The Gopher roared back from a double-digit, second half deficit to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers 85-78 at Williams Arena. Nebraska led 44-39 at the half, and things looked bleak as the Cornhuskers extended the lead to 64-54 halfway through the 2nd half. But, Amir Coffey, who had kept the Gophers in the game to that point and finished with 32 points, continued to attack the rim. Meanwhile, Jordan Murphy, who had been held more or less in check, began to find a little space to operate in the lane, and scored 8 points over the final 10 minutes for a total of 18 to go along with 13 rebounds.
Equally important, the Gophers began to get some of the defensive stops that had eluded them previously, and so Minnesota was able to outscore Nebraska 31-14 down the stretch and snatch a win from the jaws of defeat. Wow, does 1-1 in the Big 10 look pretty good after staring 0-2 in the face most of the night! Freshmen Gabe Kalscheur and Daniel Oturu added 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Player of the Night--Amir Coffey
Team of the Night--Gopher men
Coach of the Night--Dan Kosmoski, St. Olaf men, off to a 3-0 start in the MIAC
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