Morsell's Late 3 Lifts No. 9 Terrapins Past Gophers 74-73
Darryl Morsell drained the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left for No. 9 Maryland, capping a comeback from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat Minnesota 74-73 on Wednesday night.
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Darryl Morsell drained the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left for No. 9 Maryland, capping a comeback from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat Minnesota 74-73 on Wednesday night.
The Gophers' hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament remain dim after losing three of their last four. They're just 2-8 on the road.
Ali Patberg had a season-high 29 points, Grace Berger scored 14 of her 18 points in the second half, and No. 24 Indiana beat Minnesota 75-69 on Saturday.
"We couldn't grasp that we needed to drive the ball, but a lot of that had to do with their defense as well, so give them credit," coach Richard Pitino said.
If you're a fan of Minnesota sports, you may not recognize Tony DeLorenzo's face, but chances are you've heard his voice.
The University of Minnesota and women's basketball coach Lindsay Whalen have agreed on a contract extension that will keep her with the Golden Gophers into 2024.
Director of Athletics Mark Coyle is staying with the University of Minnesota for a good while.
A onesie had some people doing a double-take Monday at Target.
Payton Willis scored a career-high 21 points on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range to lead Minnesota's romp past rival Wisconsin 70-52 on Wednesday night.
Brad Davison is one of the many Minnesota natives who have crossed the border to play for Wisconsin, a sure path to enemy status in college sports.
Both teams shot poorly. The Illini shot 33% and Minnesota made 32% of its attempts from the field.
Jasmine Powell hit 2 of 6 3-pointers and scored 15 points and Taiye Bello had 11 points with 13 rebounds for the Golden Gophers.
Marcus Carr's 3-pointer with three seconds left in the game secured the season's first Big Ten road win for Minnesota and had slumping Ohio State continuing to search for answers.
Minnesota comppleted its nonconference football schedules for the next six seasons Friday, securing home games against Rhode Island and Nevada in 2024 and with Buffalo in 2025.
Leading scorer Destiny Pitts announced earlier Thursday her intent to transfer just hours before the game.
