Gophers overwhelm Rutgers for second straight Big Ten win
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 61
Minnesota Gophers 83
The Gophers men's basketball team has turned a 13-game Big Ten losing streak into a two-game conference winning streak after beating Rutgers 83-61 Tuesday night at "The Barn."
1. King playing with some urgency
Joey King, who has just three regular season games remaining in his career, was playing with a newfound sense of urgency. The Senior forward scored 15 points off the bench, knocking down four threes.
He also grabbed seven rebounds, had four steals and a block.
2. First win streak since November
The victories over Rutgers and Maryland give Minnesota its first winning streak since early in the season.
https://twitter.com/AmeliaRayno/status/702334509979598848
The last time Minnesota won consecutive games was Nov. 27 and 30 against Nebraska-Omaha and Clemson.
3. Double-double machine!
Gophers freshman Jordan Murphy continues to post double-doubles. The Minnesota forward finished the night with 19 points and 14 rebounds, six of them were offensive.
None was prettier than this one.
https://twitter.com/MinnesotaOnBTN/status/702326875616448513
https://twitter.com/GophersNow/status/702328853788659712
Tweet of the Night:
On their combined 1-27 Big Ten records coming into Tuesday night's tilt, this seemed a little too funny to pass up.
https://twitter.com/FakeCoachWilson/status/702323343618351104
Up Next:
The Gophers (8-19, 2-13 Big Ten) travel to Illinois on Sunday night.
