The Gophers stemmed the bleeding on Monday with a much-needed home victory over lowly Nebraska. And while it was a convincing 18-point win, the game in its entirety left fans with a sour taste in our mouths.
Let’s just say it wasn’t pretty. The Gophers committed 24 fouls, shot just 30% in the second half and scratched across just 34 points in the second period. And, once again, they were putrid from long-range despite attempting an asinine 36 shots from deep (and making 8). Nebraska did their own part by committing 18 turnovers and basically being unable to score, but Minnesota probably should have won the game by 30 points.