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per Marcus:
The Gophers woke up Thursday as one of the hottest teams in men’s college basketball, with six consecutive victories after their 89-75 victory at No. 24 Maryland on Wednesday.
That winning streak is tied with Big Ten leader Purdue for the second-longest active win streak among major conference teams. Duke and Villanova both had seven-game win streaks end Wednesday night.
Florida has won nine in a row, but it plays Kentucky on Saturday. The Wildcats have five consecutive wins. Purdue plays at Michigan on Saturday. The Wolverines are dangerous at home having blown out Indiana and Michigan State.
So there’s a chance Minnesota (21-7, 9-6 Big Ten) could be the hottest big-conference team — if it handles Penn State (14-14, 6-9) on Saturday at home.
This is the longest conference win streak for the Gophers since the 1996-97 Final Four season, when they won 12 in a row. Because that season has since been vacated, you have to go back to 1977-78, a team led by Kevin McHale and Mychal Thompson. That squad won seven in a row to finish second in the Big Ten.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...ference-team-in-college-basketball/414601093/
Go Gophers!!
The Gophers woke up Thursday as one of the hottest teams in men’s college basketball, with six consecutive victories after their 89-75 victory at No. 24 Maryland on Wednesday.
That winning streak is tied with Big Ten leader Purdue for the second-longest active win streak among major conference teams. Duke and Villanova both had seven-game win streaks end Wednesday night.
Florida has won nine in a row, but it plays Kentucky on Saturday. The Wildcats have five consecutive wins. Purdue plays at Michigan on Saturday. The Wolverines are dangerous at home having blown out Indiana and Michigan State.
So there’s a chance Minnesota (21-7, 9-6 Big Ten) could be the hottest big-conference team — if it handles Penn State (14-14, 6-9) on Saturday at home.
This is the longest conference win streak for the Gophers since the 1996-97 Final Four season, when they won 12 in a row. Because that season has since been vacated, you have to go back to 1977-78, a team led by Kevin McHale and Mychal Thompson. That squad won seven in a row to finish second in the Big Ten.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...ference-team-in-college-basketball/414601093/
Go Gophers!!