It was a busy weekend for Minnesota’s big teams. The Wild won big in Washington, the Timberwolves ran into Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio, and the Gophers football team lost a wild overtime game at No. 4 Indiana. Gophers hockey and volleyball had a winning weekend.
Wild 5, Capitals 1 (Sunday, Nov. 1)
The Wild scored twice in the first 5:27 and cruised in Washington. Quinn Hughes opened the scoring at 3:42 of the first period, and Michael McCarron made it 2-0 less than two minutes later. Justin Sourdif got Washington on the board late in the second. In the third, Maxim Shabanov scored on the power play, Kirill Kaprizov added an empty-net goal, his 15th of the season, and Danila Yurov closed it out. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of 27 shots. The Wild are 10-3-3 and play at Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Spurs 121, Timberwolves 111 (Saturday, Oct. 31)
The Wolves led 61-60 at halftime in San Antonio but could not keep up in the second half. Victor Wembanyama scored 43 points with 7 rebounds and 6 blocks, and Dylan Harper added 25. Playing without Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, Minnesota got 27 points and 9 rebounds from Ayo Dosunmu, 19 each from Jonathan Kuminga and Jaden McDaniels, and 12 from Joan Beringer. LaMelo Ball fouled out with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. The Wolves are 4-3 and host Milwaukee on Monday.
No. 4 Indiana 23, Gophers 16, OT (Saturday, Oct. 31)
Luke Drzewiecki made all three of his field goals, from 37, 51 and a career-long 60 yards, and the last one gave Minnesota a 16-13 lead with 19 seconds left. Indiana answered with a 60-yard field goal by Paddy McAteer as time ran out. In overtime, Grant Wilson threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play, and the Gophers’ possession ended on a fourth-down sack. Drake Lindsey threw for 120 yards and a 39-yard touchdown to Roman Voss. The Gophers are 5-3 (3-2 Big Ten) and host No. 7 UCLA on Saturday.
Gophers hockey and volleyball
- Men’s hockey: Minnesota beat Penn State 4-3 in overtime on Saturday at 3M Arena at Mariucci. Mooney scored 17 seconds into OT. The Gophers are 3-3-2 and play Wisconsin on Nov. 5.
- Women’s hockey: No. 2 Minnesota won 3-2 at Minnesota Duluth on Saturday to sweep the series, with Hartmetz scoring the game-winner for her first career goal.
- Volleyball: Minnesota swept USC 25-19, 25-16, 25-23 on Sunday in Los Angeles. The Gophers are 14-6 (8-4 Big Ten).
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