The Minnesota Golden Gophers men’s basketball team delivered its biggest moment of the season on Tuesday night, stunning the No. 22 Indiana Hoosiers 73-64 in their Big Ten basketball opener. The upset instantly energized the home crowd at Williams Arena and gave head coach Niko Medved an emotional breakthrough in his first conference game leading Minnesota basketball .

The Gophers entered the night at 4-4 and on a three game losing streak after a rough stretch in neutral site play. They were shorthanded, already down starting point guard Chansey Willis Jr. to a season ending foot injury, and listed as double digit underdogs against an undefeated Indiana team. Instead of folding, the Golden Gophers controlled the glass, defended with purpose, and delivered one of the biggest early se

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