It's clear that while Quad 1 wins are important, it's arguably more important to dominate Quads 2-4. Minnesota has three Quad 1 wins but they still find themselves barely in the top 100 because of those three losses in Quads 2 and 3.

It wasn't pretty, but the Gophers were able to take down Penn State 69-61 on the road Tuesday night for a much-needed conference win after consecutive losses to Michigan State and Washington. Minnesota faced an ailing Penn State team,

The Gophers need Femi Odukale and Isaac Asuma in attack mode Tuesday at Penn State to help end the shooting woes for Mike Mitchell Jr., and Lu’Cye Patterson.

After trailing by four at halftime, Minnesota came from behind to beat Penn State 69-61 on the road. The win moves Minnesota to 4-8 in the Big Ten, having won four of their last 6 games after starting 0-6.