It wasn’t pretty, but a win nonetheless. The Gophers managed to grind out a 68-67 victory over the Drake Bulldogs at Williams Arena. Two late runs were fueled by a dominating performance from Jordan Murphy. Murphy led the way with 24 points and 18 rebounds. Amir Coffey added 16 second half points to fend off a poor first half on both ends. The Gophers have been out of sync throughout the past three games, but managed to squeak out a much-needed win before a ten-day break.
Early in the game, the Gophers were panicking on offense and continued to struggle moving the basketball.