GT: Minnesota at Nebraska - 8PM - BTN

[huskeraddict]

March 6, 2013

8:00PM CT - BTN (Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Tim Doyle)

Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) - Lincoln, NE

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers 20-9, 8-8 (Last: W 73-44 vs Penn State)

vs

Nebraska Cornhuskers 13-16, 4-12 (Last: L 72-65 vs Illinois)

 

Big Ten Standings

#2 Indiana 13-4, 25-5

#14 Ohio State 12-5, 22-7

#7 Michigan 11-5, 24-5

#10 Michigan State 11-5, 22-7

#22 Wisconsin 11-5, 20-9

Minnesota 8-8, 20-9

Illinois 8-9, 21-10

Iowa 8-9, 19-11

Purdue 7-9, 14-15

Nebraska 4-12, 13-16

Northwestern 4-12, 13-16

Penn State 1-15, 9-19

 

Head Coaches

Minnesota Tubby Smith (510-222, 123-77 at Minnesota)

Nebraska Tim Miles (296-236, 13-16 at Nebraska)

 

Injury Report

Minnesota

No injuries to report

 

Nebraska

G - Mike Petlz - Knee - Out for season

 

Scouting Minnesota

Minnesota is a balanced squad with four players averaging double figures and a fifth at 9.1 points per game while featuring a rotation that goes 10-deep. Sophomore Andre Hollins leads UM in scoring at 13.6 ppg, including a 41-point effort against Memphis which is the highest scoring effort in the Big Ten this season. Rodney Williams is averaging 10.8 points per game, while Austin Hollins and Trevor Mbakwe are at 10.7 ppg and 10.0 ppg, respectively. Mbakwe leads the Big Ten in rebounding at 8.8 per game and is among the conference leaders in field goal percentage (.579). Minnesota's strength is its ability to attack the glass, as the Gophers out-rebound opponents by 8.8 caroms per game. Minnesota leads the nation in offensive rebounding, grabbing over 15 offensive boards per game.

[Blackshirts007]

MN did not lose to Penn St. That L needs to be a W

[huskeraddict]

Whoops, just copied the Nebraska line and forgot to change it. Thanks for the catch.

 

Also, Nebraska needs to win one of the final two to keep the 10th spot. Northwestern has Penn State and Michigan State left so they'll probably split those, Nebraska would need to do the same. Huskers hold the tiebreak since we beat them earlier. Would be a nice thing to finish on considering we were predicted to finish dead last.

[Comish]

Senior night. Lots of emotion. Be nice to make it a decent game and keep the crowd in it to the end.

 

However, their athleticism trumps ours in a major fashion.

 

IF.......we can keep the rebounding differential in single digits........and, IF both Ray and Dylan shoot as well as against Illinois..........then we've got a shot (say.......38%)

 

Love to kiss the Bob goodnight with a W..........

[T_O_Bull]

Would be real nice for the Sr's. They have endured alot.

T_O_B

[Haspula]

Last game at the BOB

[tschu]

Rivers is just a 56% shooter from the line?

 

Dude, you're a skinny small forward. LEARN TO f'ing SHOOT FREE THROWS ITS NOT HARD

[tschu]

GUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

EGGGGGGGGGGGGOS

[tschu]

f#*k you Eliason you big goofy pile

[Haspula]

We could really use elison since we only have 1 center next year (vucevic)

[Decked]

Good shots guys.

[Decked]

Why would Ubel shoot a 3?

[tschu]

Almeida is so slow. If only there was a way he could play offense but not defense

[tschu]

Why would Ubel shoot a 3?

Been saying this forever: Ubel is not a bad 3pt shooter for a big man. His freshman year he was over 50% from behind the arc on like 40 shots. Now I don't want him to look for it, but if the offense is struggling to find looks and he finds himself wide open...absolutely take that shot. We don't have anything to lose.

[tschu]

lololol

 

f#*k it, we'll just chuck it up from wherever, whenever. whatever.