Year 1:
Michigan: Loss 63-60
Purdue: Win 82-79 (lead by 16 with 7 min left...)
@Penn State: Win 68-65
@Michigan State: Loss 87-75 OT
@Nebraska: Loss 82-78
Northwestern: Loss 55-54
@Purdue: Loss 77-74 3OT
Indiana: Win 66-60
@Northwestern: Win 54-48
64-59
Total for year 1: 4-5 in "close games" though Purdue is a stretch, 2-4 in games decided by one possession or OT (again Purdue game "counts")
Year 2:
@Purdue: Loss 72-68 (I think everyone remember this game, controlling the whole way...and choked away late)
Ohio State: Loss 74-72 OT
@Michigan: Loss 62-57
Iowa: Loss 77-75 (BRUTAL)
@Nebraska: Loss 52-49
@Penn State: Loss 63-58
Purdue: Win 62-58
@Iowa: Win 64-59
Northwestern: Loss 72-66
@Michigan State: Win 96-90 OT
Penn State: Loss 79-76
Ohio State: Loss 79-73
Year 2 totals: 3-9 in "close" games, 1-4 in games decided by one possession or OT
Year 3:
@Michigan: Loss 74-69
Illinois: Loss 76-71 OT
Purdue: Loss 68-64
@Indiana: Loss 74-68
@Iowa: Loss 75-71
Maryland: Win 68-63
Year 3 totals: 1-5 in "close" games, 0-1 in games decided by one possession or OT
Year 4:
Michigan State: Loss 75-74 OT
@Purdue: Win 91-82 OT
@Northwestern: Win 70-66
@ Penn State: Loss 52-50
Wisconsin: Loss 78-76 OT
@Ohio State: Loss 78-72
*Maryland: Loss 85-78 (should count but doesn't for this exercise but was a 2 point game with 1 min to play)
Iowa: Win 101-89 2OT
Indiana: Win 75-74
Michigan: Win 83-78 OT
Year 4 to date: 5-4 in close games, 4-3 in games decided by one possession or Ot
Career at Minnesota: 13-23 in close games, 7-12 in games decided by one possession or OT
another "fun" fact: We've somehow lost at least our last four HOME conference games that went to OT
....Gophers have responded by winning their last 2 home conference games that went to OT
Michigan: Loss 63-60
Purdue: Win 82-79 (lead by 16 with 7 min left...)
@Penn State: Win 68-65
@Michigan State: Loss 87-75 OT
@Nebraska: Loss 82-78
Northwestern: Loss 55-54
@Purdue: Loss 77-74 3OT
Indiana: Win 66-60
@Northwestern: Win 54-48
64-59
Total for year 1: 4-5 in "close games" though Purdue is a stretch, 2-4 in games decided by one possession or OT (again Purdue game "counts")
Year 2:
@Purdue: Loss 72-68 (I think everyone remember this game, controlling the whole way...and choked away late)
Ohio State: Loss 74-72 OT
@Michigan: Loss 62-57
Iowa: Loss 77-75 (BRUTAL)
@Nebraska: Loss 52-49
@Penn State: Loss 63-58
Purdue: Win 62-58
@Iowa: Win 64-59
Northwestern: Loss 72-66
@Michigan State: Win 96-90 OT
Penn State: Loss 79-76
Ohio State: Loss 79-73
Year 2 totals: 3-9 in "close" games, 1-4 in games decided by one possession or OT
Year 3:
@Michigan: Loss 74-69
Illinois: Loss 76-71 OT
Purdue: Loss 68-64
@Indiana: Loss 74-68
@Iowa: Loss 75-71
Maryland: Win 68-63
Year 3 totals: 1-5 in "close" games, 0-1 in games decided by one possession or OT
Year 4:
Michigan State: Loss 75-74 OT
@Purdue: Win 91-82 OT
@Northwestern: Win 70-66
@ Penn State: Loss 52-50
Wisconsin: Loss 78-76 OT
@Ohio State: Loss 78-72
*Maryland: Loss 85-78 (should count but doesn't for this exercise but was a 2 point game with 1 min to play)
Iowa: Win 101-89 2OT
Indiana: Win 75-74
Michigan: Win 83-78 OT
Year 4 to date: 5-4 in close games, 4-3 in games decided by one possession or Ot
Career at Minnesota: 13-23 in close games, 7-12 in games decided by one possession or OT
another "fun" fact: We've somehow lost at least our last four HOME conference games that went to OT
....Gophers have responded by winning their last 2 home conference games that went to OT