huskeraddict Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 January 26, 2014 5pm CT - BTN Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,147) - Lincoln, NE Minnesota Golden Gophers 15-5, 4-3 (Last: W 81-68 vs Wisconsin) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 9-9, 1-5 (Last: L 58-54 vs Penn State) Big Ten Standings #21 Michigan 7-0, 15-4 #3 Michigan State 7-1, 18-2 #10 Iowa 5-2, 16-4 #9 Wisconsin 4-3, 17-3 Minnesota 4-3, 15-5 #17 Ohio State 3-4, 16-4 Purdue 3-4, 13-7 Northwestern 3-5, 10-11 Indiana 2-4, 12-7 Illinois 2-5, 13-7 Nebraska 1-5, 9-9 Penn State 1-6, 10-10 Head Coaches Minnesota Richard Pitino (33-19, 15-5 at Minnesota) Nebraska Tim Miles (307-247, 24-27 at Nebraska) Injury Report Minnesota F - Charles Buggs - Ankle - Questionable G - Andre Hollins - Ankle - Doubtful Nebraska No injuries to report Scouting Minnesota Under Richard Pitino, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the biggest surprises in the Big Ten. Pitino is in his first year at Minnesota after coaching at Florida International during the 2012-13 season. Florida International went 18-14 and advanced to the title game of the Sun Belt Conference in 2013. Minnesota is 15-5 on the season and 4-3 in the Big Ten following an 81-68 win over No. 9 Wisconsin Wednesday evening. The Gophers went 11-2 during non-conference action, including a six-game win streak before Big Ten action. UM’s best wins in non-conference actions were victories at Richmond and against Florida State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Four of Minnesota’s five losses are to nationally ranked teams, including against unbeaten Syracuse in the Maui Invitational and at No. 3 Michigan State, a contest they led most of regulation before falling to the Spartans. The Gophers’ strength is a full-court press which leads the Big Ten with 8.2 steals per game, as Minnesota will occasionally play a four-guard lineup. Austin Hollins and DeAndre Mathieu both rank in the top six in the Big Ten in steals per game. Minnesota is also the best free throw shooting team in the conference, hitting 75.6 percent from the foul line. Andre Hollins leads Minnesota and ranks among the Big Ten leaders at 15.4 points per game, but suffered an ankle injury early in Wednesday’s win and is doubtful for Sunday. Senior Austin Hollins chips in 11.8 points per game. On the inside, junior center Elliott Eliason, who is from Chadron, Neb., averages 6.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game to rank third in the Big Ten in rebounding. He is also second in the conference in blocked shots at 2.6 per game. One other Husker-Gopher connection is Minnesota assistant coach Ben Johnson, who was a member of Nebraska’s coaching staff last season. 1 Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 If hollins is a no go, you would think this should be our game Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Definitely need to make sure Eliason understands he made a poor decision................ Quote Link to comment
Haspula Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Definitely need to make sure Eliason understands he made a poor decision................ none of the recruiting sites say we offered him Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Definitely need to make sure Eliason understands he made a poor decision................ none of the recruiting sites say we offered him Pretty sure I remember Doc getting some crap about him going to Minny and Doc responded in the paper that he had offered ......... Regardless, Miles tried to recruit him to Colorado St Quote Link to comment
LSEHusker Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Sitting here in my seats I noticed biggs wasn't on the floor for warmups. Read he's not in the arena.... Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I also do not see Biggs Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Biggs out for "personal reasons" per Kevin Kugler. Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Biggs is out for personal reasons Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Hollins is also out. That is big. That kid is a gamer and leader. And yes Eliot had an offer Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 We offer a anew juco Guard and Biggs is magically not playing..... hmmmmm Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Brian Rosenthal @HuskerExtraBR 26m I'm told Tim Miles will address the Deverell Biggs situation after today's game. All I know: Biggs' absence was expected. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 And yes Eliot had an offer I thought he had one as well. Doc definitely was out to see him play several times - both in Chadron and at the state tournament (not that that means much). Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Looked like a charge to me. Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 If Hollins was healthy I think you'd see a lot more full court pressure from Minney Quote Link to comment
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