It wasn’t Minnesota’s night. The Gophers looked like a team that had played a unique neutral site game barely prior 43 hours later on the road four states away and Ohio State took advantage as they cruised to a 79-59 win in Columbus.
At the end of the day the story is pretty simple. Minnesota got out muscled on the boards and wore out down the stretch. Post-game, Coach Pitino called out the fact that the team needs to be tougher to win on the road in the Big Ten. Overall the Gophers were out-rebounded 42-33, giving up 13 offensive boards leading to 20 second chance points.