February 9, 1895 was the first intercollegiate basketball game, and it was held here in Minnesota, the Minnesota State School of Agriculture beat Hamline 9-3.
The Minnesota State School of Agriculture was independent of the University of Minnesota in 1895 but has since been absorbed by the U. And by the transitive property of sports, I think the Gophers can claim this win. A man named Ray Kaighn was Hamline's Athletic Director and had played on James Naismith's first basketball team in Springfield, Massachusetts. Ray can be credited with bringing "basket ball" to the state of Minnesota when he arrived in 1893 and for organizing the first game between two colleges.