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03/19 03:42 CDT Minnesota Golden Gophers take on Green Bay Phoenix in first round of NCAA Tournament Minnesota Golden Gophers take on Green Bay Phoenix in first round of NCAA Tournament By The Associated Press Green Bay Phoenix (25-8, 20-3 Horizon) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-8, 13-6 Big Ten) Minneapolis; Friday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Gophers -22.5; over/under is 123.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Minnesota plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Green Bay. The Golden Gophers' record in Big Ten play is 13-6, and their record is 9-2 in non-conference games. Minnesota is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points. The Phoenix are 20-3 against Horizon teams. Green Bay is sixth in the Horizon with 31.2 rebounds per game led by Jenna Guyer averaging 6.3. Minnesota makes 45.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.8 percentage points higher than Green Bay has allowed to its opponents (37.2%). Green Bay averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.7 fewer makes per game than Minnesota allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Amaya Battle is averaging 10.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Golden Gophers. Mara Braun is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Guyer is averaging 15.1 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Phoenix. Kristina Ouimette is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Gophers: 8-2, averaging 76.4 points, 34.8 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 8.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.4 points per game. Phoenix: 7-3, averaging 69.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.2 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.