What's the word for a basketball team that just can't seem to play ball in the 4th quarter. Oh, yeah. Gophers.
I suppose the Gopher women really didn't hurt themselves that much by blowing yet another game in the late going. They dropped from 5th to 6th in the potential seeding, but with 2 games remaining, both unlikely wins, an 8-10 finish and more like an 8 or 9 seed seems likely. Which means a game against the #1 seed if you can win the 1st one. So, barring a big upset, a 20-11 finish and 8th at best in the Big 10 pecking order for the NCAA tournament. Well, that is not even a bubble record.
But, of course, they could beat Maryland. They as much as beat them the other night out there! But, no, actually, they didn't win. They lost for the 6th time now after leading at halftime, and the 4th time after leading after 3 periods. So, that Maryland loss didn't really hurt that much. The Gophers have already hurt themselves too much with terrible 4th quarter play to worry about any one game.
The good news is they don't need an invite to play in the Big 10 tournament next March 6-10 in Indianapolis. All one can say about that is: Beat Maryland. Which is to say, get up by 20 after 3.
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