Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson called out his team’s high turnover rate and poor shots early in the shot clock after the blowout loss to San Francisco last Sunday. Recent history repeated itself this Sunday. Minnesota — averaging a Big Ten-worst 14.3 turnovers per game — had 13 giveaways in an 84-74 loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten opener on Sunday night at Value Center Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Last January, Minnesota beat Ohio State 70-67 — one of only two Big Ten wins a season ago. The U’s miscues Sunday, including nine first-half turnovers, put the team in a 42-20 hole, but it battled back in the second half. Minnesota (5-3, 0-1 Big Ten) will look for its first conference win Wednesday against Nebraska. Ohio State (7-1, 1-0) has won six straight. Jamison Battle, who transferred out of Minnesota after last season, had 25 points, including…
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