GOPHERS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY Thursday: 5:30 p.m. at Ohio State • FS1, 103.5-FM Gophers update: The Gophers (6-8, 0-4 Big Ten) are the only Big Ten team without a conference win. They have struggled in January the last phree seasons with a 3-14 record from 2020-23, including 1-6 in January last season. Ben Johnson’s first season also finished with five straight Big Ten losses, including the conference tournament. So the Gophers are trying to end a nine-game conference slide. Dawson Garcia and Jamison Battle combined for 39 points Saturday, but they suffered an 81-79 loss against Nebraska.. Ohio State update: The Buckeyes (10-5, 2-2) haven’t been the same team since starting big man Zed Key went down with a shoulder injury last Thursday in a Jan. 5 loss against Purdue. The Buckeyes got a combined 43 points from Brice Sensabaugh and Justice Sueing in the next game without Key, but…
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