GOPHERS MEN’S HOOPS VS. OHIO STATE FULLER’S FOUR THINGS TO WATCH: Battle expected back For the first time this season, the Gophers played without their leading scorer Jamison Battle last Saturday, but they still picked up their first Big Ten home win, 68-65 against Rutgers. Battle, who is expected to return Thursday against Ohio State, was out with a non-COVID illness in their last game. That meant the Gophers were missing 18 points and six rebounds per game, but he’s also one of the best three-point shooters in the Big Ten. In his last game, the 6-7 junior forward had 20 points and eight rebounds in an 81-71 loss Jan. 16 against Iowa at Williams Arena. It was Battle’s sixth 20-point performance this season. First-year Gophers coach Ben Johnson learned a lot about his team winning shorthanded with only seven scholarship players. Senior guard Payton Willis is an extension of…
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