Every game so far has had me a little bit nervous, this game does not. The Mount is a team that the Gophers should dominate. I had respect for Bucknell, South Dakota State and Fairfield. All three are teams that will compete for their conference championship, have some quality scorers, are capable of knocking off a team like Minnesota and all might earn their way into the NCAA Tournament. Mount St. Mary's is none of those things.
A year ago they were a mediocre team in the Northeast conference. Right now they are without their best player who is indefinitely suspended and are playing with a seven-man rotation including four guys playing 31 minutes or more. This is the game the Gophers should open up a big lead early and run away with.
Game Time: 7:00
TV: not on TV
| Pos | Minnesota | Pnt/Gm | Pnt/Gm | Mount St. Mary's | Pos | |
| PG | Andre Hollins | 7.7 | 11.3 | Josh Castellanos | G | |
| G | Austin Hollins | 8.7 | 2.3 | Chad Holley | G | |
| F | Rodney Williams | 5.7 | 11.7 | Julian Norfleet | G | |
| F | Trevor Mbakwe | 18.0 | 9.7 | Danny Thompson | F | |
| C | Ralph Sampson III | 8.7 | 10.3 | Raven Barber | F | |
| Bench | Maverick Ahanmisi | 4.3 | 3.7 | Kelvin Parker | Bench | |
| Bench | Julian Welch | 2.3 | 1.3 | Xavier Owens | Bench | |
| Bench | Chip Armelin | 4.3 | x | nobody likely to play more | Bench |
I am really looking for Minnesota to take care of business here. Mbakwe should be Mbakwe. Ralph will probably have a good scoring game. And I think our guard will cause a ton of turnovers leading to easy baskets. This game is about coming together more and getting ready for the Old Spice Classic on Thursday.