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Yahoo
09-04-2025
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Gophers beat Belmont 75-63 to win WBIT Championship
Minnesota Golden Gophers players and coaches celebrate after winning the final game of the 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament over the Belmont Bruins at Hinkle Fieldhouse on April 2, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. ((Photo by Doug McSchooler/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)) The Brief The Gophers women's basketball team beat Belmont 75-63 Wednesday night to claim their first WBIT Championship. Tori McKinney had 26 points. Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds. Minnesota finishes 25-11 in its second season under Dawn Plitzuweit. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota women's basketball team is finishing Year 2 under Dawn Plitzuweit with a championship. The Gophers beat Belmont 75-63 Wednesday night to win the WBIT title, women's college basketball's version of the NIT. It was Minnesota's first WBIT appearance. How it happened Why you should care The Gophers got out to an early 11-2 lead over the Bruins and got the wire-to-wire win. Minnesota led 37-23 at half and by as many as 24 points in the second half. Belmont got as close as eight points before the Gophers pulled away. Tori McKinney led Minnesota with a career-high 26 points, shooting 10-of-14 from the field and 4-of-7 from the perimeter. Mallory Heyer had a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Amaya Battle had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Advertisement The Gophers shot 9-of-23 from the perimeter as a team, while holding Belmont to 33.3 percent from the field overall. Bright future for Gophers What's next Minnesota's season ends with a 25-11 overall record. The Gophers finished on a five-game win streak. They'll get Mara Braun back from a season-ending foot injury, and Taylor Woodson back from a knee injury.
CBS News
03-04-2025
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- CBS News
Tori McKinney scores a season-high 26 points, Minnesota beats Belmont 75-63 to win WBIT championship
Freshman Tori McKinney scored a season-high 26 points, Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Belmont 75-63 on Wednesday night to secure the WBIT championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Minnesota (25-11) appeared in a national postseason tournament championship game for the second straight season after losing to Saint Louis in the WNIT finale last year. Belmont (26-13) was playing for a national postseason championship for the first time in the program's 57-year history. Minnesota started the game on an 11-2 run after holding Belmont to 1-of-9 shooting through the opening eight minutes. The Bruins finished the quarter making just 3 of 13 shots with six turnovers. McKinney made 10 of her first 11 shots and reached 26 points with 5:44 remaining in the third to give Minnesota a 50-26 lead. Belmont was 10 of 35 at that point. Minnesota went ahead 63-41 early in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Grace Grocholski. But Belmont came back and Kendal Cheesman sank a 3-pointer with 3:17 remaining to get within single digits, 67-58, for the first time since it was 16-8 in the opening frame. Heyer gave Minnesota a 13-point cushion with 1:56 left on a contested layup with the shot clock winding down. Battle finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Minnesota. Jailyn Banks led Belmont with 17 points and Sanaa Tripp added 13. Cheesman and Tuti Jones each scored 11.
Associated Press
03-04-2025
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- Associated Press
Tori McKinney scores a season-high 26 points, Minnesota beats Belmont 75-63 to win WBIT championship
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Tori McKinney scored a season-high 26 points, Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Belmont 75-63 on Wednesday night to secure the WBIT championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Minnesota (25-11) appeared in a national postseason tournament championship game for the second straight season after losing to Saint Louis in the WNIT finale last year. Belmont (26-13) was playing for a national postseason championship for the first time in the program's 57-year history. Minnesota started the game on an 11-2 run after holding Belmont to 1-of-9 shooting through the opening eight minutes. The Bruins finished the quarter making just 3 of 13 shots with six turnovers. McKinney made 10 of her first 11 shots and reached 26 points with 5:44 remaining in the third to give Minnesota a 50-26 lead. Belmont was 10 of 35 at that point. Minnesota went ahead 63-41 early in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Grace Grocholski. But Belmont came back and Kendal Cheesman sank a 3-pointer with 3:17 remaining to get within single digits, 67-58, for the first time since it was 16-8 in the opening frame. Heyer gave Minnesota a 13-point cushion with 1:56 left on a contested layup with the shot clock winding down. Battle finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Minnesota. Jailyn Banks led Belmont with 17 points and Sanaa Tripp added 13. Cheesman and Tuti Jones each scored 11. ___
Yahoo
03-04-2025
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Tori McKinney scores a season-high 26 points, Minnesota beats Belmont 75-63 to win WBIT championship
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Tori McKinney scored a season-high 26 points, Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Belmont 75-63 on Wednesday night to secure the WBIT championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Minnesota (25-11) appeared in a national postseason tournament championship game for the second straight season after losing to Saint Louis in the WNIT finale last year. Advertisement Belmont (26-13) was playing for a national postseason championship for the first time in the program's 57-year history. Minnesota started the game on an 11-2 run after holding Belmont to 1-of-9 shooting through the opening eight minutes. The Bruins finished the quarter making just 3 of 13 shots with six turnovers. McKinney made 10 of her first 11 shots and reached 26 points with 5:44 remaining in the third to give Minnesota a 50-26 lead. Belmont was 10 of 35 at that point. Minnesota went ahead 63-41 early in the fourth on a 3-pointer by Grace Grocholski. But Belmont came back and Kendal Cheesman sank a 3-pointer with 3:17 remaining to get within single digits, 67-58, for the first time since it was 16-8 in the opening frame. Advertisement Heyer gave Minnesota a 13-point cushion with 1:56 left on a contested layup with the shot clock winding down. Battle finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Minnesota. Jailyn Banks led Belmont with 17 points and Sanaa Tripp added 13. Cheesman and Tuti Jones each scored 11. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: and
