Known for his catchphrases, Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck had one for his defense that he repeated often in the week after firing defensive coordinator Robb Smith: sound, simple fast.
Markell Jones scored on a 12-yard run with 1:17 left and Elijah Sindelar rallied Purdue twice -- once before a heavy storm delayed Saturday's game and once after -- to beat Minnesota 31-17.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Nate Mason scored 31 points, and Eric Curry scored seven of his 10 in overtime as Minnesota upset No. 15 Purdue 91-82 on Sunday.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rodney Smith ran for 153 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Mitch Leidner ran for 74 yards and two more scores Saturday as Minnesota defeated Purdue 44-31.
West Lafayette, IN (Learfield Sports) -- Freshman running back Shannon Brooks rushed for 176 yards as the Minnesota Gophers controlled Purdue Saturday 41-13. Coach Jerry Kill had been looking for an offensive output like that all season.
Minnesota scored 28 points in the third period -- more points than it had scored in any game this season. A 71-yard touchdown run by Brooks started the fire
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (GopherSports.com) –The University of Minnesota (23-8) women’s basketball team used a strong first half and 26 points from Shae Kelley to outlast Purdue (11-20), 82-78, in the second round of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament Thursday night at Sears Centre Arena.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Andre Hollins scored 18 points and Minnesota held Purdue scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half in a 62-58 victory on Saturday.