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per BTN:
Biggest surprise: Minnesota. Northwestern would be the obvious answer had it not lost to Illinois at home to open the week. The Gophers entered the week floundering, losers of five in a row after a 3-1 Big Ten start that had propelled them into the rankings. Now, the Golden Gophers are winners of three in a row (at Illinois, Iowa, at Rutgers) and looking primed to make a run at an NCAA bid with an 18-7 mark and a 6-6 Big Ten record, a year after going 8-23 (2-16). And four of Minnesota’s last six games are at home. Looking good in Dinkytown for a program that hasn’t been in the NCAA tourney since 2013, when Tubby Smith was coach.
Best stat line: Jordan Murphy, Minnesota. The previously struggling sophomore hit 10-of-13 shots en route to scoring a career-high 25 points in Minnesota’s 101-89 double OT win vs. Iowa on Wednesday; he also pulled down 19 rebounds and swatted four shots. Can’t ignore Vincent Edwards’ clean (8-of-11) 26-point, eight-rebound, three-steal night in Purdue’s road win at rival Indiana, either.
http://btn.com/2017/02/13/dienhart-best-of-week-7-in-big-ten-conference-play/
Go Gophers!!
Biggest surprise: Minnesota. Northwestern would be the obvious answer had it not lost to Illinois at home to open the week. The Gophers entered the week floundering, losers of five in a row after a 3-1 Big Ten start that had propelled them into the rankings. Now, the Golden Gophers are winners of three in a row (at Illinois, Iowa, at Rutgers) and looking primed to make a run at an NCAA bid with an 18-7 mark and a 6-6 Big Ten record, a year after going 8-23 (2-16). And four of Minnesota’s last six games are at home. Looking good in Dinkytown for a program that hasn’t been in the NCAA tourney since 2013, when Tubby Smith was coach.
Best stat line: Jordan Murphy, Minnesota. The previously struggling sophomore hit 10-of-13 shots en route to scoring a career-high 25 points in Minnesota’s 101-89 double OT win vs. Iowa on Wednesday; he also pulled down 19 rebounds and swatted four shots. Can’t ignore Vincent Edwards’ clean (8-of-11) 26-point, eight-rebound, three-steal night in Purdue’s road win at rival Indiana, either.
http://btn.com/2017/02/13/dienhart-best-of-week-7-in-big-ten-conference-play/
Go Gophers!!
