Injuries: Gophers guard Braeden Carrington is expected to play Thursday. Michigan’s Jaelin Llewellyn (knee) and Jace Howard (stress fracture) are out.

Forecast: This Gophers-Michigan matchup might seem as one-sided as it has been in years record-wise in favor of the U. Not so fast. The Wolverines have played a much tougher schedule so far with five Quad 1 games (2-3 record), tied for second most in the Big Ten. In comparison, the Gophers have only two games vs. teams viewed by the NCAA tournament committee as the best on you can play on your résumé. And they lost both. This would be Minnesota’s best victory yet this season.

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