The Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team had low expectations entering Big Ten play, but then they shocked Indiana in their opener.

A night like this provides hope. It provides belief that maybe better days are around the corner. The Gophers men’s basketball program has wandered through the wilderness for a long time. Way too long,

Indiana makes its first foray into Big Ten play Wednesday when it travels to play Minnesota (4-4) in the conference debut for coach Darian DeVries.

The Gophers men's basketball team will be without starting guard Chansey Willis for the rest of the season after he suffered a broken foot against Stanford last week that will require surgery.

BREAKING: Gophers starting PG Chansey Willis Jr. will miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury, Niko Medved announced today. He started the first 7 games of the season, averaging 6.3p, 3.0r and 3.3a per game. They will pursue a medical redshirt.… pic.twitter.com/fzgAgzMD47

The 4-4 Minnesota Gophers beat undefeated Indiana 73-64 in their Big Ten opener. All five Gopher starters reached double-figures with Langston Reynolds and Cade Tyson each with 17. This was the first time Minnesota has defeated Indiana since 2019,