Gopher Men Win, Scores From 02/04

Jaylen Crocker-Johnson had 22 points and seven rebounds, Cade Tyson scored 17 points, and Langston Reynolds scored 14 points and dished out eight assists, as Minnesota (11-12, 4-8) built a 16-point lead and fought off a furious rally to No. 10/10 Michigan State (19-4, 9-3), 76-73, at Williams Arena. Minnesota led from start to finish against the Spartans, snapping a three-game skid in the series and defeating M-S-U for the first time since a 59-56 home win on Feb. 6, 2024. The win for the Gophers was their third home win this season versus a nationally-ranked opponent, and it snapped a seven-game losing skid in which Minnesota had lost two games in overtime, one on a buzzer-beater, and four of the seven by less than four points. Gopher head coach Nico Medved on stopping the recent skid with a big win.

The Gophers improved to 3-3 versus nationally-ranked teams this season, with wins versus No. 22 Indiana (73-64), No. 19 Iowa (70-67), and now the 10th-ranked Spartans. The Gophers are home on Sunday afternoon against Maryland for a 1 P-M tip.

MIAC final-Gustavus remains unbeaten in the conference with a 72 to 61 road win over St John’s. UMAC result-Martin Luther  defeats Bethany Lutheran for the second time this year 77 to 73.

Women’s Basketabll:

Gustavus picks up a conference win over St Benedict 60 to 54 and Bethany Lutheran holds off Martin Luther 43 to 37.

Gopher women will be in Iowa tonight to take on the Hawkeyes, tip off is at 6pm.