Minnesota hosts Illinois following Garcia's 28-point showing

Illinois Fighting Illini (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-8, 1-4 Big Ten)

Minneapolis; Monday, 6 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minnesota -9; over/under is 137.5

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays the Illinois Fighting Illini after Dawson Garcia scored 28 points in Minnesota's 70-67 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Golden Gophers have gone 5-4 in home games. Minnesota is 1- when it wins the turnover battle and averages 12.7 turnovers per game.

The Fighting Illini have gone 3-3 against Big Ten opponents. Illinois is third in the Big Ten with 36.2 rebounds per game led by Coleman Hawkins averaging 6.2.

The Golden Gophers and Fighting Illini meet Monday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Garcia is averaging 15.5 points and 6.7 rebounds for the Golden Gophers. Ta'Lon Cooper is averaging 10.7 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.

Hawkins is averaging 10.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Fighting Illini. Matthew Mayer is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Illinois.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Gophers: 3-7, averaging 65.4 points, 31.0 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.

Fighting Illini: 6-4, averaging 72.4 points, 35.2 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 6.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.