Dawson Garcia scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and reserve Brennan Rigsby scored 14 points and Minnesota pulled away from Penn State at the end for a 69-61 win on Tuesday night.

The Alexandria girls basketball team (19-3) is ranked No. 5 in Class 3A and plays at Sartell-St. Stephen (15-6) at 7:15 p.m.

So what kind of shape are the Illini in as they roll into Minneapolis for Saturday's matchup against middling but still-dangerous Minnesota (12-11, 4-8)? "Lot of flu still going around.