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Minnesota 42, Indiana 21

Saturday, November 5, 2005

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- When Laurence Maroney's nagging right ankle sapped Minnesota of its best player early, the nation's top running team opted for Plan B -- Gary Russell. Russell, Maroney's backup, ran 28 times for 188 yards and three touchdowns and even threw a 2-point conversion pass Saturday as the Golden Gophers overpowered Indiana 42-21. "Everybody knows Laurence is a premier back so for me to step up, I think I did a pretty good job," Russell said. Nobody in the Minnesota locker r ...

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