University of Minnesota Athletics
Game Preview: Minnesota at Michigan
1/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (11-5, 0-3) at Michigan (9-6, 2-1) | |
| Date / Time | Saturday, January 10 | 1:00 p.m. ET/12:00 a.m. CT |
| Location | Crisler Center - Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Tickets | Click Here |
| TV/Live Video | ESPNU| WatchESPN |
| Radio | 1500 ESPN | Listen Online |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Michigan |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Michigan |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2015
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. CT
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Arena: Crisler Center (12,707)
TV: ESPNU - Clay Matvick (Play-by-Play); Sean Harrington (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: XM 84/Sirius 84
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 142nd Meeting (59-82)
Series (Away): 72nd Meeting (20-51)
Current Streak: L-6
Richard Pitino vs. Michigan: 0-2
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 726-775
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 9-14
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• Minnesota returns to the road for the third time in four games of B1G play, visiting Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
• The Gophers are looking for their first B1G win following road losses at Purdue and Maryland and dropping an overtime decision to 22nd-ranked Ohio State on Tuesday at Williams Arena.
• Michigan has won back-to-back conference games, including a 73-64 win at Penn State on Tuesday.
• With 12 points on Tuesday against the Buckeyes, senior Andre Hollins surpassed the 1,500-point mark in his career, the seventh Gopher to do so. He is the only Gopher with 1,500 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.
• The Gophers earned three B1G weekly awards in December: guard Nate Mason was named the Freshman of the Week (12/22), while the Gophers earned back-to-back Player of the Week awards: Andre Hollins (12/8) and Maurice Walker (12/15).
• As of Jan. 8, the Gophers are second nationally in steals per game (11.7) and assists (18.6) and fifth in turnover margin (+6.3) (B1G: 1st in all three). Senior Maurice Walker ranks ninth in the country in field goal shooting (63.2 percent) while senior DeAndre Mathieu is 10th nationally in steals per game (2.56).
• Mathieu leads the B1G in steals and is third in assists. Walker is second in field goal shooting and 18th in scoring at 12.9 points per game. Freshman Nate Mason's 45.3-percent 3-point shooting ranks sixth and he is fourth in steals (2.2), right behind junior Carlos Morris's 2.3 steals per game which ranks third.
• In Big Ten play, Walker is averaging a team-high 17 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, figures which rank ninth and third, respectively.
