University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers vs. South Dakota State
12/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (5-3) vs. South Dakota State (7-1) | |
| Date / Time | Tuesday, December 8 | 7 p.m. |
| Location | Williams Arena - Directions |
| Tickets | MyGopherSports.com |
| Travel | Local Weather | Parking | Preferred Hotels |
| Live Video | ESPN3 |
| Radio | ESPN 1500 |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | SDSU |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | SDSU |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV/Live Video: ESPN3 (Clay Matvick, Play-by-Play; Mac McCausland, Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Minnesota leads, 17-0
Series (Home): Minnesota leads, 17-0
Current Streak: W-17
Richard Pitino vs. South Dakota State: 1-0
Minnesota vs. Summit League: 68-2
Richard Pitino vs. Summit League: 3-1
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team hosts South Dakota State on Tuesday evening, their second straight opponent from the Mount Rushmore State.
• SDSU comes to the Barn having defeated Wayne State, 80-53, in Brookings on Dec. 2. Before falling 64-57 at UMKC on Nov. 28, the Jackrabbits had won their first six games.
• After a pair of double-double performances this past week, Minnesota forward Jordan Murphy has been recognized by the Big Ten Conference as its Freshman of the Week. He posted two double-doubles last week (24pts/10rbs vs. Clemson, 19pts/17rbs vs. South Dakota).
• This is the first time the Gophers are playing two schools from the same state back-to-back in nonconference play since 2002, when the Gophers hosted both Georgia and Georgia Tech on Nov. 30 and Dec. 4.
• 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.
