Minnesota rebounded from a dud against Wisconsin by beating Ohio State 77-60 at Williams Arena. The Gophers improve to 3-2 in conference play and 10-2 on the season. Robbins led all scorers with 27 points.
There is no doubt that Minnesota was the better team in all phases of the game today. The Gophers jumped all over the Buckeyes early and never looked back. Both Gach had 7 early points-he finished with 10-including a dunk off a well-drawn inbounds play. Ohio State hung around due to some impressive three point shooting to keep it a six point game at the half.