By: Jack Satzinger
After Louisville thoroughly outplayed them last week in Puerto Rico, the Gophers rebounded from their season-opening loss with a 76-54 victory over Western Kentucky on Tuesday night at Williams Arena.
The Gophers jumped out to a 22-6 lead midway through the first half behind an energetic full-court press and didn’t look back. The Hilltoppers turned the ball over 25 times in all.
“That was probably our best defensive performance since I’ve been here,” head coach Richard Pitino said. “We imposed our will, which I love.”