No. 19 Indiana basketball (7-0) visits Minnesota (4-4) to start out Large Ten play on Wednesday, Dec. 3. This is what you need to 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 Large 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 street to constant competitiveness in Minneapolis remains to be fairly lengthy. The Gophers don’t have a lot of a 3-point risk to talk of, and whereas they get to the free throw line lots, they battle there. Defensively, they’re a piece in progress. Indiana doesn’t all the time play properly at The Barn, but it surely’s additionally been some time because the Hoosiers misplaced there.”
Michael Niziolek, Herald-Times: Indiana 80-63
“The backstory to this matchup with IU coach Darian DeVries going through Nico Medved could be extra attention-grabbing than the sport finally ends up being. Medved landed the Drake job in 2017 over DeVries, solely to depart the college a 12 months later. The success DeVries had as Medved’s alternative finally helped him land the IU job earlier this 12 months. They landed within the Large Ten on the similar time, however DeVries assembled a extra gifted roster that’s displayed some spectacular chemistry throughout their 7-0 begin. The Gophers look way more like a piece in progress, having misplaced three straight coming into Wednesday’s recreation. This needs to be a simple double-digit win for the Hoosiers.”
As of Dec. 1
(all instances ET; with date, day of week, location and opponent, time, TV)
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