A bad first half got worse for Minnesota when Illinois added a half-court buzzer beater before halftime. It got even worse after the break.

In just his first season, Jamal Mashburn Jr. has emerged as a key part of the Gophers men’s basketball team.

The nation’s highest-scoring offense topped its season average in a dominant showing to take down the Gophers.

After dominating the opening set, Minnesota beat the fourth-ranked Huskers to remain undefeated.

Despite strong performances from Minnesota’s guards, the Gophers weren’t able to pick up their first road win despite another halftime lead.

A truly dominant performance from Rutgers’ talented trio of Diamond Johnson, Arella Guirantes and Tekia Mack was too much for Minnesota to handle.

Without Angus Flanagan, the Gophers earned two draws and a loss in Palm Coast, Florida.

Behind Taylor Landfair and Stephanie Samedy, Minnesota completed the series sweep of the Nittany Lions to move to 8-0 in 2021.

The Gophers are now 0-7 on the road and have lost six of those by double digits, including Sunday night’s loss to the Terrapins.

Minnesota came out on top of a hard-fought game that saw 32 total fouls and 34 total turnovers.