Ding dong the witch is dead!
The Minnesota Golden Gophers, on the backs of strong second half play from point guard Nate Mason and center Reggie Lynch and playing away from home, finally ended their conference losing streak with a gutty 68-59 victory over the Illinois FIghting Illini.
The first half was an ugly affair for both sides with Minnesota shooting 30% from the field and Illinois responding with 43%. Both teams were guilty of some less than stellar attempts from their offenses with the backboards being in danger of breaking from the strength of the bricks thrown up on both sides of the court.