BleedGopher
Well-known member
- Joined
- Nov 11, 2008
- Messages
- 60,762
- Reaction score
- 16,151
- Points
- 113
per Marcus:
The last time the Gophers men’s basketball team played at least four overtime games during the Big Ten regular season before this year was in 1981.
How old was Minnesota coach Richard Pitino then? He wasn’t born until 1982.
But that was the sixth season under Jim Dutcher, who had a Minnesota team led by Trent Tucker, Randy Breuer, Gary Holmes and Darryl Mitchell. The Gophers finished 19-11 and 9-9 in the Big Ten that year, but they went 1-4 in overtime games in 1980-81.
They played two double-overtime games at home that season, losing 68-67 to Michigan and winning 92-89 against Michigan State. The Gophers lost overtime games against Indiana 56-53 and Iowa 60-58 at home and at Wisconsin 60-58.
The Gophers’ four overtime games lead the Big Ten this season. Every Big Ten team except Northwestern has played an overtime game this season. Wisconsin improved to 3-0 in overtime games after Thursday night’s 70-69 win at Nebraska. The longest game was Indiana’s 110-102 triple-overtime win against Penn State last week. Iowa has lost two double-overtime games to Minnesota and Nebraska. The biggest overtime win for a Big Ten team came when Indiana opened the season with a 103-99 win against Kansas, but that might not be enough to help the Hoosiers reach the NCAA tournament.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-lead-the-big-ten-in-overtime-games-played-this-season/413430063/
Go Gophers!!
The last time the Gophers men’s basketball team played at least four overtime games during the Big Ten regular season before this year was in 1981.
How old was Minnesota coach Richard Pitino then? He wasn’t born until 1982.
But that was the sixth season under Jim Dutcher, who had a Minnesota team led by Trent Tucker, Randy Breuer, Gary Holmes and Darryl Mitchell. The Gophers finished 19-11 and 9-9 in the Big Ten that year, but they went 1-4 in overtime games in 1980-81.
They played two double-overtime games at home that season, losing 68-67 to Michigan and winning 92-89 against Michigan State. The Gophers lost overtime games against Indiana 56-53 and Iowa 60-58 at home and at Wisconsin 60-58.
The Gophers’ four overtime games lead the Big Ten this season. Every Big Ten team except Northwestern has played an overtime game this season. Wisconsin improved to 3-0 in overtime games after Thursday night’s 70-69 win at Nebraska. The longest game was Indiana’s 110-102 triple-overtime win against Penn State last week. Iowa has lost two double-overtime games to Minnesota and Nebraska. The biggest overtime win for a Big Ten team came when Indiana opened the season with a 103-99 win against Kansas, but that might not be enough to help the Hoosiers reach the NCAA tournament.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-lead-the-big-ten-in-overtime-games-played-this-season/413430063/
Go Gophers!!