University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, February 14
College Park, Md.
6:00 PM
University of Minnesota
at
Maryland
Players Mentioned
Guard
/ Men's Basketball
Photo by: Kelly Hagenson
Game 21: Minnesota at Maryland
2/13/2021 8:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Gophers look for season split with Terps when teams battle on Valentine's Day
SERIES INFORMATION
14th Meeting (2-11 all-time record)
At Maryland: 1-5 // Current Streak: L-5
Richard Pitino vs. Maryland: 2-7
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 780-860*
Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 54-89
Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 60-96Â
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
1. Minnesota is about to depart on its longest road trip of the season when it plays at Maryland on Sunday and then travels to play at Indiana on Wednesday. Maryland will be the fourth Big Ten opponent that Minnesota has faced twice this year, joining Michigan, Iowa and Purdue. Minnesota went 1-1 against the Wolverines, Hawkeyes and Boilermakers and will be looking for the season split with the Terps. Minnesota and Indiana will play for the first time this season.Â
2. Minnesota has five ranked wins this year (5-4 against ranked opponents), which is tied for most in the nation. The Gophers, who played only eight ranked opponents last season, have beaten No. 4 Iowa, No. 7 Michigan, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 24 Purdue and No. 25 Ohio State this year. The five ranked wins also ties a school regular-season record, as Minnesota also beat five ranked opponents in 2012-13. That year, Minnesota beat No. 1 Indiana, No. 12 at Illinois, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 19 vs. Memphis and No. 20 Wisconsin (OT). The Gophers picked up a sixth ranked win in the NCAA tournament when it beat No. 24 UCLA. The previous high under Coach Pitino was four ranked wins in the regular season and came in 2018-19. That year, Minnesota played 11 raked opponents (Pitino-era high) and beat No. 11 Purdue, No. 19 Iowa, No. 22 at Wisconsin and No. 24 Nebraska. The Gophers earned a fifth ranked win in the Big Ten tournament by beating No. 13 Purdue.
3. Marcus Carr played in his 51st game as a Gopher on Thursday. Carr, who played his freshman season at Pittsburgh, averages 17.2 points per game, 6.1 assists per game and 4.8 rebounds per game as a Gopher. Those are historically good numbers. At this point in his career, his 17.2 points per game would rank tenth in school history (minimum 40 games played) and would be the best career scoring average for a Gopher since Mychal Thompson averaged 20.8 points from 1975-78. His average of 6.1 assists per game would rank first in school history (minimum 40 games played) ahead of Ray Williams who averaged 5.7 from 1976-77. Â
4. Marcus Carr is cold-blooded. The guard banked in a three to beat Purdue 71-68 with seven seconds left in the game last Thursday. It was the last field goal attempt of game by Minnesota and was Carr's fourth game winner or game-tying basket of his career. This season he is 12-26 from the field in end of half situations (under a minute to play) and 6-17 from three. He has 14 field goals in the final 20 seconds of halves and eight field goals in the final ten seconds of his career.
5. Minnesota has won 12 games against ranked opponents during the last three seasons, which is the most in a three-season span in program history. Pitino's 20 ranked wins are the most in school history. Jim Dutcher is second (19) and Tubby Smith is third (16).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.Â
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14th Meeting (2-11 all-time record)
At Maryland: 1-5 // Current Streak: L-5
Richard Pitino vs. Maryland: 2-7
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 780-860*
Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 54-89
Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 60-96Â
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
1. Minnesota is about to depart on its longest road trip of the season when it plays at Maryland on Sunday and then travels to play at Indiana on Wednesday. Maryland will be the fourth Big Ten opponent that Minnesota has faced twice this year, joining Michigan, Iowa and Purdue. Minnesota went 1-1 against the Wolverines, Hawkeyes and Boilermakers and will be looking for the season split with the Terps. Minnesota and Indiana will play for the first time this season.Â
2. Minnesota has five ranked wins this year (5-4 against ranked opponents), which is tied for most in the nation. The Gophers, who played only eight ranked opponents last season, have beaten No. 4 Iowa, No. 7 Michigan, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 24 Purdue and No. 25 Ohio State this year. The five ranked wins also ties a school regular-season record, as Minnesota also beat five ranked opponents in 2012-13. That year, Minnesota beat No. 1 Indiana, No. 12 at Illinois, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 19 vs. Memphis and No. 20 Wisconsin (OT). The Gophers picked up a sixth ranked win in the NCAA tournament when it beat No. 24 UCLA. The previous high under Coach Pitino was four ranked wins in the regular season and came in 2018-19. That year, Minnesota played 11 raked opponents (Pitino-era high) and beat No. 11 Purdue, No. 19 Iowa, No. 22 at Wisconsin and No. 24 Nebraska. The Gophers earned a fifth ranked win in the Big Ten tournament by beating No. 13 Purdue.
3. Marcus Carr played in his 51st game as a Gopher on Thursday. Carr, who played his freshman season at Pittsburgh, averages 17.2 points per game, 6.1 assists per game and 4.8 rebounds per game as a Gopher. Those are historically good numbers. At this point in his career, his 17.2 points per game would rank tenth in school history (minimum 40 games played) and would be the best career scoring average for a Gopher since Mychal Thompson averaged 20.8 points from 1975-78. His average of 6.1 assists per game would rank first in school history (minimum 40 games played) ahead of Ray Williams who averaged 5.7 from 1976-77. Â
4. Marcus Carr is cold-blooded. The guard banked in a three to beat Purdue 71-68 with seven seconds left in the game last Thursday. It was the last field goal attempt of game by Minnesota and was Carr's fourth game winner or game-tying basket of his career. This season he is 12-26 from the field in end of half situations (under a minute to play) and 6-17 from three. He has 14 field goals in the final 20 seconds of halves and eight field goals in the final ten seconds of his career.
5. Minnesota has won 12 games against ranked opponents during the last three seasons, which is the most in a three-season span in program history. Pitino's 20 ranked wins are the most in school history. Jim Dutcher is second (19) and Tubby Smith is third (16).
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.Â
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