GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 2001-2002 Season

2001-2002 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/11/2001 Exhibition
Harlem Globetrotters		 L 70-79
11/14/2001 Exhibition
Minnesota-Duluth		 W 67-59
11/17/2001 Mercer W 80-59
11/21/2001 North Carolina-Asheville W 92-65
11/24/2001 Eastern Washington W 86-68
11/27/2001 Big Ten/ACC Challenge
@ Wake Forest		 L 79-85
12/01/2001 Texas-Pan American W 89-72
12/04/2001 North Carolina-Wilmington L 50-58
12/07/2001 @ Georgia L 55-77
12/10/2001 Oregon W 75-72
12/13/2001 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 95-48
12/22/2001 Nebraska W 81-72
12/30/2001 @ Texas Tech L 60-80
01/02/2002 @ Illinois L 53-76
01/05/2002 Michigan State W 70-67
01/09/2002 Michigan W 90-82
01/12/2002 @ Purdue W 87-71
01/16/2002 @ Wisconsin L 64-73
01/19/2002 @ Michigan L 69-71
01/26/2002 Ohio State W 89-71
01/30/2002 Penn State W 94-70
02/02/2002 Indiana W 88-74
02/09/2002 @ Iowa W 86-78
02/13/2002 @ Northwestern L 56-58
02/16/2002 Wisconsin L 62-67
02/21/2002 @ Michigan State L 55-74
02/23/2002 @ Penn State W 68-64
02/27/2002 Northwestern W 69-51
03/03/2002 Illinois L 66-67
03/07/2002 Big Ten 1st Round
vs. Penn State		 W 84-60
03/08/2002 Big Ten Quarterfinals
vs. Illinois		 L 76-92
03/13/2002 NIT 1st Round
New Mexico		 W 96-62
03/18/2002 NIT 2nd Round
Richmond		 L 66-67

2001-2002 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Wisconsin 11 5 .688 19 13 .594
Ohio State 11 5 .688 24 8 .750
Illinois 11 5 .688 26 9 .743
Indiana 11 5 .688 25 12 .676
Michigan State 10 6 .625 19 12 .613
Minnesota 9 7 .563 18 13 .581
Northwestern 7 9 .438 16 13 .552
Purdue 5 11 .313 13 18 .419
Iowa 5 11 .313 19 16 .543
Michigan 5 11 .313 11 18 .379
Penn State 3 13 .188 7 21 .250

Season notes:

Coached by Dan Monson (3rd season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

2001-2002 Poll Results

Associated Press USA Today
1. Duke (58) 29-3 1,759
2. Kansas (10) 29-3 1,667
3. Oklahoma (2) 27-4 1,630
4. Maryland (1) 26-4 1,572
5. Cincinnati 30-3 1,529
6. Gonzaga 29-3 1,356
7. Arizona 22-9 1,196
8. Alabama 26-7 1,192
9. Pittsburgh 27-5 1,191
10. Connecticut 24-6 1,048
11. Oregon 23-8 1,033
12. Marquette 26-6 887
13. Illinois 24-8 848
14. Ohio State 23-7 830
15. Florida 22-8 735
16. Kentucky 20-9 629
17. Mississippi State 26-7 587
18. Southern California 22-9 531
19. Western Kentucky 28-3 510
20. Oklahoma State 23-8 423
21. Miami (FL) 24-7 349
22. Xavier (OH) 25-5 308
23. Georgia 21-9 296
24. Stanford 19-9 268
25. Hawaii 27-5 130
1. Maryland
2. Kansas
3. Indiana
4. Oklahoma
5. Duke
6. Connecticut
6. Oregon
8. Cincinnati
9. Pittsburgh
10. Arizona
11. Illinois
12. Kent State
13. Kentucky
14. Alabama
15. Missouri
16. Gonzaga
17. Ohio State
18. Marquette
18. Texas
20. UCLA
21. Mississippi State
22. Southern Illinois
23. Florida
24. Xavier (OH)
25. North Carolina State


2001-2002 Big Ten/ACC Challenge


ACC wins 5-3
November 27 November 28
Maryland 76, Illinois 63
Ohio State 64, North Carolina State 50
Duke 80, Iowa 62
Wake Forest 85, Minnesota 79 		Georgia Tech 62, Wisconsin 61
Clemson 79, Penn State 66
Indiana 79, North Carolina 66
Northwestern 57, Florida State 50


2001-2002 Big Ten Tournament

First Round Second Round
#9 Iowa 87, #8 Purdue 72
#10 Michigan 72, #7 Northwestern 51
#6 Minnesota 84, #11 Penn State 60 		#4 Indiana 67, #5 Michigan State 56
#9 Iowa 58, #1 Wisconsin 56
#2 Ohio State 75, #10 Michigan 68
#3 Illinois 92, #6 Minnesota 76
Semifinals Finals
#9 Iowa 62, #4 Indiana 60
#2 Ohio State 94, #3 Illinois 88 		#2 Ohio State 81, #9 Iowa 64


2001-2002 National Invitation Tournament


Opening Round
Tennessee Tech 64, Georgia State 62
Dayton 80, Detroit 69
Louisiana Tech 83, Louisiana-Lafayette 63
Vanderbilt 59, Houston 50 		Ball State 98, South Florida 92
St. Joseph's (PA) 73, George Mason 64
Richmond 74, Wagner 67
Montana State 77, Utah State 69


First Round
Memphis 82, North Carolina-Greensboro 62
Tennessee Tech 68, Dayton 59
Brigham Young 78, California-Irvine 55
Yale 67, Rutgers 65
Temple 81, Fresno State 75
Villanova 84, Manhattan 69
Louisville 66, Princeton 65
Louisiana Tech 83, Vanderbilt 68 		South Carolina 74, Virginia 67
Ball State 76, St. Joseph's (PA) 54
UNLV 96, Arizona State 91
Louisiana State 63, Iowa 61
Syracuse 76, St. Bonaventure 66
Richmond 63, Montana State 48
Butler 81, Bowling Green 69
Minnesota 96, New Mexico 62


Second Round
Memphis 80, Brigham Young 69
Tennessee Tech 80, Yale 61
Temple 65, Louisville 62
Villanova 67, Louisiana Tech 64 		South Carolina 75, UNLV 65
Ball State 75, Louisiana State 65
Syracuse 66, Butler 65
Richmond 67, Minnesota 66


Quarterfinals
Memphis 79, Tennessee Tech 73
Temple 63, Villanova 57 		South Carolina 82, Ball State 47
Syracuse 62, Richmond 46


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Memphis 78, Temple 77
South Carolina 66, Syracuse 59 		Memphis 72, South Carolina 62


2001-2002 NCAA Tournament


Play-In Game
East
Siena 81, Alcorn State 77


First Round
East Midwest
#1 Maryland 85, #16 Siena 70
#8 Wisconsin 80, #9 St. John's (NY) 70
#12 Tulsa 71, #5 Marquette 69
#4 Kentucky 83, #13 Valparaiso 68
#11 Southern Illinois 76, #6 Texas Tech 68
#3 Georgia 85, #14 Murray State 68
#7 North Carolina State 69, #10 Michigan State 58
#2 Connecticut 78, #15 Hampton 67 		#1 Kansas 70, #16 Holy Cross 59
#8 Stanford 84, #9 Western Kentucky 68
#12 Creighton 83, #5 Florida 82 (OT)
#4 Illinois 93, #13 San Diego State 64
#6 Texas 70, #11 Boston College 57
#3 Mississippi State 70, #14 McNeese State 58
#7 Wake Forest 83, #10 Pepperdine 74
#2 Oregon 81, #15 Montana 62
South West
#1 Duke 84, #16 Winthrop 37
#8 Notre Dame 82, #9 Charlotte 63
#5 Indiana 75, #12 Utah 56
#13 North Carolina-Wilmington 93, #4 Southern California 89 (OT)
#6 California 82, #11 Pennsylvania 75
#3 Pittsburgh 71, #14 Central Connecticut State 54
#10 Kent State 69, #7 Oklahoma State 61
#2 Alabama 86, #15 Florida Atlantic 78 		#1 Cincinnati 90, #16 Boston 52
#8 UCLA 80, #9 Mississippi 58
#12 Missouri 93, #5 Miami (FL) 80
#4 Ohio State 69, #13 Davidson 64
#11 Wyoming 73, #6 Gonzaga 66
#3 Arizona 86, #14 Santa Barbara 81
#7 Xavier (OH) 70, #10 Hawaii 58
#2 Oklahoma 71, #15 Illinois-Chicago 63


Second Round
East Midwest
#1 Maryland 87, #8 Wisconsin 57
#4 Kentucky 87, #12 Tulsa 82
#11 Southern Illinois 77, #3 Georgia 75
#2 Connecticut 77, #7 North Carolina State 74 		#1 Kansas 86, #8 Stanford 63
#4 Illinois 72, #12 Creighton 60
#6 Texas 68, #3 Mississippi State 64
#2 Oregon 92, #7 Wake Forest 87
South West
#1 Duke 84, #8 Notre Dame 77
#5 Indiana 76, #13 North Carolina-Wilmington 67
#3 Pittsburgh 63, #6 California 50
#10 Kent State 71, #2 Alabama 58 		#8 UCLA 105, #1 Cincinnati 101 (2OT)
#12 Missouri 83, #4 Ohio State 67
#3 Arizona 68, #11 Wyoming 60
#2 Oklahoma 78, #7 Xavier (OH) 65


Sweet Sixteen
East Midwest
#1 Maryland 78, #4 Kentucky 68
#2 Connecticut 71, #11 Southern Illinois 59 		#1 Kansas 73, #4 Illinois 69
#2 Oregon 72, #6 Texas 70
South West
#5 Indiana 74, #1 Duke 73
#10 Kent State 78, #3 Pittsburgh 73 		#12 Missouri 82, #8 UCLA 73
#2 Oklahoma 88, #3 Arizona 67


Elite Eight
East Midwest
#1 Maryland 90, #2 Connecticut 82 #1 Kansas 104, #2 Oregon 86
South West
#5 Indiana 81, #10 Kent State 69 #2 Oklahoma 81, #12 Missouri 75


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Maryland 97, Kansas 88
Indiana 73, Oklahoma 64 		Maryland 64, Indiana 52

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