University of Minnesota Athletics
Game Preview: Minnesota vs. Rutgers
3/10/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| #11 Minnesota (17-14, 6-12) vs. #14 Rutgers(10-21, 2-16) - BTT First Round | |
| Date / Time | Wednesday, March 11 | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| Location | United Center - Chicago, Ill. |
| Tickets | Click Here |
| TV/Live Video | BTN | BTN2Go |
| Radio | 1500 ESPN | Listen Online |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota| Rutgers |
| Official Sites | Minnesota |Rutgers |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Time: 6:00 p.m. CT
Location: Chicago, Ill.
Arena: United Center (20,500)
TV: BTN - Kevin Kugler (Play-by-Play); Shon Morris
(Analyst); Rick Pizzo (Sideline)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities -
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
National Radio: Compass Media Networks -
Matt Smith (Play-by-Play); Rick Mahorn (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: XM 91/Sirius 91 (Compass)
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Fourth Meeting (3-0)
Series (Neutral): Second Meeting (1-0)
Current Streak: W-3
Richard Pitino vs. Rutgers: 1-0
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 732-785
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 15-23
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• #11-seeded Minnesota faces #14 Rutgers in the 2015 Big Ten Tournament first round Wednesday.
• The winner of Wednesday's game faces #6 Ohio State on Thursday in the final game of the day.
• In the Gophers' half of the bracket, Minnesota has faced every possible opponent just once each this season. The Gophers are 2-4 against that group with wins over #3 Michigan State and #14 Rutgers.
• Rutgers has dropped 14 straight decisions, including a 79-69 loss at Michigan to end the regular season.
• The Gophers win over the Spartans on Feb. 26 was their first in East Lansing since 1997 (later vacated) and their first win over a top-25 opponent this season. The victory also guaranteed Minnesota's eighth consecutive season with a winning overall record.
• Senior Andre Hollins sits in fourth on the Gophers career scoring list with 1,752 points, needing 25 points to tie Randy Breuer for third in the record books. Hollins also needs seven 3-pointers to tie Blake Hoffarber for the school's career record of 279.
• As of March 9, the Gophers are fifth in the nation in steals per game (9.6) and fifth in turnover margin (4.8), leading the Big Ten in those categories. Minnesota is 16th in Division I in assists per game (15.8). DeAndre Mathieu is 24th nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.7) while Andre Hollins is 24th in 3-point shooting (.423).
• Mathieu leads the B1G in steals and senior Maurice Walker is second in field goal shooting (.576). Junior Carlos Morris (1.8) and freshman Nate Mason (1.8) are tied for second in steals. Andre Hollins is 13th in scoring among conference players at 14.3 points per game, while Walker's 6.6 rebounds per game is sixth.
• In Big Ten play, Hollins averaged a team high 14.8 points per game (B1G: 11th) while Walker posted a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game (B1G: 5th) and 1.6 steals per game in B1G games, second in the Big Ten. Hollins's 48 3-pointers in conference play were the second most by any Big Ten player.
