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Thursday, December 8
Williams Arena
8:00 PM
University of Minnesota
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Michigan
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Gophers Open Big Ten Home Season Thursday Against Michigan
12/7/2022 10:36:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MINNESOTA (4-4, 0-1 BT) vs MICHIGAN (5-3, 0-0 BT)Â
Thursday, Â Dec. 8, 8 p.m. CT
Minneapolis (Williams Arena)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: BTN (Cory Provus- pbp, Brian Butch, analyst)
Tip Time: 8:01 p.m. CTÂ
Radio: Learfield IMG: KFAN 100.3 FM
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play), Spencer Tollackson (Color)
Sirius XM: 372
SERIES INFORMATION
156th Meeting (Michigan leads 92-63)
Home vs. Michigan: 41-32
Gophers All-Time vs. Big Ten: 784-884
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota returns to Williams Arena for the first time since Nov. 17 when the Golden Gophers host the Michigan Wolverines, Thursday, Dec. 8. Tip off is slated for an 8 p.m. start. The Gophers have won two-straight against Michigan and are 41-32 all time on their home court against Michigan, dating back to 1918.Â
• Minnesota faced Michigan just once last season, but it marked a historic event for head coach Ben Johnson. The Gophers defeated the Wolverines, 75-65 in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the first time since 2011. Jamison Battle scored 27 points — with 21 coming after halftime. Payton Willis added 17 points, Luke Loewe 14 and EJ Stephens 13. It marked the first ever conference win for Johnson.
• The last time the Gophers won their home Big Ten home opener dates back to 2021 when Minnesota defeated Iowa, 102-95 in overtime on Dec. 25, 2020. Brandon Johnson made all four of his 3-point attempts in overtime and finished with 26 points and nine rebounds. Minnesota trailed by seven points with 44 seconds left in regulation and outscored the Hawkeyes 29-15 the rest of the way.
• The Gophers are coming off a loss to then-No. 5 Purdue Sunday. Jamison Battle led Minnesota with a season-high 21 points, Ta'Lon Cooper had 15 points and eight assists, and Joshua Ola-Joseph had 10 points. Minnesota was without Treyton Thompson, who did not play due to an illness.Â
• Jamison Battle, who missed the first four games of the season due to foot surgery, produced his first 20-plus game production of the year Sunday. It marked the 12th time in his Gopher career in which the Robbinsdale, Minn., product had over 20 points in a game. In a littler over a year with Minnesota, Battle has scored double-digit points in 29 of his 33 Gopher games played.Â
ABOUT MICHIGAN
• Michigan enters Thursday's game with a 5-3 overall record and set to open its Big Ten season against the Gophers. The Wolverines are coming off a 73-69 loss to No. 17 Kentucky Sunday in London.Â
• The Wolverines have had the same five starters in all eight games so far this season. All-American Hunter Dickinson averages a team-best 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds. He also leads the team with 19 blocks and 157 total points. Jett Howard is shooting 42 percent from beyond the arc with 23 three-pointers in 54 tries. He ranks second on the team averaging 15.3 ppg. Kobe Bufkin sits at 9.6 ppg and 23 assists, while Princeton transfer Jaelin Llewellyn has 22 assists this season. Terrance Williams II averages 6.5 rebounds and 7.8 points per game.Â
• As a team, Michigan averages 75.1 points, 36.5 rebounds per game and is shooting 44.7 from the field. The Wolverines have 65 threes in 193 attempts for 33.7 percent and shoot 67.5 from the charity stripe.Â
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota resumes nonconference play on Sunday when the No. 23 Mississippi State comes to town. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m., on Big Ten Network.Â
• Mike Grimm and Spencer Tollackson will also be on the radio call on KTLK 1130 AM.
Thursday, Â Dec. 8, 8 p.m. CT
Minneapolis (Williams Arena)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: BTN (Cory Provus- pbp, Brian Butch, analyst)
Tip Time: 8:01 p.m. CTÂ
Radio: Learfield IMG: KFAN 100.3 FM
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play), Spencer Tollackson (Color)
Sirius XM: 372
SERIES INFORMATION
156th Meeting (Michigan leads 92-63)
Home vs. Michigan: 41-32
Gophers All-Time vs. Big Ten: 784-884
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota returns to Williams Arena for the first time since Nov. 17 when the Golden Gophers host the Michigan Wolverines, Thursday, Dec. 8. Tip off is slated for an 8 p.m. start. The Gophers have won two-straight against Michigan and are 41-32 all time on their home court against Michigan, dating back to 1918.Â
• Minnesota faced Michigan just once last season, but it marked a historic event for head coach Ben Johnson. The Gophers defeated the Wolverines, 75-65 in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the first time since 2011. Jamison Battle scored 27 points — with 21 coming after halftime. Payton Willis added 17 points, Luke Loewe 14 and EJ Stephens 13. It marked the first ever conference win for Johnson.
• The last time the Gophers won their home Big Ten home opener dates back to 2021 when Minnesota defeated Iowa, 102-95 in overtime on Dec. 25, 2020. Brandon Johnson made all four of his 3-point attempts in overtime and finished with 26 points and nine rebounds. Minnesota trailed by seven points with 44 seconds left in regulation and outscored the Hawkeyes 29-15 the rest of the way.
• The Gophers are coming off a loss to then-No. 5 Purdue Sunday. Jamison Battle led Minnesota with a season-high 21 points, Ta'Lon Cooper had 15 points and eight assists, and Joshua Ola-Joseph had 10 points. Minnesota was without Treyton Thompson, who did not play due to an illness.Â
• Jamison Battle, who missed the first four games of the season due to foot surgery, produced his first 20-plus game production of the year Sunday. It marked the 12th time in his Gopher career in which the Robbinsdale, Minn., product had over 20 points in a game. In a littler over a year with Minnesota, Battle has scored double-digit points in 29 of his 33 Gopher games played.Â
ABOUT MICHIGAN
• Michigan enters Thursday's game with a 5-3 overall record and set to open its Big Ten season against the Gophers. The Wolverines are coming off a 73-69 loss to No. 17 Kentucky Sunday in London.Â
• The Wolverines have had the same five starters in all eight games so far this season. All-American Hunter Dickinson averages a team-best 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds. He also leads the team with 19 blocks and 157 total points. Jett Howard is shooting 42 percent from beyond the arc with 23 three-pointers in 54 tries. He ranks second on the team averaging 15.3 ppg. Kobe Bufkin sits at 9.6 ppg and 23 assists, while Princeton transfer Jaelin Llewellyn has 22 assists this season. Terrance Williams II averages 6.5 rebounds and 7.8 points per game.Â
• As a team, Michigan averages 75.1 points, 36.5 rebounds per game and is shooting 44.7 from the field. The Wolverines have 65 threes in 193 attempts for 33.7 percent and shoot 67.5 from the charity stripe.Â
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota resumes nonconference play on Sunday when the No. 23 Mississippi State comes to town. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m., on Big Ten Network.Â
• Mike Grimm and Spencer Tollackson will also be on the radio call on KTLK 1130 AM.
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