Michigan basketball played Minnesota only once last season, but the Wolverines had plenty of trouble with center Daniel Oturu, who scored a career-high 30 points in an upset win over U-M on Jan. 12, 2020.
Oturu is in the NBA now, butMinnesota is a significantly better team than it was last season. The 17th-ranked Gophers are 10-2 and already have noteworthy wins over Minnesota, Michigan State and Ohio State. If they continue at their current pace, they'll comfortably make the NCAA tournament.
Here's what to watch in Wednesday night's game (7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network):