2011-12 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball — schedule and results

The 2011-12 Minnesota Golden Gophers went 23-15 (6-12 in the Big Ten) under head coach Tubby Smith. Simple Rating System: 10.7.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 38 games from this season: 13–6 at home, 6–6 on the road, and 4–3 on neutral courts. The Golden Gophers scored 67.6 points per game and allowed 64.8 (+2.8 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 6 games, from Nov 11, 2011 to Nov 25, 2011. The most lopsided win was 85–56 over Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers on Nov 21, 2011; the heaviest defeat was 75–51 to Stanford Cardinal on Mar 29, 2012. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against DePaul Blue Demons (86–85). 6 games went to overtime.

Among Minnesota Golden Gophers' 127 recorded seasons, 2011-12's .605 winning percentage ranks 56th. Previous season: 2010-11 Golden Gophers (17–14). Next season: 2012-13 Golden Gophers (21–13).

Game-by-game results (38 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2011-11-11	vs Bucknell Bison	W 70–58	Williams Arena
2011-11-14	vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits	W 71–55	Williams Arena
2011-11-17	vs Fairfield Stags	W 67–57	Williams Arena
2011-11-21	vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	W 85–56	Williams Arena
2011-11-24	neutral DePaul Blue Demons	W 86–85	State Farm Field House
2011-11-25	neutral Indiana State Sycamores	W 76–69	State Farm Field House
2011-11-27	neutral Dayton Flyers	L 70–86	State Farm Field House
2011-11-30	vs Virginia Tech Hokies	W 58–55	Williams Arena
2011-12-03	vs USC Trojans	W 55–40	Williams Arena
2011-12-06	vs App State Mountaineers	W 70–56	Williams Arena
2011-12-10	vs Saint Peter's Peacocks	W 69–47	Williams Arena
2011-12-13	vs Central Michigan Chippewas	W 76–56	Williams Arena
2011-12-22	vs North Dakota State Bison	W 63–59	Williams Arena
2011-12-27	at Illinois Fighting Illini	L 72–81 (2OTOT)	Assembly Hall
2012-01-01	at Michigan Wolverines	L 56–61	Crisler Center
2012-01-04	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	L 62–64	Williams Arena
2012-01-08	vs Purdue Boilermakers	L 66–79	Williams Arena
2012-01-12	at Indiana Hoosiers	W 77–74	Assembly Hall
2012-01-15	at Penn State Nittany Lions	W 80–66	Bryce Jordan Center
2012-01-22	vs Northwestern Wildcats	W 75–52	Williams Arena
2012-01-25	at Michigan State Spartans	L 52–68	Breslin Student Events Center
2012-01-28	vs Illinois Fighting Illini	W 77–72 (OTOT)	Williams Arena
2012-02-01	at Iowa Hawkeyes	L 59–63	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
2012-02-05	at Nebraska Cornhuskers	W 69–61	Bob Devaney Sports Center
2012-02-09	vs Wisconsin Badgers	L 61–68 (OTOT)	Williams Arena
2012-02-14	vs Ohio State Buckeyes	L 68–78	Williams Arena
2012-02-18	at Northwestern Wildcats	L 53–64	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2012-02-22	vs Michigan State Spartans	L 61–66	Williams Arena
2012-02-26	vs Indiana Hoosiers	L 50–69	Williams Arena
2012-02-28	at Wisconsin Badgers	L 45–52	Kohl Center
2012-03-03	vs Nebraska Cornhuskers	W 81–69	Williams Arena
2012-03-08	neutral Northwestern Wildcats	W 75–68 (OTOT)
2012-03-09	neutral Michigan Wolverines	L 69–73 (OTOT)
2012-03-14	at La Salle Explorers	W 70–61	Tom Gola Arena
2012-03-19	at Miami (FL) Hurricanes	W 78–60	BankUnited Center
2012-03-21	at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	W 78–72	Murphy Center
2012-03-27	neutral Washington Huskies	W 68–67 (OTOT)	Madison Square Garden (IV)
2012-03-29	neutral Stanford Cardinal	L 51–75	Madison Square Garden (IV)

Game recaps

2011-11-17: Minnesota beat Fairfield Stags 67–57 as Mbakwe, Trevor scored a team-high 20. Sanders, Rakim had 14 for Fairfield Stags.

2012-01-01: Michigan Wolverines got past Minnesota 61–56 as Burke, Trey scored a team-high 27.

2012-01-25: Behind Green, Draymond's 22 points, Michigan State pulled away from Minnesota Golden Gophers 68–52. Williams, Rodney had 15 for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

2012-03-14: Minnesota got past La Salle Explorers 70–61 as Williams, Rodney scored a team-high 21. PETTIS, Earl had 19 for La Salle Explorers.

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