Michael Thompson scored a tournament-record 35 points and Drew Crawford added 15 Thursday, leading Northwestern to a 75-65 victory over Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.
Northwestern (18-12) now faces No. 1 Ohio State (29-2) in the first game of Friday’s quarterfinals.
Minnesota (17-14) has lost 10 of its last 11. The Gophers were led by Trevor Mbakwe with 19 points and Ralph Sampson III with 12.
But it was
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Jerry Kill hasn’t given himself much of a break since taking over as the new Gophers football coach.
Kill says he’s had one Sunday evening of free time since getting the job at Minnesota in early December.
In assessing the program he was hired to rebuild and talking to current and former players, Kill says he has noted the importance of maintaining stability on the coaching staff. The Gophers haven’t had
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Alaska-Anchorage blew a three-goal lead before eking out a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Friday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs.
Alaska-Anchorage (15-17-3), which is 2-10-0 in playoff games against the Golden Gophers (16-13-6) since joining the WCHA, can advance to the Final Five with a win on Saturday.
Sean Wiles had a goal and an assist and Jordan Kwas had two assists for the Seawolves, who had a
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