Rondel Walker scored 14 points and undefeated North Texas led for most of the way and held off Minnesota for a 54-51 victory.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers dropped their first game of the 2024-25 season to North Texas on Wednesday night, 54-51, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Minnesota struggled early on as they only managed to put up 14 total points in the first half alone and trailed by nine heading into the second half.

November 14 - Rondel Walker recorded 14 points and three steals and North Texas led nearly the entire way while notching a 54-51 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday in nonconference play at Minneapolis. The Mean Green (3-0) led by as many as 11 and held an ...

Minnesota came out of the locker room with some urgency. After making 5-of-6 field goals, the Gophers cut North Texas' lead to 30-27 and reignited some energy into the home crowd at The Barn. They surpassed their first-half scoring total just over five minutes into the second half.

To say the Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team started slow Wednesday is an understatement. Playing without starting point guard Mike Mitchell Jr., Minnesota couldn’t get anything going offensively early against North Texas.

The Big Ten has five games on Wednesday night. Four of the matchups look uninteresting, but Minnesota will face off against a top 75 North Texas squad. Let’s take a look at the schedule. The Gophers entered this season with decent optimism.

Johnson's tenure as head coach has seen Minnesota deal with a multitude of injuries every single season. This year is no different.

The Mean Green, led by 14 points from Rondel Walker, fended off a late comeback attempt from the Golden Gophers.