Best basketball? Gophers and Phoenix says MPRnews

One Minnesota sports writer said you shouldn’t miss the Phoenix/Gophers game. “If you hitch your wagon to a certain big-time men’s college basketball team from our region, there’s not a lot to cheer about as the rest of the nation goes all March Madness. The Gophers, Hawkeyes and Badgers were too ugly to get an invitation to the Big Dance. But, if you are a fan of basketball and enjoy watching the game skillfully played, break out the maroon and gold — or even green and red if you like. After two years away, the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team returns to the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament with Friday afternoon game against the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.”