University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, December 8
Minneapolis
3:00 PM
University of Minnesota
vs
Arkansas State
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/ Men's Basketball
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Photo by: Bruce Kluckhohn
Gophers Return to Non-Conference Play Saturday vs. Arkansas State
12/7/2018 1:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018
Time: 3:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN Plus
Radio: Learfield/KTLK 1130 AM/103.5 FM – Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM 381/972
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Second Meeting (1-0)
Series (Home): Second Meeting (1-0)
Current Streak: W-1
Richard Pitino vs. Arkansas State: 3-0
Minnesota vs. Sun Belt: 10-1
Richard Pitino vs. Sun Belt: 14-4
STARTING FIVE
• The Minnesota men's basketball team returns to non-conference play Saturday against Arkansas State. After just two home games in the month of November, the Gophers are in the midst of a five-game homestand that will last throughout December.Â
• Minnesota has amassed a record of 12-1 against the current membership of the Sun Belt Conference. That total includes the following individual opponent records: Arkansas-Little Rock (1-1), Arkansas State (1-0), Appalachian State (1-0), Coastal Carolina (2-0), Georgia Southern (1-0), Georgia State (1-0), Louisiana Lafayette (2-0), Louisiana Monroe (1-0), Texas Arlington (2-0).
• Junior guard Amir Coffey poured in 32 points to help lead the Gophers past 24th-ranked Nebraska on Wednesday. It was a career-high for the Hopkins, Minn., native, and the most by any Big Ten player this season. Coffey has scored in double figures in every game and ranks 13th in the conference in scoring (16.2), as of December 7.Â
• This week, senior forward Jordan Murphy became the 11th player in Big Ten history with 1,400+ points and 1,000+ career rebounds. Additionally, Murphy broke Jim Brewer's 45-year old school record when he scored 18 points and 13 rebounds on Wednesday for his 52nd career double-double.  Murphy ranks second in the nation in rebounding (12.1)  and double-doubles (seven) this season.
• There are several familiar faces on the Red Wolves bench. Head coach Mike Balado was an assistant for Richard Pitino during his tenure at Florida International, while Arkansas State assistant coach Casey Stanley spent one season as the Gophers' video coordinator in 2013-14. This will be Coach Pitino's fourth time facing Arkansas State, after doing so twice while both FIU and A-State were members of the Sun Belt Conference.Â
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Date: Saturday, December 8, 2018
Time: 3:00 p.m. CT
Location: Minneapolis, Minn.
Arena: Williams Arena (14,625)
TV: BTN Plus
Radio: Learfield/KTLK 1130 AM/103.5 FM – Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM 381/972
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Second Meeting (1-0)
Series (Home): Second Meeting (1-0)
Current Streak: W-1
Richard Pitino vs. Arkansas State: 3-0
Minnesota vs. Sun Belt: 10-1
Richard Pitino vs. Sun Belt: 14-4
STARTING FIVE
• The Minnesota men's basketball team returns to non-conference play Saturday against Arkansas State. After just two home games in the month of November, the Gophers are in the midst of a five-game homestand that will last throughout December.Â
• Minnesota has amassed a record of 12-1 against the current membership of the Sun Belt Conference. That total includes the following individual opponent records: Arkansas-Little Rock (1-1), Arkansas State (1-0), Appalachian State (1-0), Coastal Carolina (2-0), Georgia Southern (1-0), Georgia State (1-0), Louisiana Lafayette (2-0), Louisiana Monroe (1-0), Texas Arlington (2-0).
• Junior guard Amir Coffey poured in 32 points to help lead the Gophers past 24th-ranked Nebraska on Wednesday. It was a career-high for the Hopkins, Minn., native, and the most by any Big Ten player this season. Coffey has scored in double figures in every game and ranks 13th in the conference in scoring (16.2), as of December 7.Â
• This week, senior forward Jordan Murphy became the 11th player in Big Ten history with 1,400+ points and 1,000+ career rebounds. Additionally, Murphy broke Jim Brewer's 45-year old school record when he scored 18 points and 13 rebounds on Wednesday for his 52nd career double-double.  Murphy ranks second in the nation in rebounding (12.1)  and double-doubles (seven) this season.
• There are several familiar faces on the Red Wolves bench. Head coach Mike Balado was an assistant for Richard Pitino during his tenure at Florida International, while Arkansas State assistant coach Casey Stanley spent one season as the Gophers' video coordinator in 2013-14. This will be Coach Pitino's fourth time facing Arkansas State, after doing so twice while both FIU and A-State were members of the Sun Belt Conference.Â
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