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Gophers Host No. 11/9 Michigan State, Honor Willie Burton Sunday
1/25/2020 10:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: FOX – Tim Brando (Play-by-Play); Jim Jackson (Analyst); Andy Katz (Sideline)
Tip Time: 2:01 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield/KFAN 100.3 FM – Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM 380
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 121st Meeting (57-63)*
Series (Home): 57th Meeting (33-23)*
Current Streak: L-4
Richard Pitino vs. Michigan State: 2-8
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 766-838*
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 49-77
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Minnesota men's basketball team returns home for a national broadcast television audience on Sunday afternoon as it hosts No. 11/9 Michigan State. The Gophers will look to split the season series with the Spartans after a 74-58 MSU win 17 days ago.
• Sunday sees the Maroon and Gold welcome the FOX Network to historic Williams Arena, marking the first national broadcast television network to showcase the Gophers at home since 2010.
• On Thursday, Marcus Carr's last-second heroics helped lift the Gophers to a season sweep of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Minnesota won in Columbus for the first time since 2005, which also marked the last time that the Maroon and Gold swept the Scarlet and Grey during the regular season. It also was the first regular-season sweep by the Gophers since doing so against Penn State in 2014.
• Minnesota has been tested early and often, playing one of the nation's toughest schedules. Through the games of Jan. 24, the Gophers' schedule ranks as the second toughest in NCAA Division I according to KenPom.com.
• The Gophers rank highly among the nation's college basketball teams in several categories. As of Jan. 25, Minnesota is 25th in blocked shots per game (B1G: 3rd), and 47th in assists per game (B1G: 4th). Daniel Oturu is seventh in rebounds per game (B1G: 1st), 18th in the country in blocks (B1G: 2nd), and 30th in field goal percentage (B1G: 2nd). Oturu's 11 double-doubles rank sixth in the country and first in the Big Ten. Marcus Carr is 10th in the country in assists per game (B1G: 2nd) and leads the Big Ten in minutes per game (NCAA: 20th). Oturu is also the Big Ten's second leading scorer, trailing Iowa's Luka Garza (23.2 ppg). Gabe Kalscheur leads the Big Ten in total 3-pointers made and treys per game.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State enters the weekend tied with Illinois atop the Big Ten standings at 6-2, coming off a 67-63 loss at Indiana on Thursday night. MSU has lost two of its last three after a 5-0 start to conference play.
• Cassius Winston leads the MSU offense, scoring 18 points along with six assists per game, figures which rank third and fourth in the Big Ten, respectively.
• Michigan State ranks third in the country in assists per game (18.7) and ranks fourth in rebounds per game (42), with the latter category led by Xavier Tillman who ranks third in the Big Ten.
WILLIE BURTON TO BE HONORED SUNDAY
• One of the greatest players in Minnesota men's basketball history will soon find his name among the legends of Williams Arena, as Willie Burton (1986-90) will be honored during halftime of the Gophers' nationally-televised home game against Michigan State on Sunday, January 26.
• Burton, the third-leading scorer in program history, led the team in scoring both his junior (18.6) and senior (19.3) seasons, both NCAA Tournament years. His senior squad advanced to the Elite Eight, earning March Madness victories over UTEP, Northern Iowa and Syracuse before falling to Georgia tech at the Superdome in New Orleans.
• The Detroit native finished his career behind Mychal Thompson (1,992) atop the career scoring records with 1,800 points – a mark that was eclipsed last season by Jordan Murphy (1,802).
UP NEXT
• The Gophers travel to Illinois on Thursday for a 6:30 p.m. tilt on FS1 and KFAN 100.3 FM for their lone meeting this year.
TV: FOX – Tim Brando (Play-by-Play); Jim Jackson (Analyst); Andy Katz (Sideline)
Tip Time: 2:01 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield/KFAN 100.3 FM – Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM 380
SERIES INFORMATION
Series: 121st Meeting (57-63)*
Series (Home): 57th Meeting (33-23)*
Current Streak: L-4
Richard Pitino vs. Michigan State: 2-8
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 766-838*
Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 49-77
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Minnesota men's basketball team returns home for a national broadcast television audience on Sunday afternoon as it hosts No. 11/9 Michigan State. The Gophers will look to split the season series with the Spartans after a 74-58 MSU win 17 days ago.
• Sunday sees the Maroon and Gold welcome the FOX Network to historic Williams Arena, marking the first national broadcast television network to showcase the Gophers at home since 2010.
• On Thursday, Marcus Carr's last-second heroics helped lift the Gophers to a season sweep of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Minnesota won in Columbus for the first time since 2005, which also marked the last time that the Maroon and Gold swept the Scarlet and Grey during the regular season. It also was the first regular-season sweep by the Gophers since doing so against Penn State in 2014.
• Minnesota has been tested early and often, playing one of the nation's toughest schedules. Through the games of Jan. 24, the Gophers' schedule ranks as the second toughest in NCAA Division I according to KenPom.com.
• The Gophers rank highly among the nation's college basketball teams in several categories. As of Jan. 25, Minnesota is 25th in blocked shots per game (B1G: 3rd), and 47th in assists per game (B1G: 4th). Daniel Oturu is seventh in rebounds per game (B1G: 1st), 18th in the country in blocks (B1G: 2nd), and 30th in field goal percentage (B1G: 2nd). Oturu's 11 double-doubles rank sixth in the country and first in the Big Ten. Marcus Carr is 10th in the country in assists per game (B1G: 2nd) and leads the Big Ten in minutes per game (NCAA: 20th). Oturu is also the Big Ten's second leading scorer, trailing Iowa's Luka Garza (23.2 ppg). Gabe Kalscheur leads the Big Ten in total 3-pointers made and treys per game.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State enters the weekend tied with Illinois atop the Big Ten standings at 6-2, coming off a 67-63 loss at Indiana on Thursday night. MSU has lost two of its last three after a 5-0 start to conference play.
• Cassius Winston leads the MSU offense, scoring 18 points along with six assists per game, figures which rank third and fourth in the Big Ten, respectively.
• Michigan State ranks third in the country in assists per game (18.7) and ranks fourth in rebounds per game (42), with the latter category led by Xavier Tillman who ranks third in the Big Ten.
WILLIE BURTON TO BE HONORED SUNDAY
• One of the greatest players in Minnesota men's basketball history will soon find his name among the legends of Williams Arena, as Willie Burton (1986-90) will be honored during halftime of the Gophers' nationally-televised home game against Michigan State on Sunday, January 26.
• Burton, the third-leading scorer in program history, led the team in scoring both his junior (18.6) and senior (19.3) seasons, both NCAA Tournament years. His senior squad advanced to the Elite Eight, earning March Madness victories over UTEP, Northern Iowa and Syracuse before falling to Georgia tech at the Superdome in New Orleans.
• The Detroit native finished his career behind Mychal Thompson (1,992) atop the career scoring records with 1,800 points – a mark that was eclipsed last season by Jordan Murphy (1,802).
UP NEXT
• The Gophers travel to Illinois on Thursday for a 6:30 p.m. tilt on FS1 and KFAN 100.3 FM for their lone meeting this year.
Highlights: Gophers 57, Nebraska 76
Saturday, January 24
Highlights: Gophers 74, Ohio State 82
Tuesday, January 20
Highlights: Gophers 67, Illinois 77
Saturday, January 17
Fan Sinks Half Court Shot
Friday, January 16