University of Minnesota Athletics
Game Preview: Minnesota vs. Nebraska
1/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (13-9, 2-7) vs. Nebraska (12-8, 4-4) | |
| Date / Time | Saturday, January 31| 5:00 p.m. CT |
| Location | Williams Arena - Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Tickets | Click Here |
| TV/Live Video | BTN | BTN2Go |
| Radio | 1500 ESPN | Listen Online |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Nebraska |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Nebraska |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2015
Time: 5:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN - Cory Provus (Play-by-Play); Shon Morris (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: XM 195/Sirius 117
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 64th Meeting (49-14)
Series (Home): 42nd Meeting (34-7)
Current Streak: L-3
Richard Pitino vs. Nebraska: 0-2
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 728-779
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 11-18
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• Minnesota closes out the month of January with a home date against Nebraska, their second meeting in 11 days.
• The Gophers have won their last two home games, but fell Wednesday night at Penn State.
• Nebraska dropped a 58-41 decision at Michigan on Tuesday, snapping a two-game winning streak.
• Minnesota has dropped six of its seven conference losses by five points or fewer. The Gophers last suffered six losses by that margin in the 1983-84 season.
• Senior Andre Hollins broke out for 31 points in the win over the Scarlet Knights, tying a career-high with seven 3-pointers. It is his second-highest career scoring game (41 vs. Memphis) and the highest in B1G play. He followed it up at Nebraska with his second career double-double (21 pts., 11 reb.) and a game-high 28 points against the Illini. Hollins is averaging 24.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in his last four contests (55.9 FG%, 58.8 3FG%). Hollins is the only Gopher with over 1,500 career points and 300 career assists.
• Minnesota finished its non-conference schedule with an 11-2 record, including a perfect 9-0 mark at home. It is the fourth straight season the Gophers posted a perfect home non-conference record.
• As of Jan. 30, the Gophers are second nationally in steals per game (10.6) and tied for seventh in assists (17.3), ranking first and second among Big Ten schools in those categories, respectively. Freshman Nate Mason is tied for 18th nationally in steals (2.2)
• Mason leads the B1G in steals while senior DeAndre Mathieu is fourth in assists (5.0). Senior Maurice Walker is third in field goal shooting (.587). Mathieu (2.2 spg) and junior Carlos Morris (2.0) are second and third, respectively, among B1G players in steals. Andre Hollins is 11th in scoring among conference players at 14.6 points per game.
• In Big Ten play, Hollins is averaging a team high 15.9 points per game (B1G: 5th) while Walker is averaging a team-high 8.1 rebounds per game, placing him third in the conference.
