POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>Ohio State Buckeyes (9-5, 1-2 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-6, 0-3 Big Ten)<br>Minneapolis; Monday, 9 p.m. EST<br>BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts Ohio State after Dawson Garcia scored 20 points in Minnesota's 81-61 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers.<br>The Golden Gophers are 8-3 on their home court. Minnesota has a 2-2 record in one-possession games.<br>The Buckeyes are 1-2 in conference matchups. Ohio State is seventh in the Big Ten scoring 81.3 points per game and is shooting 49.5%.<br>Minnesota scores 67.4 points per game, 2.4 fewer points than the 69.8 Ohio State gives up. Ohio State has shot at a 49.5% clip from the field this season, 6.9 percentage points higher than the 42.6% shooting opponents of Minnesota have averaged.<br>The Golden Gophers and Buckeyes meet Monday for the first time in conference play this season.<br>TOP PERFORMERS: Lu'Cye Patterson is averaging 10 points and 3.9 assists for the Golden Gophers.<br>Bruce Thornton is averaging 16.9 points and 4.6 assists for the Buckeyes.<br>LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Gophers: 5-5, averaging 68.6 points, 30.8 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 5.7 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points per game.<br>Buckeyes: 6-4, averaging 83.3 points, 30.0 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.0 points.<br>___<br>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href="https://www.dataskrive.com/">Data Skrive</a> and data from <a href="https://www.sportradar.com">Sportradar</a>.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxNUzhjbFJSLVhScWFqUENGckcwOW41NWpsMmh4aER5cnhzOGRsM3I5UXlqaF92YlUtZWNkdEFrQUlxUTE5RC1wVFlUTkZ5N1Z4V0NVNHBNWGREcEoySkktR0FCV1FSa2NQZ2xOT2FmZFR1cm9NdHZSUHp3eWxUYkMtaUppZnNiMmI2eEFLTkpQcE92bkN2ZEJjLQ?oc=5">source</a>
