Just how everyone drew it up in November.
A Gopher basketball season filled with high expectations ended with a 65-54 loss to Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. The early exit marks the first time since the 1950-51 season Minnesota will not play a game in March.
Nothing seemed to go right the entire night for the Gophers.
Minnesota opened the game by going ten minutes without a field goal (0-for-9) until Dupree McBrayer drilled a tough runner on the baseline. The Gophers managed to make eight free throws to help fend off their early shooting drought.