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Gopher Basketball to Play Oklahoma State...in Sioux Falls

Marcus Fuller sent out this tweet today, announcing that the Gophers will be playing the Cowboys of Oklahoma State this season and the game will be a neutral site game to be played at the Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

#Gophers men's basketball will play Oklahoma St. on Dec. 12 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD, per sources. Nice non-conf. matchup.

— Marcus R. Fuller (@GophersNow) June 26, 2015

Soon after the tweet the University did send out an official press release to confirm.

"We set out to add a marquee opponent in December to test us right before Big Ten play," said head coach Richard Pitino.