Update: Minnesota rallied to beat the Stella Azzurra Basketball Academy 84-79.
The Gophers men's basketball team play the first of three exhibition games in Italy at 11:30 a.m. against the team from Stella Azzurra Basketball Academy.
You can click here to watch a livestream of the game.
For more about the Gophers trip, you can click here to read Marcus Fuller's blog,
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