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Minnesota ends two-game losing streak

Associated Press

Sunday, January 25, 2009

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Minnesota coach Tubby Smith has pleaded with his team to push the ball inside. The Golden Gophers (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today; No. 21 AP) finally made Smith's strategy work on Sunday. Damian Johnson and Ralph Sampson III responded to the new-look offense by combining for 31 points and 14 rebounds and made a series of key plays late to hold off the upset-minded Hoosiers 67-63. "We were really focusing on looking inside today, and I think the guards really worked on getting it i ...

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