Men’s basketball: The Gophers defeat Penn State after overcoming a terrible start.
In the first half, Minnesota was behind by 23 points.
On March 2, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a player wearing a yellow jersey yells at Minnesota forward Parker Fox as he celebrates during the second half of the team’s game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Williams Arena. The Nittany Lions were defeated by the Gophers .
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Written by Mike Cook as a Pioneer Press special
Published at 6:37 p.m. on March 2, 2024 | Updated at 6:39 p.m. on the same date in 2024.
Gophers basketball coach Ben Johnson stated prior to the game on Saturday that one of the team’s objectives was to finish the season with a clean sheet of mind and build momentum in time for the tournament.
Following an awful beginning, Minnesota undoubtedly discovered the.
Prior to the Big Ten tournament starting on March 13 at Target Center, Minnesota (18-11, 9-9 Big Ten), which has won three of its last five games, will host Indiana on Wednesday and conclude the regular season at Northwestern on Saturday.
The second half brought back memories of their January 27 meeting in Happy Valley. Then, Minnesota fell down by 14 points at the half and won by 9.
This time, the Gophers took a four-point lead thanks to a 21-5 second-half run that was capped by an NBA-distance 3-pointer by Christie.
