Minnesota lost to Texas Tech in the 5th place game of the Puerto Rico Tip Off. With the loss, Minnesota falls to 3-2 on the season. Texas Tech used a strong second half run to take control of a game that the Gophers never seemed to want to play. Tubby Smith is now 1-0 against his old team.
Minnesota could not stop fouling throughout the game. For a bad team, games like this are an opportunity to practice sets and themes, but woof maybe zone at some point. Texas Tech was 6-14 from deep, but most of those shots were the result of the Gophers getting lost on screens.