Not so fast
Richard Pitino promised his Gophers would play a fast-paced style, but the first-year coach has learned that's a tall order in the grinding world of the Big Ten:
TeamPossessions
per 40 minutes
Iowa69
Ohio State 66
Purdue65.6
Nebraska65.5
Penn State65.5
Indiana65.4
Wisconsin65.3
Gophers65.2
Illinois65
Michigan State64.1
Michigan62.9
Northwestern62
Big Ten games only
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