No. 13 Minnesota Holds Off Drake 74-57
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Kelly Roysland scored 15 points, including 10 straight in a key two-minute span, to lift No. 13 Minnesota to a 74-57 victory over Drake on Thursday night.
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Ricky Davis and Kevin Garnett combined for 53 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Washington Wizards 98-94 Sunday.
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Shannon Schonrock scored a career-high 25 points and No. 11 Minnesota played its trademark stellar defense in a 58-38 victory over No. 20 Purdue, the Gophers' first win in Mackey Arena in 20 years.
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Vince Grier scored 26 of his career-high 32 points in the second half to lead Minnesota to a 60-50 victory over No. 19 Wisconsin on Saturday. Grier, who missed five of seven shots in the first half, completely took over the game after the break &#151; going 12-for-14 from the field and matching the Badgers' second-half total by himself.
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Josh Young hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer in overtime and No. 22 Drake celebrated its first national ranking in 33 years with a 68-60 victory over Missouri Valley Conference nemesis Creighton on Tuesday night.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The hurt that the Minnesota Golden Gophers put on Northwestern was not limited to the scoreboard Saturday night at the Metrodome.
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Minnesota didn't hit Texas starter Ryan Drese very hard, the Twins just hit him a lot in an 8-5 victory Wednesday night.
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Rico Tucker netted 15 points and Dan Coleman chipped in 12 points as the Golden Gophers (8-3) won their sixth-straight game. UNC Greensboro (7-4) was led by Ronnie Burrell who finished with 19 points.
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Randal Falker had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Southern Illinois snapped No. 14 Drake's 21-game winning streak, 65-62 on Wednesday night.
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Minnesotaâs offense is finally catching up with an opportunistic defense, leading the team to a five-game winning streak and into playoff contention.
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Eddie Griffin scored a career-high 27 points and Latrell Sprewell returned from suspension to score 24 as Minnesota clobbered the Philadelphia 76ers 119-84 in National Basketball Association play Wednesday.
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Liz Podominick scored 20 points and Janel McCarville had 14 to lead No. 18 Minnesota past Creighton 79-71 on Sunday.
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Seimone Augustus scored 22 points to lead top-ranked LSU past No. 13 Minnesota 75-67 in a matchup Tuesday night of Final Four teams from last season.
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After Minnesota forces overtime Tuesday with a fourth-quarter push, Washington takes control in the extra period for a 91-83 victory.
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The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions took turns blowing chances to win the game. In the end, Jason Hanson's 37-yard field goal in overtime lifted Detroit to a 20-17 victory over Minnesota on Sunday and ended a 10-game losing streak in the series.
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Shane Power scored 17 points and No. 20 Mississippi State extended its road winning streak to 13 games Monday night, beating New Orleans 74-59.
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Jamie Broback scored 14 points to lead No. 11 Minnesota's balanced offense in a 75-35 victory over No. 23 New Mexico on Sunday.