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Gophers Set to Take on Nebraska Wednesday Night
2/8/2022 11:46:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler - Play-by-Play; Stephen Bardo- Analyst)
Tip Time: 8:07 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield IMG: KFAN 100.3 FM
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Sirius: 372
SERIES INFORMATION
76th Meeting (54-21 all time)
At Nebraska: 15-13
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 781-873*
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is on the road for the second-straight game as the Golden Gophers travel to Lincoln, Neb., to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers Wednesday night. Minnesota is 54-21 all time against the Huskers, but just 15-13 in Lincoln. The Gophers will look for their first win on the Huskers' home court since 2012.
• Luke Loewe made his 100th career start last Sunday and he turned in a memorable performance despite the loss to Iowa. Loewe made 7-of-9 field goals, including 4-of-5 from long-range, as he led the Gophers with 19 points. Loewe, who also had 19 points in the win against Rutgers on Jan. 22, has now reached double-figures in four of the past five games and eight times this season. One of his three-pointers was a buzzer-beating bomb from beyond half-court as the first half clock expired. He added four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
• Payton Willis has reached double-figures 16 times this season, including the past eight games. He had 16 points and tied Eric Curry with a team-high eight rebounds. He also added three assists and a block.
• Minnesota has faced some of the toughest competition this first half of the Big Ten season, not just in league play, but nationally. All nine of Minnesota's losses this season have come to top 33 teams in the NET rankings (Purdue - NET ranking 5, Illinois - 13, Ohio State - 17, Wisconsin - 19, Iowa - 20 (twice), Michigan State (twice)- 24 and Indiana - 33).
• Jamison Battle is ranked eighth in Big Ten overall scoring and 10th against Big Ten opponents (15.8). He averages 16.9 points per game, while Payton Willis ranks 10th in the league at 16.7 and ninth against Big Ten opponents (16.4). Willis also holds the league's best three-point shooter at 43.1 percent. Battle snapped a 34-straight double-figure scoring run dating back to last season at George Washington. He's had 19 games in which he's recorded 10-plus points this year. Battle's season high is 27 points (at Michigan), while his career high is 29 (vs. Duquesne). He has scored 20 points or more points in seven games this season.
• Following the Nebraska game, Minnesota will play four games in seven days. The Gophers host Penn State Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Minnesota then plays at Ohio State (Feb. 15), at Penn State (Feb. 17) and home against Northwestern (Feb. 19). The Feb. 17 game is a make up game that was postponed earlier due to COVID-19 protocols on the Gopher team.
UP NEXT
• Minnesota returns to Williams Arena Saturday night when it takes on the Penn State Nittany Lions at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network, while Mike Grimm and Spencer Tollackson provide the radio call on KTLK, 1130 AM.
TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler - Play-by-Play; Stephen Bardo- Analyst)
Tip Time: 8:07 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield IMG: KFAN 100.3 FM
Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Sirius: 372
SERIES INFORMATION
76th Meeting (54-21 all time)
At Nebraska: 15-13
Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 781-873*
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is on the road for the second-straight game as the Golden Gophers travel to Lincoln, Neb., to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers Wednesday night. Minnesota is 54-21 all time against the Huskers, but just 15-13 in Lincoln. The Gophers will look for their first win on the Huskers' home court since 2012.
• Luke Loewe made his 100th career start last Sunday and he turned in a memorable performance despite the loss to Iowa. Loewe made 7-of-9 field goals, including 4-of-5 from long-range, as he led the Gophers with 19 points. Loewe, who also had 19 points in the win against Rutgers on Jan. 22, has now reached double-figures in four of the past five games and eight times this season. One of his three-pointers was a buzzer-beating bomb from beyond half-court as the first half clock expired. He added four rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
• Payton Willis has reached double-figures 16 times this season, including the past eight games. He had 16 points and tied Eric Curry with a team-high eight rebounds. He also added three assists and a block.
• Minnesota has faced some of the toughest competition this first half of the Big Ten season, not just in league play, but nationally. All nine of Minnesota's losses this season have come to top 33 teams in the NET rankings (Purdue - NET ranking 5, Illinois - 13, Ohio State - 17, Wisconsin - 19, Iowa - 20 (twice), Michigan State (twice)- 24 and Indiana - 33).
• Jamison Battle is ranked eighth in Big Ten overall scoring and 10th against Big Ten opponents (15.8). He averages 16.9 points per game, while Payton Willis ranks 10th in the league at 16.7 and ninth against Big Ten opponents (16.4). Willis also holds the league's best three-point shooter at 43.1 percent. Battle snapped a 34-straight double-figure scoring run dating back to last season at George Washington. He's had 19 games in which he's recorded 10-plus points this year. Battle's season high is 27 points (at Michigan), while his career high is 29 (vs. Duquesne). He has scored 20 points or more points in seven games this season.
• Following the Nebraska game, Minnesota will play four games in seven days. The Gophers host Penn State Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Minnesota then plays at Ohio State (Feb. 15), at Penn State (Feb. 17) and home against Northwestern (Feb. 19). The Feb. 17 game is a make up game that was postponed earlier due to COVID-19 protocols on the Gopher team.
UP NEXT
• Minnesota returns to Williams Arena Saturday night when it takes on the Penn State Nittany Lions at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network, while Mike Grimm and Spencer Tollackson provide the radio call on KTLK, 1130 AM.
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