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per Amelia:
Those who watched saw an unfair fight. A Division II team was forced to play a Division I foe in a loud road arena, and the battle on the boards was as uneven as the raised court to the arena floor.
But Southwest Minnesota State, the D-II squad, was the team crushing the Gophers in rebounding and ultimately won the battle of the boards by double digits: 41-28 in Sunday’s exhibition. Afterward, despite an 81-64 victory, players in the locker room slumped at the mention of their rebound effort, memories of last year’s feeble averages still fresh.
Senior forward Joey King called it a “red flag.” His co-captain, senior guard Carlos Morris, had a similar reaction.
“I’m pretty sure there are going to be bigger guys in the Big Ten,” he said, shaking his head. “We get outrebounded by these guys? We’ve got to wake up. It’s definitely a wake-up call.”
http://www.startribune.com/can-gophers-make-big-leap-it-might-depend-on-rebounding/347337971/
Go Gophers!!
Those who watched saw an unfair fight. A Division II team was forced to play a Division I foe in a loud road arena, and the battle on the boards was as uneven as the raised court to the arena floor.
But Southwest Minnesota State, the D-II squad, was the team crushing the Gophers in rebounding and ultimately won the battle of the boards by double digits: 41-28 in Sunday’s exhibition. Afterward, despite an 81-64 victory, players in the locker room slumped at the mention of their rebound effort, memories of last year’s feeble averages still fresh.
Senior forward Joey King called it a “red flag.” His co-captain, senior guard Carlos Morris, had a similar reaction.
“I’m pretty sure there are going to be bigger guys in the Big Ten,” he said, shaking his head. “We get outrebounded by these guys? We’ve got to wake up. It’s definitely a wake-up call.”
http://www.startribune.com/can-gophers-make-big-leap-it-might-depend-on-rebounding/347337971/
Go Gophers!!