Gophers vs. Indiana: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Meeting Corridor; TV: FSN1; radio: 103.5-FM<\/em><\/p>\n

Pregame studying: <\/strong>Ben Johnson is winning with local talent, just as Mark Coyle had hoped<\/a>.
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Opening bell:<\/strong> The Gophers (12-3, 3-1 Large Ten) have the longest win streak amongst Large Ten groups after Purdue fell earlier within the week at Nebraska. The seven straight victories coming into Friday at Indiana is the longest below Ben Johnson, who opened his tenure 7-0 in 2021-22. The U additionally gained eight straight throughout Large Ten play in 2016-17. The Hoosiers (11-5, 3-2) misplaced two of their first three league video games in January, however these have been street video games at Nebraska and Rutgers. They’re 8-1 at dwelling this season \u2014 solely shedding 75-71 to No. 2 Kansas.
Watch him: <\/strong>Indiana has the most efficient frontcourt duo within the Large Ten with Malik Reneau and Kel’el Ware combining for 31 factors and 15 rebounds per sport. Reneau leads the Hoosiers with 16.3 factors, together with a 34-point sport this season. Ware, a 7-foot Oregon switch, had 13 factors, 17 rebounds and three blocks in Tuesday’s loss at Rutgers.
Accidents:<\/strong> Xavier Johnson and Reneau have been each listed as questionable earlier than Tuesday’s sport, however they each performed for the Hoosiers.
Forecast:<\/strong> Asking the Gophers to win in Bloomington for the primary time since 2012 is a tall activity. Indiana would not seem like a Large Ten title contender, however the Hoosiers are loaded with expertise. Meeting Corridor is the hardest setting Johnson’s gamers have seen but this season. However the Gophers may be capable of pull off the upset if they will hold it shut ultimately. Their previous two victories have been by a mixed 5 factors.
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Marcus Fuller <\/strong>covers Gophers males’s basketball and school basketball for the Star Tribune. He has 13 years of expertise overlaying Twin Cities school {and professional} sports activities. <\/span>
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