The Minnesota Gophers finally got to savor some progress under coach Niko Medved with an upset of 10th-ranked Michigan State.

The Gophers (11-12, 4-8 Big Ten) had lost seven in a row and were 8 1/2-point betting underdogs, but produced their first win against a Top-10 team since 2021 when they topped No. 7 Michigan. The Gophers beat ranked Indiana and Iowa teams earlier this season.

Tom Izzo said he isn't sure if he'll start Fears in the Spartans' next game after his antics at the Barn.

Another close finish turned into another frustrating loss for the Gophers men’s basketball team. Freshman Kayden Mingo’s layup with 1.4 seconds remaining lifted Penn State to a 77-75 victory Sunday, Feb.

For the third time this season, the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team beat a ranked opponent at Williams Arena Wednesday night. For the third time this season, Gophers’ fans celebrated the win by storming the court.

Minnesota is one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten.

Niko Medved’s childhood home sits 8.5 miles from Williams Arena. The path to him becoming Gophers men’s basketball coach traces back much farther than that, roughly 4,700 miles to a small village in the former Yugoslavia.

This week on the Gopher Coaches Show, we’re catching up with Dawn Plitzuweit of the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team.