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Gophers: Freshman Dupree McBrayer playing himself into larger role

Richard Pitino talked about making a lineup change after the Gophers' humbling 14-point loss to South Dakota State at home Tuesday.

It appears to be coming.

Minnesota's third-year basketball coach said Friday that freshman guard Dupree McBrayer could start and have a bigger role Saturday against Oklahoma State in Sioux Falls, S.D.

"I don't think we're going to abandon anything necessarily," Pitino said. "I think we'll do some different things. We worked a little bit (Thursday) on doing a couple different things. I think Dupree showed he's been pretty good. I think he's starting to evolve a little bit.