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Saturday, February 27
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6:00 PM
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Game 25: Minnesota at Nebraska
2/26/2021 1:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Gophers face Huskers at 6 p.m. on BTN
SERIES INFORMATION
75th Meeting (54-20 all-time record)
Home 39-8 // Road 15-12 // Current Streak: W-2
Richard Pitino vs. Nebraska: 6-7
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 780-864*
Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 54-93
Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 60-100
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
1. Minnesota heads to Nebraska for its second-to-last road game of the regular season. This will be the 75th all-time meeting between the schools and Minnesota leads the series 54-20 (Minnesota's 72% winning percentage against the Huskers is its best against teams in the Big Ten). That includes a 79-61 home win earlier this season, where the Gophers were led by Marcus Carr (21 points, 8 assists) and Brandon Johnson (13 points, 10 rebounds). Carr played only 19 minutes in that game as he battled foul trouble. Ten players saw action and eight scored. Minnesota is 15-12 overall at Nebraska.
2. Saturday's game will be the second meeting between Minnesota and Nebraska during the regular season. The Huskers will be the sixth opponent that Minnesota will face twice this year. Minnesota went 1-1 against Michigan, Iowa and Purdue and is 0-2 against Illinois and Maryland. The Gophers will face Rutgers for a second time this season on March 6, looking for a season split.
3. Minnesota has used six different starting lineups this season and nine different players have started a game. Many of these changes were necessitated because of injuries, as Brandon Johnson, Liam Robbins and Gabe Kalscheur have all missed time this season. The only Gopher to start all 24 games this season is Marcus Carr.
4. Minnesota is 5-5 against ranked opponents this year. 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.
5. Marcus Carr played in his 55th game as a Gopher against Northwestern. Carr averages 17.0 points per game and 5.98 assists per game as a Gopher. At this point in his career, his 17.0 points per game would rank tenth in school history (minimum 40 games played) and would be the best career scoring average since Mychal Thompson averaged 20.8 points from 1975-78. His average of 5.98 assists per game would rank first in school history (minimum 40 games played) ahead of Ray Williams who averaged 5.7 from 1976-77.
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
75th Meeting (54-20 all-time record)
Home 39-8 // Road 15-12 // Current Streak: W-2
Richard Pitino vs. Nebraska: 6-7
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 780-864*
Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 54-93
Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 60-100
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
1. Minnesota heads to Nebraska for its second-to-last road game of the regular season. This will be the 75th all-time meeting between the schools and Minnesota leads the series 54-20 (Minnesota's 72% winning percentage against the Huskers is its best against teams in the Big Ten). That includes a 79-61 home win earlier this season, where the Gophers were led by Marcus Carr (21 points, 8 assists) and Brandon Johnson (13 points, 10 rebounds). Carr played only 19 minutes in that game as he battled foul trouble. Ten players saw action and eight scored. Minnesota is 15-12 overall at Nebraska.
2. Saturday's game will be the second meeting between Minnesota and Nebraska during the regular season. The Huskers will be the sixth opponent that Minnesota will face twice this year. Minnesota went 1-1 against Michigan, Iowa and Purdue and is 0-2 against Illinois and Maryland. The Gophers will face Rutgers for a second time this season on March 6, looking for a season split.
3. Minnesota has used six different starting lineups this season and nine different players have started a game. Many of these changes were necessitated because of injuries, as Brandon Johnson, Liam Robbins and Gabe Kalscheur have all missed time this season. The only Gopher to start all 24 games this season is Marcus Carr.
4. Minnesota is 5-5 against ranked opponents this year. 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.
5. Marcus Carr played in his 55th game as a Gopher against Northwestern. Carr averages 17.0 points per game and 5.98 assists per game as a Gopher. At this point in his career, his 17.0 points per game would rank tenth in school history (minimum 40 games played) and would be the best career scoring average since Mychal Thompson averaged 20.8 points from 1975-78. His average of 5.98 assists per game would rank first in school history (minimum 40 games played) ahead of Ray Williams who averaged 5.7 from 1976-77.
You can read Minnesota's complete game notes here.
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