Forward Jordan Murphy recorded his fourth double-double in the last five games Wednesday as Minnesota pulled away from Chicago State for a 70-52 victory. Murphy scored nine points in the first half to help Minnesota build a 32-24 advantage. He finished with 12 points and 18 rebounds.…
Chicago State is back on the road Wednesday to face another Big Ten foe. Minnesota is 2-0 all-time against the Cougars. What you should know about Minnesota (5-5, No. 134 KenPom): Minnesota is trying to avoid its fourth straight loss, and third consecutive loss at…
Illinois State center Reggie Lynch is leaving the program and transferring to Minnesota, he announced Tuesday morning. Lynch averaged 9.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and a MVC-best 2.8 blocks last season for a Redbirds team that reached the second round of the NIT. He will have…
Joey King knows his role at Minnesota will increase dramatically next season. With three key seniors graduating, King, a 6-foot-9 forward, will become one of the Golden Gophers’ main guys. He realizes that, and it has shown in his play the last two games. King followed up…
Ohio State and Minnesota battled each other in a thriller Tuesday. The Golden Gophers battled back from down 12 points to force overtime, but with 5.6 seconds remaining, Ohio State forward Marc Loving hit this floater to give the Buckeyes the win. The shot was a bit…
Forwards Troy Williams of Indiana and Jake Layman of Maryland are sharing Big Ten Player of the Week honors for Dec. 15-21. Williams, a 6-foot-7 sophomore, recorded a double-double in Indiana’s win against Butler, tallying 22 points and 11 rebounds. Williams also posted three assists, two blocks…
Northwestern guard Bryant McIntosh won his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, sharing the honor with Maryland’s Melo Trimble. McIntosh posted 15 points, six assists and two steals as Northwestern demolished Mississippi Valley Sate, 101-49. McIntosh is the first Freshman of the Week winner from Northwestern…
The start of the Big Ten season is just a few weeks away, so here’s a look at where the 14 teams in the league are stacking up so far. 1. Wisconsin (8-1) Wisconsin’s only loss is to Duke, and the Badgers already have several…
Minnesota senior guard Andre Hollins won Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. In two games last week, Hollins averaged 21.0 points on 51.9% field-goal shooting. He also shot 56.3% from 3-point range. Hollins, an electric shooter, knocked down seven 3-pointers in the…
Non-conference scheduling always plays a key role when March comes around in terms of NCAA Tournament bids and seeding. There are 10 Big Ten teams capable of making the Big Dance, but in order for all of those teams to actually have a shot they…
