GT: Nebraska at #23 Minnesota - 8PM - BTN

[huskeraddict]

January 29, 2013

8:00 CT - BTN (Announcers; Dave Revsine, Jim Jackson)

Williams Arena (14,625) - Minneapolis, MN

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers 11-10, 2-6 (Last: W 64-49 vs Northwestern)

vs

#23 Minnesota Golden Gophers 15-5, 3-4 (Last: L 45-44 vs Wisconsin)

 

Big Ten Standings

#1 Michigan 6-1, 19-1

#3 Indiana 6-1, 18-2

#13 Michigan State 6-2, 17-4

#11 Ohio State 5-2, 15-4

Wisconsin 5-2, 14-6

Purdue 4-3, 11-9

#23 Minnesota 3-4, 15-5

Northwestern 3-5, 12-9

Illinois 2-5, 15-6

Iowa 2-5, 13-7

Nebraska 2-6, 11-10

Penn State 0-8, 8-12

 

Head Coaches

Nebraska Tim Miles (294-230, 11-10 at Nebraska)

Minnesota Tubby Smith (505-218, 118-73 at Minnesota)

 

Injury Report

Nebraska

G - Mike Petlz - Knee - Out for season

 

Minnesota

F - Trevor Mbakwe - Wrist - Probable

 

Scouting Minnesota

Minnesota is a balanced squad with four players averaging double figures and a fifth at 9.8 points per game while featuring a rotation that goes 10-deep. Sophomore Andre Hollins leads UM in scoring at 14.2 ppg, including a 41-point effort against Memphis which is the highest scoring effort in the Big Ten this season. Mbakwe is the lone starter not in double figures, but he leads the Big Ten in rebounding at 8.7 per game and is fourth in field goal percentage at .595. In Big Ten play, he is averaging 11.4 rebounds per game, which is nearly two more than any other player. The Gophers are third in the Big Ten in scoring offense at 73.2 points per game, but have been deadly on the glass, out-rebounding opponents by over nine rebounds per game. Minnesota leads the Big Ten and is among the national leaders in offensive rebounding with 15.8 boards per game.

[Mavric]

Minny has lost their last four after starting 15-1. We might as well make it five.

They also recently lost to NW by 7 (we beat NW by 15) so I'm expecting a 22 point W for the Huskers.

 

The Gophers also get 2.0 points and 3.1 boards in about 13 minutes per game from 6-11 Soph. and Chadron, NE native Elliott Eliason.

[It'sNotAFakeID]

I'm not expecting a win, but anything is possible

[huskeraddict]

P.S., if you guys like the game threads, I'll do them for the rest of the year. Keeps me in condition for when I do ones during football season.

[Minnesota_husker]

They have a ton of talent but play sloppy ball.

 

 

Could upset them but will be hard to do at the barn.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Looking at the standings we could finish number 8-9 in the final standings which would be very impressive for this year.

[Comish]

Really feel they are a tough match -up for us athletically.

 

Just like Illinois, they see us as a streak stopper.

 

LOVE to be wrong, but I feel this will be extreemly tough for us.

[Mavric]

P.S., if you guys like the game threads, I'll do them for the rest of the year. Keeps me in condition for when I do ones during football season.

Looks really good to me. Thanks for putting that all together.

[huskeraddict]

P.S., if you guys like the game threads, I'll do them for the rest of the year. Keeps me in condition for when I do ones during football season.

Looks really good to me. Thanks for putting that all together.

Labor of love!

[Blackshirts007]

Let's get the W tonight!!!

[Minnesota_husker]

I like the game threads.

 

I probably will be at the gym during the game but might get back in time to partake.

[Haspula]

We need to beat a ranked team sometime this season

[BigRedBuster]

After the way Miles has had this team get up for games like Michigan and MSU, I don't see any reason why they won't be up for this game. If Minny is known for sloppy play and our guys take advantage of it, an upset is possible.

 

Go BIG RED!!!!!

[flatwaterfan]

I am thinking we are going to get killed. They are athletic and rebound well which is a match up problem for us. Our only chance is to get them to turn the ball over IMHO

[True2tRA]

I'll be able to watch tonight's game. We haven't won a game that I've watched yet this year. Not good.