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Big Ten Tournament: Gophers play Northwestern in first round

The Gophers men's basketball team is the No. 10 seed in this week's Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota plays the eight seed, Northwestern on Thursday. If the Gophers win they'll advance to the second round and play second-seeded Michigan. Minnesota will need to win four games in four days and claim the tournament title in order to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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The Gophers men's basketball team is the No. 10 seed in this week's Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota plays the eight seed, Northwestern on Thursday. If the Gophers win they'll advance to the second round and play second-seeded Michigan. Minnesota will need to win four games in four days and claim the tournament title in order to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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