Gophers Travel to Mississippi Point out for Sunday Matinee

Men’s Basketball | 12/4/2021 8:25:00 AM

BROADCAST Facts
Tv set: ESPNU (Roy Philpott – Engage in-by-Perform, Mark Smart – Analyst)  
Suggestion Time: 1:01 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield IMG College/ KTLK (AM-1130), FM 103.5
Mike Grimm (Participate in-by-Enjoy) Spencer Tollackson (Analyst)
Sirius: XM 389

Sequence Information and facts
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Collection: First Meeting Among the Two Schools    
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Minnesota vs. SEC: 18-14

Starting Five
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• The University of Minnesota men’s basketball group is on the street for the 2nd-straight sport as it travels to Mississippi Point out Sunday at 1 p.m. It marks the first-at any time assembly in between the two institutions. Each plans have six wins early this time. 
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• Minnesota is coming off a street get versus Pittsburgh in the ACC/Major 10 Problem. The acquire signified a number of firsts: It was Minnesota’s initial accurate road win considering that Feb. 23, 2020 (at Northwestern, 83-57). It also marked the first correct non-conference street win due to the fact Nov. 13, 2017 at Providence. Minnesota’s previous non-meeting road win vs. a Ability Five workforce, also came throughout the Large 10/ACC Obstacle when the Gophers defeated Wake Forest on Dec. 2, 2014. All other situations were being at house, in the course of tournaments or neutral internet site destinations. It was also just the fourth correct non-conference road earn in excess of the final 8 seasons (Richmond – 2013, Wake Forest – 2014, Providence – 2017). 
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• Minnesota is just a person of 14 teams in the region however undefeated and only one of a few left in the Huge 10. The Gophers held a 6- report in equally the 2020-21 year and the final time Minnesota opened a time 7- was through the 2017-18 marketing campaign when the Gophers defeated both equally UMass and Alabama through the Barclays Heart Typical in Brooklyn, N.Y. 
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• Minnesota tops the nation in three-point defense. The Gophers  have allowed just 118 attempts and 25 opponent threes by six game titles and just 21.2 %. Minnesota now ranks 18th nationally in defensive rebounds. The Golden Gophers have 181 defensive rebounds to common 30.2 for every game. By means of 6 game titles this year,…