 6 rebounds and Joe Coleman chipped in 8 points including 4-4 from the free throw line in the final minute.

The Gophers downed Bucknell 70-58 Friday night in their regular season opener at Williams Arena. Minnesota led by at halftime and outscored Bucknell 37-27 in the 2nd half. Trevor Mbakwe led the Gophers with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Austin Hollins added 13 points and Ralph Sampson III added 8 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.