No. 19 Indiana basketball (7-0) visits Minnesota (4-4) to begin Huge Ten play on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Here is what you must know in regards to the matchup.
The Indiana-Minnesota recreation is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Williams Area in Minneapolis.
TV: BTN
Zach Osterman, IndyStar: Indiana 76-65
“On this season’s first battle of Huge Ten coaches previously of Drake, Darian DeVries is in significantly better form. Niko Medved’s rent at Minnesota was rightly greeted with reward, however the highway to constant competitiveness in Minneapolis remains to be fairly lengthy. The Gophers don’t have a lot of a 3-point menace to talk of, and whereas they get to the free throw line loads, they wrestle there. Defensively, they’re a piece in progress. Indiana doesn’t all the time play effectively at The Barn, but it surely’s additionally been some time for the reason that Hoosiers misplaced there.”
Michael Niziolek, Herald-Times: Indiana 80-63
“The backstory to this matchup with IU coach Darian DeVries dealing with Nico Medved is perhaps extra attention-grabbing than the sport finally ends up being. Medved landed the Drake job in 2017 over DeVries, solely to go away the varsity a 12 months later. The success DeVries had as Medved’s substitute finally helped him land the IU job earlier this 12 months. They landed within the Huge Ten on the similar time, however DeVries assembled a extra proficient roster that’s displayed some spectacular chemistry throughout their 7-0 begin. The Gophers look rather more like a piece in progress, having misplaced three straight coming into Wednesday’s recreation. This ought to be a simple double-digit win for the Hoosiers.”
As of Dec. 1
(all occasions ET; with date, day of week, location and opponent, time, TV)
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