The Gophers were handed their first loss of the season on Wednesday by the Miami Hurricanes in what was a nail-biter of a matchup between two top-15 teams. While Minnesota was at a disadvantage without starting guard Dupree McBrayer, the Hurricanes used dribble drives, weak-side dishes and timely three-point shooting to sink the Gophers. In the end it was less about the Gophers being beaten by a better team and more just simply coming up short against a good opponent. That happens.
The Gophers turn around and hop into ... what’s this? Conference play? It’s December 3rd, for God’s sake.