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Minnesota Hosts Rutgers Sunday to Kick off Februrary
1/31/2020 4:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MINNEAPOLIS -- Meeting in Minneapolis for the second consecutive Super Bowl Sunday, Minnesota (13-8, 3-7 B1G) hosts RV/NR Rutgers (16-4, 6-3) in the only matchup between the teams this year.
The game, which starts at 2 p.m., can be seen on ESPN2 and heard on the Gophers' radio home, 96.7 KFAN Plus.
PROMOTIONS
FACING RUTGERS
LAST SEASON AGAINST THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
RECAPPING THE WIN OVER NEBRASKA
OFFENSE UP IN YEAR TWO UNDER WHALEN
• Converting turnovers into points has been a trend for the Gophers all season. There have been only four games this year where they have failed to earn at least one point for every turnover forced. The Gophers have turned 361 takeaways into 413 points this year, an average of 1.14 points for every turnover forced.
The game, which starts at 2 p.m., can be seen on ESPN2 and heard on the Gophers' radio home, 96.7 KFAN Plus.
PROMOTIONS
• National Girls & Women in Sports Game - $5 Tickets available
• Black History Month Celebration
• Lindsay Whalen Bobblehead Game #1 - Buy Now
• Postgame Autographs - Kehinde Bello, Jasmine Powell, Sara Scalia, Kadi Sissoko and Barbora Tomancova
THE OPENING TIP-OFF
• Black History Month Celebration
• Lindsay Whalen Bobblehead Game #1 - Buy Now
• Postgame Autographs - Kehinde Bello, Jasmine Powell, Sara Scalia, Kadi Sissoko and Barbora Tomancova
• Minnesota is 8-5 this season in home games, outscoring teams by an average of 74-64. After dropping the season opener at home, the Gophers won seven straight at Williams Arena, which was one off cracking the top 10 longest home win streaks in program history. Minnesota lost its next four at The Barn before snapping the skid with a 67-61 over Nebraska Thursday night. Gadiva Hubbard is the team's top scorer at home this year at 11.6 points per game, while Taiye Bello is not far behind her at 11.4 points and a team-best 9.7 rebounds per home contest. Jasmine Powell is also in double figures at home this year at 10.2 points per game.
• The Gophers lead the Big Ten and rank 29th in the country in free throw percentage at 75.4 percent, making 244 of 324 attempts. That figure is on pace to be the fifth best in school history and the best since the 2015-16 campaign. The next closest Big Ten team to Minnesota in percentage is Iowa at 74.6 percent.
• Senior Taiye Bello has posted 10 double-doubles this year. She had a stretch of four straight at toward the end of the non-conference and now has three in her last four games. She also has had five other performances this year where she was either one point or one rebound away from a double-double. Her 10 double-doubles lead the Big Ten and are 18th nationally. In her career, Bello has 25 double-doubles to rank sixth in Gophers history, and the Gophers are 21-4 in those games. Though her season averages have dipped slightly below that of a double-double, through Thursday's games, she is still one of just 25 players nationally, and the only one from the Big Ten, with averages of 12.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game this year.
• After coming off the bench for her first 19 games, freshman Jasmine Powell has started each of the last two contests and is thriving. She made her first career start Monday at Indiana, scoring a team-high 15 points while playing all 40 minutes. She followed that on Thursday by tying a career high with 19 points and adding seven rebounds, four steals and three assists. As a reserve through 19 games, Powell was averaging 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals while playing 20.3 minutes per game. In her two games as a starter, Powell is posting 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals while playing 39.0 minutes per game. The Detroit, Mich., native has also improved her 3-point shooting as of late. After going 2-for-6 from long range Thursday, she's 9-for-18 (.500) over her last five games after making just 4-for-26 (.154) through her first 16 contests of the season.
• The Gophers lead the Big Ten and rank 29th in the country in free throw percentage at 75.4 percent, making 244 of 324 attempts. That figure is on pace to be the fifth best in school history and the best since the 2015-16 campaign. The next closest Big Ten team to Minnesota in percentage is Iowa at 74.6 percent.
• Senior Taiye Bello has posted 10 double-doubles this year. She had a stretch of four straight at toward the end of the non-conference and now has three in her last four games. She also has had five other performances this year where she was either one point or one rebound away from a double-double. Her 10 double-doubles lead the Big Ten and are 18th nationally. In her career, Bello has 25 double-doubles to rank sixth in Gophers history, and the Gophers are 21-4 in those games. Though her season averages have dipped slightly below that of a double-double, through Thursday's games, she is still one of just 25 players nationally, and the only one from the Big Ten, with averages of 12.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game this year.
• After coming off the bench for her first 19 games, freshman Jasmine Powell has started each of the last two contests and is thriving. She made her first career start Monday at Indiana, scoring a team-high 15 points while playing all 40 minutes. She followed that on Thursday by tying a career high with 19 points and adding seven rebounds, four steals and three assists. As a reserve through 19 games, Powell was averaging 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals while playing 20.3 minutes per game. In her two games as a starter, Powell is posting 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals while playing 39.0 minutes per game. The Detroit, Mich., native has also improved her 3-point shooting as of late. After going 2-for-6 from long range Thursday, she's 9-for-18 (.500) over her last five games after making just 4-for-26 (.154) through her first 16 contests of the season.
FACING RUTGERS
• Minnesota and Rutgers will meet for just the ninth time ever Sunday. The Scarlet Knights hold a slight 5-3 lead in the all-time series, including a 4-3 edge since they joined the Big Ten.
• The home team has won every game in the series as Minnesota is 3-0 in Minneapolis while Rutgers has won all five meetings in Piscataway.
• There are only three schools against whom Minnesota has a home record that is better than the 3-0 mark vs. Rutgers: Northern Iowa (6-0), North Dakota State (5-0)and Creighton (4-0). The Gophers are also 3-0 all-time at home against Bradley, Colorado, Illinois-Chicago, North Dakota and Southern.
• Rutgers is 16-4 on the season and 6-3 in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights went 10-1 in non-conference action with the lone loss coming at LSU on Nov. 24. Within the league, they won five of their first six games but have since dropped two of their last three.
• As a team, Rutgers leads the league and ranks seventh nationally by holding opponents to just 33.6 percent shooting from the field. In addition, the team allows a Big Ten-low 54.1 points per game, a figure that ranks 13th in the country.
• Three Rutgers players are currently averaging double figures with Arella Guirantes leading the way at 19.4 points per game, a number that is second in the Big Ten and 24th nationally, and a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game. Tekia Mack is second on the squad in scoring at 12.2 per game, while Khadaizha Sanders is next at 10.4.
• The home team has won every game in the series as Minnesota is 3-0 in Minneapolis while Rutgers has won all five meetings in Piscataway.
• There are only three schools against whom Minnesota has a home record that is better than the 3-0 mark vs. Rutgers: Northern Iowa (6-0), North Dakota State (5-0)and Creighton (4-0). The Gophers are also 3-0 all-time at home against Bradley, Colorado, Illinois-Chicago, North Dakota and Southern.
• Rutgers is 16-4 on the season and 6-3 in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights went 10-1 in non-conference action with the lone loss coming at LSU on Nov. 24. Within the league, they won five of their first six games but have since dropped two of their last three.
• As a team, Rutgers leads the league and ranks seventh nationally by holding opponents to just 33.6 percent shooting from the field. In addition, the team allows a Big Ten-low 54.1 points per game, a figure that ranks 13th in the country.
• Three Rutgers players are currently averaging double figures with Arella Guirantes leading the way at 19.4 points per game, a number that is second in the Big Ten and 24th nationally, and a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game. Tekia Mack is second on the squad in scoring at 12.2 per game, while Khadaizha Sanders is next at 10.4.
LAST SEASON AGAINST THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
• In keeping with the series history, both teams protected home court in their matchups last season.
• A stingy Minnesota defense led the way as the Golden Gophers knocked off first-place No. 17/19 Rutgers, 60-46, on Feb. 3 at Williams Arena.
• The Golden Gophers held the Scarlet Knights to just 33.9 percent shooting, including 26.7 percent in a pivotal third quarter. The 46 points scored by Rutgers was the lowest total by a B1G opponent versus the Gophers since an 80-46 win over Rutgers on Feb. 11, 2017.
• Taiye Bello posted a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, which marked the sixth highest total in Gopher history and were the most by a Gopher since Amanda Zahui B. had 22 against DePaul in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
• Bello was one of four Gophers in double figures with Kenisha Bell leading the way with 19 points. Destiny Pitts added 14 points, while Jasmine Brunson chipped in with 13 points.
• Tied 10-10 after the first quarter, Rutgers dominated most of the second quarter as it opened on a 9-0 run through the first 5:55. The Gophers were able to end the first half on a high note, though, thanks to a 7-2 run and trailed 23-17 at the break.
• The third quarter was all Minnesota as it outscored Rutgers, 22-10. Down 31-26 with 3:36 to play in the third, the Gophers embarked on an 11-0 run in just 1:18 on the clock. Extending into the fourth quarter, the run ended up being 16-2 for Minnesota and it led 42-33 less than 30 seconds into the final quarter. From there, Rutgers never got closer than five points.
• Minnesota dropped the return game in Piscataway, 60-54, on Feb. 28.
• Pitts scored a team-high 24 points and was joined in double figures by Bell, who had 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.
• Bello nearly notched another double-double as she pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and scored eight points.
• In the second quarter, Minnesota was up one at 17-16, but Pitts helped give separation as she knocked down 3-pointers on three straight possessions to go on a personal 9-2 run. She scored 11 points in total in the frame, and Minnesota led 30-25 at the half.
• Another 3-pointer from Pitts put the Gophers ahead 37-28 with 6:43 to play in the third quarter, their largest lead of the game. However, Rutgers responded with an 8-0 run to cut the lead to just one. Pitts put a stop to the run with another 3-pointer, and Minnesota entered the fourth quarter up 42-38.
• Rutgers tied the game on multiple occasions early in the fourth before taking the lead for the first time since the first quarter when it went up 46-44. Pitts tied the game back on the Gophers' ensuing possession, but free throws put Rutgers back on top for good with 6:20 to play.
• A stingy Minnesota defense led the way as the Golden Gophers knocked off first-place No. 17/19 Rutgers, 60-46, on Feb. 3 at Williams Arena.
• The Golden Gophers held the Scarlet Knights to just 33.9 percent shooting, including 26.7 percent in a pivotal third quarter. The 46 points scored by Rutgers was the lowest total by a B1G opponent versus the Gophers since an 80-46 win over Rutgers on Feb. 11, 2017.
• Taiye Bello posted a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, which marked the sixth highest total in Gopher history and were the most by a Gopher since Amanda Zahui B. had 22 against DePaul in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
• Bello was one of four Gophers in double figures with Kenisha Bell leading the way with 19 points. Destiny Pitts added 14 points, while Jasmine Brunson chipped in with 13 points.
• Tied 10-10 after the first quarter, Rutgers dominated most of the second quarter as it opened on a 9-0 run through the first 5:55. The Gophers were able to end the first half on a high note, though, thanks to a 7-2 run and trailed 23-17 at the break.
• The third quarter was all Minnesota as it outscored Rutgers, 22-10. Down 31-26 with 3:36 to play in the third, the Gophers embarked on an 11-0 run in just 1:18 on the clock. Extending into the fourth quarter, the run ended up being 16-2 for Minnesota and it led 42-33 less than 30 seconds into the final quarter. From there, Rutgers never got closer than five points.
• Minnesota dropped the return game in Piscataway, 60-54, on Feb. 28.
• Pitts scored a team-high 24 points and was joined in double figures by Bell, who had 14 points, six rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals.
• Bello nearly notched another double-double as she pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and scored eight points.
• In the second quarter, Minnesota was up one at 17-16, but Pitts helped give separation as she knocked down 3-pointers on three straight possessions to go on a personal 9-2 run. She scored 11 points in total in the frame, and Minnesota led 30-25 at the half.
• Another 3-pointer from Pitts put the Gophers ahead 37-28 with 6:43 to play in the third quarter, their largest lead of the game. However, Rutgers responded with an 8-0 run to cut the lead to just one. Pitts put a stop to the run with another 3-pointer, and Minnesota entered the fourth quarter up 42-38.
• Rutgers tied the game on multiple occasions early in the fourth before taking the lead for the first time since the first quarter when it went up 46-44. Pitts tied the game back on the Gophers' ensuing possession, but free throws put Rutgers back on top for good with 6:20 to play.
RECAPPING THE WIN OVER NEBRASKA
• With its two Jasmines -- Brunson and Powell -- leading the way, Minnesota snapped a four-game home losing streak with a 67-61 win over Nebraska Thursday.
• Brunson and Powell combined for 35 points, nine assists, nine steals and seven rebounds as the Golden Gophers avenged a 72-58 loss at Nebraska on Jan. 4.
• In her second career start, Powell tied a career high with 19 points, while her 7-of-17 shooting also tied personal bests for field goals made and attempted. She added seven rebounds, four steals and three assists.
• Brunson's 16 points tied a season high and were one off a career best. In addition, she matched career highs with six assists and five steals.
• Taiye Bello recorded her 10th double double of the season and the 25th of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds, including nine points and eight rebounds in the second half alone. It was her fourth straight game with at least 10 boards and her third double-double in the last four games.
• Down 39-30 at halftime, the Gophers stormed out in the second half scoring the first 10 points. Nebraska countered with the next six points to go back up 45-40, but Minnesota fought back to be down one at 48-47 entering the fourth.
• A layup from the Huskers' Kate Cain gave them a 55-49 lead with 8:24 to play, but it would be all Minnesota the rest of the way as the Gophers embarked on a 13-2 run to take control. Powell had six points during the stretch, while Brunson had four and Bello scored three.
• Leigha Brown's layup ended the Gopher run and made it 62-59 for Minnesota with 1:47 to play. Fittingly, on the next possession Brunson found Powell who knocked down the 3-pointer to push the lead to six. Nebraska did not get closer than four points after Powell's 3-pointer.
• Brunson and Powell combined for 35 points, nine assists, nine steals and seven rebounds as the Golden Gophers avenged a 72-58 loss at Nebraska on Jan. 4.
• In her second career start, Powell tied a career high with 19 points, while her 7-of-17 shooting also tied personal bests for field goals made and attempted. She added seven rebounds, four steals and three assists.
• Brunson's 16 points tied a season high and were one off a career best. In addition, she matched career highs with six assists and five steals.
• Taiye Bello recorded her 10th double double of the season and the 25th of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds, including nine points and eight rebounds in the second half alone. It was her fourth straight game with at least 10 boards and her third double-double in the last four games.
• Down 39-30 at halftime, the Gophers stormed out in the second half scoring the first 10 points. Nebraska countered with the next six points to go back up 45-40, but Minnesota fought back to be down one at 48-47 entering the fourth.
• A layup from the Huskers' Kate Cain gave them a 55-49 lead with 8:24 to play, but it would be all Minnesota the rest of the way as the Gophers embarked on a 13-2 run to take control. Powell had six points during the stretch, while Brunson had four and Bello scored three.
• Leigha Brown's layup ended the Gopher run and made it 62-59 for Minnesota with 1:47 to play. Fittingly, on the next possession Brunson found Powell who knocked down the 3-pointer to push the lead to six. Nebraska did not get closer than four points after Powell's 3-pointer.
OFFENSE UP IN YEAR TWO UNDER WHALEN
• Through 21 games, the Minnesota offense has picked up its scoring and offensive production in year two under head coach Lindsay Whalen.
• The Gophers are averaging 72.6 points per game this year, over 3.5 points better than the 68.9 points they were averaging at this same stage a season ago.
• The Gophers' shooting percentage on 3-pointers is 64 points better than last year even though they have 122 more attempts this year. Not only does the team's current .375 mark on 3-pointers lead the Big Ten and rank 14th nationally, but it is also on pace to be the seventh best in school history and the highest since 2013-14.
• Minnesota is also 79 points better on free throws as it leads the Big Ten and ranks 29th nationally by shooting .754 percent from the line. Six Gophers have attempted at least 25 free throws this year and all are shooting better than 68 percent. Last year at this stage, of the six players with at least 20 attempts, only two were shooting above 67 percent from the line.
FRESHMEN POWELL, SCALIA MAKING INSTANT IMPACT• The Gophers are averaging 72.6 points per game this year, over 3.5 points better than the 68.9 points they were averaging at this same stage a season ago.
• The Gophers' shooting percentage on 3-pointers is 64 points better than last year even though they have 122 more attempts this year. Not only does the team's current .375 mark on 3-pointers lead the Big Ten and rank 14th nationally, but it is also on pace to be the seventh best in school history and the highest since 2013-14.
• Minnesota is also 79 points better on free throws as it leads the Big Ten and ranks 29th nationally by shooting .754 percent from the line. Six Gophers have attempted at least 25 free throws this year and all are shooting better than 68 percent. Last year at this stage, of the six players with at least 20 attempts, only two were shooting above 67 percent from the line.
• Minnesota has six freshmen on its 2019-20 roster and some are already making significant contributions.
• Sara Scalia, who has started every contest this year except for the season opener, is second on the team in field goal percentage (.433; min. 25 attempts), 3-point percentage (.398; min. 25 attempts), free throw percentage (.857), and minutes per game (31.7), third in rebounding average (4.5) and steals (31), and fourth in scoring (11.3).
• Scalia's 3-point percentage of 39.8 stands as the third best ever by a Gopher freshman (min. 40 attempts) behind only Rachel Banham (42.5 in 2011-12) and Shayne Mullaney (40.5 in 2012-13).
• Among Big Ten freshman, she has the most 3-pointers made per game (1.9), is second in scoring average, minutes and steals per game (1.5), seventh in rebounding average and 10th in assists per game (1.5).
• Against Bryant on Nov. 26, she scored 20 points and tied a career high with seven rebounds en route to being named B1G Freshman of the Week. She followed that at George Washington on Dec. 10 when she set or tied multiple career highs, including points (23), rebounds (7), steals (4) and blocks (2).
• She scored 22 points in her Big Ten debut at Penn State on Dec. 28, tying a career high with five 3-pointers made. Against Iowa on Jan. 16, she had her first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds then followed with 18 points at Purdue to earn her second B1G Freshman of the Week honor.
• Jasmine Powell, who has started each of the past two games after coming off the bench in the previous 21, leads the team in free throws made (51) and attempted (73), is second in assists (61) and third in steals (32).
• Within the B1G, Powell is second among freshmen in steals per game (1.5) third in assists per game (2.9), sixth in scoring average (9.7) and 10th in minutes per game (22.1).
• Powell put up 19 points against Vermont on Nov. 10, the most by a non-starter at Minnesota since Nov. of 2017, while in her first career start against Indiana she scored 15 points. That was followed by 19 points versus Nebraska on Jan. 30. Powell has scored in double figures in 10 games this year, including each of the last four.
• With Scalia averaging 11.3 points per game and Powell at 9.7, the Gophers' duo is showing the makings of one of the top freshman scoring combinations in recent program history. In the last 25 years at Minnesota, the only other season in which more than one freshman averaged at least 9.0 points per game came in 2000-01 when current head coach Lindsay Whalen (17.0) and Tanisha Gilbert (14.7) did it.
• Additionally, the four freshmen that have played this year, including Klarke Sconiers (3.8 ppg) and Barbora Tomancova (1.3), have combined for 26.0 points per game, the highest figure among Gopher freshmen in the last 13 years and third largest in the last 25 years.
GOPHERS WINNING TURNOVER BATTLE• Sara Scalia, who has started every contest this year except for the season opener, is second on the team in field goal percentage (.433; min. 25 attempts), 3-point percentage (.398; min. 25 attempts), free throw percentage (.857), and minutes per game (31.7), third in rebounding average (4.5) and steals (31), and fourth in scoring (11.3).
• Scalia's 3-point percentage of 39.8 stands as the third best ever by a Gopher freshman (min. 40 attempts) behind only Rachel Banham (42.5 in 2011-12) and Shayne Mullaney (40.5 in 2012-13).
• Among Big Ten freshman, she has the most 3-pointers made per game (1.9), is second in scoring average, minutes and steals per game (1.5), seventh in rebounding average and 10th in assists per game (1.5).
• Against Bryant on Nov. 26, she scored 20 points and tied a career high with seven rebounds en route to being named B1G Freshman of the Week. She followed that at George Washington on Dec. 10 when she set or tied multiple career highs, including points (23), rebounds (7), steals (4) and blocks (2).
• She scored 22 points in her Big Ten debut at Penn State on Dec. 28, tying a career high with five 3-pointers made. Against Iowa on Jan. 16, she had her first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds then followed with 18 points at Purdue to earn her second B1G Freshman of the Week honor.
• Jasmine Powell, who has started each of the past two games after coming off the bench in the previous 21, leads the team in free throws made (51) and attempted (73), is second in assists (61) and third in steals (32).
• Within the B1G, Powell is second among freshmen in steals per game (1.5) third in assists per game (2.9), sixth in scoring average (9.7) and 10th in minutes per game (22.1).
• Powell put up 19 points against Vermont on Nov. 10, the most by a non-starter at Minnesota since Nov. of 2017, while in her first career start against Indiana she scored 15 points. That was followed by 19 points versus Nebraska on Jan. 30. Powell has scored in double figures in 10 games this year, including each of the last four.
• With Scalia averaging 11.3 points per game and Powell at 9.7, the Gophers' duo is showing the makings of one of the top freshman scoring combinations in recent program history. In the last 25 years at Minnesota, the only other season in which more than one freshman averaged at least 9.0 points per game came in 2000-01 when current head coach Lindsay Whalen (17.0) and Tanisha Gilbert (14.7) did it.
• Additionally, the four freshmen that have played this year, including Klarke Sconiers (3.8 ppg) and Barbora Tomancova (1.3), have combined for 26.0 points per game, the highest figure among Gopher freshmen in the last 13 years and third largest in the last 25 years.
• Minnesota is winning the turnover battle this season, forcing 361 turnovers while giving the ball away just 272 times through 21 games.
• Not only do the Gophers rank second in the Big Ten and 24th nationally with just 13.0 turnovers committed per game, they are also third in the B1G in turnover margin (+4.24; 41st nationally), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.06; 53rd) and fifth in turnovers forced per game (17.19).
• In terms of taking care of the ball, against Vermont on Nov. 10 the Gophers only committed five turnovers, which tied for the third fewest in program history. The Gophers have had four games this year with 10 or fewer turnovers and only five contests where it has turned the ball over more than 15 times.
• Seven times this year Minnesota has forced opponents into at least 20 turnovers. Against Milwaukee on Nov. 14, Minnesota forced the Panthers into 33 turnovers, which tied for the 10th most forced in program history. The Gophers then turned those 33 turnovers into 35 points.
• Not only do the Gophers rank second in the Big Ten and 24th nationally with just 13.0 turnovers committed per game, they are also third in the B1G in turnover margin (+4.24; 41st nationally), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.06; 53rd) and fifth in turnovers forced per game (17.19).
• In terms of taking care of the ball, against Vermont on Nov. 10 the Gophers only committed five turnovers, which tied for the third fewest in program history. The Gophers have had four games this year with 10 or fewer turnovers and only five contests where it has turned the ball over more than 15 times.
• Seven times this year Minnesota has forced opponents into at least 20 turnovers. Against Milwaukee on Nov. 14, Minnesota forced the Panthers into 33 turnovers, which tied for the 10th most forced in program history. The Gophers then turned those 33 turnovers into 35 points.
• Converting turnovers into points has been a trend for the Gophers all season. There have been only four games this year where they have failed to earn at least one point for every turnover forced. The Gophers have turned 361 takeaways into 413 points this year, an average of 1.14 points for every turnover forced.
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