Top-ranked Indiana continues its pursuit of the Big Ten regular-season title and a probable No. 1 seed in next month's NCAA tournament when it visits struggling Minnesota on Tuesday. The Hoosiers have a 1 1/2-game lead over Michigan State in the Big Ten race and have won four straight contests. Indiana is well-rested with seven days in between games after winning at Michigan State on Feb. 19. The Golden Gophers have lost eight of 11 games.Minnesota badly needs an upset to keep its NCAA tournament hopes from disintegrating further. The Golden Gophers were 3-0 in Big Ten play and 15-1 overall before their season badly unraveled. Minnesota has suffered back-to-back losses of 21 points against Iowa and 26 to Ohio State. The Golden Gophers are 13-2 at home, but the Hoosiers are 6-1 on the road. Indiana's victory at Michigan State ended a 17-game road losing skid against the Spartans.TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPNABOUT INDIANA (24-3, 12-2 Big Ten): Sophomore forward Cody Zeller (1,011) and junior guard Victor Oladipo (1,005) both went over 1,000 career points in the victory over Michigan State to become the 45th and 46th players in school history to reach the milestone. It also gives the Hoosiers four current players with more than 1,000 points as senior forward Christian Watford ranks 11th in school history with 1,642 points and senior guard Jordan Hulls is 29th with 1,261. "It's an honor to coach these guys," Hoosiers coach Tom Crean said of the quartet. "They just keep getting better and better. They keep working. They are very committed to what they are doing and they are developing a great maturity about them." Zeller leads Indiana in scoring (16.6) and rebounding (8.1). Oladipo averages 14 points and six rebounds, Watford averages 13.1 points and 6.6 rebounds and Hulls contributes 10.8 points to go with a team-high 66 3-pointers.ABOUT MINNESOTA (18-9, 6-8 Big Ten): The Golden Gophers committed a season-worst 24 turnovers and shot only 29.2 percent from the field while being drubbed by Ohio State on Feb. 20. The second straight blowout loss left coach Tubby Smith frustrated. "We're looking for the leadership within the team to step up," Smith said. Sophomore guard Andre Hollins averages a team-best 13.6 points and has seven 20-point outings. Junior guard Austin Hollins (11.1) and senior forward Rodney Williams (10.9) also average in double digits. Williams played only eight ineffective minutes against the Buckeyes because of his ailing right shoulder. Senior forward Trevor Mbakwe averages a team-best 8.5 rebounds and also has blocked 42 shots.TIP-INS1. Indiana recorded an 88-81 home victory over Minnesota on Jan. 12 for its third win in the last four meetings. 2. Oladipo has 64 steals, third-most in Indiana history behind Isiah Thomas (74 in 1980-81) and Quinn Buckner (65 in 1975-76).3. The Golden Gophers are averaging only 51.4 points over their last five games.PREDICTION: Indiana 66, Minnesota 57