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Border battle today: Could Gophers lineup change spark improvement?

The Gophers men's basketball team needs an offensive spark Saturday against No. 17 Wisconsin

By Marcus Fuller

January 21, 2017 at 8:09PM
Gophers coach Richard Pitino
After making an opening statement after Saturday's 52-50 loss at Penn State, Gophers coach Richard Pitino waited about 10 seconds for questions. Reporters didn't speak up fast enough, so he left. (Brian Wicker — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Marcus Fuller covers Gophers men's basketball, national college basketball, college sports and high school recruiting for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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