The Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-15, 1-11 Big Ten) will be trying to snap their three-game road losing streak when they face the Illinois Fighting Illini (16-7, 7-5 Big Ten) on Tuesday night. The Golden Gophers are coming off an 81-46 loss to Maryland as 9.5-point underdogs. The Fighting Illini are coming off an 81-79 loss to Iowa as three-point underdogs.
Illinois is 7-3 in its last 10 games against Minnesota.
The Golden Gophers aren’t playing well at the moment and come into this game on a seven-game losing streak. They will try to snap their streak with a win over the Fighting Illini, which will give them their second road win of the season.
Minnesota is averaging 61.1 points per game. They scored 46 points in their last game, making 34.2 percent of their field goals and 14.3 percent of their three-pointers.
Pharrel Payne led the Golden Gophers with 14 points and six rebounds. Joshua Ola-Joseph finished with eight points and three rebounds, while Ta'lon Cooper added five points and four assists.
Minnesota has played well defensively, giving up 69.3 points per game. They gave up 81 points in their last game and will have to do a better job if they want to win this game.
Dawson Garcia (Ankle) is questionable for this game.
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