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After losing to Portland and Texas AM last week at the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif., the University of Minnesota men's basketball team needed to get back on track against Miami in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

It's been a stellar November for the Miami men's basketball team, who are 7-0 for just the fifth time in program history and the 2nd time under coach Frank Haith.

JaMychal Green scored 20 points in Orlando, including a go-ahead dunk with five seconds to play, and Alabama beat No.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have snapped a 15-game losing streak by beating the Denver Nuggets 106-100. Ryan Gomes scored 27 points last night.

He scored 19 points and added two blocks, a steal and three rebounds in a 66-65 victory as the Aggies finished third in the 76 Classic tournament in Anaheim, Calif.

Already shorthanded with three players suspended, Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith still sent a message to his starting backcourt of Al Nolen and Lawrence Westbrook by benching them in the first half Sunday.

Derrick Roland scored 19 points to lead Texas A&M to a 66-65 victory over No. 22 Minnesota in the 76 Classic on Sunday.

Gophers men's basketball coach Tubby Smith figured the 76 Classic would expose his team's weaknesses.

Preview: Many must have suspected the winner of the Gophers-Butler game would face UCLA in the semifinals of the 76 Classic, but the Bruins got blown away by Portland 74-47 in Thursday's final game in Anaheim.

Damian Johnson had 18 points and No. 22 Minnesota earned its first win away from home this season, beating No.

Freshman Rodney Williams had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals in his first career start, helping 24th-ranked Minnesota pull away from Utah Valley in the second half of a 76-51 victory on Thursday.

The high-flying debut of Rodney Williams Jr. The visible improvements of Ralph Sampson III.

Lawrence Westbrook scored 22 points and No. 5 Minnesota won its season opener 87-50 over Tennessee Tech on Friday night.

Q How will the Gophers play with Royce White, Trevor Mbakwe and Devron Bostick out of action indefinitely? A They should be good.

During the most turbulent week in coach Tubby Smith's tenure at Minnesota, the Gophers finally got a chance to focus on basketball Thursday night.

Minnesota has the top nine scorers from last season's NCAA tournament team returning this fall, plus a nationally lauded recruiting class.

Not so long ago, The Barn was a mausoleum. The Gophers couldn't win games and couldn't lure their hard-core fan base inside Williams Arena.

Trevor Mbakwe's status clouds the Gophers men's basketball team as it begins practice.

Coach: Tubby Smith . Last season's record: 22-11 overall, 9-9 in Big Ten . Postseason: Lost in first round of NCAA tournament to Texas.

South Dakota is making its mark on the Big Ten basketball scene, with Roosevelt graduate Joe Krabbenhoft recently ending a four-year career with Wisconsin, Yankton's Colton Iverson playing at Minnesota and Roosevelt senior Cody Larson giving a verbal commitment to Iowa.