After Minnesota beat Penn State in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament, Coach Tubby Smith was asked what his team needed to do to beat Michigan State.  Coach Smith didn’t hesitate in answering, “We need to rebound, all of Coach Tom Izzo’s teams rebound well.”

Most people believed going into the game that the Gophers would play well but fall short to the Spartans.  In the two earlier match-ups in the season, Michigan State beat Minnesota 60-53 and 65-64.

The Gophers played their usual tough on the ball court defense.  Minnesota also dove...

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