To say the Gophers men’s basketball team started slow Wednesday is an understatement. Playing without starting point guard Mike Mitchell Jr., Minnesota couldn’t get anything going offensively

Center Dawson Garcia played despite a groin injury, and starting guard Mike Mitchell Jr. and four others were absent for the Gophers.

North Texas completely controlled the tempo of the first half. The Mean Green came into the game playing the fourth-slowest pace in the country, and the Gophers fell right into th

The Big Ten has five games on Wednesday night. Four of the matchups look uninteresting, but Minnesota will face off against a top 75 North Texas squad. Let’s take a look at the schedule. The Gophers entered this season with decent optimism.