As the Big Ten men's basketball conference play resumes, the Minnesota Gophers, heading into Thursday's matchup at Michigan, are ranked with their backcourt, led by Elijah Hawkins and Mike Mitchell Jr., being highlighted as arguably the most underrated in the league. Tarris Reed Jr. of Michigan achieved his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, despite the Gophers holding a narrow 56-53 lead with 8:19 left to play. The game has been competitive, with Minnesota overcoming their largest deficit of the game at 44-37 after Michigan started the second half strong, but the Gophers fought back to a tie game subsequently.
Good news: Tarris Reed Jr. has the first double-double of his career with 13 points and 10 rebounds with 8:19 to play against Minnesota. Bad news: Minnesota leads Michigan 56-53.
.@GopherMBB push back and we got ourselves a tie ballgame. šŗ @peacock https://t.co/Qmrolt0eaN
Pharrel Payne with the SLAM. š¤ @GopherMBB š»: Peacock https://t.co/J3CYiPA2Tk
#Gophers face biggest deficit 44-37 with Michigan making three of first four field goals to open second half
That was sharp. š @TschetterWill42 x @umichbball https://t.co/I9va1IuIN9
#ICYMI: Is #Gophers backcourt Big Ten ready? Elijah Hawkins, Mike Mitchell Jr. lead the way for arguably the most underrated backcourt in the league @StribSports @GopherMBB @B1GMBBall https://t.co/jt5XGlcndy
Big Ten men's basketball power rankings: Conference play resumes today. Where do the #Gophers rank heading into Thursday's matchup at Michigan? @StribSports @B1GMBBall https://t.co/Ni2vpSaWX3