The Golden Gophers finished the 2018 – 19 season 22 – 14 , 9 – 11 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place . As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Penn State in the second round . In the quarterfinals , they defeated Purdue for the second time on the season . In the semifinals , they lost to Michigan . The Gophers received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East Region . There , they defeated seventh-seeded Louisville in the First Round before being blown out by Michigan State in the Second Round
Big Ten Tournament
2019 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2019–20 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team