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Gophers-Michigan preview: Will maroon-clad fans do the trick?
Wednesday's game is a "maroon out" at Williams Arena, with fans being asked to wear that color. Minnesota has gone more than a full year without a Big Ten victory at home.
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Reggie Lynch, Davonte Fitzgerald: Get to know the Gophers transfers
Reggie Lynch and Davonte Fitzgerald will be juniors on the Gophers roster next fall. Here's more about each player.
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Gilbert to return to Gophers' rotation Wednesday
The freshman has missed five games with a dislocated finger.
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Kobe to Gophers' Banham: 'Congrats on the 60'
The Lakers' Kobe Bryant congratulated Rachel Banham on her record 60-point game via Twitter, a moment in time the senior said caused her to start 'freaking out.'
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Schedule gets tougher for winless Gophers
Michigan, No. 4 Iowa and No. 2 Maryland are the next three teams on the schedule before Minnesota meets Rutgers, which is also winless in the Big Ten.
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Scoring 60 points still seems surreal to Gophers guard Rachel Banham
Caught up in a fierce game, Rachel Banham didn't realize she was about to tie a record that had stood for nearly 30 years.
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Rachel Banham's 60-point game gets some social media love
A sampling of social media reaction Sunday to Rachel Banham's 60-point game:
Appreciate the Gophers' Rachel Banham while you still can
It wasn't just that she put up 60 points. That's an amazing number, but the really impressive thing about Banham's performance is that the Gophers needed every last point.
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Records smashed, tied as Banham scores 60 in Gophers victory
Rachel Banham tied an NCAA Division I women's basketball record for points in a game with 60 in the Gophers' 112-106 double-overtime victory over Northwestern on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
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Sunday Q&A: Gophers women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings
Gophers women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings discussed all things her team as it prepares for an important final seven-game stretch.
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Afternoon of excellence: Banham's points by half and overtime
Rachel Banham had 20 points in the first half, 22 in the second and 18 in the two overtimes.
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Video: Highlights of Banham's record-setting 60-point afternoon
Here are some of the biggest moments during Rachel Banham's record-setting 60-point performance in Minnesota's112-106 victory over Northwestern.
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Minnesota Scene: Pfarr's technical fall lifts Gophers wrestlers to victory over Badgers
A technical fall by third-ranked Brett Pfarr at 197 pounds boosted the Gophers to a 17-16 victory over Wisconsin in a Big Ten wrestling dual Sunday in Madison.
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Highest-scoring games in Gophers women's basketball history
Banham's 60 points surpassed Carol Ann Shudlick, who had two 44-point games for the Gophers.
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Penn State rallies to get a split with Gophers
"Frustrated" and "disappointed" were the words Don Lucia used to open his postgame news conference Saturday.
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Preview: Gophers women at Northwestern
A preview of Sunday's women's basketball game between the Gophers and Northwestern.
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Gophers tie North Dakota, lose in shootout
Officially, it goes down as a scoreless tie in women's hockey between the Gophers and North Dakota after four scoreless periods, including an overtime. But UND was the team celebrating at the end.
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Minnesota Scene: Lindsay Mable leads U gymnasts over Illinois
The Gophers beat Illinois 195.775-195.000 in Big Ten women's gymnastics at the Sports Pavilion led by Lindsay Mable.
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College Basketball Insider: This season, another senior moment
Buddy Hield is not alone among senior stars around the nation.
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Kessel's two assists in return help Gophers defeat North Dakota 3-0
Amanda Kessel rejoined the Gophers after being away for two-plus seasons.
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- UConn, Kentucky among those with big changes through transfers in college basketball's portal window
- National 3-point shooting leader Koby Brea becomes the 5th transfer this week to land at Kentucky
- UNC's RJ Davis is returning to school for a 5th season. He was an AP 1st-team All-American last year
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