Minnesota's men's basketball team, the #Gophers, made a remarkable comeback, rallying from 23 points down to defeat Penn State 75-70. Parker Fox was a standout player with 11 points off the bench. Ben Johnson emphasized defensive stops to secure the win. Despite not covering the spread, the Golden Gophers improved to 17-2 against the spread at home and 24-5 ATS overall. Seniors were honored, including Parker Fox, who gave an emotional speech to the crowd. The team's resilience and energy, particularly in the second half, were key to their victory.
Video: Looking back on reaction from Ben Johnson, Parker Fox, Jackson Purcell, Will Ramberg and Jack Wilson after #Gophers come from behind 23 points to beat Penn St on Senior Day @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/EhZdCxxjal
#Gophers men's basketball leaned on crowd energy, home court in big comeback vs. Penn State. From @Marcus_R_Fuller https://t.co/DN0QDCiHEO
#ICYMI: Parker Fox's contagious energy and big scoring second half from #Gophers backcourt lead to the 75-70 win vs. Penn State after making big comeback @StribSports @GopherMBB @bigten https://t.co/NA13eUjbS5
Another senior day win in town today with Parker Bjorklund putting up 17 points in St. Thomas' 83-58 win against Denver @StribSports @TommieMBBall https://t.co/ErHXzUu5Pj
#Gophers players honored on senior day Parker Fox, Jack Wilson, Jackson Purcell and Will Ramberg talked about what it meant to get the comeback win Saturday @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/RnTfBdRQko
Updated gamer: #Gophers men's basketball pull out 75-70 win vs. Penn State after big comeback on Senior Day: βI donβt think there was any panic," Ben Johnson said on being down 23 points @StribSports @GopherMBB @B1GMBBall https://t.co/vq2i9lcVpK
Penn State gave up a 23-point lead in the loss, but they at least managed to cover π https://t.co/1RJtJmhNtp
#Gophers would be lucky to have a player like Elijah Hawkins coming back next year, writes @SouhanStrib off Saturday's win vs. Penn State @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/TUTPGRCH0e
How did the #Gophers respond after coming out flat to fall behind big in the first half? Ben Johnson talked to his players about stacking stops together defensively. Held Penn State to 38% shooting after halftime Saturday. @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/6qzxwxecMR
Parker Fox talked about his first career start with the #Gophers coming on Senior Day in the comeback win Saturday vs. Penn State . Fox had 11 points and four of his blocks in the first half. @StribSports @GopherMBB @Parkerfox24 https://t.co/LeTBxcecdV
Minnesota (-7) comes back to beat Penn State 75-70 but doesnβt cover. Golden Gophers drop to 17-2 against the spread at home and 24-5 ATS overall
1/27 at PSU: Minnesota rallies from 16 down 3/2 vs. PSU: Minnesota rallies from 23 down π https://t.co/J9YT5U8kIw
Parker Fox, who was a huge spark off the bench with 11 points today, had an emotional speech to the crowd with seniors honored after the #Gophers' big comeback win. @StribSports @GopherMBB @Parkerfox24 https://t.co/Fe8n2RxECw
COMEBACK COMPLETE! βοΈ @GopherMBB gets the W. π https://t.co/8kkryqaLEH
Minnesota was down 23 points to Penn State late in the first half. Ended up winning by five.
The deserved backdoor cover as time expires for Penn State (+6.5) β They led by as many as 23 in the first half π https://t.co/tPqYUt7VzG