Oregon suffered its first loss away from home this season at Minnesota — the lowest ranked Big Ten team in NET.

Oregon men's basketball turned an 18-point deficit into an eventual one-shot lead Saturday afternoon before losing steam against Minnesota

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Oregon dropped in the polls after splitting games with Washington and Minnesota.

The Gophers (11-9, 3-6 Big Ten) were playing in front of their biggest home crowd of the season, and they fed off their energy as soon as the game tipped off. Minnesota started 10-for-14 shooting from the field and quickly jumped out to a 27-11 lead before giving Oregon (16-4, 5-4) a chance to even settle into the game.

The red-hot Gophers men's basketball team knocked off No. 15 Oregon, 77-69, at Williams Arena on Saturday in front of one of their best home crowds of the season. It resulted in the second straight court storm at The Barn.

The Ducks found themselves playing catch-up for most of the game and they could never erase that 18-point deficit in loss to Minnesota.

The Ducks came back, but the Barn’s best crowd of the season was treated to a thrilling 77-69 win. Coupled with an upset of No. 20 Michigan on Jan. 16, the U has two straight Top 25 wins, and with a victory at Iowa — its first since 2015 — they have won three in a row.

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The resurgent Gopher men’s basketball team goes for a fourth straight win Tuesday at Michigan State, one of their best stretches of basketball since Ben Johnson took over as coach. Johnson says his team finally believes they can win in the Big Ten.