Pam Borton's tenth season as U of M women's basketball coach begins with three games in three days during a season-opening tournament in Florida. A contest with 13th-ranked Florida State is sandwiched between games against Arkansas and South Florida.

Kiara Buford had 16 points for the Gophers women's team, but Minnesota still fell to South Florida, 60-52, at the WBI Tip Off Classic in Daytona, Fla. Minnesota (1-2) opened with a win over Arkansas on Friday, then lost two straight in the round-robin tournament

A big win Sunday for the Gopher's womens basketball team as they defeated the ninth-ranked Buckeyes at Williams Arena. Rachel Banham led the way with 20 points in Minnesota's 76-65 victory.

The Gopher women’s basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak last night with an emotional win over Michigan State at Williams arena. Senior Kiara Buford lead the team in scoring with 22 points … freshman stand out Rachel Banham had 16.

The Gopher women's basketball team rolled over Wisconsin, 81-49 in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. The eighth-seeded Gophers playing No. 1 seed Penn State in the quarterfinals on Friday.

The Gophers men’s basketball team defeated Augustana 72-60 Monday in exhibition action. Trevor Mbakwe led Minnesota with 22 points and 13 rebounds. It was their final tune-up before regular season play begins with a non-conference game against Bucknell Friday night at Williams Arena.

The No. 3-rated Gophers (18-9-1, 14-5-0) ended their Friday night losing streak at Mariucci Arena with a 2-1 victory over St. Cloud State (10-13-4, 7-9-3). Nick Bjugstad scored the game-winning goal about halfway through the second period. U of M will travel to the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud Saturday night for the second half of this home-and-home series.