University of Minnesota Athletics
Game Preview: Minnesota vs. Ohio State
3/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| #11 Minnesota (18-14, 6-12) vs. #6 Ohio State(22-9, 11-7) - BTT SecondRound | |
| Date / Time | Thursday, March 11 | 8:00 p.m. CT |
| Location | United Center - Chicago, Ill. |
| Tickets | Click Here |
| TV/Live Video | ESPN2| WatchESPN |
| Radio | 1500 ESPN | Listen Online |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota| Ohio State |
| Official Sites | Minnesota |Ohio State |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015
Time: 8:00 p.m. CT
Location: Chicago, Ill.
Arena: United Center (20,500)
TV: ESPN2 - Mike Tirico (Play-by-Play); Dan Dakich (Analyst); Quint Kessenich (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: 134th Meeting (50-83)*
Series (Neutral): Second Meeting (0-1)
Current Streak: L-2
Richard Pitino vs. Ohio State: 1-2
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 733-785
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 16-23
* - excludes vacated games
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• #11-seeded Minnesota faces #6 Ohio State in the 2015 Big Ten Tournament second round Thursday.
• The winner of Thursday's game faces #3 Michigan State on Friday in the final quarterfinal of the day.
• The Gophers advanced to Thursday following an 80-68 first round win over Rutgers.
• OSU is beginning play in Chicago having won three of its last four, concluding with a 72-48 loss to B1G regular season champion Wisconsin on March 8.
• On Wednesday, the Gophers set a new single-season school record as they moved to 307 steals, passing the previous mark of 297 set by the 2007-08 squad.
• Senior DeAndre Mathieu (eight assists) and junior Joey King (six 3-pointers) each set new school Big Ten Tournament records Wednesday in their respective categories.
• Senior Maurice Walker has double-doubles in back-to-back games after posting just two in his career prior.
• 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.
