After upsetting Southern Cal and UCLA on the road, the Gophers returned with a chance to essentially seal a Big Ten tournament bid against Penn State, another team fighting to extend its season

This isn’t the same Gophers men’s basketball team picked 18th in the Big Ten preseason poll, or the one that started 0-6 in the conference in January. With six wins in the last nine games, the Gophers recently joined conference leader Michigan as the only teams to sweep UCLA and USC on the road this season.