University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, February 8
1:00 PM
University of Minnesota
11-13,4-9Big Ten
62
vs
67
Maryland
9-14,2-10Big Ten
1
2
F
Maryland
32
35
67
Minnesota
33
29
62
Team Stats
MD
MINN
FG%
.500
.426
3FG%
.292
.424
FT%
.706
.571
RB
31
28
TO
10
9
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
6
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's BasketballForward
/ Men's Basketball
Forward
/ Men's BasketballGuard
/ Men's Basketball
Guard
/ Men's BasketballGuard/Forward
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Photo by: Brad Rempel
Gophers Fall to Maryland in Inaugural Ski-U-Mah Strong Game
2/8/2026 4:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Isaac Asuma made a career-best 6-of-9 three pointers to tie his career-high with 18 points, but Maryland (9-14, 2-10 Big Ten) scored the final seven points to rally for a 67-62 win versus Minnesota (11-13, 4-9 B1G) at Williams Arena.
The Gophers led 60-56 with 3:13 remaining, but Maryland closed the game on an 11-2 run, with David Coit scoring the final nine points for the Terrapins to finish with a game-high 29 points. Minnesota, which had defeated No. 10 Michigan State at The Barn on Wednesday night, fell to 10-4 at home this season.
In addition to his career-highs in points and three-pointers made, Asuma finished with four assists, three rebounds, and three steals. Cade Tyson reached double-figures for the 23rd time this season with 12 points, while Langston Reynolds had 11 points, six rebounds, and a team-high five assists. Bobby Durkin had nine points, and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added six points and six rebounds.
As a team, Minnesota made 20-of-47 (.426) field goal attempts, including 14-of-33 (.424) three-pointers, and 8-of-14 (.571) free throws. The three-pointer total is tied for fifth-most in program history, is just one off Minnesota's season-high versus Texas State, and were the most for the Gophers in a Big Ten game this season.
Coit paced the Terps with his 29 points in 29 minutes off the bench, while Andre Mills added 12 points, Darius Adams had 11 points, and Solomon Washington finished with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Maryland made 24-of-48 field goals, including 7-of-24 (.292) three-pointers, and 12-of-17 (.706) free throws, while finishing with a narrow 31-28 edge in rebounds.
Maryland jumped ahead 7-2, but a three-pointer by Durkin pulled the Gophers within one at the first media timeout with 15:54 left. Asuma made it a 7-0 Gophers run and a 9-7 lead with a three-pointer from in front of the Maryland bench, but the Terps responded with a 7-0 run to retake the lead, 14-9, before Asuma knocked down his second three to pull the Gophers within two points at the second media timeout. Tyson tied the score at 14-14 with a pair of free throws with 10:25 remaining, and Mills made the Terps' third three-pointer for a three-point lead, but Asuma answered with his third and fourth three-pointers of the half to put the Gophers up 20-17 with 8:23 left.
Maryland cut the deficit to 21-20, but Grayson Grove (four points, two rebounds) made a three-pointer and Reynolds went 1-of-2 at the line for a 25-20 lead with 5:20 remaining. The Terps pulled within two on a three-pointer, but Durkin made his second trifecta for a 28-23 lead with 4:26 remaining. Kai Shinholster (two points, one assist) cut to the rim for a layup and a 30-24 lead, and Durkin's third three-pointer put the Gophers up 33-26 with 1:34 left, but the Terps closed the half with a 6-0 run for a 33-32 Minnesota lead at the half.
Asuma had tied his career high by going 4-of-5 from three-point range to lead the Gophers with 12 first-half points. Durkin was 3-of-4 from behind the arc for nine points, while Tyson had four points at the break. As a team, Minnesota made 10-of-23 (.435) field goals, including 8-of-16 three-pointers, and 5-of-9 (.556) free throws in the first half, while holding a 16-13 edge in rebounds.
The Terps were led by nine points from Coit, who scored the final six points of the half, eight points from Mills, and six points with five rebounds from Washington. Maryland made 12-of-24 field goals, including 5-of-14 (.357) three-pointers, and 3-of-5 free throws.
Maryland began the second half with a 6-2 run to grab a 38-35 lead, but Tyson connected on a three-pointer from the top of the key to tie the score with 17:47 remaining. Mills scored to put the Terps up 40-38, but Asuma established a new career high with his fifth three-pointer and Crocker-Johnson scored in the lane for a 43-40 lead with 13:30 remaining. Coit tied the score with a three-pointer, but Reynolds answered with a three from the top of the key for a 46-43 lead. The Terps pulled within one, but Tyson's second three-pointer and a pair of layups from Reynolds gave the Gophers a 53-47 lead, and Maryland called a time out with 9:35 left.
Minnesota led 54-49 at the third media timeout with 6:59 left, but a 5-0 Maryland run tied the score with 5:52 left. Asuma put the Gophers back in the lead by three with his sixth three-pointer of the afternoon, and Crocker-Johnson's first three of the game made it 60-56 with 3:13 remaining. A 4-0 Terps run tied the score, and Niko Medved called timeout with 1:13 remaining. A pair of free throws by Tyson with 53.5 seconds left put the Gophers up 62-60, and Maryland called a timeout with 31.4 seconds left in regulation and seven seconds on the shot clock. Coit's fourth three-pointer of the game with 26.8 seconds left put the Terps up by one, and he added four late free throws to seal the win for the Terps.
The Maryland game marked the Ski-U-Mah Strong game, the first for the Gophers under coach Medved.
Minnesota has a mid-week break before it heads to the Pacific Northwest for a pair of games, beginning with Washington on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tipoff from Seattle is set for 9:00 p.m. CST, and the game will be televised on Big Ten Network.
The Gophers led 60-56 with 3:13 remaining, but Maryland closed the game on an 11-2 run, with David Coit scoring the final nine points for the Terrapins to finish with a game-high 29 points. Minnesota, which had defeated No. 10 Michigan State at The Barn on Wednesday night, fell to 10-4 at home this season.
In addition to his career-highs in points and three-pointers made, Asuma finished with four assists, three rebounds, and three steals. Cade Tyson reached double-figures for the 23rd time this season with 12 points, while Langston Reynolds had 11 points, six rebounds, and a team-high five assists. Bobby Durkin had nine points, and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added six points and six rebounds.
As a team, Minnesota made 20-of-47 (.426) field goal attempts, including 14-of-33 (.424) three-pointers, and 8-of-14 (.571) free throws. The three-pointer total is tied for fifth-most in program history, is just one off Minnesota's season-high versus Texas State, and were the most for the Gophers in a Big Ten game this season.
Coit paced the Terps with his 29 points in 29 minutes off the bench, while Andre Mills added 12 points, Darius Adams had 11 points, and Solomon Washington finished with nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Maryland made 24-of-48 field goals, including 7-of-24 (.292) three-pointers, and 12-of-17 (.706) free throws, while finishing with a narrow 31-28 edge in rebounds.
Maryland jumped ahead 7-2, but a three-pointer by Durkin pulled the Gophers within one at the first media timeout with 15:54 left. Asuma made it a 7-0 Gophers run and a 9-7 lead with a three-pointer from in front of the Maryland bench, but the Terps responded with a 7-0 run to retake the lead, 14-9, before Asuma knocked down his second three to pull the Gophers within two points at the second media timeout. Tyson tied the score at 14-14 with a pair of free throws with 10:25 remaining, and Mills made the Terps' third three-pointer for a three-point lead, but Asuma answered with his third and fourth three-pointers of the half to put the Gophers up 20-17 with 8:23 left.
Maryland cut the deficit to 21-20, but Grayson Grove (four points, two rebounds) made a three-pointer and Reynolds went 1-of-2 at the line for a 25-20 lead with 5:20 remaining. The Terps pulled within two on a three-pointer, but Durkin made his second trifecta for a 28-23 lead with 4:26 remaining. Kai Shinholster (two points, one assist) cut to the rim for a layup and a 30-24 lead, and Durkin's third three-pointer put the Gophers up 33-26 with 1:34 left, but the Terps closed the half with a 6-0 run for a 33-32 Minnesota lead at the half.
Asuma had tied his career high by going 4-of-5 from three-point range to lead the Gophers with 12 first-half points. Durkin was 3-of-4 from behind the arc for nine points, while Tyson had four points at the break. As a team, Minnesota made 10-of-23 (.435) field goals, including 8-of-16 three-pointers, and 5-of-9 (.556) free throws in the first half, while holding a 16-13 edge in rebounds.
The Terps were led by nine points from Coit, who scored the final six points of the half, eight points from Mills, and six points with five rebounds from Washington. Maryland made 12-of-24 field goals, including 5-of-14 (.357) three-pointers, and 3-of-5 free throws.
Maryland began the second half with a 6-2 run to grab a 38-35 lead, but Tyson connected on a three-pointer from the top of the key to tie the score with 17:47 remaining. Mills scored to put the Terps up 40-38, but Asuma established a new career high with his fifth three-pointer and Crocker-Johnson scored in the lane for a 43-40 lead with 13:30 remaining. Coit tied the score with a three-pointer, but Reynolds answered with a three from the top of the key for a 46-43 lead. The Terps pulled within one, but Tyson's second three-pointer and a pair of layups from Reynolds gave the Gophers a 53-47 lead, and Maryland called a time out with 9:35 left.
Minnesota led 54-49 at the third media timeout with 6:59 left, but a 5-0 Maryland run tied the score with 5:52 left. Asuma put the Gophers back in the lead by three with his sixth three-pointer of the afternoon, and Crocker-Johnson's first three of the game made it 60-56 with 3:13 remaining. A 4-0 Terps run tied the score, and Niko Medved called timeout with 1:13 remaining. A pair of free throws by Tyson with 53.5 seconds left put the Gophers up 62-60, and Maryland called a timeout with 31.4 seconds left in regulation and seven seconds on the shot clock. Coit's fourth three-pointer of the game with 26.8 seconds left put the Terps up by one, and he added four late free throws to seal the win for the Terps.
The Maryland game marked the Ski-U-Mah Strong game, the first for the Gophers under coach Medved.
Minnesota has a mid-week break before it heads to the Pacific Northwest for a pair of games, beginning with Washington on Saturday, Feb. 14. Tipoff from Seattle is set for 9:00 p.m. CST, and the game will be televised on Big Ten Network.
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