FEBRUARY FLOUNDER

The Gophers men's basketball team has crumbled down the stretch each of the past two seasons. Last season, Minnesota was 16-4 before losing 10 of its last 11 games. This year, Minnesota was 16-6 but has since gone 1-6 heading into Tuesday's game at Wisconsin. Here is a game-by-game look at both stretches:

2010-11 season

Date Result

1-29 L, 73-61 at Purdue

2-2 L, 60-57 at Indiana

2-6 L, 82-69 vs. Ohio State

2-10 L, 71-62 vs. Illinois

2-13 W, 62-45 at Iowa

2-17 L, 66-63 at Penn State

2-22 L, 53-48 vs. Michigan State

2-26 L, 70-63 vs. Michigan

3-2 L, 68-57 at Northwestern

3-6 L, 66-63 vs. Penn State

3-10 L, 75-65 vs. Northwestern (Big Ten tournament)

2011-12 season

Date Result

2-1 L, 63-59 at Iowa

2-5 W, 69-61 at Nebraska

2-9 L, 68-61 (OT) vs. Wisconsin

2-14 L, 78-68 vs. Ohio State

2-18 L, 64-53 at Northwestern

2-22 L, 66-61 vs. Michigan State

2-26 L, 69-50 vs. Indiana