ONE OF THE HOTTEST TICKETS ON THE MINNESOTA SPORTS SCENE THESE DAYS IS A SEAT AT A U of M MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME. THIS YEAR'S TEAM HAS STIRRED QUITE A BIT OF EXCITEMENT, WHICH WILL BE IN EVIDENCE TONIGHT (THURS) WHEN THE GOPHERS HOST THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IN A GAME FOR FIRST PLACE IN THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S WILLIAM WILCOXEN HAS A REPORT... --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 0117 | TIME: 4:01 | OUTCUE: standard. --------------------------------------------------------- THE RIVALRY BETWEEN MINNESOTA AND IOWA MAKES ANY BASKETBALL GAME BETWEEN THE GOPHERS AND HAWKEYES A BIG DEAL. AND WITH THE SCHOOLS TIED FOR FIRST IN THE MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS, THIS YEAR'S GAME IS EVEN BIGGER TH