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Gophers Lose Big Ten Opener at Wisconsin
The 13th ranked Gopher men's basketball team lost at #24Wisconsin 68-60 Tuesday night in Madison, Wisconsin. Minnesota trailed by 4 at halftime and tied the game late but the Badgers prevailed in both team's Big Ten opener. Devoe Joseph and Ralph Sampson III each had 14 points to lead Minnesota and Trevor Mbakwe added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Gophers. Wisconsin was led by Bloomington, Minnesota native Jordan Taylor with 22 points. The Gophers are 11-2 overall and 0-1 in the Big Ten and will play at Michigan State at 3pm Friday afternoon, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 2:30.
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