Posting this article the day after Minnesota had its worst scoring output during the Pitino era is slightly too on the nose for a Gophers fan. Nevertheless, our first article on the team’s play so far focuses on why the Gophers still struggle to score. In Big Ten play, the Gophers are 12th in the conference in points per possession. After Penn State and Wisconsin, the Gophers will have played the most difficult stretch of their season so that number should rise. Nevertheless, the offense is cause for concern.
The main reason why the offense has struggled is that there is a blueprint to defeating the Gophers.