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Gophers Head West to Face Washington
2/12/2026 2:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: Peacock/NBC Sports Network
Tip Time: 8:02 p.m. CT
Radio: KFAN (FM 100.3) - Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: 381
SERIES INFORMATION*
All-Time Series: 19th Meeting (Washington Leads, 10-8)
Last Meeting: Feb. 1, 2025 (Wash. W, 71-68)
Medved vs. Washington: 1-1
MN vs. Big Ten Teams: 825-959
* excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Golden Gopher men's basketball team is on the road for two straight when it heads to the Pacific Northwest, first with Washington on Saturday. The Huskies won the first-ever conference meeting last year at Williams Arena in a 71-68 victory.
• Saturday's game features two former Mountain West coaches in Minnesota's Niko Medved and Washington's Danny Sprinkle. Medved was at Colorado State for seven years, while Sprinkle spent a year at Utah State after a four-year tenure at Montana State. Medved and Sprinkle also competed against each other when Washington faced CSU in the Acrisure Invite in 2024, with Washington winning, 73-67. Medved is 1-1 against the Huskies all-time, when his then-No. 20 Rams defeated Washington, 86-81, for his 100th win at CSU in the Legends of Basketball Las Vegas Invite in 2023.
• Minnesota fell in its last contest, 67-62, to Maryland on Sunday. Isaac Asuma made a career-best 6-of-9 three pointers to tie his career-high with 18 points, but Maryland scored the final seven points to rally for a 67-62 win versus Minnesota at Williams Arena. The Gophers led 60-56 with 3:13 remaining, but Maryland closed the game on an 11-2 run.
• The Gophers scored 14 three-pointers in the game Sunday, the second-highest of the season and highest in Big Ten play. Isaac Asuma added a career-high six, while Bobby Durkin had three and Cade Tyson had two. It was the fifth time in B1G play where the Gophers had 10-plus threes in a game.
• Jaylen Crocker-Johnson established his 500th career rebound on Sunday. In 94 career games, Crocker-Johnson had 181 rebounds at Little Rock, 158 at Colorado State and now 164 this season as a Gopher for 503 career rebounds. He is also at 956 career points, including 322 this season with Minnesota. He had 325 as a sophomore with CSU and 309 in 2023-24.
WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTS
• Minnesota has three wins over ranked opponents this year. The first game in the game against Indiana (Dec. 3), when the Gophers topped then-No. 22 Hoosiers, 73-64. The Gophers added another win over a ranked opponent against then-No. 19 over Iowa, 70-67, on Jan. 6. The Gophers knocked off its highest-ranked win on Feb. 4 when they defeated then-No. 10 Michigan State, 76-73. The win over the Spartans was Minnesota's first win over a top-10 team since the 2020-21 season when it defeated then-No. 7 Michigan. The last time Minnesota defeated three-ranked opponents was also in the 2020-21 season.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
• Washington is 12-13 overall and 5-10 in Big Ten play after suffering a Wednesday night loss to Penn State, 63-60. Prior to that, the Huskies fell at UCLA (77-73) and Iowa (84-74). Washington's league wins have come against Southern California, Ohio State, Oregon and Northwestern.
• The Huskies are led by freshman phenom Hannes Steinbach. He ranks first in the Big Ten in double-doubles and second nationally. He averages 17.6 points and a B1G high 11.4 rebounds. His rebounds per game also rank fourth nationally. He is followed by Zoom Diallo, who averages 14.6 points and a team-best 110 assists. Wesley Yates transferred from USC to Washington and averages 13.6 points and shoots a team-best 36 percent from three. Desmond Claude, who also transferred from USC to Washington, is out for the remainder of the season. Quimari Peterson holds a team-best 32 steals and averages 9 points. Franck Kepnang has 55 blocks, which is third in the B1G.
• As a team, the Huskies average 77.2 points and allow 73. They are shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 32.2 percent from the arc. Washington averages 37.6 rebounds per game and shoots 76.6 percent from the charity stripe.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota continues the Pacific Coast road trip when it stays on the road for a battle against Oregon on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Game time is 9:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on FS1. Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio call on KFAN FM 100.3.
TV: Peacock/NBC Sports Network
Tip Time: 8:02 p.m. CT
Radio: KFAN (FM 100.3) - Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: 381
SERIES INFORMATION*
All-Time Series: 19th Meeting (Washington Leads, 10-8)
Last Meeting: Feb. 1, 2025 (Wash. W, 71-68)
Medved vs. Washington: 1-1
MN vs. Big Ten Teams: 825-959
* excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Golden Gopher men's basketball team is on the road for two straight when it heads to the Pacific Northwest, first with Washington on Saturday. The Huskies won the first-ever conference meeting last year at Williams Arena in a 71-68 victory.
• Saturday's game features two former Mountain West coaches in Minnesota's Niko Medved and Washington's Danny Sprinkle. Medved was at Colorado State for seven years, while Sprinkle spent a year at Utah State after a four-year tenure at Montana State. Medved and Sprinkle also competed against each other when Washington faced CSU in the Acrisure Invite in 2024, with Washington winning, 73-67. Medved is 1-1 against the Huskies all-time, when his then-No. 20 Rams defeated Washington, 86-81, for his 100th win at CSU in the Legends of Basketball Las Vegas Invite in 2023.
• Minnesota fell in its last contest, 67-62, to Maryland on Sunday. Isaac Asuma made a career-best 6-of-9 three pointers to tie his career-high with 18 points, but Maryland scored the final seven points to rally for a 67-62 win versus Minnesota at Williams Arena. The Gophers led 60-56 with 3:13 remaining, but Maryland closed the game on an 11-2 run.
• The Gophers scored 14 three-pointers in the game Sunday, the second-highest of the season and highest in Big Ten play. Isaac Asuma added a career-high six, while Bobby Durkin had three and Cade Tyson had two. It was the fifth time in B1G play where the Gophers had 10-plus threes in a game.
• Jaylen Crocker-Johnson established his 500th career rebound on Sunday. In 94 career games, Crocker-Johnson had 181 rebounds at Little Rock, 158 at Colorado State and now 164 this season as a Gopher for 503 career rebounds. He is also at 956 career points, including 322 this season with Minnesota. He had 325 as a sophomore with CSU and 309 in 2023-24.
WINS OVER RANKED OPPONENTS
• Minnesota has three wins over ranked opponents this year. The first game in the game against Indiana (Dec. 3), when the Gophers topped then-No. 22 Hoosiers, 73-64. The Gophers added another win over a ranked opponent against then-No. 19 over Iowa, 70-67, on Jan. 6. The Gophers knocked off its highest-ranked win on Feb. 4 when they defeated then-No. 10 Michigan State, 76-73. The win over the Spartans was Minnesota's first win over a top-10 team since the 2020-21 season when it defeated then-No. 7 Michigan. The last time Minnesota defeated three-ranked opponents was also in the 2020-21 season.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES
• Washington is 12-13 overall and 5-10 in Big Ten play after suffering a Wednesday night loss to Penn State, 63-60. Prior to that, the Huskies fell at UCLA (77-73) and Iowa (84-74). Washington's league wins have come against Southern California, Ohio State, Oregon and Northwestern.
• The Huskies are led by freshman phenom Hannes Steinbach. He ranks first in the Big Ten in double-doubles and second nationally. He averages 17.6 points and a B1G high 11.4 rebounds. His rebounds per game also rank fourth nationally. He is followed by Zoom Diallo, who averages 14.6 points and a team-best 110 assists. Wesley Yates transferred from USC to Washington and averages 13.6 points and shoots a team-best 36 percent from three. Desmond Claude, who also transferred from USC to Washington, is out for the remainder of the season. Quimari Peterson holds a team-best 32 steals and averages 9 points. Franck Kepnang has 55 blocks, which is third in the B1G.
• As a team, the Huskies average 77.2 points and allow 73. They are shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 32.2 percent from the arc. Washington averages 37.6 rebounds per game and shoots 76.6 percent from the charity stripe.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota continues the Pacific Coast road trip when it stays on the road for a battle against Oregon on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Game time is 9:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on FS1. Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio call on KFAN FM 100.3.
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