Minnesota 71, at Indiana 48

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Golden Gophers delivered a commanding defensive performance to stun the Indiana Hoosiers 71-48 in a Big Ten women’s basketball game Monday night at a subdued Assembly Hall. Entering the contest as significant underdogs according to advanced metrics, which gave the Hoosiers a 76.7 percent chance to win, Minnesota flipped the script entirely. The Golden Gophers improved to 10-3 overall, while the Hoosiers, who had won eight of their last nine, fell to 11-3. The game’s defining stretch arrived in the second and third quarters, where Minnesota’s defense transformed a competitive affair into a lopsided… Read more...