Gophers standout junior Marcus Carr taking his first shot attempt of the game with 7:22 left in the first half Sunday wasn’t the new offensive game plan Richard Pitino had in mind for his basketball team. The Big Ten’s third leading scorer got his teammates involved early Sunday, but Carr eventually just couldn’t find many good shots against Ohio State’s swarming defense. Carr’s slow start wasn’t the worst thing to happen. The No. 21 Gophers found another go-to guy with 7-footer Liam Robbins scoring 16 of his 27 points in the first half, go along with 14 rebounds and five blocks in a 77-60 against victory against the No. 25 Buckeyes at Williams Arena. Robbins, a Drake transfer, came two points away from tying his career-high 29 points against Loyola-Chicago last season. He also had a 27-point effort earlier this season against Missouri-Kansas City. Carr finished with 15 points on…
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