Nebrasketball: Minnesota Golden Gophers Game Preview

The Nebraska Cornhuskers host the Minnesota Golden Gophers tomorrow night in Lincoln. The matchup marks the only regular season meeting between the Big Ten foes this season.

UNL enters the matchup after a blowout loss on its home court Saturday at the hands of NU, moving Nebraska to 6-17 on the season and 0-12 in Big Ten action. Minnesota enters the game coming off a 71-59 loss Sunday at Iowa, moving the Gophers to 11-9 on the season and 2-9 in Big Ten action.

Minnesota is led by first year head coach Ben Johnson who played during his college career at Northwestern and Minnesota. The Golden Gophers hired Johnson away from Xavier where he was an assistant coach for the past three seasons. He…