University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers at Ohio State
12/29/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (6-6, 0-0) at Ohio State (8-5, 0-0) | |
| Date / Time | Wednesday, December 30 | 6 p.m. CT |
| Location | Value City Arena - Columbus, Ohio |
| Tickets | Click Here |
| TV/Live Video | BTN/BTN2Go |
| Radio | ESPN 1500 |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Ohio State |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Ohio State |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. CT
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Arena: Value City Arena (18,809)
TV: BTN - Cory Provus (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 145/XM 195
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: OSU leads, 84-50
Series (Away): OSU leads, 50-16
Current Streak: L-3
Richard Pitino vs. Ohio State: 1-3
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 733-786
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 16-24
* - excludes vacated games
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team opens its 111th season of Big Ten play on Wednesday at Ohio State.
• Minnesota is coming off a loss to Milwaukee, 74-65, a week ago to close out non-conference play at 6-6.
• OSU has won four straight games entering Big Ten play, including a 73-57 home win over South Carolina State on Sunday.
• The Buckeyes took victories in both of the team's meetings last season, on January 6, 74-72 in overtime, and then in the Big Ten Tournament second round, 79-73 on March 12 in Chicago. Wednesday's game is the only meeting between the Gophers and OSU this season.
• Forward Jordan Murphy was recognized by the Big Ten Conference as its Freshman of the Week on Dec. 7 after he posted two double-doubles (24pts/10rbs vs. Clemson, 19pts/17rbs vs. South Dakota).
• Murphy's 18 rebounds against Chicago State set a new Gophers freshman single-game record, and is the most since Trevor Mbakwe had 18 against North Dakota State on Dec. 11, 2012.
• Murphy has tallied double-doubles in the last three games and in five of the last six Gophers' contests. He is the first Minnesota player with three-straight double-doubles since Kris Humphries in December 2003. Over the past three games, Murphy is averaging 13.0 points and 13.3 rebounds.
• 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. .
• 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.
