University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers vs. Rutgers
2/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 22, 2016
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Time: 7:30 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN - Dave Revsine (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 93/XM 196
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Fifth Meeting (4-0)
Series (Home): Third Meeting (2-0)
Current Streak: W-4
Richard Pitino vs. Rutgers: 2-0
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 734-799
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 17-37
* - excludes vacated games
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team hosts Rutgers in the first of two meetings within an 11-day span.
• Minnesota captured its first Big Ten win of the year in dramatic fashion on Thursday, toppling #6/5 Maryland.
• Rutgers is seeking its first conference win and has dropped 14 straight games, including a 70-58 decision at Penn State on Saturday.
• Tuesday marks the ninth consecutive game against an opponent who is coming off a loss prior to facing the Gophers.
• Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino earned his 50th win at the U with the win over the Terps.
• With the victory over Maryland, the Gophers have earned top-10 wins in seven of the last eight seasons.
• The Gophers saw five players reach double figures on Feb. 10 against Michigan for the third time this season (Omaha, South Dakota) and the first time in Big Ten play.
• Forward Jordan Murphy was recognized by the Big Ten Conference as its Freshman of the Week on Monday, his second such honor (Dec. 7). Murphy posted his seventh double-double of the year (17 pts/11rbs) in the win over then-No. 6 Maryland.
• 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.
• 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.
| Minnesota (7-19, 1-13) vs. Rutgers (6-21, 0-14) | |
| Date / Time | Tuesday, February 23 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Location | Williams Arena - Directions |
| Tickets | MyGopherSports.com |
| Travel | Local Weather | Parking | Preferred Hotels |
| TV/Live Video | BTN/BTN2Go |
| Radio | ESPN 1500 |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Rutgers |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Rutgers |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Time: 7:30 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN - Dave Revsine (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 93/XM 196
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Fifth Meeting (4-0)
Series (Home): Third Meeting (2-0)
Current Streak: W-4
Richard Pitino vs. Rutgers: 2-0
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 734-799
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 17-37
* - excludes vacated games
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team hosts Rutgers in the first of two meetings within an 11-day span.
• Minnesota captured its first Big Ten win of the year in dramatic fashion on Thursday, toppling #6/5 Maryland.
• Rutgers is seeking its first conference win and has dropped 14 straight games, including a 70-58 decision at Penn State on Saturday.
• Tuesday marks the ninth consecutive game against an opponent who is coming off a loss prior to facing the Gophers.
• Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino earned his 50th win at the U with the win over the Terps.
• With the victory over Maryland, the Gophers have earned top-10 wins in seven of the last eight seasons.
• The Gophers saw five players reach double figures on Feb. 10 against Michigan for the third time this season (Omaha, South Dakota) and the first time in Big Ten play.
• Forward Jordan Murphy was recognized by the Big Ten Conference as its Freshman of the Week on Monday, his second such honor (Dec. 7). Murphy posted his seventh double-double of the year (17 pts/11rbs) in the win over then-No. 6 Maryland.
• 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.
• 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.
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