What Happened
Well, it was indeed a game as NDSU stormed to an early 14-2 lead. The Gophers came back to lead at the half 32-29, but the Bison still led late 53-52. Minnesota took the lead for good on a 2+1 by Maverick Ahanmisi, and made enough FT down the stretch to hold on 63-59. Ralph Sampson scored 15 points for the Gophers, Rodney Williams added 14 plus 8 boards, and Ahanmisi scored 13.
Player of the Day: But the player of the day is Tessa Cichy of the Hill-Murray girls. Cichy out-scored Benilde-St. Margaret's guard Grace Coughlin 20-16 to lead the Pioneers to a 49-39 win. You may recall that the 2 teams met in the 2010 AAA state title game, Benilde winning on a pair of buckets inside of 10 seconds. Going into today's game Benilde was rated #1AAA and Hill Murray #5AAA. But Benilde's Khadidja Schumpert was held to 4 points. Benilde needs more from her inside to justify that #1 ranking.
Coach of the Day: Chris Carr, Eden Prairie girls. EP defeated Lakeville North 62-56 as Jackie Johnson and Shayne Mullaney each scored 22. Taylor Stewart scored 20 for North.
Best Bet
The Minnesota Gopher men get back into action after a 9-day layoff, as the North Dakota State Bison visit Williams Arena. These are the same Bison who defeated the Gopher football team 37-24 this past fall, though it's true that the Gopher roundballers beat the Bison a year ago 84-65. These Bison are now 8-2 and out-score their opponents a decisive 75-62. Four players score in double figures including Minnesotans Marshall Bjorklund (from Sibley East) and Mike Felt (of Redwood Valley) with 12 and 11 points, while Dylan Hale from Mpls. Washburn scores 8.5 with a team-high 2 blocks. This will be a game, and it will be the 11-1 Gophers' final tune-up before the Big 10 season opener at Illinois on 12/27.
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