The Minnesota Gophers and St. Cloud State Huskies both had something in common in their opening round games in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Both teams started slow and were the worse team in their matchups against Canisius and Minnesota State respectively for the first period and a half. But both teams shook off the rust and pounced in the final 25 minutes of the game to cruise to opening round victories and setup the third matchup of the season between the Gophers and Huskies. This one will mean a bit more than the home and home regular season series these teams played back in January.