IT'S BEEN 40 YEARS (OR SO)
Most recent top-10 matchups (AP poll) involving the Gophers:
Overall: No. 5 Kentucky 78, No. 3 Gophers 69 at the 1997 Final Four in Indianapolis (since vacated).
Regular season: No. 1 North Carolina 90, No. 9 Gophers 76 at the 1993-94 Preseason NIT in New York (since vacated).
Big Ten: No. 5 Michigan 86, No. 10 Gophers 80 at Williams Arena on Feb. 7, 1977 (since declared a forfeit by the NCAA).
Still counts: No. 6 Gophers 64, No. 7 Marquette 53 at Williams Arena on Jan. 16, 1973.
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