The Gophers (11-12, 4-8 Big Ten) had lost seven in a row and were 8 1/2-point betting underdogs, but produced their first win against a Top-10 team since 2021 when they topped No. 7 Michigan. The Gophers beat ranked Indiana and Iowa teams earlier this season.

The Minnesota Gophers finally got to savor some progress under coach Niko Medved with an upset of 10th-ranked Michigan State.

Niko Medved’s childhood home sits 8.5 miles from Williams Arena. The path to him becoming Gophers men’s basketball coach traces back much farther than that, roughly 4,700 miles to a small village in the former Yugoslavia.

The Gophers men’s basketball team has lost seven straight games, and 10th-ranked Michigan State is up next, here Wednesday night for a Big Ten game at Williams Arena. But this ongoing skid is not as bleak as it might appear.

Minnesota is one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten.

For the third time this season, the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team beat a ranked opponent at Williams Arena Wednesday night. For the third time this season, Gophers’ fans celebrated the win by storming the court.

Returning to Williams Arena after a two point loss against Penn State University the Gophers were desperate to end their seven-game losing streak. No. 10 Michigan State University was

No. 10 Michigan State basketball was shocked by Minnesota on the road in what figured to be a big win, but a flat effort cost them.