Hartman: Gophers shoot for sixth seed in Big Ten tournament

If the Gophers men's basketball team can win games at Nebraska on Wednesday and at Purdue on Saturday in the final week of the Big Ten regular season, it could finish as high as sixth in the conference, which would mean it would face the 11th-place team in the first round of the league tournament. A big key for the team is having senior forward Rodney Williams perform like he did in Saturday's 73-44 victory against Penn State. His injured shoulder appeared much better, as Williams scored 10 points, including a couple spectacular plays, and added seven rebounds against the Nittany Lions. He had seven points and five rebounds in the 77-73 upset of No. 1 Indiana on Tuesday. Gophers coach Tubby...