University of Minnesota Athletics
Banham Record Reaction
2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Rachel Banham has been named the espnW National Player of the Week, the College Sports Madness Player of the Week and the Big Ten Player of the Week following her record-breaking performance of 60 points at Northwestern.
Banham's play lifted the Gophers to a 112-106 victory in double overtime. Her incredible feat took the social media and sports statistics bureaus by storm. Here is a look at some of the numbers, the Twitter reaction and the media coverage.
| FG | 3FG | FT | REB | PF | PTS | AST | TO | STL | BLK | MIN |
| 19-32 | 8-15 | 14-16 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 47 |
60 points tied the record set by Long Beach State's Cindy Brown in 1987
2 Big Ten men's or women's players have ever scored 60 points, the other being Rick Mount (Purdue) who had 61 in a 1970 game
49 points was the old Big Ten scoring record held by Kelly Mazzante (Purdue, 2001) and Kendra Gantt (Illinois, 1983)
44 points was the old Minnesota record set by Carol Ann Shudlick in 1991 and 1993
2002 was the last time a Gopher surpassed 40 points when Lindsay Whalen did so with 41
WHAT BANHAM IS SAYING
On when she knew she was in the zone...
"I think it was in the fourth quarter and I bank shot a three. No one does that. How does that go in? It was the [most awkward] angle and somehow it went in. I was like, `All right, I'm feeling good.' If that's going in, a lot of shots are going to start falling. After that everything felt really good. It felt like the rim was wide open, no matter what I threw up it was going in."
On when she found out she had scored 60...
"Coach Nik [Lowry-Dawkins] grabbed me and said, `You just scored 60 points.' I didn't know what to say. I guess that did just happen. I couldn't feel it. I didn't know what was going on, there was so much adrenaline. It's still crazy to think about and to say. It's wild really."
On the difference between this record with no anticipation versus a career record that is built toward...
"There's really no pressure with it. When you're working toward something, you think about it a lot more and it's always on the back of your mind. With scoring points like that, you don't think about it. It just happens. It's great. You can just relax and do what you need to do, just be yourself and not worry about that extra pressure."
MEDIA LINKS
Player of the Week Awards: espnW, USBWA, Big Ten
National Recaps: NCAA.com, ESPN.com
Local Recaps: Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, City Pages
Sunday Night Interview: Fox 9, KARE11
TWITTER REACTION
Meanwhile... Minnesota's Rachel Banham scores 60 in 2OT win, tying D-I single-game scoring record. (via @GopherWBB) pic.twitter.com/YVWGap8NsF
-- SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 7, 2016
.@GophersWBB's Rachel Banham outscored 40 of the 97 Division I teams in action today for which she doesn't play.
-- Graham Hays (@grahamhays) February 7, 2016
.@GopherWBB guard @rachelbanham15 tied the NCAA scoring record with 60 at Northwestern. A shot-by-shot breakdown. pic.twitter.com/52Dk7sYO4U
-- Synergy Sports Tech (@SynergySST) February 8, 2016
Part of history today @rachelbanham15 #Gophers pic.twitter.com/JH4DJGti59
-- Adam Rossow (@AdamJRossow) February 7, 2016
Now that's impressive! Nice game @GopherWBB @rachelbanham15. https://t.co/DyROzkqnjw
-- Sheryl Swoopes (@sswoopes22) February 8, 2016
60 points, tying the NCAA record!? That better be on @SportsCenter! We see you Rachel Banham! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
-- Chiney Ogwumike (@Chiney321) February 7, 2016
Rachel Banham aka Kobe aka 60 points. Nuff said.. @rachelbanham15 ✊🏼
-- Mikayla Bailey (@mik_bails11) February 7, 2016
So I had a dream @rachelbanham15 scored 60p😴🤔 then I woke up and it had happened in real life too! #rachelbanham Good Morning!
-- Amanda Zahui B. (@AmandaZahuiB) February 8, 2016
Rachel. Banham. 😳 @rachelbanham15
-- Lisa Byington (@LisaByington) February 7, 2016
So fortunate to have witnessed that amazing performance by Banham! Even better? She gave her teammates all the credit! #special
-- stephanie white (@StephanieWhite) February 7, 2016
ICYMI, Rachel Banham tied the NCAA scoring record in @GopherWBB's double OT win over Northwestern! #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/ryVFmBlpwD
-- NCAA Women's BKB (@ncaawbb) February 8, 2016
My name's Rachel Banham, I get buckets. @GopherWBB #BTNStandout https://t.co/QaUtLgrviv
-- Minnesota on BTN (@MinnesotaOnBTN) February 8, 2016
Rachel Banham (60 pts for Minnesota) scored more points than 2 top-15 teams today: No. 11 Mississippi St (52), No. 9 Oregon State (54)
-- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 7, 2016
Wow. Banham has 52 going into double OT!!!
-- Lindsay Whalen (@Lindsay_13) February 7, 2016
In case you didn't believe the tweets, here's proof in writing. 60. pic.twitter.com/qf19XHmjck
-- Minnesota WBB (@GopherWBB) February 7, 2016
Wilt Chamberlain pic. pic.twitter.com/PG7nLLgE1Z
-- Minnesota WBB (@GopherWBB) February 7, 2016
Today has been amazing. S/O to my team on fighting back and getting the W. And thanks to everyone for showing so much love. 🏀😊â¤️ #blessed
-- Rachel Banham (@rachelbanham15) February 8, 2016
Also thanks to my role models @StephenCurry30 and @kobebryant ! 😎👊🏽
-- Rachel Banham (@rachelbanham15) February 8, 2016
