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Gophers Set to Travel to Indiana for Friday Night Tilt
1/11/2024 8:18:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Broadcast: FS1 (Lisa Byington, pbp), Stephen Bardo (color)
Tip Time: 5:31 p.m. CT
Radio: KTLK AM 1130 / FM 103.5 (Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: SiriusXM 380
SERIES INFORMATION*
169th Meeting (67-101 all time)
At Indiana: 19-63
Gophers All-Time vs. Big Ten: 790-901
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is back in action on Friday, Jan. 12, when it travels to Indiana for a 5:30 p.m. CT, tilt on FS1. Minnesota will look for its first win over Indiana since 2019 and first win at Indiana since coincidentally Jan. 12, 2012. Indiana holds the all-time record of 101-67 over the Gophers dating back to 1912. Minnesota faced Indiana just once last season, where the Hoosiers won, 61-57, on Jan. 25, 2023 in a depleted Gopher roster at Williams Arena.
• Minnesota and Indiana are two of four Big Ten teams coached by alums as both Ben Johnson and Mike Woodson are in the third season at their respective helm. Johnson, a guard, played for the Gophers from 2002-04 and was also later an assistant on the Gopher squad under Richard Pitino. Woodson, a guard, played for the Hoosiers from 1976-80 and was in the NBA as a player and coach following his collegiate career until he returned to Indiana. Both were also team captains.
• Minnesota is one of seven teams that has won a Big Ten road game this year. As a whole, the Big Ten is 22-8 where the home team has won its Big Ten Conference games, since Wednesday, Jan. 10. The other teams that have won league road games include: Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin (twice), Indiana and Michigan.
• Minnesota has a well-balanced attack of scoring this season. The Michigan win marked the sixth time this year the Gophers had five players score in double digits and three time the past six games. Minnesota had five score in double figures in the UTSA, New Orleans, Nebraska, Ball State, Maine and Michigan wins. In addition, the Gophers had also had four players score in double figures in the Ark-Pine Bluff, FGCU, IUPUI and Maryland games. In that Terrapin win, the Gophers also had two players with eight points.
• Elijah Hawkins tops the nation in assists (117) and assists per game (7.8). Hawkins had seven assists in the win at Michigan and added a double-double in the win against Maine when he had 12 points and 10 assists. It was his fourth double-digit assist game this season and seven with eight or more assists. Hawkins also had 10 points, nine assists and six steals in the Maryland win Sunday.
WHERE THEY RANK
• Minnesota continues to show its depth winning the bench-point advantage in 14 of 15 games this year and rank 45th nationally. Minnesota's highest bench-point production came in a 62-20 advantage during Minnesota's nonconference game against New Orleans. The only game where the opponent scored more bench points was against Missouri in a 26-20 Tiger advantage. Minnesota ranks first in the Big Ten in this category and 47th in the nation.
• The Gophers also fifth nationally in assists per game, averaging 19.8 a game. Minnesota ranks high nationally and in the Big Ten in a couple categories in addition to bench points and assists. Minnesota also ranks 31st nationally in field goal percentage (48.8). The Gophers also rank second in the Big Ten and 27th nationally in effective field goal percentage (.560) and third in blocks per game (5.0) and 33rd nationally.
LAST GAME RECAP
• Four players scored in double-figures, helping Minnesota (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) snap a 10-game losing streak versus Maryland (9-6, 1-3 B1G) and win its seventh-straight game, 65-62, at Williams Arena. Cam Christie led the Gophers with 12 points, Dawson Garcia had 11 points and six rebounds, and Elijah Hawkins had 10 points, nine assists, and a season-high six steals for the Gophers, who overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to improve to 11-1 at The Barn this season. Joshua Ola-Joseph added 10 points, all in the first half, Pharrel Payne had eight points and six boards, and Braeden Carrington finished with eight points and five rebounds.
• Christie sank 5 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers for the Golden Gophers who have won three of their first four conference games for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• Minnesota made 15-of-28 (.536) second-half field goals, including 5-of-9 (.556) three-pointers, to finish at 24-of-59 (.407) overall and 6-of-23 (.261) from long-range for the game.
ABOUT INDIANA
• Indiana is 11-5 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten after a loss Tuesday night, 66-57, at Rutgers. The Hoosiers earned Big Ten wins over Maryland and Ohio State at home and at Michigan. Their two Big Ten losses came at Nebraska and at Rutgers Tuesday.
• The Hoosiers are led by Malik Reneau who averages 16.3 points, while Kel'el Ware ranks second with 14.7 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds and ranks in the Big Ten top five in rebounding. Following Ware is Trey Galloway, who averages 10.3 ppg. Guard Xavier Johnson has played in nine games, limited to injury, and averages 9.2 ppg. The Hoosiers, are the third biggest team in the country by average height.
• As a team, the Hoosiers average 74.4 points, while allowing 73.2 this season. They are shooting 48.3 percent from the field, while their opponents average 41 percent. Indiana his shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and average 35.7 rebounds per game.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota returns to Williams Arena when it hosts Iowa on Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. The Gophers will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., on MLK Day. The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.
• Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio broadcast on Gopher Radio Network and KTLK AM 1130 / FM 103.5.
Broadcast: FS1 (Lisa Byington, pbp), Stephen Bardo (color)
Tip Time: 5:31 p.m. CT
Radio: KTLK AM 1130 / FM 103.5 (Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: SiriusXM 380
SERIES INFORMATION*
169th Meeting (67-101 all time)
At Indiana: 19-63
Gophers All-Time vs. Big Ten: 790-901
* - excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota men's basketball team is back in action on Friday, Jan. 12, when it travels to Indiana for a 5:30 p.m. CT, tilt on FS1. Minnesota will look for its first win over Indiana since 2019 and first win at Indiana since coincidentally Jan. 12, 2012. Indiana holds the all-time record of 101-67 over the Gophers dating back to 1912. Minnesota faced Indiana just once last season, where the Hoosiers won, 61-57, on Jan. 25, 2023 in a depleted Gopher roster at Williams Arena.
• Minnesota and Indiana are two of four Big Ten teams coached by alums as both Ben Johnson and Mike Woodson are in the third season at their respective helm. Johnson, a guard, played for the Gophers from 2002-04 and was also later an assistant on the Gopher squad under Richard Pitino. Woodson, a guard, played for the Hoosiers from 1976-80 and was in the NBA as a player and coach following his collegiate career until he returned to Indiana. Both were also team captains.
• Minnesota is one of seven teams that has won a Big Ten road game this year. As a whole, the Big Ten is 22-8 where the home team has won its Big Ten Conference games, since Wednesday, Jan. 10. The other teams that have won league road games include: Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin (twice), Indiana and Michigan.
• Minnesota has a well-balanced attack of scoring this season. The Michigan win marked the sixth time this year the Gophers had five players score in double digits and three time the past six games. Minnesota had five score in double figures in the UTSA, New Orleans, Nebraska, Ball State, Maine and Michigan wins. In addition, the Gophers had also had four players score in double figures in the Ark-Pine Bluff, FGCU, IUPUI and Maryland games. In that Terrapin win, the Gophers also had two players with eight points.
• Elijah Hawkins tops the nation in assists (117) and assists per game (7.8). Hawkins had seven assists in the win at Michigan and added a double-double in the win against Maine when he had 12 points and 10 assists. It was his fourth double-digit assist game this season and seven with eight or more assists. Hawkins also had 10 points, nine assists and six steals in the Maryland win Sunday.
WHERE THEY RANK
• Minnesota continues to show its depth winning the bench-point advantage in 14 of 15 games this year and rank 45th nationally. Minnesota's highest bench-point production came in a 62-20 advantage during Minnesota's nonconference game against New Orleans. The only game where the opponent scored more bench points was against Missouri in a 26-20 Tiger advantage. Minnesota ranks first in the Big Ten in this category and 47th in the nation.
• The Gophers also fifth nationally in assists per game, averaging 19.8 a game. Minnesota ranks high nationally and in the Big Ten in a couple categories in addition to bench points and assists. Minnesota also ranks 31st nationally in field goal percentage (48.8). The Gophers also rank second in the Big Ten and 27th nationally in effective field goal percentage (.560) and third in blocks per game (5.0) and 33rd nationally.
LAST GAME RECAP
• Four players scored in double-figures, helping Minnesota (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) snap a 10-game losing streak versus Maryland (9-6, 1-3 B1G) and win its seventh-straight game, 65-62, at Williams Arena. Cam Christie led the Gophers with 12 points, Dawson Garcia had 11 points and six rebounds, and Elijah Hawkins had 10 points, nine assists, and a season-high six steals for the Gophers, who overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to improve to 11-1 at The Barn this season. Joshua Ola-Joseph added 10 points, all in the first half, Pharrel Payne had eight points and six boards, and Braeden Carrington finished with eight points and five rebounds.
• Christie sank 5 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers for the Golden Gophers who have won three of their first four conference games for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
• Minnesota made 15-of-28 (.536) second-half field goals, including 5-of-9 (.556) three-pointers, to finish at 24-of-59 (.407) overall and 6-of-23 (.261) from long-range for the game.
ABOUT INDIANA
• Indiana is 11-5 overall and 3-2 in the Big Ten after a loss Tuesday night, 66-57, at Rutgers. The Hoosiers earned Big Ten wins over Maryland and Ohio State at home and at Michigan. Their two Big Ten losses came at Nebraska and at Rutgers Tuesday.
• The Hoosiers are led by Malik Reneau who averages 16.3 points, while Kel'el Ware ranks second with 14.7 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds and ranks in the Big Ten top five in rebounding. Following Ware is Trey Galloway, who averages 10.3 ppg. Guard Xavier Johnson has played in nine games, limited to injury, and averages 9.2 ppg. The Hoosiers, are the third biggest team in the country by average height.
• As a team, the Hoosiers average 74.4 points, while allowing 73.2 this season. They are shooting 48.3 percent from the field, while their opponents average 41 percent. Indiana his shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and average 35.7 rebounds per game.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota returns to Williams Arena when it hosts Iowa on Jan. 15 at 5 p.m. The Gophers will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., on MLK Day. The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.
• Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio broadcast on Gopher Radio Network and KTLK AM 1130 / FM 103.5.
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