Minnesota coach Ben Johnson believes his team is on the right track toward success.Would Johnson and the Golden Gophers prefer to have cleaner early-season victories against nonconference opponents?Yes, of course.But according to the coach, the early bumps are all part of a new roster coming together.”The hardest part is we all want it now,” Johnson said. “But it’s just such a work in progress. We just need to get game reps for guys to get comfortable.”Minnesota (3-1) will get its next repetition when it hosts Cleveland State (3-2) on Tuesday evening in Minneapolis. The Golden Gophers will go for back-to-back wins after rallying for a 59-56 victory over visiting Yale on Saturday.Cleveland State will aim for its third victory in a row. The Vikings beat Eastern Michigan 71-63 in their most recent game on Saturday, which followed a 75-67 win at Valparaiso on Nov. 12.Smith is averaging 11.8 points on 45.7 percent shooting this season. Dylan Arnett leads the team with averages of 13 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while shooting 68.2 percent from the field.