Minnesota lost to Michigan State 69-61 at the Barn yesterday. With the loss, the Gophers drop to 0-2 in conference. Michigan State returns to .500 in conference with the win. Nate Mason led all Minnesota scorers with 16 points.
In the first half, Minnesota made up for its lack of shooting ability by playing tough defense and giving the ball to Jordan Murphy. The freshman had 10 of the Gophers' first fifteen points, and looked near unstoppable at times in the first half. Murphy was one of four players to score for Minnesota in the first half. Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason, and Bakary Konate also got into the action.