GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1980-1981 Season

1980-1981 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/29/1980 North Dakota State W 99-64
12/02/1980 Florida State W 79-66
12/05/1980 Loyola (IL) W 100-83
12/17/1980 Marquette L 84-92
12/22/1980 @ Louisville W 62-56
12/26/1980 Pillsbury Classic
Yale		 W 95-54
12/27/1980 Pillsbury Classic
Texas Tech		 W 72-56
12/29/1980 Winston Tire Classic
vs. Southern California		 W 74-67
12/30/1980 Winston Tire Classic
vs. North Carolina		 W 76-60
01/08/1981 Wisconsin W 76-60
01/10/1981 Michigan L 67-68 2OT
01/15/1981 @ Michigan State W 86-77
01/17/1981 @ Illinois L 76-80
01/22/1981 Ohio State L 63-76
01/24/1981 @ Iowa W 60-48
01/29/1981 Indiana L 53-56 OT
01/31/1981 Northwestern W 74-63
02/05/1981 @ Purdue L 59-74
02/07/1981 @ Northwestern W 68-62
02/12/1981 Iowa L 58-60 OT
02/14/1981 Purdue W 92-72
02/19/1981 @ Ohio State W 82-76
02/21/1981 @ Indiana L 63-74
02/26/1981 Illinois W 76-59
02/28/1981 Michigan State W 92-89 2OT
03/05/1981 @ Michigan L 67-83
03/07/1981 @ Wisconsin L 58-60 OT
03/11/1981 NIT 1st Round
Drake		 W 90-77
03/16/1981 NIT 2nd Round
@ Connecticut		 W 84-66
03/19/1981 NIT Quarterfinals
West Virginia		 L 69-80

1980-1981 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Indiana 14 4 .778 26 9 .743
Iowa 13 5 .722 21 7 .750
Illinois 12 6 .667 21 8 .724
Purdue 10 8 .556 21 11 .656
Minnesota 9 9 .500 19 11 .633
Ohio State 9 9 .500 14 13 .519
Michigan 8 10 .444 19 11 .633
Michigan State 7 11 .389 13 14 .481
Wisconsin 5 13 .278 11 16 .407
Northwestern 3 15 .167 9 18 .333

Season notes:

Coached by Jim Dutcher (6th season). Darryl Mitchell was team captain. The Pillsbury Classic took place at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Winston Tire Classic took place in Los Angeles, California.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1980-1981 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. DePaul
2. Oregon State
3. Arizona State
4. Louisiana State
5. Virginia
6. North Carolina
7. Notre Dame
8. Kentucky
9. Indiana
10. UCLA
11. Wake Forest
12. Louisville
13. Iowa
14. Utah
15. Tennessee
16. Brigham Young
17. Wyoming
18. Maryland
19. Illinois
20. Arkansas
1. DePaul
2. Oregon State
3. Virginia
4. Louisiana State
5. Arizona State
6. North Carolina
7. Indiana
8. Kentucky
9. Notre Dame
10. Utah
11. UCLA
12. Iowa
13. Louisville
14. Wake Forest
15. Tennessee
16. Wyoming
17. Brigham Young
18. Illinois
19. Kansas
20. Maryland


1980-1981 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Georgia 74, Old Dominion 60
Texas-El Paso 57, San Jose State 53
South Alabama 74, Texas-Arlington 71
Tulsa 81, Pan American 71
Minnesota 90, Drake 77
Connecticut 65, South Florida 55
Temple 90, Clemson 82
West Virginia 67, Pennsylvania 64 		Toledo 91, American 83
Michigan 74, Duquesne 58
Holy Cross 56, Southern Mississippi 54
Syracuse 88, Marquette 81
Dayton 66, Fordham 65 2OT
Purdue 84, Rhode Island 58
Duke 79, North Carolina A&T 69
Alabama 73, St. John's (NY) 69


Second Round
South Alabama 73, Georgia 72
Tulsa 76, Texas-El Paso 72
Minnesota 84, Connecticut 66
West Virginia 77, Temple 76 OT 		Michigan 80, Toledo 68
Syracuse 77, Holy Cross 57
Duke 75, Alabama 70
Purdue 50, Dayton 46


Quarterfinals
Tulsa 69, South Alabama 68
West Virginia 80, Minnesota 69 		Syracuse 91, Michigan 76
Purdue 81, Duke 69


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Tulsa 89, West Virginia 87
Syracuse 70, Purdue 63 		Tulsa 86, Syracuse 84 OT


1980-1981 NCAA Tournament


First Round
Midwest Mideast
#8 Lamar 71, #9 Missouri 67
#5 Arkansas 73, #12 Mercer 67
#6 Wichita State 95, #11 Southern (LA) 70
#7 Kansas 69, #10 Mississippi 66 		#9 St. Joseph's (PA) 59, #8 Creighton 57
#5 Boston College 93, #12 Ball State 90
#6 Maryland 81, #11 Tennessee-Chattanooga 69
#7 Alabama-Birmingham 93, #10 Western Kentucky 68
West East
#8 Kansas State 64, #9 San Francisco 60
#5 Wyoming 78, #12 Howard (DC) 43
#11 Northeastern 55, #6 Fresno State 53
#10 Pittsburgh 70, #7 Idaho 69 (OT) 		#9 Villanova 90, #8 Houston 72
#5 Virginia Commonwealth 85, #12 Long Island 69
#6 Brigham Young 60, #11 Princeton 51
#10 James Madison 61, #7 Georgetown 55


Second Round
Midwest Mideast
#1 Louisiana State 100, #8 Lamar 78
#5 Arkansas 74, #4 Louisville 73
#6 Wichita State 60, #3 Iowa 56
#7 Kansas 88, #2 Arizona State 71 		#8 St. Joseph's (PA) 49, #1 DePaul 48
#5 Boston College 67, #4 Wake Forest 64
#3 Indiana 99, #6 Maryland 64
#7 Alabama-Birmingham 69, #2 Kentucky 62
West East
#8 Kansas State 50, #1 Oregon State 48
#4 Illinois 67, #5 Wyoming 65
#3 Utah 94, #11 Northeastern 69
#2 North Carolina 74, #10 Pittsburgh 57 		#1 Virginia 54, #9 Villanova 50
#4 Tennessee 58, #5 Virginia Commonwealth 56 (OT)
#6 Brigham Young 78, #3 UCLA 55
#2 Notre Dame 54, #10 James Madison 45


Sweet Sixteen
Midwest Mideast
#1 Louisiana State 72, #5 Arkansas 56
#6 Wichita State 66, #7 Kansas 65 		#9 St. Joseph's (PA) 42, #5 Boston College 41
#3 Indiana 87, #7 Alabama-Birmingham 72
West East
#8 Kansas State 57, #4 Illinois 52
#2 North Carolina 61, #3 Utah 56 		#1 Virginia 62, #4 Tennessee 48
#6 Brigham Young 51, #2 Notre Dame 50


Elite Eight
Midwest Mideast
#1 Louisiana State 96, #6 Wichita State 85 #3 Indiana 78, #9 St. Joseph's (PA) 46
West East
#2 North Carolina 82, #8 Kansas State 68 #1 Virginia 74, #6 Brigham Young 60


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Indiana 67, Louisiana State 49
North Carolina 78, Virginia 65 		Indiana 63, North Carolina 50

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