By: Kaitlin Merkel

INDIANAPOLIS – The Gophers chances for an NCAA tournament berth were potentially dashed on Thursday.

Minnesota lost its first game of the Big Ten tournament 84-74 to Northwestern, a team it had defeated twice in the regular season.

The fifth-seeded Gophers (19-11) came within one point of the twelfth-seeded Wildcats early in the fourth quarter but never took the lead.

Northwestern grabbed 54 rebounds in the game, which tied the record for second-most in Big Ten tournament history. The upset was also the first time a No. 12 seed defeated a No. 5 seed in the tournament.

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By: Kaitlin Merkel

INDIANAPOLIS – The Gophers chances for an NCAA tournament berth were potentially dashed on Thursday.

Minnesota lost its first game of the Big Ten tournament 84-74 to Northwestern, a team it had defeated twice in the regular season.

The fifth-seeded Gophers (19-11) came within one point of the twelfth-seeded Wildcats early in the fourth quarter but never took the lead.

Northwestern grabbed 54 rebounds in the game, which tied the record for second-most in Big Ten tournament history. The upset was also the first time a No. 12 seed defeated a No. 5 seed in the tournament.

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By: Ryan Falk

The Gophers two month losing streak ended with a court storming.

Minnesota upset No. 6 Maryland 68-63 in front of a crowd of 10,768 Thursday night at Williams Arena, picking up the team’s first Big Ten win and its first victory in its past 15 games.

“[The court storming] was a blur for a minute there,” senior forward Joey King said. “The fans stuck with us all year. There was a lot of people there tonight and they were able to experience a great win.”

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By: Ryan Falk

The Gophers two month losing streak ended with a court storming.

Minnesota upset No. 6 Maryland 68-63 in front of a crowd of 10,768 Thursday night at Williams Arena, picking up the team’s first Big Ten win and its first victory in its past 15 games.

“[The court storming] was a blur for a minute there,” senior forward Joey King said. “The fans stuck with us all year. There was a lot of people there tonight and they were able to experience a great win.”

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By: Kaitlin Merkel

The Gophers four-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a 93-79 loss to Indiana on the road.

Minnesota (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) shot 46 percent from the floor on the night and went just 3-13 from three-point range.

The team struggled with fouls all night, and the Hoosiers, who entered the night with the most free throw attempts in the Big Ten, made 28 of 42 shots from the line.

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By: Kaitlin Merkel

The Gophers four-game winning streak ended Thursday night with a 93-79 loss to Indiana on the road.

Minnesota (18-8, 10-5 Big Ten) shot 46 percent from the floor on the night and went just 3-13 from three-point range.

The team struggled with fouls all night, and the Hoosiers, who entered the night with the most free throw attempts in the Big Ten, made 28 of 42 shots from the line.

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By Ben Gotz

Gophers head coach Tracy Claeys knew after the Quick Lane Bowl it wouldn’t take him long to sort out the team’s new offensive hires.

Both new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jay Johnson and offensive line coach Bart Miller were there to see the Gophers defeat Central Michigan and their hires were announced Dec. 30.

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By Ben Gotz

Gophers head coach Tracy Claeys knew after the Quick Lane Bowl it wouldn’t take him long to sort out the team’s new offensive hires.

Both new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jay Johnson and offensive line coach Bart Miller were there to see the Gophers defeat Central Michigan and their hires were announced Dec. 30.

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Bart Miller may not have known it at the time, but he likely made a major impression on his future boss on Oct. 20, 2012.

Miller was serving as Wisconsin's offensive line coach at the time and his unit paved the way for 337 rushing yards in a blowout 38-13 win for the Badgers at home. Minnesota defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys wasn't able to stop the Badgers fearsome front all game.

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Bart Miller may not have known it at the time, but he likely made a major impression on his future boss on Oct. 20, 2012.

Miller was serving as Wisconsin's offensive line coach at the time and his unit paved the way for 337 rushing yards in a blowout 38-13 win for the Badgers at home. Minnesota defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys wasn't able to stop the Badgers fearsome front all game.

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