How bad was the Gophers basketball loss to Ohio State Wednesday night?
Let’s just say that it was worse than Sunday’s debacle in Iowa (a 72-51 loss), and when the reserves outscore the starters — it’s never good.
In Columbus: Gopher Reserves 25, Gopher Starters 20. Buckeyes, 71.
The soundbites after the game were what one would expect.
Coach Tubby Smith said his team didn’t have the “mental toughness” needed to compete. Andre Hollins said: “We’re not playing our best basketball.”
A quick check of the Twitterverse shows some agree with Mr. Hollins:
Kinda glad that there is no #Gophers game this weekend. Allows me to watch the Daytona 500 and the Oscar without constant despair.
— Cody Steger (@ColossusOfClout) February 21, 2013
By my count, 142 MN high school basketball teams played last night. 111 of them scored more points than the #Gophers did 2nite.
— Joe Nelson (@JoeyBrainstorm) February 21, 2013
https://twitter.com/joe_schmit/status/304403983592726529
In #Gophers last 9 games, we've only scored 60+ twice.
— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) February 21, 2013
Sad to say, but watching Waterworld was more enjoyable than #Gophers bball tonight. It's gotten THAT bad…
— Ryan Koch (@RyanKoch12) February 21, 2013
So I fell asleep during the #Gophers game. I have woken up to find that Oto Osenieks is now 2-for-26 from three-point range this season.
— Ken Chia, some guy offline (@kcchia80) February 21, 2013
Are the #Gophers now considered "Bad Losses" for bubble teams? #FireTubby From 8th in the country to 8th in the conference. #BubbleTeam
— BorderRivals.com (@Border_Rivals) February 21, 2013
