Minnesota lost to Maryland 77-66 at College Park. With the loss, Minnesota drops to 14-7 on the season. Jordan Murphy led all Gophers with 19 points.
The game was a battle of the depleted squads. Maryland and Minnesota are both without key starters, though for different reasons. As a result, what was potentially a marquee matchup at the beginning of the season turned into a rather poor facsimile of a good basketball game. The Gophers started out by missing a number of shots around the rim while making three pointers to keep it close. Maryland was similarly putrid from the field in the first half.