On paper, this is one of our best chances to get a Big Ten win. These two Big Ten teams have each played a very weak non-conference schedule. Both have non-conference strength of schedules that are among the worst in the country.
Can the Gophers take down Fred Hoiberg’s Cornhuskers?
KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN
Team Defense! - Nebraska has 4 kids who are averaging 13.5 or more and all four are capable of going off for 20. This isn’t a game where you can focus on one key guy. I do have slight facial ticks when I recall Keisei Tominaga putting up 23 on the Gophers in the Big Ten Tournament last year.