Minnesota 63, at Rutgers 52

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — In a grinding Big Ten contest defined by defense and second chances, the Minnesota women’s basketball team used a dominant third quarter to pull away from Rutgers for a 63-52 victory on Sunday at a subdued Louis Brown Athletic Center. The game, played before an announced crowd of 5,480, saw the Golden Gophers improve to 18-6 overall and 4-3 in conference play, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 9-15 and 1-7. The most important stretch of the game arrived immediately after halftime. Trailing 25-22 at the break in an ugly, low-possession affair, Minnesota erupted for 23… Read more...