Gophers women’s basketball coach Lindsay Whalen has tried to address the issue. She has simulated halftimes during practice, talked with the team about it. More recently she has tried to alternate her rotations with the idea of keeping key players fresher. None of it has worked. The Gophers’ inability to execute coming out of halftime cost them again in a 83-59 loss at 11th-ranked Ohio State on Sunday. To be fair, the Gophers struggled to start both halves Sunday in Columbus. The Buckeyes opened the game 11-2 before Minnesota played them even the rest of the first half. But the third quarter? From start to finish it was Ohio State. Gophers forward Kadi Sissoko scored the first basket of the third quarter, Ohio State the next 15 points. By the time the quarter ended Ohio State had outscored them 27-11, expanding a nine-point halftime lead to 25 points. “We’ll keep…
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