Cade Tyson’s ankle injury will likely keep him out when the Gophers play Wisconsin on Wednesday at Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.
“He’s probably doubtful,” head coach Niko Medved told the Pioneer Press on Tuesday. “I don’t think that is probably going to happen. Hopefully, it’s nothing long-term, but we will keep evaluating and we will take it day by day.”
Tyson, who is third in the Big Ten at 20.1 points per game, injured his ankle in the second half of the 76-57 loss to then-No. 7 Nebraska at Williams Arena on Saturday. He went to the locker room for treatment and returned to the bench but didn’t re-enter the game. The Cornhuskers took further control when the key U player went down.
The Gophers (10-10, 3-6 Big Ten) have lost five straight and already have four scholarship players out, including two starters in point guard Chansey Willis Jr. and center Robert Vaihola.
Minnesota has been using a seven-man rotation and it will go down to six players without Tyson, who has started all 20 games. The transfer from North Carolina averages a team-high 35.9 minutes per game, while adding 5.5 rebounds per contest.
Reserves Grayson Grove and Kai Shinholster are candidates to move into the starting lineup. Both of those freshman will likely have to play many more minutes.
“We are running on fumes,” Medved said. “We will have to look at some different lineups and things like that. … Could we get some minutes potentially out of Max Gizzi and Nehemiah (Turner)? Some of those could be on the table, depending on matchups and where we are at in the game.”
The Badgers (14-6, 6-3) beat Minnesota on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from John Blackwell in a 78-75 win at The Barn on Jan. 13.
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