Minnesota defeated Purdue in a game that would have made 1980s basketball proud 71-68. With the win, the Gophers improve to 13-7 on the season and 6-7 in conference play. Marcus Carr led all scorers with 19 points.
The game was a street fight. One game removed from fouls called if a player so much as breathed on an opponent, Minnesota and Purdue returned to a good old Big Ten slugfest. With the hilariously poor shooting from distance from both teams, one might have been reasonably confused with a game from the early 80s.
Fortunately, Minnesota came out on top on the back of some key late makes and excellent defense against a very dangerous Purdue team.