After putting together back-to-back, resume building wins, the Gophers are hosting Michigan State. The Spartans spent a couple weeks ranked as high as 4th in the country before dropping their first two Big Ten games to Northwestern and Wisconsin. Now the Spartans come to the Barn staring down a chance to start the conference season 0-3. Can the Gophers get this home win over a good Michigan State team?
KEYS TO A GOPHER WIN
A monster night from Marcus Carr - When Northwestern upset the Spartans, Boo Buie scored 30 points. In their most recent loss to Wisconsin, it was D’mitrik Trice scoring 29.