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Gophers can't let Maryland freshmen beat them again
Maryland's freshmen trio of Justin Jackson, Kevin Huerter and Anthony Cowan combined for for 55 points in last meeting with Minnesota
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Five reasons why Gophers-Maryland is a must-see showdown
The Gophers have the opportunity to climb into the top four of the Big Ten standings with a victory at No. 24 Maryland. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
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Curry, McBrayer give Gophers hot hands, needed depth
The Gophers are going into Wednesday's game at No. 22 Maryland feeling confident they can rely on their depth to win games.
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Gameday: Trimble, Terps will be tough test for streaking Gophers
The No. 24-ranked Terrapins have lost three of their past five games, including a 71-60 loss Sunday at Wisconsin.
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If Gophers get signature win at Maryland, NCAA projections would jump
Beating Purdue on the road is the best win on the résumé. This would be even bigger.
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Gophers have one of the longest current winning streaks in major-conference basketball
No. 1 Gonzaga in the WCC has the nation's longest streak at 28 in a row.
Jerry Kill brings energy, message to another rebuilding project at Rutgers
Former Gophers coach Jerry Kill believes he has found the proper balance between football and healthy lifestyle as the new offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
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Sunday special: Gophers-Badgers season finale set for 5 p.m. on March 5
The Big Ten announced Tuesday the Gophers men's basketball game time for the March 5 finale against Wisconsin in Madison
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Not 'on the bubble': Gophers looking forward to the madness of March
The Gophers are trying to break into the top four teams in the Big Ten which would give them a bye through the first two rounds of the conference tournament.
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Scoggins: As Pitino and Fletcher show, patience can be underrated
This time a year ago, a healthy percentage of the Twin Cities sporting public rooted for two outcomes: Richard Pitino to be fired and Chuck Fletcher to overhaul the Wild roster.
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Gophers playing for NCAA seeding, double-bye in Big Ten tournament
If the Gophers finish the season among the top four men's teams in the Big Ten, they would earn byes for the first two rounds of the conference tournament.
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Bracketology: Your guide to following the Gophers' NCAA tournament hopes
These rankings typically get updated every Monday, which means there are only two more sets until the NCAA tournament field is announced March 12.
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Flashy freshman: Coffey has helped transform Gophers basketball
Amir Coffey is learning to be consistently aggressive and growing into a player who can thrive in go-to moments.
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Taking it outdoors: Carleton sweeps Morris in baseball doubleheader
Sunday's doubleheader in Hopkins eclipsed the previous record for Minnesota's earliest outdoor NCAA game.
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Bench plays huge role as Gophers win another overtime thriller
Minnesota gave up an eight-point lead at the end of regulation play, but recovered to extend its Big Ten winning streak to five games. Eric Curry and Dupree McBrayer combined for 27 points.
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Souhan: Freshman Curry becomes newest big man on campus
During the Gophers' 83-78 overtime victory over Michigan, Curry, the freshman from Memphis, borrowed Reggie Lynch's job and ran with it.
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Gophers women, Wisconsin tie; U takes shootout
Sidney Peters made 38 saves, and Lee Stecklein got the shootout goal.
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Gophers 83, Michigan 78 (OT)
The Gophers defeated Michigan 83-78 in overtime in Big Ten men's basketball at Williams Arena on Sunday.
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Gophers-Michigan game recap
Gophers sophomore Jordan Murphy had his fourth consecutive double-double and ninth overall this season, finishing with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Murphy also shot 7-for-13 from the field.
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Postgame: Gophers sophomores Murphy and McBrayer lead in OT win
Richard Pitino had separate meetings with Jordan Murphy and Dupree McBrayer at different points this season to figure out how to get them out of slumps.
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- PWHL Minnesota allows late comeback to Montreal, fails to clinch playoff berth
- NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
- Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
- Virginia law allows the state's colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals
- Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark
- Hanna and Haley Cavinder say they're returning for 1 last season at Miami
- NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools
- South Carolina coach Dawn Staley gushes over congratulations from Queen B
- Marquette hires Cara Consuegra away from Charlotte to replace Megan Duffy
- UCLA scoops up 3 players from transfer portal
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- Former Hopkins basketball star transferring from Michigan to U
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- U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal
