University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers vs. Michigan
2/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| Minnesota (6-17, 0-11) vs. Michigan (17-7, 7-4) | |
| Date / Time | Wednesday, February 10 | 8:00 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 | Michigan |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Purdue |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Time: 8:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN ââ'¬" Cory Provus (Play-by-Play); Shon Morris (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities ââ'¬" Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 83/XM 195
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 144th Meeting (59-84)
Series (Home): 68th Meeting (38-29)
Current Streak: L-8
Richard Pitino vs. Michigan: 0-4
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 733-797
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 16-35
* - excludes vacated games
GAME DAY TID-BITS
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team welcomes Michigan to the Barn on Wednesday evening.
• Minnesota is seeking its first conference victory of the season after starting B1G play without a win.
• Wednesday's game is a Maroon Out, and fans are encouraged to wear maroon along with the Gophers.
• Prior to Thursday's loss at Northwestern, the Gophers had defeats by seven points or fewer in each of the previous five games.
• Michigan has lost back-to-back home games to Indiana and Michigan State, snapping a four-game win streak that began with the 74-69 decision against the Gophers on Jan. 20.
• Minnesota head coach Richard Pitino is seeking his 50th win at the helm of Golden Gopher Basketball.
• 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.
• 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.
