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Gophers face Spartans for a share of first place

Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by JF.

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#19 Golden Gophers vs. #13 Michigan State Spartans 7:30 pm (CST) at The Breslin Center (East Lansing, Michigan) Radio: WCCO 830 AM TV: Big Ten Network Liveblog: Starting half an hour before the game. How about that for a pleasantly unexpected headline? After Purdue’s loss at Ohio State and Michigan State’s latest slips against formerly [...]

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#21 Gophers vs. #10 Michigan State: The most important game in a decade

Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by JF.

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#21 Golden Gophers vs. #10 Michigan State Spartans 11:00 am (CST) at Williams Arena Radio: WCCO 830 AM Tv: Big Ten Network Tickets: A few obstructed seats scattered around Chatroom: Yes. With so many folks working or unable to see the game, help out your fellow Gopher fans and keep them updated if you can. [...]

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Nolen-less Gophers look lost in loss to Spartans

Posted on 22. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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Al Nolen missed Sunday afternoon’s game against Michigan State, and the Gophers missed his steady ball handling, defense, and ability to distribute the ball particularly in the half court offense, as Minnesota lost 78-73. At first glance, the final score could indicate that Sunday was another, albeit frustrating, sign that the Gophers barely missed another [...]

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Coaches have their work cut out for them as Gophers take on the Spartans

Posted on 20. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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Its a good things that Minnesota and Michigan State each have one of the elite coaches in the country, because both teams are in need of a pep talk. Tubby Smith will need to tell the Gophers to focus on how close they came to beating the two best teams they have faced this season, [...]

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Spartans crash the boards and a chance for a Gopher upset

Posted on 07. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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Two days later and I am still shaking my head. After sitting in a bar/sandwich shop in the middle of a deserted University of Minnesota campus, watching the Gophers play Michigan State, I found myself forgetting that I was watching the same Gopher team that lost badly to UNLV just a week earlier. Could the [...]

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Get ready to hear a lot about Tommy and Tubby, because this will be a blow out

Posted on 04. Jan, 2008 by JF.

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Saturday night’s game between Minnesota and Michigan State will inevitably be overshadowed by the coaching match-up between Tubby Smith, coaching his first game in the Big Ten, nd Tom Izzo, coach of the inevitable (but not Hillary Clinton “inevitable”) Big Ten Champions. At least the announcers and graphics guys will have plenty of statistics and [...]