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While Rodney Williams threw down dunk after dunk, Ray Gallegos was draining 3-pointer after 3-pointer.Nebraska's junior guard never backed down against bigger, stronger Minnesota. He just didn't get enough help from his teammates.Gallegos scored 30 points, but Williams had 23 to help the 23rd-ranked Golden Gophers overwhelm Nebraska 84-65 on Tuesday night.Gallegos made 12 of 17 shots, including six 3s, to become the first Cornhusker to score 30 in a game since 2008. Aleks Maric had 32 against Missouri that season."I've been at the gym early trying to get my rhythm back," said Gallegos, who shot worse than 39 percent in seven of his last nine games. "It felt like I've been off the previous two or three games. I wasn't shooting it right."That wasn't an issue Tuesday night. Gallegos scored 20 points on 8-for-10 shooting, hitting four 3-pointers, to keep Nebraska in the game in the first half. But Brandon Ubel played only 26 minutes before fouling out and leading scorer Dylan Talley had ju...
Good news for Minnesota: The last true road game of the season is this weekend.The Gophers, who need a win at Purdue on Saturday to get back on track before the Big ...
Brandon Ubel scored Nebraska's last 10 points and finished with 15, and the Cornhuskers defeated Minnesota 53-51 Wednesday night in the final college basketball game...
Trevor Mbakwe had 13 points and 13 rebounds and Minnesota held Penn State scoreless for the first 11 minutes of the game to cruise to a 73-44 victory on Saturday.Jul...
Trevor Mbakwe stood at center court as Gopher fans stormed the Williams Arena court, an impossibly large smile on his face as he was swarmed by the delirious crowd.T...
February has never been a promising month for Tubby Smith at Minnesota.But with March quickly approaching, the senior-laden Gophers picked up their biggest win of th...
The top-ranked Indiana Hoosiers attempt to continue their reign atop the Big Ten Conference standings on Tuesday night, as they challenge the struggling Minnesota Go...
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will defend their newly acquired national ranking in a contest at the Donald L. Tucker Center against the Florida State Seminoles as par...
Andre Hollins scored 21 points and had seven of his team's nine points in overtime, as Minnesota outlasted No. 20 Wisconsin, 58-53, on Thursday at Williams Arena.Aus...
Among the nationally-ranked for the first time in nearly three months, the 20th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers will play a pivotal Big Ten Conference game on Thursday nigh...
Illinois nearly ruined a strong nonconference start by losing seven of its first nine Big Ten games to tumble out of the Top 25.In this loaded league, though, the Fi...
Tubby Smith spoke softly at the podium, again lamenting costly turnovers and bad decisions by his once-surging team.Removing his glasses and rubbing his eyes, the Mi...
After registering one of the biggest upsets of the season on Thursday, the Illinois Fighting Illini will try to keep the momentum going as they pay a visit to the 18...
Rodney Williams scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead No. 23 Minnesota to an 84-65 win over Nebraska on Tuesday.Andre Hollins scored 14 points and Austi...
Mike Rosario had 25 points and hit 6-of-9 shots from behind the arc as Florida held off Minnesota, 78-64, in NCAA Tournament South Region third-round action.Erik Mur...
After pulling off an upset in the second round, the 11th-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers will try to continue their Cinderella story when they take on the third-seed...
The final tip-off of the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament will take place on Friday night between the 11th-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers and the sixth-seed...
The Minnesota Golden Gophers were ranked as high eighth in the country, and then they weren't ranked at all. They beat No. 1 Indiana, and then they lost to Nebraska....
Coach: Tubby Smith Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown 00 Julian Welch G 6-3 195 Sr Elk Grove, Calif. 1 Andre Hollins G 6-1 200 So Memphis, Tenn. 3 Wally Ellenson G 6-4 200 Fr Ric...
D.J. Byrd and Rapheal Davis each scored 18 points as Purdue rolled past Minnesota 89-73 on Saturday.The Boilermakers (15-16, 8-10) won for only the third time in sev...