2016-17 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball — schedule and results

The 2016-17 Minnesota Golden Gophers went 24-10 (11-7 in the Big Ten) under head coach Richard Pitino. The team peaked at #24 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 14.56.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 34 games from this season: 17–3 at home, 5–5 on the road, and 2–2 on neutral courts. The Golden Gophers scored 75.2 points per game and allowed 69.4 (+5.7 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 8 games, from Feb 4, 2017 to Mar 2, 2017. The most lopsided win was 86–49 over Georgia Southern Eagles on Dec 9, 2016; the heaviest defeat was 65–47 at Michigan State Spartans on Jan 11, 2017. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against Michigan State Spartans (74–75, overtime). 5 games went to overtime.

Among Minnesota Golden Gophers' 127 recorded seasons, 2016-17's .706 winning percentage ranks 27th. Previous season: 2015-16 Golden Gophers (8–23). Next season: 2017-18 Golden Gophers (15–17).

Game-by-game results (34 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
2016-11-11	vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	W 86–74	Williams Arena
2016-11-14	vs UT Arlington Mavericks	W 84–67	Williams Arena
2016-11-16	vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	W 80–56	Williams Arena
2016-11-18	vs St. John's Red Storm	W 92–86	Williams Arena
2016-11-22	vs Arkansas Razorbacks	W 85–71	Williams Arena
2016-11-25	vs Southern Illinois Salukis	W 57–45	Williams Arena
2016-11-28	at Florida State Seminoles	L 67–75	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
2016-12-03	neutral Vanderbilt Commodores	W 56–52	Sanford Pentagon
2016-12-06	vs NJIT Highlanders	W 74–68	Williams Arena
2016-12-09	vs Georgia Southern Eagles	W 86–49	Williams Arena
2016-12-11	vs Northern Illinois Huskies	W 77–57	Williams Arena
2016-12-14	vs Long Island University Sharks	W 76–66	Williams Arena
2016-12-23	vs Arkansas State Red Wolves	W 82–75	Williams Arena
2016-12-27	vs Michigan State Spartans	L 74–75 (OTOT)	Williams Arena
2017-01-01	at Purdue Boilermakers	W 91–82 (OTOT)	Mackey Arena
2017-01-05	at Northwestern Wildcats	W 70–66	Welsh–Ryan Arena
2017-01-08	vs Ohio State Buckeyes	W 78–68	Williams Arena
2017-01-11	at Michigan State Spartans	L 47–65	Breslin Student Events Center
2017-01-14	at Penn State Nittany Lions	L 50–52	Bryce Jordan Center
2017-01-21	vs Wisconsin Badgers	L 76–78 (OTOT)	Williams Arena
2017-01-25	at Ohio State Buckeyes	L 72–78	Value City Arena
2017-01-28	vs Maryland Terrapins	L 78–85	Williams Arena
2017-02-04	at Illinois Fighting Illini	W 68–59	State Farm Center
2017-02-08	vs Iowa Hawkeyes	W 101–89 (2OTOT)	Williams Arena
2017-02-11	at Rutgers Scarlet Knights	W 72–63	Louis Brown Athletic Center
2017-02-15	vs Indiana Hoosiers	W 75–74	Williams Arena
2017-02-19	vs Michigan Wolverines	W 83–78 (OTOT)	Williams Arena
2017-02-22	at Maryland Terrapins	W 89–75	Xfinity Center
2017-02-25	vs Penn State Nittany Lions	W 81–71	Williams Arena
2017-03-02	vs Nebraska Cornhuskers	W 88–73	Williams Arena
2017-03-05	at Wisconsin Badgers	L 49–66	Kohl Center
2017-03-10	neutral Michigan State Spartans	W 63–58	Verizon Center
2017-03-11	neutral Michigan Wolverines	L 77–84	Verizon Center
2017-03-16	neutral Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	L 72–81	BMO Harris Bradley Center

Game recaps

2017-02-19: Behind Murphy, Jordan's 16 points, Minnesota defeated Michigan Wolverines 83–78. Wilson, DJ had 16 for Michigan Wolverines. Murphy, Jordan grabbed 15 rebounds.

2017-03-11: Michigan Wolverines beat Minnesota 84–77. Walton Jr., Derrick. g led the winners with 29 points. Mason, Nate had 23 for Minnesota.

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