After recovering from a slow start, the Minnesota women’s basketball team couldn’t close late in a 63-57 loss at Kansas on Wednesday night.
Tori McKinney led the Gophers in scoring with 14 points. Mara Braun had 13 points and Grace Grocholski added 12. It was Minnesota’s (4-1) first loss of the season in its first road game of the season.
The Gophers shot just 3 of 17 (17.6%) from the field in the first quarter as the Jayhawks built a 10-point advantage. Minnesota recovered and actually led, 25-23, in the second while outscoring Kansas 19-11 in the quarter.
The Jayhawks led throughout much of the second half, but Minnesota tied the game 49-all, and then closed to 59-57 with 36 seconds remaining. But Kansas closed out the game from the free-throw line.
The Gophers shot 34.4% from the field and were 5 of 23 (21.7%) from 3-point territory.
Minnesota next participates in the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship tournament in the Bahamas in Nassau, Bahamas. The Gophers face South Florida at 3 p.m. on Monday, and either Harvard or Alabama on Wednesday.
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