The Gophers men's basketball team locked down the 12th seed in the Big 10 Conference Tournament and will take on 13th seeded Northwestern.

How long can the Gophers keep the season going? Without winning the Big Ten Tournament, it's possible that the end of the season will arrive this week.

Minnesota rallied from two double-digit deficits to force overtime, but did little right in the extra frame in a 75-67 loss Saturday to Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.

If the Gophers men’s basketball team is given the option to continue playing beyond the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis this week, the U head coach said Minnesota will take it.

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Watch as the No. 12 seed Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-16, 7-13 Big Ten) and the No. 13 seed Northwestern Wildcats (16-15, 7-13 Big Ten) try to move on in the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday as

Dawson Garcia and other Gophers seniors came back. Could it happen again next season? Gophers seniors Dawson Garcia, Parker Fox, Lu’Cye Patterson and others will be honored Wednesday vs. Wisconsin, but some of the team’s seniors might be back.

Dylan Harper scored 22 points and made several key plays down the stretch for Rutgers to pull out a 75-67 overtime victory over Minnesota on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J.

BOTTOM LINE: Dylan Harper and Rutgers host Dawson Garcia and Minnesota in Big Ten action. The Scarlet Knights are 10-4 in home games. Rutgers averages 10.5 turnovers per game and is 7-7 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents.

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The University of Minnesota men's basketball team heads to the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday as the No. 12 seed, and faces Northwestern. If the Gophers do enough to earn a postseason opportunity, Ben Johnson says they would accept any invitation that comes their way.