After getting shellacked by Illinois in impressive fashion, Richard Pitino’s Gophers have now rattled off two unexpected quad 1 wins over Saint Louis and Iowa, with the latter coming against the nation’s #4 ranked squad in a thriller. If you saw these two wins coming I admire your optimism.
Minnesota looked abysmal on offense in the Illinois game, so how did they rattle off these two wins over really good teams? For one, they have started to actually make shots. They shot a putrid 27.5% against the Illini but rebounded to shoot 48% and 44%, respectively, in their latest games.