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Gophers Take on USC Upstate in Saturday Matinee
11/17/2023 1:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Broadcast: Peacock (Steve Schlanger (play-by-play), Tre Demps (color)
Tip Time: 1:02 p.m.
Radio: KTLK 1130 AM, 103.5 FM (Tanner Hoops, Al Nolen)
Sirius: SiriusXM App
SERIES INFORMATION*
2nd Meeting (1-0 all time)
Last Time: 11/10/17 (MN W, 92-77 at Williams Arena)
Minnesota vs. Big South: 5-1
Last Big South Team MN Faced: USC Upstate (2017)
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team has a quick turnaround as it hosts its second game in three days when South Carolina Upstate comes to town for a Saturday matinee. Game time is set for 1 p.m., on Peacock. It marks the second Peacock game for the Gophers this season. The game is also a part of the Midwest Madness MTE.
• The meeting between USC Upstate is second all-time for the Gophers and first since 2017. Minnesota won that game, 92-77 on Nov. 10, 2017. Jordan Murphy had a career-high 35 points in that game as well as 15 rebounds for season-opening win.
• Dawson Garcia was named Big Ten's Player of the Week, announced Monday by the conference office. It marks the first Big Ten Player of the Week honor for Garcia and Minnesota's first since Payton Willis received the award on Jan. 24, 2022. In his first week of play, Garcia averaged 22.5 points when he recorded back-to-back 20-point games. In the opening game of the season last Monday against Bethune-Cookman, Garcia earned a double-double with 23 points, 14 rebounds and added six assists. He was one of three Big Ten individuals to record a double-double in the first game of the season. The last Gopher to open a campaign with a double-double was Daniel Oturu in 2019 (16 points, 10 rebounds vs. Cleveland State). Garcia also went 14-of-16 on free throws, the first Gopher since Marcus Carr in 2021 to score 10-plus in a game. On Friday, Garcia added his second 20-plus scoring game when he produced a team-best 22 points against UTSA. He went 7-of-14 in field goal attempts, 7-of-7 at the charity stripe, six rebounds and three assists.
• Through three games this season, Minnesota has three individuals averaging double-digit scoring. Dawson Garcia leads the charge averaging 20.3 points, followed by Isaiah Ihnen with 12.7 ppg and Cam Christie with 10. Garcia also leads the team in rebounds (9.7 rbg), followed by Braeden Carrington (6.0 rbg).
• Through three games this year, Minnesota ranks third in the Big Ten in offense, averaging 83.3 points per game. The Gophers also rank third in combined team rebounds averaging 41.3 this season. Minnesota ranks first in the Big Ten in free throw attempts, and free throws made, which ranks 16th and eighth nationally. Individually, Dawson Garcia ranks fifth in the league in scoring (20.3) and sixth in rebounding (9.7). Isaiah Ihnen ranks second in the Big Ten in three-point FG percentage at 72 percent.
LAST GAME RECAP
• Minnesota men's basketball team dropped its first game of the 2023-2024 season in a 70-68 loss to Missouri, Thursday at Williams Arena.
• Dawson Garcia led the Golden Gophers with 16 points and nine rebounds, while shooting 7-of-8 on free throws (.875). Isaiah Ihnen and Pharrell Payne also added 10 points each, including three blocks from Payne. Braeden Carrington had a career high 13 rebounds and had six points.
• As a team, Minnesota shot 24-of-58 (.413) from the field, while 8 making threes, and had a game best 44 rebounds. Missouri finished the game shooting 28-of-63 (.444) from the field, while also making 8 threes, and they grabbed 28 rebounds.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
• South Carolina Upstate enters the Minnesota game with a 2-2 record this season and riding a two-game win streak. The Spartans dropped its first two games of the season with losses at South Carolina (53-82) and at Vanderbilt (67-74), only to win the next two against Carolina University (106-48) and at East Carolina (83-81).
• Trae Broadnax leads the team averaging 14.0 points, followed by Justin Bailey (13.8) and Miguel Ayesa (11.0). Broadnax and Ahmir Langlais also average a team-best 4.8 rebounds.
• As a team, the Spartans average 77.3 ppg and are shooting 47.1 percent from the field. USC Upstate has 44 steals already this season, which ranks 21st nationally.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota plays Arkansas-Pine Bluff, also a part of the Midwest Madness, on Tuesday Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. The game is televised on BTN.
• Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio broadcast on Gopher Radio Network and KFAN 100.3 FM.
Broadcast: Peacock (Steve Schlanger (play-by-play), Tre Demps (color)
Tip Time: 1:02 p.m.
Radio: KTLK 1130 AM, 103.5 FM (Tanner Hoops, Al Nolen)
Sirius: SiriusXM App
SERIES INFORMATION*
2nd Meeting (1-0 all time)
Last Time: 11/10/17 (MN W, 92-77 at Williams Arena)
Minnesota vs. Big South: 5-1
Last Big South Team MN Faced: USC Upstate (2017)
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team has a quick turnaround as it hosts its second game in three days when South Carolina Upstate comes to town for a Saturday matinee. Game time is set for 1 p.m., on Peacock. It marks the second Peacock game for the Gophers this season. The game is also a part of the Midwest Madness MTE.
• The meeting between USC Upstate is second all-time for the Gophers and first since 2017. Minnesota won that game, 92-77 on Nov. 10, 2017. Jordan Murphy had a career-high 35 points in that game as well as 15 rebounds for season-opening win.
• Dawson Garcia was named Big Ten's Player of the Week, announced Monday by the conference office. It marks the first Big Ten Player of the Week honor for Garcia and Minnesota's first since Payton Willis received the award on Jan. 24, 2022. In his first week of play, Garcia averaged 22.5 points when he recorded back-to-back 20-point games. In the opening game of the season last Monday against Bethune-Cookman, Garcia earned a double-double with 23 points, 14 rebounds and added six assists. He was one of three Big Ten individuals to record a double-double in the first game of the season. The last Gopher to open a campaign with a double-double was Daniel Oturu in 2019 (16 points, 10 rebounds vs. Cleveland State). Garcia also went 14-of-16 on free throws, the first Gopher since Marcus Carr in 2021 to score 10-plus in a game. On Friday, Garcia added his second 20-plus scoring game when he produced a team-best 22 points against UTSA. He went 7-of-14 in field goal attempts, 7-of-7 at the charity stripe, six rebounds and three assists.
• Through three games this season, Minnesota has three individuals averaging double-digit scoring. Dawson Garcia leads the charge averaging 20.3 points, followed by Isaiah Ihnen with 12.7 ppg and Cam Christie with 10. Garcia also leads the team in rebounds (9.7 rbg), followed by Braeden Carrington (6.0 rbg).
• Through three games this year, Minnesota ranks third in the Big Ten in offense, averaging 83.3 points per game. The Gophers also rank third in combined team rebounds averaging 41.3 this season. Minnesota ranks first in the Big Ten in free throw attempts, and free throws made, which ranks 16th and eighth nationally. Individually, Dawson Garcia ranks fifth in the league in scoring (20.3) and sixth in rebounding (9.7). Isaiah Ihnen ranks second in the Big Ten in three-point FG percentage at 72 percent.
LAST GAME RECAP
• Minnesota men's basketball team dropped its first game of the 2023-2024 season in a 70-68 loss to Missouri, Thursday at Williams Arena.
• Dawson Garcia led the Golden Gophers with 16 points and nine rebounds, while shooting 7-of-8 on free throws (.875). Isaiah Ihnen and Pharrell Payne also added 10 points each, including three blocks from Payne. Braeden Carrington had a career high 13 rebounds and had six points.
• As a team, Minnesota shot 24-of-58 (.413) from the field, while 8 making threes, and had a game best 44 rebounds. Missouri finished the game shooting 28-of-63 (.444) from the field, while also making 8 threes, and they grabbed 28 rebounds.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
• South Carolina Upstate enters the Minnesota game with a 2-2 record this season and riding a two-game win streak. The Spartans dropped its first two games of the season with losses at South Carolina (53-82) and at Vanderbilt (67-74), only to win the next two against Carolina University (106-48) and at East Carolina (83-81).
• Trae Broadnax leads the team averaging 14.0 points, followed by Justin Bailey (13.8) and Miguel Ayesa (11.0). Broadnax and Ahmir Langlais also average a team-best 4.8 rebounds.
• As a team, the Spartans average 77.3 ppg and are shooting 47.1 percent from the field. USC Upstate has 44 steals already this season, which ranks 21st nationally.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota plays Arkansas-Pine Bluff, also a part of the Midwest Madness, on Tuesday Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. The game is televised on BTN.
• Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio broadcast on Gopher Radio Network and KFAN 100.3 FM.
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