Live Blog: Final: Minnesota 73, Indiana basketball 64

Indiana basketball freshman guard Aleksa Ristic was listed as questionable heading into tonight’s game. A positive sign for his return.

UPDATE: Aleksa Ristic is available tonight vs Minnesota Indiana basketball head coach Darian DeVries confirmed.

G – Tayton Conerway

G – Conor Enright

G – Lamar Wilkerson

F – Tucker DeVries

F – Reed Bailey

Wide open lane for Tayton Conerway leads to a two-hand slam. Hoosiers on the board first. Minnesota would tie it.

Reed Bailey with a nice roll off the pick and Tucker DeVries finds him for the same. Minnesota would take the lead with a three.

Wilkerson drives and gets a floater to take the lead back. He would then pick up his first foul however. Minnesota scored and took the lead.

Conor Enright would draw a shooting foul. He would go 1-2.

Sam Alexis comes and quickly scores off a Wilkerson steal. Hoosiers get a stop and Tayton Conerway hits a deep three.

Tucker DeVries will an air ball. He has not bee able to settle this game.

Hoosiers on a 2:21 scoring drought. Getting real sluggish right now.

Aleksa Ristic has checked in for the first time this season.

Minnesota leads 15-12 now.

DeVries misses another three but Alexis rebounds and gets a second chance bucket.

Enright turns over the ball but DeVries makes a nice defensive stop in transition and we go to break.

Reed Bailey misses a layup. Enright comes up for the rebound and find DeVries for the three. Minnesota would then get called for an offensive foul.

Conerway explodes in the lane gives Indiana basketball the lead back.

Conerway hits an another three. He is 2-3 from deep thus far.

Tucker DeVries hits a three and extends 25-19.

Sisley checks back in with 2 fouls.

Alexis extends lead to 27-19.

Tucker DeVries gets the steal but somewhat jobs on the fast break and gets blocked. Very odd play by him.

Things getting a little chippy between both teams. Minnesota now in the bonus the last 3:09 this half.

Gophers cut the lead to 29-26.

Conerway picked up his 2nd foul.

Indiana basketball with some major foul trouble right now. Refs calling a lot on the Hoosiers.

Wilkerson gets fouled and he goes 2-2 at the line.

Strong take by Reed Bailey gets him to the line. He goes 2-2.

Cade Tyson hits a three to tie the game at 33. Tucker DeVries misses a three at the buzzer.

Minnesota ends the half on a 11-4 run.

Reed Bailey gets fouled on a shot attempt around the basket. He goes 1-2 at the line.

Minnesota three takes the lead back.

Darian DeVries using a challenge here to determine a possession. Still 18:32 left in the 2nd half.

Wilkerson with a strong drives gets him to the line. He goes 1-2.

Another steal by Conerway gets him fouled in transition. He goes 0-2 at the line however.

Bailey gets fouled and we go to break.

Trent Sisley hits a big three to give Indiana the lead.

Teams trade leads back-and-forth.

What a play! DeVries misses a three, Sisley then pops the ball up and Alexis catches it for the slam.

Three by Minnesota ties it at 43. They would then hit a three to take the lead.

Wilkerson backdoor cuts the lead down to three.

Wilkerson hits a much-needed three to cut the lead down to 5. He then gets a clean block on the defensive end. Sisley missed a three, however.

Hoosiers get a stop and then DeVries hits a three. 53-51 Minnesota. Timeout Minnesota with 7:47 left.

Minnesota extends lead back to 6 again.

Wilkerson with another terrific cut cuts the lead back down to 4.

Minnesota leads 62-53.

Three by Minnesota and the lead is 10.

Conerway cuts it down to 6.

There was a challenge by Minnesota on if the ball was out on Conerway. They won the challenge. 3:04 left.

Wilkerson three cuts the Minnesota lead down to 65-62.

Minnesota extends lead to 67-62.

Sisley and DeVries missed three-point attempts. Minnesota now leads 69-62.