The Minnesota Golden Gophers closed the season with a 66-49 loss against the Wisconsin Badgers. Nate Mason led the Gophers with 17 points and Amir Coffey added 13. Minnesota finished with 11 regular season Big Ten wins and their eight-game winning streak was snapped. The Gophers haven’t won at the Kohl Center against Wisconsin in 9 years. The loss means Minnesota will play at 1:30 p.m. CT on Friday at the Big Ten Tournament in Washington, D.C.
The Rundown
The Gophers started the game trailing, but an 8-0 run, fueled by a smooth finish at the rim by Amir Coffey put Minnesota up 14-8 early.