Where
Pinnacle Bank Arena
When
7:30 PM
How
BTN
Pos. | Minnesota Golden Gophers | Pnt/Gm | Pnt/Gm | Purdue Boilermakers | Pos. | |
PG | Nate Mason | 9.4 | 5.7 | Benny Parker | PG | |
G | Andre Hollins | 14.1 | 16.5 | Shavon Shields | G | |
G | Carlos Morris | 12.1 | 19.4 | Terrna Petteway | F | |
F | Joey King | 9.9 | 5.1 | David Rivers | F | |
F | Maurice Walker | 11.5 | 7.6 | Walter Pitchford | F | |
Bench | Deandre Mathieu | 10.1 | 3.9 | Tarin Smith | Bench | |
Bench | Elliott Eliason | 5.2 | 2.8 | Moses Abraham | Bench | |
Bench | Charles Buggs | 3.8 | 1.7 | Leslee Smith | Bench |
Hosting Rutgers on Saturday was the right elixir for Andre Hollins and the Gophers who finally broke through with a conference win. Was that a confidence boosting win for this team? Now they head to Nebraska where they have lost a couple of close games the last two seasons. Should be interesting to see if this team is getting things back on track.
Keys to a Gopher Win
Stop Two Guys - Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields combine for most of the Cornhusker's points. Keeping them below 30 would be beneficial
Better Execute Some Offense - Nebraska has struggled offensively but statistically they are very good defensively, scoring will not come easy tonight. I have not been terribly impressed with our offensive execution, tonight they will need to be a little crisper.