Preview: The 22nd-ranked Gophers (8-1) face Eastern Kentucky (5-4) on Saturday at Williams Arena. The show will go on despite the snow, according to Gophers officials.
Men's basketball gameday: Gophers vs. Eastern Kentucky
December 11, 2010 at 7:06AM
The Gophers will win because ... Devoe Joseph looks like the All-Big Ten tourney player who led the Gophers to the conference tourney title game and Trevor Mbakwe has earned national recognition for his post production. And unlike Wednesday's challenge at St. Joseph's, they get to play at home.
The Gophers will lose because ... Eastern Kentucky has hit 40 percent of its three-point attempts and the Gophers have the worst three-point field goal percentage defense in the Big Ten (37.7 percent).
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Max Brosmer's 1-yard plunge with under a minute remaining, his third TD of the game, gave the Gophers the late lead and Koi Perich's acrobatic interception set off a wild celebration at Huntington Bank Stadium.
