University of Minnesota Athletics
Preview: Gophers vs. Iowa
2/7/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 7, 2017
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Time: 8:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN - Kevin Kugler (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 137/XM 195
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 176th Meeting (98-87)*
Series (Home): 93rd Meeting (59-33)*
Current Streak: L-1
Richard Pitino vs. Iowa: 2-3
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 739-809*
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 22-47
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Gophers return to Williams Arena for the first time in February, hosting the rival Iowa Hawkeyes in the lone meeting between the two teams. Minnesota is in the midst of a stretch of five straight games against teams they'll only face once during the regular season.
• The Gophers' win Saturday in Champaign marked three Big Ten road wins for the first time in a season since the 2011-12 campaign.
• In the latest edition of the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) as of Feb. 7, the Gophers stand in 24th place. Minnesota is the fourth-highest ranked Big Ten team in the RPI rankings, behind Wisconsin (17th), Purdue (21st) and Maryland (22nd).
• Redshirt junior Reggie Lynch sits among the nation's leaders in blocked shots. The Edina, Minn. native now has 68 blocks on the season, leading both the team and the Big Ten Conference and fourth nationally with an average of 3.1 blocks per game. He is spearheading the Minnesota team blocking effort which leads the Big Ten and ranks second in Division I at 6.4 blocks per game. Lynch is also steadily moving up the single-season records, as he is currently eighth among all-time Gophers in blocked shots. Randy Breuer holds the record of 87 blocks in the 1982-83 season.
• The Gophers will split their time between home and road games over the next three weeks. The Gophers will not have back-to-back Big Ten games at home until February 15 and 19 against Indiana and Michigan. Minnesota, along with Rutgers, is the only Big Ten team that will not have a two-game homestand until February - although the Scarlet Knights hosted Wisconsin on Jan. 28 at nearby Madison Square Garden in New York City and then hosted Iowa three days later in Piscataway.
SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES
• Iowa has won three straight games, the second-longest B1G winning streak behind Wisconsin (7). Two of their last three have come at home, most recently a 81-70 victory over Nebraska on Sunday.
• Peter Jok continues to pace the Hawkeye offense as one of the nation's top scorers. He leads the Big Ten and ranks 27th in the country averaging 20.6 points per game, returning to action Sunday following a two-game absence due to back injury.
• Iowa freshman Jordan Bohannon earned the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award on Monday, and is leading the team in assists (109).
| Minnesota (16-7, 4-6) vs. Iowa (14-10, 6-5) | |
| Date / Time | Wednesday, Feb. 28 | 8 p.m. |
| Location | Williams Arena - Directions |
| Tickets | MyGopherSports.com |
| Travel | Local Weather | Parking | Preferred Hotels |
| TV/Live Video | BTN/BTN2Go |
| Radio | 1500 ESPN |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | Minnesota | Iowa |
| Official Sites | Minnesota | Iowa |
| Social Media | @GopherMBB | Facebook |
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Time: 8:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN - Kevin Kugler (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst)
Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN - Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: Sirius 137/XM 195
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 176th Meeting (98-87)*
Series (Home): 93rd Meeting (59-33)*
Current Streak: L-1
Richard Pitino vs. Iowa: 2-3
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 739-809*
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 22-47
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Gophers return to Williams Arena for the first time in February, hosting the rival Iowa Hawkeyes in the lone meeting between the two teams. Minnesota is in the midst of a stretch of five straight games against teams they'll only face once during the regular season.
• The Gophers' win Saturday in Champaign marked three Big Ten road wins for the first time in a season since the 2011-12 campaign.
• In the latest edition of the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) as of Feb. 7, the Gophers stand in 24th place. Minnesota is the fourth-highest ranked Big Ten team in the RPI rankings, behind Wisconsin (17th), Purdue (21st) and Maryland (22nd).
• Redshirt junior Reggie Lynch sits among the nation's leaders in blocked shots. The Edina, Minn. native now has 68 blocks on the season, leading both the team and the Big Ten Conference and fourth nationally with an average of 3.1 blocks per game. He is spearheading the Minnesota team blocking effort which leads the Big Ten and ranks second in Division I at 6.4 blocks per game. Lynch is also steadily moving up the single-season records, as he is currently eighth among all-time Gophers in blocked shots. Randy Breuer holds the record of 87 blocks in the 1982-83 season.
• The Gophers will split their time between home and road games over the next three weeks. The Gophers will not have back-to-back Big Ten games at home until February 15 and 19 against Indiana and Michigan. Minnesota, along with Rutgers, is the only Big Ten team that will not have a two-game homestand until February - although the Scarlet Knights hosted Wisconsin on Jan. 28 at nearby Madison Square Garden in New York City and then hosted Iowa three days later in Piscataway.
SCOUTING THE HAWKEYES
• Iowa has won three straight games, the second-longest B1G winning streak behind Wisconsin (7). Two of their last three have come at home, most recently a 81-70 victory over Nebraska on Sunday.
• Peter Jok continues to pace the Hawkeye offense as one of the nation's top scorers. He leads the Big Ten and ranks 27th in the country averaging 20.6 points per game, returning to action Sunday following a two-game absence due to back injury.
• Iowa freshman Jordan Bohannon earned the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award on Monday, and is leading the team in assists (109).
Players Mentioned
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