(Minneapolis, MN) -- The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is taking the bus to Milwaukee for their trip to Friday's first-round N-C-double-A tournament game against Xavier. Using ground transportation saves money, because the distance is below the N-C-double-A's threshold for reimbursing teams team that fly to postseason games. U-of-M athletics director Joel Maturi says they had no plans to ask for a waiver, and that the five-hour bus ride won't affect the team in any way. The Gophers take on the Musketeers in an 11:35 a-m tip-off at Bradley Center. The winner plays either Pittsburgh or Oakland on Sunday, with the survivor headed to the West Region semifinals in Salt Lake City, Utah.