University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers vs. Oklahoma State
12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (5-4) vs. Oklahoma State (5-3) | |
| Date / Time | Saturday, December 12 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Location | Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| Tickets | Click Here |
| TV/Live Video | BTN/BTN2Go |
| Radio | ESPN 1500 |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Oklahoma State |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Oklahoma State |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2015
Time: 7:30 p.m. CT
Location: Sioux Falls, S.D.
Arena: Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
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: Sirius 93/XM 200
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Minnesota leads, 3-2
Series (Neutral): First Meeting
Current Streak: L-1
Richard Pitino vs. Oklahoma State: First Meeting
Minnesota vs. Big XII: 39-32*
Richard Pitino vs. Big XII: 0-1
(* - excludes vacated games)
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team crosses the border to face Oklahoma State on Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D.
• OSU is coming off back-to-back losses, including a home 64-63 defeat at the hands of Missouri State, who Minnesota defeated 74-69 in Puerto Rico on Nov. 20.
• Forward Jordan Murphy was recognized by the Big Ten Conference as its Freshman of the Week on Monday. He posted two double-doubles last week (24pts/10rbs vs. Clemson, 19pts/17rbs vs. South Dakota).
• This is just the second time the Gophers will be playing a game in the Mount Rushmore State. Minnesota defeated the University of South Dakota Coyotes on Dec. 8, 1941, 56-35, in the program's only other trip to the state.
• Senior Joey King was named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Nov. 17 after his performances at home in the opening weekend of the season. .
• King tied his career-high with six three-pointers and established a career-best with 22 points in 28 minutes against UMKC. King finished the game 7-of-10 from the field, including 6-of-9 from behind the three-point line. His previous career-high for points had been 21 points on two occasions, most recently versus Missouri State on Jan. 5, 2013, when he was a member of the Drake Bulldogs. King also had six treys during Minnesota's 80-68 win versus Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament on March 11, 2015.
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team will welcome three new members starting in 2016, as guard Amir Coffey (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins HS), forward Eric Curry (Little Rock, Ark./Southwest Christian Academy) and guard/forward Michael Hurt (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) signed their National Letters of Intent on Nov. 11. The trio represents the highest-rated signing class in Pitino's tenure, as the group is ranked 17th nationally by 247Sports and 20th in the nation by Scout.com. Both publications have listed the Gophers recruiting class as the third-highest ranked in the Big Ten.
