Minnesota had lost four straight, was on the road against Indiana (No. 8 ESPN/USA Today, No. 7 AP) and had lost star forward Trevor Mbakwe to an ACL injury more than a month earlier. Coming into Assembly Hall, where the Hoosiers had won their first 11 games, including over then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 2 Ohio State, the Golden Gophers seemed to have almost no chance. Almost. Austin Hollins scored a career-high 18 points to help the Golden Gophers beat the Hoosiers 77-74 on Thursday night.
