Minnesota welcomes Cleveland St. in 2019-20 opener

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Cleveland State (0-0) vs. Minnesota (0-0)

Williams Arena, Minneapolis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota opens its 2019-20 campaign by hosting the Cleveland State Vikings. Cleveland State went 10-21 last year and finished ninth in the Horizon, while Minnesota ended up 22-14 and finished seventh in the Big Ten.

DID YOU KNOW: Minnesota limited its 12 non-conference opponents to an average of just 67.3 points per game last year. The Golden Gophers offense put up 77.8 points per contest on their way to an 11-1 record against non-Big Ten competition. Cleveland State went 3-8 against non-conference teams in 2018-19.