hhcmatt Posted January 12, 2016 Report Posted January 12, 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-8) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-10) Current GATA CHAMP Shavon Shields starting his 100th game for the Huskers Date: Tuesday, Jan 12th, 2016Time: 8:00 p.m. CSTArena: Pinnacle Bank ArenaCapacity: 15,000 Broadcast Information Television: BTN Online: BTN2GO Announcers: Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo Play-by-play: Kent PavelkaExpert Analysis: Matt Davison Minnesota Scouting Thread Minnesota Info Head Coach: Richard PitnioLocation: Minneapolis, MNConference: B1G 10Nickname: Golden GophersMascot: Goldy GopherLast time out: Lost to NorthwesternTypical Rotation Depth: 8-10 playersOpening Line: Nebraska by 8Fun Fact : Minnesota and Rutgers are the only winless conference teams Player to watch: Jordan Murphy The 6'6" 230# freshman is one of the few inside threats for Minnesota team that doesn't like to play inside. As one of the few guys that rebounds on the entire team, you especially need to body him up on the offensive board. Like most freshmen post players, he's prone to fouling so the Huskers need to attack him in the paint. Miles Presser Shavon PresserThe Skinny Since the start of December the Gophers have been in free fall, losing to both South Dakota schools at home and starting conference play 0-4. They've done it with subpar shooting, terrible rebounding, and poor defense. This isn't a fast paced, pressing Minnesota or Pitino team...it's just a mess. The Huskers have played well in spurts during conference play but really put it together against a hapless Rutgers team on the road. Don't be completely fooled as it's still the same up and down team with a lack of inside presence, but that weakness shouldn't hurt them much against a Gopher team that isn't real interested in working towards the rim. The Huskers should smell blood here and with the student section back in force have a chance to put away this Minnesota squad early. A couple of things probably keep this from being a blowout though. First, Minnesota is going to rebound after being taken apart at home by Northwestern and often times going on the road is just what the doctor ordered. Second, the one place where Minnesota excels is getting to the free throw line which has been a huge issue for Nebraska. If there are lots of whistles tonight, it's probably a bad sign for the home team. Look for the Huskers to weather any storms for the Gophers and hang on to win this one. Prediction: Nebraska 76 - Minnesota 67 with a 95% chance of Runzas Click here to view the article Quote
Red Don Posted January 13, 2016 Report Posted January 13, 2016 Minnesota Likely Starters No. Name............. Position Yr. Ht. Wt. G/GS.. PPG.. RPG.. Other 2 --Nate Mason................ G So. 6-1 185 16/16.. 13.0.. 2.6.. 4.1 apg 11 -Carlos Morris............. G Sr. .6-5 185 16/16... 11.5.. 4.2.. 1.5 apg 3 --Jordan Murphy............ F Fr. .6-6 230 16/5.... 10.4.. 8.1.. 1.0 bpg 24 -Joey King................... F Sr. .6-9 240 16/16... 12.8.. 3.5.. 1.8 apg 21 -Bakary Konaté........... C So.6-11 235 16/14.... 4.9.. 4.2.. 1.4 bpg Nebraska - Likely Starters No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG 3 Andrew White III G 6-7 216 Jr. 17/17 28.3 17.5 5.9 0.6 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 165 Fr. 17/5 21.3 7.3 1.9 2.6 12 Michael Jacobson F 6-8 222 Fr. 17/8 14.3 4.1 3.4 0.4 31 Shavon Shields G/F 6-7 225 Sr. 17/17 30.4 15.0 5.3 3.0 32 Benny Parker G 5-9 175 Sr. 17/17 26.0 5.3 2.4 2.4 Rotation 0 Tai Webster G 6-4 196 Jr. 17/12 26.5 9.5 3.6 1.7 10 Jack McVeigh G/F 6-8 210 Fr. 17/0 17.2 5.5 3.2 1.1 11 Bakari Evelyn G 6-2 178 Fr. 9/0 5.9 2.1 0.8 0.3 23 Nick Fuller G/F 6-7 204 So. 14/0 7.6 2.4 1.6 0.1 24 Jake Hammond F 6-10 235 So. 16/8 12.3 2.8 3.5 0.3 30 Ed Morrow Jr. F 6-7 225 Fr. 17/1 13.4 3.5 3.4 0.1 Bench 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-4 195 Fr. 6/0 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.7 15 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 190 So. 4/0 3.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 274 Fr. 5/0 4.0 0.8 1.0 0.0 Quote
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