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per Jason:
Here are five reasons why Wednesday night’s game in College Park is one you won’t want to miss. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
--The Gophers have the opportunity to climb into the top four of the Big Ten standings with a victory at No. 24 Maryland. If the Gophers can finish out the season in the top four, they would get a double bye in the conference tournament. Northwestern lost to Illinois 66-50 Tuesday and holds a half-game lead over the Gophers for fourth place.
--The Gophers are riding a five-game winning streak entering Wednesday night’s game. This is the fourth-longest active win streak among teams in the six major conferences. The Big Ten’s top team Purdue has won six straight.
--Maryland was the last team to beat the Gophers almost a month ago on Jan. 28 at Williams Arena. The Gophers held a seven-point lead at halftime, but gave up 59 second-half points to Terps and lost 85-78. It was the Gophers’ final loss of a five-game losing streak that prompted the team to address the problem in a players-only meeting.
--Maryland’s Big Ten title hopes took a blow Sunday against Wisconsin. The Terps entered half a game back of the top spot in the standings, but now sit 1.5 games behind first-place Purdue after the Boilermakers' overtime victory Tuesday night against Penn State. Maryland has four games left on the schedule and Purdue three games remaining.
--The Gophers could use another signature win to boost their NCAA tournament resume. They have one win against a ranked opponent this season (at Purdue) and an overtime loss at home against Wisconsin. Star Tribune beat writer Marcus Fuller projects the Gophers will be a No. 7 seed, possibly a No. 5, if they win Wednesday.
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Go Gophers!!
Here are five reasons why Wednesday night’s game in College Park is one you won’t want to miss. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
--The Gophers have the opportunity to climb into the top four of the Big Ten standings with a victory at No. 24 Maryland. If the Gophers can finish out the season in the top four, they would get a double bye in the conference tournament. Northwestern lost to Illinois 66-50 Tuesday and holds a half-game lead over the Gophers for fourth place.
--The Gophers are riding a five-game winning streak entering Wednesday night’s game. This is the fourth-longest active win streak among teams in the six major conferences. The Big Ten’s top team Purdue has won six straight.
--Maryland was the last team to beat the Gophers almost a month ago on Jan. 28 at Williams Arena. The Gophers held a seven-point lead at halftime, but gave up 59 second-half points to Terps and lost 85-78. It was the Gophers’ final loss of a five-game losing streak that prompted the team to address the problem in a players-only meeting.
--Maryland’s Big Ten title hopes took a blow Sunday against Wisconsin. The Terps entered half a game back of the top spot in the standings, but now sit 1.5 games behind first-place Purdue after the Boilermakers' overtime victory Tuesday night against Penn State. Maryland has four games left on the schedule and Purdue three games remaining.
--The Gophers could use another signature win to boost their NCAA tournament resume. They have one win against a ranked opponent this season (at Purdue) and an overtime loss at home against Wisconsin. Star Tribune beat writer Marcus Fuller projects the Gophers will be a No. 7 seed, possibly a No. 5, if they win Wednesday.
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Go Gophers!!
