It’s a No. 10 seed for the Golden Gophers and they will face No. 7 seed Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.
The game tips off at 11:15 a.m., so it’s the first game of the Round of 64 and will be televised on CBS with a broadcast crew featuring Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner and Dana Jacobson.
Minnesota could have a bit of a home-court feel since the game is being played in Des Moines, Iowa.
If Minnesota wins, they’ll advance to play the winner of No. 2 seed Michigan State and No. 15 seed Bradley on Saturday with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.
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— Minnesota Men's Basketball (@GopherMBB) March 17, 2019
This is the second time in five seasons under head coach Richard Pitino that the Gophers have been invited to the NCAA Tournament. They were a No. 5 seed in 2017 and were upset in their opening game by 12-seed Middle Tennessee.
Minnesota has just one win – 2013 over as an 11-seed over 6-sUCLA – in their last seven NCAA Tournament games dating back to 1999.
Tourney note: North Dakota State will face Duke, the No. 1 overall seed, if they top North Carolina Central in the 16-seed play-in game.
