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Indiana looks to bounce back from embarrassing defeat

Mar 5, 2008 - 1:09 PM Minnesota (18-10) at No. 17 Indiana (24-5) 7:00 pm EST

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana (Ticker) - Looking to rebound from its worst loss of the season, No. 17 Indiana hosts Minnesota in Big Ten Conference action on Wednesday.

The Hoosiers (24-5, 13-3 Big Ten) were dominated from start to finish, suffering a 103-74 setback to Michigan State on Sunday. Indiana trailed, 59-31, at the half.

It was the first defeat under interim coach Dan Dakich, who is 2-1 since replacing Kelvin Sampson on February 22. Indiana also fell out of a three-way tie for first in the Big Ten and is one game behind both Purdue (14-2) and Wisconsin (14-2) atop the conference.

Freshman Eric Gordon scored 22 points and D.J. White added 14 and 12 rebounds to lead Indiana in Sunday's loss. Gordon leads the conference in scoring at 21.4 points per game.

The Golden Gophers (18-10, 8-8) are coming off a 71-57 victory over Ohio State on Saturday and have moved into a fifth-place tie with the Buckeyes in the Big Ten. Lawrence McKenzie scored 20 points in the win.

Indiana won the first meeting this season, 65-60, on January 17.