PLAYER OF THE GAME: Christian Watford, Indiana
The sophomore played a big part in putting the Hoosiers on top -- and then taking the disparity to an unreachable level in the second. Watford finished with 12 points and six rebounds.
BY THE NUMBERS
4 Indiana players who scored at least 10 points.
1 Gophers who scored more than six points.
24 The Gophers' greatest deficit, coming with six minutes left in the game.
29.0 The Gophers' shooting percentage in the first half. It didn't get much better in the second (33.3).
7-for-14 The Gophers' performance from the free-throw line.
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