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Williams helps Minnesota knock off Northwestern 51-46

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Tre Williams scored 14 points and Jamal Mashburn Jr. 11 and Minnesota snapped a seven-game skid with a 51-46 win over Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Conference tournament on Wednesday.

The Golden Gophers advance to take on fifth-seeded and No. 9 ranked Ohio State on Thursday.

Minnesota pulled out the win despite shooting a paltry 37% (18 for 49) while making just 10 of 24 (42%) from the foul line.

Leaders
Points:	C. Audige	12.3
Rebounds:	P. Nance	6.8
Assists:	B. Buie	4.0
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	No qualifiers
3P%:	B. Buie	36.0%
Steals:	C. Audige	1.5
Blocks:	P. Nance	0.7

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	31-1
2	Illinois	24-7
3	Baylor	28-2
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Houston	28-4
7	Ohio State	21-10
8	Iowa	22-9
9	Texas	19-8
10	Arkansas	25-7
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Baylor	28-2
2	Gonzaga	31-1
3	Houston	28-4
4	Michigan	23-5
5	Alabama	26-7
6	Arkansas	25-7
7	UCLA	22-10
8	Illinois	24-7
9	USC	25-8
10	Florida State	18-7
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Big Ten Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
4 Michigan	14-3	23-5
2 Illinois	16-4	24-7
8 Iowa	14-6	22-9
20 Purdue	13-6	18-10
7 Ohio State	12-8	21-10
Wisconsin	10-10	18-13
Rutgers	10-10	16-12
Maryland	9-11	17-14
Michigan State	9-11	15-13
Indiana	7-12	12-15
Penn State	7-12	11-14
Northwestern	6-13	9-15
Minnesota	6-14	14-15
Nebraska	3-16	7-20
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.3 (203)
Rebounds:	7.5 (319)
Assists:	14.7 (77)
FG%:	43.3% (215)
FT%:	71.8% (145)
3P%:	35.3% (106)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	70.0 (174)
Rebounds:	26.1 (125)
Assists:	14.9 (300)
FG%:	42.8% (154)
FT%:	70.9% (188)
3P%:	33.1% (142)