The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team sputtered early but rebounded to a 76-58 victory in the season opener against the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Friday.
The NCAA's March Madness college basketball tournament is one of the highlights of the sports fan's year, and many came out to sports bars around the area today to take in the action.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers almost let a late lead slip away, but win 62-58 in an important Big Ten match up against the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday.