Minnesota 84, at Northwestern 78

EVANSTON, Ill. (Interstat) — In a game defined by precision and poise, the Minnesota Golden Gophers executed a near-flawless second-half offensive performance to overcome a significant pregame deficit in expectations and defeat the Northwestern Wildcats 84-78 in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The victory, played before a crowd of 5,088, improved Minnesota to 9-5 overall and evened its early conference record. Northwestern fell to 8-6. The most critical phase of the contest unfolded over the final 20 minutes, where Minnesota transformed a 34-34 halftime deadlock into a road win by scoring 50 points… Read more...