Gophers guard Marcus Carr has been one of the most explosive scorers in college basketball this season. That’s exactly why Big Ten opponents will continue to make life difficult for the junior standout to carry his team offensively each and every night. The No. 21 Gophers (9-2, 2-2 Big Ten) learned the hard way in both of their losses this season that when opposing defenses slow down their best player, things can go haywire. They have a chance to prove they’re not a one-man show Sunday night against No. 25 Ohio State (8-2, 2-2). “It’s not NBA basketball when you’re doing isolations,” Gophers coach Richard Pitino said. “You can’t rely on Marcus scoring 30 points a game. I think that offensively the Illinois and Wisconsin games had a lot of similarities. We didn’t respond through the course of the game the right way.” The Gophers were held to 23% shooting…
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