Minnesota Basketball: Gophers Host #5 Purdue - OPEN THREAD

When Purdue comes to town the games are typically quite entertaining. Consider the last 5 games played in the Barn between these two teams. The Boilermakers hold a 3-2 edge in wins but all but one game was decided by 4 points or less. But that seems unlikely this time around. Stranger things have happened in college basketball, right?

KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN

DEFEND - Making only 31% of our shots is one thing, allowing your opponent to make 50% of theirs is inexcusable.

Return of Murphy - Jordan Murphy’s double-double streak came to a crashing halt in Evanston. Now he faces probably the toughest frontcourt in the Big Ten, but he needs to dominate the paint. Tall order, but if we want to upset…