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'That's the fun part': Big Ten Tournament is high stakes for Gophers

Minnesota has 'win-or-go-home mentality' for Thursday's game against Michigan State.

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'That's the fun part': Big Ten Tournament is high stakes for Gophers

Minnesota has 'win-or-go-home mentality' for Thursday's game against Michigan State.

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Mark Coyle: Gophers men's basketball will be 'a preseason top-25 team'

"If everybody comes back we'll be a top-25 team preseason next year."

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Purdue's Matt Painter says Ben Johnson has the Gophers going 'in the right direction'

Gophers lost by eight on the road to No. 2 Purdue Thursday night

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Gophers give No. 2 Purdue a fight, but fall short of upset

Dawson Garcia had 24 points to lead Minnesota.

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Ben Johnson's Gophers vision is starting to come to fruition

Minnesota has opportunities to build on its early success, starting Tuesday against Michigan State.

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Gophers' Ben Johnson: Have to 'go through the suck' – 'especially' at Minnesota

"You've got to go through the suck a lot of times."

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Ben Johnson: Must clean up mistakes, get help from 'basketball gods'

Minnesota suffered a heartbreaking loss to No. 13 Wisconsin on Tuesday.

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Gophers see opportunity to thrive if they 'live in the paint'

Minnesota struggled shooting from deep in its back-to-back losses to Indiana and Iowa.

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Gophers face big test at Indiana, but they're keeping the focus on themselves

"If we're not right, it doesn't matter. We're talented enough where if we are right, we can make a competitive game out of it," Gophers coach Ben Johnson said.

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Key to a Gophers win at Indiana? Not getting caught up in 'Hoosier hysteria'

The Gophers are in the midst of a seven-game win streak.

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Ben Johnson stands up for Braeden Carrington after 'irresponsible' transfer rumor

Gophers coach says rumor was 'unfair' to a player who 'has done everything right.'

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Setting Gophers' single-game assists record was Elijah Hawkins taking next step into his own

Gophers point guard has shined the last three games — all wins for Minnesota.

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Isaiah Ihnen finding his rhythm for Gophers men's basketball team

Forward's 13 points off the bench provided spark for U in Saturday's win over FGCU.

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Men's basketball: Gophers leading scorer Dawson Garcia out with ankle injury

He'll miss Saturday's nonconference matchup against Florida Gulf Coast.

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'We need them with us': Gophers' Ben Johnson makes appeal to fans

The Gophers coach tipped his cap to fans after Wednesday's 76-65 victory over Nebraska.

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Pressure for Ben Johnson to make changes amid slow starts, bad finishes

Pharrel Payne, Cam Christie and Mike Mitchell have played big minutes off the bench.