We all know the numbers. 0-5, 14 of our last 15, it has to end. Unfortunately we are heading on the road to face a top 10 team. Indiana has quickly turned things around, they get Ohio State again in a few days so maybe they are looking past the lowly Gophers.
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| Pos | Minnesota (12-5) | Pnt/Gm | Pnt/Gm | #8 Indiana (15-1) | Pos | |
| PG | Maverick Ahanmisi | 4.6 | 12.3 | Jordan Hulls | G | |
| G | Julian Welch | 10.2 | 8.7 | Verdell Jones III | G | |
| F | Joe Coleman | 4.3 | 11.4 | Victor Oladipo | F | |
| F | Rodney Williams | 10.4 | 13.5 | Christian Watford | F | |
| C | Ralph Sampson III | 8.8 | 14.2 | Cody Zeller | F | |
| Bench | Andre Hollins | 5.8 | 4.9 | Matt Roth | Bench | |
| Bench | Austin Hollins | 8.0 | 5.0 | Derek Elston | Bench | |
| Bench | Eliott Eliason | 2.5 | 1.6 | Tom Pritchard | Bench |
Wouldn't it be nice if our PF/C combo was averaging over 27 ppg. For that would would need our PF healthy and a C who wanted to score. This team has four starters averaging double figures and the fifth is a guy the Gophers heavily recruited and has been a double-digit scorer each of his last three seasons. Very talented roster that was made better by the addition of a five-star talent like Zeller, who I'm really anxious to watch play.
Minnesota put Coleman into the lineup last game and I assume they'll go with it again at Indiana as he had a pretty good game. Personally I'd love to see Mav and Ralph off the bench in favor of Andre and Elliott, why not give those guys a chance at this point?
| KenPom Efficiency Stats | Minnesota (65) | Indiana (9) |
| Record | 12-5 | 15-1 |
| Pnt / Poss | 1.079 | 1.194 (5) |
| Def Pnt / Poss | 0.958 | 0.912 (33) |
| Off eFG% | 51.9% | 57.2% (4) |
| Def eFG% | 48.4% | 45.7% |
| Off Reb % | 37.1% (38) | 34.4% |
| Def Reb % | 67.6% | 68.5% |
| TO % | 21.7% (231) | 18.8% |
Our numbers get worse and worse every game thread I have to type. This season is getting depressing. We need a spark, we need a big win to gain some confidence. We need to avoid 0-5.