Gophers men’s basketball team hangs with No. 20 Purdue

Gophers men’s basketball team hangs with No. 20 Purdue, but it doesn’t last
Preseason Big Ten title favorite Purdue was tested in the first half, but the Gophers looked overmatched and showed the gap is still too wide in an 81-61 loss to the No. 20 Boiler
Men’s basketball: Gophers blown out by Boilermakers after hanging tough in first half
It may not be the same team that won the Big Ten the previous two seasons or appeared in the national championship game last year — two-time Naismith College Player of the Year Zach Edey has since moved on to the NBA — but this version of the Purdue Boilermakers is still plenty formidable.
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Gophers men’s basketball hosts No. 20 Purdue Thursday night at Williams Arena looking for a marquee victory and their first Big Ten win.KSTP Sports spoke with head coach Ben Johnson, forward Femi Odukale,
Four things learned from the Gophers men’s basketball loss to Purdue
All the Gophers men’s basketball team wanted was to give itself a chance to beat Purdue in the second half of Thursday night’s game. The opportunity was there with the Gophers leading the No. 20 Boilermakers by one point early in the second half,
Gophers fall to 0-3 in Big Ten after 20-point loss to Purdue
The Gophers fell to 0-3 in the Big Ten after losing to Purdue 81-61 on Thursday night at the Barn. The Boilermakers big trio combined for 61 of their 81 points and they cruised in the second half for a comfortable Big Ten road win.
Gophers hang tough for a half, but fall to No. 20 Purdue
The Gophers men's basketball team gave No. 20 Purdue a run for its money. For a half anyways. The Boilermakers outscored the Gophers by 19 points in the second half to pull away for a 81-61 victory Thursday night at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
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