MINNESOTA GAME 29 GAME INFORMATION GOLDEN GOPHERS Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 Time: 8:00 p.m. CT vs. 2015-16 Record: 8-20 MINNESOTA (8-20, 2-14) Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Big Ten Record: 2-14 Arena: Williams Arena (14,625) AP Head Coach: WISCONSIN (19-10, 11-5) TV: BTN – Dave Revsine (Play-by-Play); Jon Crispin (Analyst) - Richard Pitino (Providence, ‘05) Radio: Learfield/1500 ESPN Twin Cities – Career Record: 69-62 (4th season) Mike Grimm (Play-by-Play); Spencer Tollackson (Analyst) Wednesday, March 2 – 8:00 p.m. CT USA Record at Minnesota: 51-48 (3rd season) Satellite Radio: Sirius 83/XM 195 Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) Today - STATISTICAL LEADERS Points: Nate Mason (13.8) SERIES INFORMATION Rebounds: Jordan Murphy (8.1) 2015-16 SCHEDULE Series: 189th Meeting (96-92) Assists: Nate Mason (4.5) Date Opponent TV Time/Result Series (Home): 100th Meeting (63-33) Blocks: Bakary Konaté (1.1) Nov. 1 Minnesota Crookston (Exhibition) BTN Plus W, 74-57 Current Streak: L-4 Steals: Dupree McBrayer/Jordan Murphy (1.0) Nov. 6 Southwest Minnesota State (Exhibition) BTN Plus W, 81-64 Richard Pitino vs. Wisconsin: 1-4 WISCONSIN Nov. 13 UMKC BTN Plus W, 76-58 Minnesota vs. Big Ten: 735-800 BADGERS Nov. 15 LOUISIANA-MONROE BTN W, 67-56 Richard Pitino vs. Big Ten: 18-38 * - excludes vacated games PUERTO RICO TIP-OFF (Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan) 2015-16 Record: 19-10 Nov. 19 Temple ESPNU L, 70-75 Big Ten Record: 11-5 Interim Head Coach: Greg Gard Nov. 20 Missouri State ESPNU W, 74-69 GAME DAY TID-BITS AP • The University of Minnesota men’s basketball team (UW-Platteville, ‘95) Nov. 22 Texas Tech ESPNU L, 68-81 RV closes out its home schedule on Wednesday night hosting Career Record: 11-5 (1st season) USA rival Wisconsin, their lone meeting this season. Record at Wisconsin: Same Nov. 27 OMAHA ESPN3 W, 93-90 Today • Minnesota is coming off an 84-61 loss at Illinois on Nov. 30 CLEMSON ESPN2 W, 89-83 RV STATISTICAL LEADERS Sunday, coming after two straight victories at home. Dec. 5 SOUTH DAKOTA BTN Plus L, 81-85 (2OT) Points: Nigel Hayes (16.4) • Wisconsin has won 10 of its last 11 games after starting Dec. 8 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE ESPN3 L, 70-84 Rebounds: Ethan Happ (7.8) Dec. 12 vs. Oklahoma State (at Sioux Falls, S.D.) BTN L, 60-62 conference play 1-4, including a 68-57 victory over Michi- Assists: Nigel Hayes (3.2) Dec. 16 CHICAGO STATE ESPN3 W, 70-52 gan on Sunday in Madison. Blocks: Ethan Happ (0.9) Dec. 23 MILWAUKEE ESPN3 L, 65-74 • On Tuesday, head coach Richard Pitino announced Steals: Ethan Happ (1.8) Dec. 30 at Ohio State BTN L, 63-78 the suspension of guards Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Jan. 2 #1/1 MICHIGAN STATE ESPN2 L, 61-69 Dupree McBrayer for the duration of the season for a violation of team rules. Jan. 5 at Penn State BTN L, 77-86 • The Feb. 23 22-point win over the Scarlet Knights was the highest margin of victory in a Big Ten game Jan. 9 NORTHWESTERN BTN L, 52-77 under head coach Richard Pitino, and the most since a 73-44 win over Penn State on Mar. 2, 2013. Jan. 12 at Nebraska BTN L, 59-84 • With the victory over Maryland, the Gophers have earned top-10 wins in seven of the last eight seasons. Jan. 16 RV/#25 INDIANA BTN L, 63-70 • The Gophers saw five players reach double figures on Feb. 23 against Rutgers for the fourth time this Jan. 20 at Michigan BTN L, 69-74 season and the second time in Big Ten play (Omaha, South Dakota, Michigan). Jan. 23 ILLINOIS BTN L, 71-76 (OT) • Forward Jordan Murphy was recognized by the Big Ten Conference as its Freshman of the Week on Feb. 22, Jan. 27 #21/21 PURDUE BTN L, 64-68 his second such honor (Dec. 7). Murphy posted his seventh double-double of the year (17 pts/11rbs) in the Jan. 30 at #19/17 Indiana BTN L, 68-74 win over then-No. 6 Maryland. He has since matched the feat in the last two games. Feb. 4 at Northwestern BTN L, 58-82 • Murphy’s 18 rebounds against Chicago State set a new Gophers freshman single-game record, and is the Feb. 10 MICHIGAN BTN L, 74-82 most since Trevor Mbakwe had 18 against North Dakota State on Dec. 11, 2012. Feb. 14 at #4/5 Iowa BTN L, 71-75 • The University of Minnesota men’s basketball team will welcome three new members starting in 2016, as Feb. 18 #6/5 MARYLAND BTN W, 68-63 guard Amir Coffey (Hopkins, Minn./Hopkins HS), forward Eric Curry (Little Rock, Ark./Southwest Christian Feb. 23 RUTGERS BTN W, 83-61 Academy) and guard/forward Michael Hurt (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) signed their National Letters Feb. 28 at Illinois BTN L, 71-84 of Intent on Nov. 11. The trio represents the highest-rated signing class in Pitino’s tenure, as the group is Mar. 2 WISCONSIN BTN 8:00 p.m. ranked 17th nationally by 247Sports and 20th in the nation by Scout.com. Both publications have listed the Mar. 5 at Rutgers BTN 12:00 p.m. Gophers recruiting class as the third-highest ranked in the Big Ten. Mar. 9-13 Big Ten Tournament (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis) MINNESOTA TEAM INFORMATION (STARTERS BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) all times central • schedule subject to change PROBABLE STARTERS PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER G 15 Stephon Sharp 1.9 0.3 0.3 6.5 .538 19pts at Illinois G 32 Ahmad Gilbert 2.8 1.4 0.7 11.1 .306 0.5 spg F 23 Charles Buggs 5.4 3.0 0.6 22.9 .444 0.5 bpg/spg MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS F 24 Joey King 11.8 3.8 1.4 29.7 .434 0.5 spg 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, Minneapolis, MN 55447 F 3 Jordan Murphy 11.8 8.1 0.5 25.8 .496 1.0 bpg/spg DAN REISIG, Associate Director, Athletic Communications RESERVES PPG RPG APG MPG FG% OTHER Work: 612-625-4389 • Cell: 612-419-6142 • Email: [email protected] G 1 Dupree McBrayer 5.9 2.3 2.5 22.7 .326 1.0 spg GOPHERSPORTS.com G 2 Nate Mason 13.8 2.8 4.5 32.6 .389 0.9 spg G 4 Kevin Dorsey 6.8 2.3 1.4 18.2 .360 0.5 spg G 10 Darin Haugh 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 — — @GopherMBB /GopherMensBasketball C 21 Bakary Konaté 4.5 4.5 0.4 20.8 .527 1.1 bpg G 25 Mike Lukashewich 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.000 1-1 FG vs. RU F 41 Gaston Diedhiou 0.7 0.7 0.0 5.0 .312 0.1 bpg/spg 1927 1/14 H L 26-35 1979 2/8 A W 74-72 GOPHERS VS. WISCONSIN FACTS 1928 2/1 A L 18-38 1980 1/10 H W 82-76 (OT) 1929 1/5 H L 21-29 1980 2/23 A L 55-70 1929 1/19 A L 17-39 1981 1/8 H W 76-60 LAST GOPHER WIN Jan. 22, 2014 (Minnesota 81, Wisconsin 68) 1931 1/19 H W 28-26 1981 3/7 A L 58-60 (OT) LAST WISCONSIN WIN Mar. 5, 2015 (Wisconsin 76, Minnesota 63) 1931 2/14 A W 42-15 1982 1/21 A W 78-57 1932 2/20 H W 43-17 1982 2/11 H W 71-60 1932 3/7 A W 23-21 1983 1/29 A W 63-58 COACHES 1934 1/13 H L 30-31 1983 2/19 H W 78-71 1934 3/5 A L 23-24 1984 1/25 H W 75-62 RICHARD PITINO VS. WISCONSIN 1-4 1935 1/21 A L 31-38 1984 2/15 A W 68-67 BO RYAN VS. MINNESOTA 20-6 1935 2/18 H L 27-28 1985 1/29 H W 72-62 1937 2/13 A W 37-32 1985 2/24 A L 61-65 1937 2/27 H W 30-17 1986 1/23 A W 67-65 STREAKS 1938 1/8 H L 28-35 1986 2/22 H L 64-70 1938 3/5 A W 35-28 1987 1/3 H W 69-67 CURRENT STREAK Wisconsin, W-4 1939 2/20 H W 34-32 1987 3/5 A L 52-69 WINS OVERALL 17 (March 6, 1971-Jan. 10, 1980) 1939 2/27 A L 25-35 1988 2/8 H W 71-62 LOSSES OVERALL 10 (Jan. 20, 1912-March 4, 1916) 1940 2/12 A L 34-36 1988 2/28 A L 70-81 HOME WINS 15 (March 6, 1971-Jan. 29, 1985) 1940 2/26 H W 44-39 1989 1/4 A L 67-75 HOME LOSSES 5 (March 9, 1912-March 4, 1916) 1941 1/6 H W 44-27 1989 2/8 H W 59-58 AWAY WINS 7 (Jan. 18, 1972-Feb. 8, 1979) 1941 3/1 A L 32-42 1990 1/22 A L 75-77 AWAY LOSSES 12 (Jan. 14, 1995-Feb. 16, 2008)* 1942 3/2 H L 47-49 1990 2/22 H W 68-67 *Includes vacated games 1943 1/30 A L 33-54 1991 1/7 A L 62-72 1943 3/1 H W 48-34 1991 3/9 H W 80-70 1944 1/29 H L 30-49 1992 1/15 A W 49-48 MISC.