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SERIES INFORMATION GAME 183rd Meeting (66-116 all-time record) MINNESOTA (13-9 6-9 B1G) vs At Home: 45-44 // Current Streak: L-2 Richard Pitino vs. Illinois: 4-6 ILLINOIS (15-5, 11-3 B1G) Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 780-862* Head Coach: Saturday, February 20 Pitino vs. Big Ten regular season games: 54-91 Richard Pitino (Providence, 2005) 23 2:30 p.m. CT Pitino vs. Big Ten (includes postseason games): 60-98 Career Record: 158-131 (9th) * - excludes vacated games Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) Record at Minnesota: 140-117 (8th) 2020-21 STATISTICAL LEADERS STARTING FIVE Points: Marcus Carr (19.4) BROADCAST INFORMATION 1. After a five-day, two-game road trip, the Gophers return home to Rebounds: Liam Robbins (6.9) host No. 5 Illinois. Minnesota is 13-1 at Williams Arena this season Assists: Marcus Carr (5.1) TV: FOX – Brandon Gaudin (Play-by-Play); Stephen Bardo (Analyst) (17th time in school history with 13 home wins) and averages 80.6 Blocks: Liam Robbins (2.6) Tip Time: 2:30 p.m. CT points, while allowing only 68.3. In scoring 1,129 points at Williams Steals: Marcus Carr (1.2) Radio: Learfield IMG College/KFAN Arena, Minnesota has made 371 field goals, 104 3-pointers and Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play), Spencer Tollackson (Analyst), Dan Rowbotham 283 free throws (opponents have attempted only 291 free throws (Engineer) at Williams Arena). Minnesota also has lopsided home numbers in assists (230-185), blocks (70-35) and steals (88-70). 2. The Gophers are 66-116 all-time against Illinois, but are 45-44 2020-21 SCHEDULE against the Illini at home. Minnesota has won the last two games Head Coach: DATE OPPONENT MN RK/OPP TV TIME/RESULT between the schools at Williams Arena (86-75 in 2019 and 77-67 in Brad Underwood (Kansas State, 1986) 171-81 (10th) 11/25 GREEN BAY BTN + W, 99-69 2018) and Minnesota’s last home loss to Illinois was 76-71 in 2016. Career Record: Record at Illinois: 62-54 (8th) 11/28 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN W, 88-73 3. Minnesota is 5-4 against ranked opponents this year. The 2020-21 STATISTICAL LEADERS 11/30 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN W, 67-64 Gophers, who played only eight ranked opponents last season, 12/4 NORTH DAKOTA BTN W, 76-67 Points: Ayo Dosunmu (21.3) have beaten No. 4 Iowa, No. 7 Michigan, No. 17 Michigan State, No. Rebounds: Kofi Cockbrn (10.6) 12/8 BOSTON COLLEGE + ESPNU W, 85-80 (OT) 24 Purdue and No. 25 Ohio State this year. The five ranked wins Assists: Ayo Dosunmu (5.1) 12/10 KANSAS CITY FS1 W, 90-61 also ties a school regular-season record, as Minnesota also beat Blocks: Kofi Cockbrn (1.5) 12/15 at Illinois * -/13 ESPN2 L, 65-92 five ranked opponents in 2012-13. That year, Minnesota beat No. 1 Steals: Trent Frazier (1.2) 12/20 SAINT LOUIS -/RV FS1 W, 90-82 Indiana, No. 12 at Illinois, No. 18 Michigan State, No. 19 vs. Memphis 12/25 IOWA * -/4 BTN W, 102-95 (OT) 12/28 MICHIGAN STATE * 21/17 BTN W, 81-56 and No. 20 Wisconsin (OT). The Gophers picked up a sixth ranked win in the NCAA tournament when it beat 12/31 at Wisconsin * 21/6 BTN L, 59-71 No. 24 UCLA. The previous high under Coach Pitino was four ranked wins in the regular season and came in 1/3 OHIO STATE * 21/25 BTN W, 77-60 2018-19. That year, Minnesota played 11 raked opponents (Pitino-era high) and beat No. 11 Purdue, No. 19 Iowa, 1/6 at Michigan * 16/10 BTN L, 57-82 No. 22 at Wisconsin and No. 24 Nebraska. The Gophers earned a fifth ranked win in the Big Ten tournament 1/10 at Iowa * 16/5 BTN L, 71-86 by beating No. 13 Purdue. Minnesota has never beaten three top-10 teams in a regular season (did beat No. 1/16 MICHIGAN * 23/7 ESPN2 W, 75-57 4 Illinois and No. 10 Purdue in the 1989-90 regular season and beat No. 6 Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament). 1/20 at Nebraska * Postponed 4. Marcus Carr played in his 53nd game as a Gopher at Indiana. Carr averages 17.1 points per game and 6.03 1/23 MARYLAND * 17/- BTN L, 49-63 assists per game as a Gopher. At this point in his career, his 17.1 points per game would rank tenth in school 1/30 at Purdue * 21/RV BTN L, 62-81 history (minimum 40 games played) and would be the best career scoring average since Mychal Thompson 2/4 at Rutgers * RV/RV FS1 L, 72-76 averaged 20.8 points from 1975-78. His average of 6.03 assists per game would rank first in school history 2/8 NEBRASKA * RV/- BTN W, 79-61 (minimum 40 games played) ahead of Ray Williams who averaged 5.7 from 1976-77. 2/11 PURDUE * RV/24 ESPN2 W, 71-68 5. Marcus Carr banked in a three with 7.0 seconds left to beat Purdue 71-68 on Feb. 11. It was the last field 2/14 at Maryland * RV/- FS1 L, 59-72 goal attempt of game by Minnesota and was Carr’s fourth game winner or game-tying basket of his career. 2/17 at Indiana * BTN L, 72-82 This season he is 12-28 from the field in end of half situations (under a minute to play) and 6-17 from three. He 2/20 ILLINOIS * -/5 FOX 2:30 p.m has 14 field goals in the final 20 seconds of halves and eight field goals in the final ten seconds of his career. 2/27 NORTHWESTERN * BTN TBA 3/3 at Penn State * BTN TBA 3/6 RUTGERS * FS1 TBA MINNESOTA TEAM INFORMATION (2020-21 STATS) MOST RECENT STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% NOTE + - ACC/Big Ten Challenge *- conference game C 0 Liam Robbins 12.3 6.9 0.9 25.1 .449 Three double-doubles all times Central • schedule subject to change G 1 Tre’ Williams 4.3 1.9 0.9 14.6 .395 Started last 6 games G 4 Jamal Mashburn, Jr. 6.7 1.2 1.3 18.5 .359 19 pts at Indiana G 5 Marcus Carr 19.4 4.0 5.1 35.2 .415 Eight 20-plus games F 23 Brandon Johnson 8.9 6.4 0.7 25.6 .459 12 points in OT vs Iowa RESERVES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% NOTE F 2 Martice Mitchell 1.5 0.2 — 3.1 .500 — MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 11 Both Gach 7.5 4.1 2.0 23.8 .407 13 pts vs Iowa PAUL ROVNAK G 13 Hunt Conroy 0.0 0.3 — 1.4 .000 — [email protected] • 651-592-5741 [c] G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 9.2 2.9 1.7 30.8 .316 16 pts 8 rbs vs Purdue F 24 Eric Curry 3.5 2.1 0.7 12.6 .475 sat out last year to injury Bierman Athletic Center, Room 225 C 32 Sam Freeman 0.9 0.9 — 4.0 .600 played in 11 games Minneapolis, MN 55455 F 35 Isaiah Ihnen 2.4 3.3 0.4 13.4 .300 first double-double vs SLU MINNESOTA BASKETBALL KALSCHEUR OUT or more rebounds 16 times. He has totaled at least 15 MEDIA CREDENTIALS • Gabe Kalscheur broke a finger in his right hand points and five rebounds in seven games this season. Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) (shooting hand) when the team was practicing at The U is 5-2 when he hits those benchmarks. for Minnesota home games must be made on-line at gophersports. Maryland on Feb. 16. Kalscheur, who started the first com/media. All credentials for the 2020-21 season will be issued on a 88 games of his career, did not play at Indiana and BLOCKED AND REPORTED single-game format. No season-long passes will be granted. Requests is out indefinitely. The junior ranks sixth in school • Liam Robbins averages 2.64 blocks per game, for credentials should be made as early as possible due to limited pres history in made threes (180) and attempted threes which leads the Big Ten and ranks 13th in the nation. seating at Williams Arena. Please contact the Athletic Communications (521). Kalscheur has scored 916 points for Minnesota The 7-0 center is the first Gopher to total more than office for more information regarding credentials. Credentials can be and is 84 shy away of scoring 1,000 for his career. five blocks in one game (six at Purdue on 1/30) since picked up starting two and a half hours before game time at the Williams Daniel Oturu had five against Northwestern (1/5/20). Arena media will call gate at the Oak Street Entrance. TEST DRIVE Robbins has 58 blocks this season and needs nine • Marcus Carr scored six points at Purdue (1/30), more to crack the top 10 in school single-season his- PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS which was his lowest output of the season (also tory (Damian Johnson is currently tenth after record- Only approved photographers will be permitted into Tier 3 photography snapped an 18-game streak for Carr scoring in dou- ing 67 blocks in 2009-10). Robbins’ average of 2.64 ble figures). Carr scored 18 points at Rutgers, which areas, which start in Row 5 and are in sections 112-114 and 118-120.