Game two of the Gopher's young seasons pits us against another solid mid-major program. The Siena Saints have four consecutive seasons of 20+ wins, three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament and are will not be intimidated by a Big Ten program.
Time: 8:00 PM
TV: ESPNU
Internet: ESPN3
Radio: WCCO
| Pos | Minnesota | Pnt/Gm | Pnt/Gm | Siena | Pos | |
| PG | Al Nolen | 8.0 | 14.0 | Clarence Jackson | G | |
| G | Blake Hoffarber | 2.0 | 2.0 | Kyle Griffin | G | |
| F | Rodney Williams | 6.0 | 6.0 | Owen Wignot | F | |
| F | Colton Iverson | 8.0 | 11.0 | O.D. Anosike | F | |
| C | Ralph Sampson III | 20.0 | 27.0 | Ryan Rossiter | F | |
| Bench | Trevor Mbakwe | 14.0 | 8.0 | Rakeem Brookins | Bench | |
| Bench | Chip Armelin | 11.0 | 3.0 | Trenity Brudine | Bench |
Ryan Rossiter is the man to stop. The 6-9 F/C is their tallest starter and should be a matchup problem for us defensively. Rossiter is the MAAC's preseason player of the year and he didn't start out slow scoring 27 in Siena's opening loss to the Vermont Catamounts.
Another game we should win. I'm sure we'll pound the ball inside offensively on the smaller Saints. Their starting frontline stands at 6-9, 6-7, 6-5 for Rossieter, Anosike and Wignot respectively. It would be really nice to see the Gopher backcourt (Blake Hoffarber) get into the offense but I'll take a win regardless of how it plays out.