Gophers cruise, Wildcats fall on Friday

Behind a 29-point performance from Rachel Banham, the University of Minnesota (8-3) women’s basketball team cruised to an 87-49 victory over visiting UMKC (4-6) Friday night at Williams Arena. The sophomore made a career-high 11 field goals, including five from three-point range, while adding seven rebounds, five assists and a block in the win. Watch the highlights now and dive inside for more basketball coverage.

Read the full recap at GopherSports.com.

Despite getting 19 points from Kendall Hackney, the Northwestern women’s basketball team fell 64-46 to Illinois State on Friday. Read a full recap at NUSports.com.

Two more teams play Saturday. Michigan State takes on No. 19 Dayton at 1 p.m. ET, then it’s a battle of ranked teams when No. 24 Florida State faces No. 25 Nebraska.

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