GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1974-1975 Season

1974-1975 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/30/1974 North Dakota State W 80-47
12/03/1974 Montana State W 78-58
12/14/1974 Northern Illinois W 63-57
12/16/1974 Stanford W 53-52 OT
12/18/1974 @ Loyola (IL) W 66-53
12/21/1974 @ Furman L 66-77
12/27/1974 Pillsbury Classic
vs. Navy		 W 68-35
12/28/1974 Pillsbury Classic
vs. Clemson		 W 66-52
01/02/1975 @ Wisconsin W 61-46
01/04/1975 Purdue W 54-51
01/06/1975 Illinois W 75-47
01/11/1975 @ Ohio State L 67-76
01/13/1975 @ Indiana L 59-79
01/18/1975 Michigan State W 82-71
01/20/1975 Michigan W 67-58
01/25/1975 @ Iowa L 44-53
02/01/1975 @ Northwestern W 70-57
02/03/1975 @ Illinois W 56-50
02/08/1975 Ohio State W 62-53
02/10/1975 Indiana L 54-69
02/15/1975 @ Michigan State L 81-86 OT
02/17/1975 @ Michigan L 65-67 OT
02/22/1975 Iowa W 68-67
03/01/1975 Northwestern W 66-58
03/03/1975 Wisconsin W 65-58
03/08/1975 @ Purdue L 72-100

1974-1975 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Indiana 18 0 1.000 31 1 .969
Michigan 12 6 .667 19 8 .704
Minnesota 11 7 .611 18 8 .692
Purdue 11 7 .611 17 11 .607
Michigan State 10 8 .556 17 9 .654
Ohio State 8 10 .444 14 14 .500
Iowa 7 11 .389 10 16 .385
Wisconsin 5 13 .278 8 18 .308
Illinois 4 14 .222 8 18 .308
Northwestern 4 14 .222 6 20 .231

Season notes:

Coached by Bill Musselman (4th season). The Pillsbury Classic took place at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1974-1975 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. UCLA
2. Kentucky
3. Indiana
4. Louisville
5. Maryland
6. Syracuse
7. North Carolina State
8. Arizona State
9. North Carolina
10. Alabama
11. Marquette
12. Princeton
13. Cincinnati
14. Notre Dame
15. Kansas State
16. Drake
17. UNLV
18. Oregon State
19. Michigan
20. Pennsylvania
1. Indiana
2. UCLA
3. Louisville
4. Kentucky
5. Maryland
6. Marquette
7. Arizona State
8. Alabama
9. North Carolina State
10. North Carolina
11. Pennsylvania
12. Southern California
13. Utah State
14. UNLV
14. Notre Dame
16. Creighton
17. Arizona
18. New Mexico State
19. Clemson
20. Texas-El Paso


1974-1975 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Manhattan 68, Massachussets 51
Providence 91, Clemson 84
Pittsburgh 70, Southern Illinois 65
St. John's (NY) 94, Lafayette 76 		South Carolina 71, Connecticut 61
Princeton 84, Holy Cross 63
Oral Roberts 97, Memphis State 95
Oregon 85, St. Peter's 79


Quarterfinals
Providence 101, Pittsburgh 80
St. John's (NY) 57, Manhattan 56 		Oregon 68, Oral Roberts 59
Princeton 86, South Carolina 67


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Providence 85, St. John's (NY) 72
Princeton 58, Oregon 57 		Princeton 80, Providence 69


1974-1975 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
Syracuse 87, La Salle 83 (OT)
North Carolina 93, New Mexico State 69
Boston College 82, Furman 76
Kansas State 69, Penn 62 		Central Michigan 77, Georgetown 75
Kentucky 76, Marquette 54
Indiana 78, Texas-El Paso 53
Oregon State 78, Middle Tennessee State 67
Midwest West
Cincinnati 87, Texas A&M 79
Louisville 91, Rutgers 78
Maryland 83, Creighton 79
Notre Dame 77, Kansas 71 		Arizona State 97, Alabama 94
UNLV 90, San Diego State 80
UCLA 103, Michigan 91 (OT)
Montana 69, Utah State 63


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
Syracuse 78, North Carolina 76
Kansas State 74, Boston College 65 		Kentucky 90, Central Michigan 73
Indiana 81, Oregon State 71
Midwest West
Louisville 78, Cincinnati 63
Maryland 83, Notre Dame 71 		Arizona State 84, UNLV 81
UCLA 67, Montana 64


Elite Eight
East Mideast
Syracuse 95, Kansas State 87 (OT) Kentucky 92, Indiana 90
Midwest West
Louisville 96, Maryland 82 UCLA 89, Arizona State 75


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Kentucky 95, Syracuse 79
UCLA 75, Louisville 74 (OT) 		UCLA 92, Kentucky 85

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