University of Minnesota Athletics
Saturday, January 23
1:00 PM
University of Minnesota
vs
Maryland
Photo by: Kelly Hagenson
Game 16: Maryland at Minnesota
1/21/2021 11:47:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 17 Gophers welcome Terrapins to Williams Arena for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday on BTN
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: BTN // Dave Revsine (Play-by-Play); Len Elmore (Analyst)
Tip Time: 1:01 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield IMG College/KFAN 100.3 FM Sirius: 138 XM: 195 Internet: 957 // Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play), Spencer Tollackson (Analyst), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)Â
SERIES INFORMATION
All-Time: 13th Meeting (2-10 all-time record)
At Home Against Maryland: 1-5 // Current Streak: L-4
Richard Pitino vs. Maryland: 2-6
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 778-857*
Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 52-86
Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 58-93Â
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
1. Minnesota welcomes Maryland to Williams Arena for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday. This will be Minnesota's third game in a 14 days. The Gophers played at Iowa on Jan. 10 before hosting Michigan on Jan. 16. Minnesota was scheduled to play at Nebraska on Jan. 20, but that game was postponed as the Huskers respond to positive Covid-19 tests in their program. Minnesota's next scheduled game is at Purdue on Jan. 30, meaning the Gophers will play four games in 21 days. This is a change to the start of the season when Minnesota had stretches of six games in 16 days and six games in 18 days.Â
2. The Gophers are ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll and have been ranked for four straight weeks, which is tied for the 15th longest streak in school history. Minnesota entered the AP Top 25 for the first time since Dec. 4, 2017, when it was ranked No. 21 on Dec. 28, 2020. Minnesota has appeared in the AP Top 25 ten times under head coach Richard Pitino, with four coming this season. Minnesota's current four-week stretch is the longest since it was ranked five weeks in a row from Nov. 1 – Dec. 4, 2018. That 2018 stretch, which included a preseason ranking, is the longest under Pitino. Minnesota's highest ranking under Pitino is No. 12 (11/27/18).
3. This will be the 13th all-time meeting between Minnesota and Maryland, but the first when the Gophers are ranked. The Terrapins, who are currently not ranked, have been ranked for seven of their previous 12 games against Minnesota. Maryland was No. 9 when it won 74-73 win at Minnesota last season. Minnesota is 2-10 all-time vs. Maryland, posting wins on Feb. 22, 2017 (89-75 at No. 24 Maryland) and Feb. 18, 2016 (68-63 vs. No. 6 Maryland). Â
4. Minnesota's game against Maryland will be its first against a non-ranked opponent since it beat St. Louis 90-82 on Dec. 20. Since then, Minnesota played seven straight Big Ten ranked opponents and posted a 4-3 record (wins against No. 4 Iowa, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 25 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan and losses to No. 6 Wisconsin, No. 10 Michigan and No. 5 Iowa). The historic seven-game stretch against ranked opponents is a school record (previous was four and happened in 2014, 1996 and 1987) and was the most daunting stretch in college basketball since 2011 when St. John's faced eight straight ranked opponents.Â
5. Minnesota has wins against No. 4 Iowa and No. 7 Michigan this year. This season is the first that Minnesota has beaten two top-10 teams since 2010-11 when it beat No. 8 North Carolina (72-67) and No. 8 Purdue (70-67).
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TV: BTN // Dave Revsine (Play-by-Play); Len Elmore (Analyst)
Tip Time: 1:01 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield IMG College/KFAN 100.3 FM Sirius: 138 XM: 195 Internet: 957 // Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play), Spencer Tollackson (Analyst), Dan Rowbotham (Engineer)Â
SERIES INFORMATION
All-Time: 13th Meeting (2-10 all-time record)
At Home Against Maryland: 1-5 // Current Streak: L-4
Richard Pitino vs. Maryland: 2-6
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 778-857*
Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 52-86
Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 58-93Â
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
1. Minnesota welcomes Maryland to Williams Arena for a 1 p.m. game on Saturday. This will be Minnesota's third game in a 14 days. The Gophers played at Iowa on Jan. 10 before hosting Michigan on Jan. 16. Minnesota was scheduled to play at Nebraska on Jan. 20, but that game was postponed as the Huskers respond to positive Covid-19 tests in their program. Minnesota's next scheduled game is at Purdue on Jan. 30, meaning the Gophers will play four games in 21 days. This is a change to the start of the season when Minnesota had stretches of six games in 16 days and six games in 18 days.Â
2. The Gophers are ranked No. 17 in the AP Poll and have been ranked for four straight weeks, which is tied for the 15th longest streak in school history. Minnesota entered the AP Top 25 for the first time since Dec. 4, 2017, when it was ranked No. 21 on Dec. 28, 2020. Minnesota has appeared in the AP Top 25 ten times under head coach Richard Pitino, with four coming this season. Minnesota's current four-week stretch is the longest since it was ranked five weeks in a row from Nov. 1 – Dec. 4, 2018. That 2018 stretch, which included a preseason ranking, is the longest under Pitino. Minnesota's highest ranking under Pitino is No. 12 (11/27/18).
3. This will be the 13th all-time meeting between Minnesota and Maryland, but the first when the Gophers are ranked. The Terrapins, who are currently not ranked, have been ranked for seven of their previous 12 games against Minnesota. Maryland was No. 9 when it won 74-73 win at Minnesota last season. Minnesota is 2-10 all-time vs. Maryland, posting wins on Feb. 22, 2017 (89-75 at No. 24 Maryland) and Feb. 18, 2016 (68-63 vs. No. 6 Maryland). Â
4. Minnesota's game against Maryland will be its first against a non-ranked opponent since it beat St. Louis 90-82 on Dec. 20. Since then, Minnesota played seven straight Big Ten ranked opponents and posted a 4-3 record (wins against No. 4 Iowa, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 25 Ohio State and No. 7 Michigan and losses to No. 6 Wisconsin, No. 10 Michigan and No. 5 Iowa). The historic seven-game stretch against ranked opponents is a school record (previous was four and happened in 2014, 1996 and 1987) and was the most daunting stretch in college basketball since 2011 when St. John's faced eight straight ranked opponents.Â
5. Minnesota has wins against No. 4 Iowa and No. 7 Michigan this year. This season is the first that Minnesota has beaten two top-10 teams since 2010-11 when it beat No. 8 North Carolina (72-67) and No. 8 Purdue (70-67).
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