Ohio State Buckeyes (12-4, 5-2 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-5, 2-5 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota takes on the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes after Payton Willis scored 32 points in Minnesota’s 68-65 win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Golden Gophers are 6-3 on their home court. Minnesota has a 2-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Buckeyes are 5-2 in conference play. Ohio State is third in the Big Ten shooting 38.0% from deep. Jimmy Sotos paces the Buckeyes shooting 57.1% from 3-point range. The Golden Gophers and Buckeyes match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Jamison Battle is scoring 16.9 points per game and averaging 5.9 rebounds for the Golden Gophers. Willis is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Minnesota. Jamari Wheeler is averaging 7.1…
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