UWGB women proud of effort against Minnesota in NCAA first-round loss
Minnesota scores 22 of the first 26 points of the fourth quarter to doom the Phoenix's hopes of an NCAA Tournament upset.
MINNEAPOLIS – It was better to be in it then to never be close at all. That’s what the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women’s basketball team can take from its 75-58 loss to Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 20 in front of more than 10,000 fans at Williams Arena. The final score looks like the lopsided outcome one might expect when a No.
13 seed must play on the home court of a No. 4 seed. It was far from it.
The Phoenix led the heavily favored Gophers after the first quarter. It led at halftime. It was up after the third quarter.
But those last 10 minutes were difficult to watch for the Phoenix faithful who made the trip here. Everything just unraveled so quickly. In 5 minutes, 11 seconds, to be exact.
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