Tuesday's Page 2 tipsheet

January 10, 2017 at 6:27AM
Indiana head coach Tom Crean in action during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana coach Tom Crean (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TIPSHEET

KNOW THIS

The Wolves entered Monday with a 5-15 record in what NBA.com terms "clutch" games. That .250 winning percentage in those close contests was the worst in the league.

WATCH THIS

While the 24th-ranked Gophers men's basketball team relaxes and gets ready to face Michigan State on Wednesday, players can watch a couple of "also receiving votes" programs square off when Indiana plays Maryland. 8 p.m., ESPN.

RANDOM FANDOM

"You could redact the names and the press conferences for Brewster and Fleck are almost identical. In fact you could probably make a game of who said what using Fleck, Coyle, Brewster and Maturi as the choices."

"dlzabz" commenting on startribune.com.

TWEETED

"Went to the Gopher Men's game last night. Very impressed. Their length on defense and sharing the ball offensively were both fun to watch!"

— Ex-Gophers great and current Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen.

@Lindsay_13

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TOM SWEENEY • tsweeney@startribune.com Mpls, MN 1/17/2007 Tim Brewster is introduced to the media and fans as the new head coach of the gophers football team
Tim Brewster (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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