Going into halftime with a nine-point lead against No. 3 Ohio State on Sunday, the Gophers were pumped to head into the locker room to a standing ovation from the home crowd. They had a losing record in the first month of the basketball season. They wanted to prove they were still a team to take seriously in the Big Ten. After opening conference play with a tough loss on the road, the Gophers behind Marcus Carr’s career-high 35 points treated fans to their biggest win in seven years with an 84-71 upset over the Buckeyes at Williams Arena. The Gophers (5-5) hadn’t beaten a top-5 opponent in the Associated Press poll since No. 1 Indiana fell at the Barn on Feb. 27, 2013. Their last win against a top-10 team was vs. No. 6 Maryland in 2016. That victory resulted in a court storming for Tubby Smith’s squad. The…
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