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SERIES INFORMATION GAME 123rd Meeting (57-65 all time) MINNESOTA (8-1, 1-1 BT) vs Home vs. MSU: 33-24 Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 775-854* MICHIGAN STATE (6-2, 0-2 BT) Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 54-86 Monday, December 28 * - excludes vacated games Head Coach: 7:00 p.m. CT Richard Pitino (Providence, 2005) Career Record: 153-123 (9th season) Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) STARTING FIVE 10 Record at Minnesota: • Minnesota is hosting its second-straight Big Ten Conference 135-109 (8th season) game in four days when the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans come to town. The Golden Gophers enter the contest 1-1 in league BROADCAST INFORMATION 2020 STATISTICAL LEADERS TV: BTN – Brandon Gaudin (Play-by-Play); Robbie Hummel (Analyst) action, while MSU is at 0-2. Points: Marcus Carr (24.6) Tip Time: 7:01 p.m. CT • Minnesota went 0-2 against Michigan State last year, including Rebounds: Liam Robbins (6.6) Radio: Learfi eld IMG College/100.3 FM a 70-52 loss in the two team’s last meeting, Jan. 26, 2020. Assists: Marcus Carr (6.2) Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst) Daniel Oturu led the Gophers with 19 points and Gabe Kalscheur Blocks: Liam Robbins (2.6) Sirius XM: 381 chipped in 15 points in the team’s fi rst home conference loss of Steals: Marcus Carr (1.0) the season. • The Golden Gophers are coming off an overtime victory against 2020-21 SCHEDULE No. 4 Iowa Christmas night. Brandon Johnson made all four his DATE OPPONENT RANK TV TIME/RESULT 3-point attempts in overtime and fi nished with 26 points and 11/25 GREEN BAY BTN + W, 99-69 nine rebounds. Marcus Carr had 30 points on 6-for-13 shooting 11/28 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN W, 88-73 from 3-point range and eight assists, and Liam Robbins added 11/30 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT BTN W, 67-64 18 points and four blocks for the Gophers. Trailing seven points Head Coach: 12/4 NORTH DAKOTA BTN W, 76-67 with 44 seconds left in regulation, the Gophers outscored the Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan, ’77) 12/8 BOSTON COLLEGE + ESPNU W, 85-80 (OT) Hawkeyes 29-15 the remainder of the game. It marked the Career Record: 634-243 (26th Season) 12/10 KANSAS CITY FS1 W, 90-61 second overtime win of the season. It was also the fi rst win over Record at MSU: Same 12/15 at Illinois * -/13 ESPN2 L, 65-92 a top 5 team since Dec. 15, 2019 when the Gophers defeated No. 2020-21 STATISTICAL LEADERS 12/20 SAINT LOUIS -/RV FS1 W, 90-82 3 Ohio State 84-71. Points: Joey Hauser (14.0) 12/25 IOWA * -/4 BTN W, 102-95 (OT) • On Friday, Minnesota topped 100 points in conference play for 12/28 MICHIGAN STATE * -/12 BTN 7 p.m. Rebounds: Joey Hauser (8.6) the second time in the last three league games for the fi rst time 12/31 at Wisconsin * -/9 BTN 3:30 p.m. Assists: Aaron Henry (4.6) in school history. Minnesota notched 107 against Nebraska to 1/3 OHIO STATE * -/23 BTN TBA Blocks: Marcus Bingham Jr. (1.6) conclude the 2019-20 regular season. Prior to this streak, the last Steals: Aaron Henry (1.8) 1/6 at Michigan * -/19 BTN 7:30 p.m. time the Gophers topped 100 points in a Big Ten game was also 1/10 or 1/11 at Iowa * -/4 BTN TBA 1/16 MICHIGAN * -/19 ESPN2 1 p.m. against Iowa on February 8, 2017 (101-89, 2 OT). 1/20 at Nebraska * BTN 8 p.m. • Marcus Carr continues to rank high nationally and within the Big Ten. Carr averages 24.6 ppg, which ranks 1/23 MARYLAND * BTN 11 AM or 6 PM third nationally and second in the Big Ten. His 6.2 assists per game ranks fi rst in the league and 24th 1/30 at Purdue * BTN TBA nationally. He also averages 36.1 minutes played, which also tops the Big Ten and 39th nationally. Carr also 2/4 at Rutgers * FS1 TBA averages 2.4 three-pointers per game, which is tied for third in the league. 2/8 NEBRASKA * BTN TBA 2/11 PURDUE * BTN TBA 2/14 at Maryland * BTN TBA 2/17 at Indiana * BTN TBA 2/20 ILLINOIS * FS1 TBA MINNESOTA TEAM INFORMATION (2020-21 STATS) 2/27 NORTHWESTERN * BTN TBA 3/3 at Penn State * BTN TBA PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% NOTE 3/6 RUTGERS * FS1 TBA C 0 Liam Robbins 12.6 6.6 0.7 23.6 .486 2.6 Blocks per game G 5 Marcus Carr 24.6 3.8 6.2 36.0 .476 Six 20-plus games + - ACC/Big Ten Challenge *- conference game G 11 Both Gach 12.3 6.0 3.6 31.4 .462 11 pts, 8 rebounds vs SLU all times Central • schedule subject to change G 22 Gabe Kalscheur 9.4 2.0 2.0 29.5 .282 11 pts vs SLU F 23 Brandon Johnson 8.5 5.5 0.2 19.7 .475 12 points in OT vs Iowa RESERVES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% NOTE G 1 Tre’ Williams 3.4 1.3 0.6 11.7 .474 — F 2 Martice Mitchell 1.0 0.5 0.0 4.9 .000 — MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 3 David Mutaf 4.0 0.5 — 3.3 .500 — MICHELLE TRAVERSIE, DIRECTOR G 4 Jamal Mashburn, Jr. 4.7 0.8 1.7 14.8 .318 Eight points vs. Iowa [email protected] G 13 Hunt Conroy 0.0 1.0 — 3.0 .000 — 612.624.0522 [o] • 612.396.8712 [c] F 24 Eric Curry 4.6 2.1 0.8 14.2 .533 sat out last year to injury Bierman Athletic Center, Room 225 C 32 Sam Freeman 1.0 1.0 — 3.9 1.000 — F 35 Isaiah Ihnen 3.4 4.7 0.6 17.9 .303 fi rst double-double vs SLU Minneapolis, MN 55455 MINNESOTA BASKETBALL SCOUTING THE SPARTANS GOPHERS ON WATCH LISTS MEDIA CREDENTIALS • The Michigan State Spartans enter Monday’s con- • A pair of Gophers earned spots on preseason Requests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) test with a 6-2 record and 0-2 to start Big Ten play. watch lists in redshirt junior Marcus Carr and ju- for Minnesota home games must be made on-line at gophersports. MSU is coming off a pair of losses to Northwestern nior Liam Robbins. Carr was named to the John R. com/media. All credentials for the 2020-21 season will be given out (79-65) and Wisconsin (85-760). Wooden Award® presented by Wendy’s® Presea- on a single-game format. No season-long passes are allowed this • The Spartans went 6-0 in nonconference play son Top 50 Watch List. Carr is one of 50 named year. Requests for credentials should be made as early as possible when they defeated Eastern Michigan (83-67), to the watch list and one of 10 from the Big Ten due to severe seat limitations in the press areas at Williams Arena. Notre Dame (80-70) at home, at Duke (75-69) and Conference. The Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Please contact the Athletic Communications offi ce for more information closed out nonconference with wins over Detroit list. He is one of 50 players on list, including one regarding the on-line credentialing system. Delivery of credentials will Mercy (83-76), Western Michigan (79-61) and Oak- of eight from the Big Ten. be handled according to individual situations, but in most cases will not land (109-91). • Robbins was named to the preseason watch list be mailed. Credentials can be picked up starting two and a half hours • Joey Hauser leads the team and averages 14.0 for the 2020 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the before game time at the Williams Arena media will call gate at the Oak ppg and holds a team-best 8.6 rebounds per Year Award. After spending his fi rst two seasons Street Entrance. game. Aaron Henry averages 12.0 points per at Drake, Robbins transferred to Minnesota in game, followed by Rocket Watts at 10.9 ppg. Hen- April and was granted immediate eligibility in Sep- PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS ry also has 12 blocks and 14 steals this season. tember. Last year, he averaged team highs of 14.1 Only approved photographers will be allowed to Tier 3 photogs are • As a team, MSU averages 81.2 points per game points and 7.1 rebounds along with 2.9 blocks per allowed to shoot in sections 112-114 and 118-120, from row 5 and higher. and 8.9 three-pointers per game with a free-throw game, starting all 34 games for Drake and earn- Please adhere to the safe social distancing in those sections. percentage at 76 percent. ing All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, All-Defensive Team and MVC Most Improved hon- MEDIA PASS GATE RECORDS WERE MADE TO BE BROKEN ors. The media pass gate is located at Oak Street Entrance. You must have • In the win over Iowa, Minnesota either tied or set MEDIA POLICIES MINNESOTA proper identification to receive your credentials. The media pass gate a variety of new school records. Brandon Johnson PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN opens two and a half hours before game time. set a new school record for three-point fi eld goal • Minnesota redshirt junior Marcus Carr has was accuracy in a game (.889, 8-9) and tied a school named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team.