Tuesday’s Big Ten men’s basketball game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Illinois Fighting Illini has been postponed.
The universities announced the postponement on Monday and cited COVID-19 health and safety protocols that will prevent the Gophers from taking the floor.
The game was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. in Champaign, Illinois. It’ll be rescheduled, but the Big Ten has not yet announced specific details.
Minnesota is 7-15 overall and 1-11 in Big Ten play, having lost seven consecutive games. Illinois is 16-7 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten, which it tied with Maryland, Northwestern and Indiana for third place in the conference behind Rutgers (16-7, 8-4) and Purdue (22-2, 11-2).
The Gophers are scheduled to host the Iowa Hawkeyes at noon Sunday, Feb. 12.
