Game Day Essentials:
Indiana (17-12, 8-10) vs. Minnesota (14-15, 7-11)
- Tip Time: 6:30 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind.
- Television: BTN (Cory Provus, LaPhonso Ellis)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
- Stream: FOX Sports
- Point Spread: Indiana is around a 7.5-point favorite
- KenPom Projected Score: Indiana 73 Minnesota 67
- History: Indiana leads 110-70
- Last Meeting: Minnesota 73 Indiana 64 (Dec. 3)
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Three keys from last matchup
1. Hoosiers go cold in Minnesota. For over an eight minute stretch from late in the first half and into the second, Indiana didn’t make a shot from the field. That was the most glaring part of what was an overall inefficient night from floor, as IU shot just 40% from the field. The Hoosiers weren’t able to help their cause via transition or second chance points. Instead they worked late into the shot clock for mostly contested shots.
2. Rebounds and defensive energy lacking. IU entered the game with concerns about their ability to rebound. And those concerns proved to be well founded. Minnesota finished the game with a 40-25 rebounding edge. They corralled 10 offensive rebounds and scored 14 second chance points. Indiana also seemed a step slow at times chasing shooters off screens and staying in front of the ball on defense. Minnesota shot 48.9% from the field including 38.1% from three.
3. Threes and frees — not this time. Indiana relied on strong three-point and free throw shooting to start the season 7-0. But with switching and sometimes zone defense, Minnesota focused on taking away Indiana’s top 3-point shooters Tucker DeVries and Lamar Wilkerson, who made just 5 of 16 from beyond the arc. And when the Hoosiers started focusing on getting to the rim, they drew fouls but missed free throws. IU made just 12 of 20 shots at the charity stripe.
Highlights
Final Stats
Minnesota’s results and roster
Minnesota’s game notes (via Minnesota Athletics)
• Minnesota (14-15, 7-11) is coming off a 78-73 win over UCLA Saturday at Williams Arena. Bobby Durkin made 7-of-11 three-pointers and finished with a season-high 23 points, Langston Reynolds had 21 points and six assists, and Cade Tyson had 21 points, as Minnesota shot 58 percent and made 12-of-23 (.522) three-pointers. Grayson Grove finished with a career-high seven assists, six rebounds, and three steals.
• Minnesota’s starting five of Isaac Asuma, Bobby Durkin, Grayson Grove, Langston Reynolds and Cade Tyson have averaged over 35 minutes the past five games. On Saturday, against UCLA, Bobby Durkin played all 40 minutes, while Asuma played 39. Kai Shinholster has come off the bench to average 10 minutes. Tyson ranks second in the Big Ten in minutes played, averaging 36.4.
• Bobby Durkin had a banner night on Saturday when he had a season-high 23 points, accomplished a career-high seven three pointers and recorded his 1,000th career point. In addition to his 298 points at Minnesota, Durkin scored 717 points at Davidson. His seven threes on Saturday also gave him a team-high 68 threes and 218 in his career. This season, Durkin has a record 14 double-digit scoring games and his second 20-point production this season.
• Cade Tyson has scored 20 points in three straight games and 13 total times this season. In those three games, Tyson has scored 24 field goals, including 15 threes. On the year, Tyson averages 19.6 points, which ranks sixth in the league, as does his 549 points this season. He has also produced two 30-point games his senior year.
• On assist percentage for the season, the Gophers currently lead the entire nation at 72.4 percent, including 24 assists on 29 makes vs. UCLA. The second-highest in the nation is Cornell at 68.7 percent, followed by Michigan State (67.0).
• Langston Reynolds and Isaac Asuma have combined for 244 of Minnesota’s 511 assists. Overall, the Gophers’ current starting five also has assists from Cade Tyson (66), Bobby Durkin (56), and Grayson Grove (40).
No. 65 Minnesota’s KenPom notable numbers:
(out of 365 teams)
Tempo – No. 362 (Offense No. 308 / Defense No. 362)
Offensive Efficiency – No. 82
- Minnesota holds an effective field goal percentage of 54.4 percent on the year (No. 60). They are shooting 34.8 percent from three (No. 138) and 56.4 percent on 2s (No. 43).
- The Gophers aren’t a major threat on the offensive glass. They grab just 27.5% of their misses, No. 283.
- UM leads the nation in assist rate (assists/field goals made)
- Minnesota shoots a high volume of threes (47.8% of all shots, No. 25), and threes account for 37.1% of all of their points (No. 44).
Defensive Efficiency – No. 60
- Opponents hold a 51.3 percent effective field goal percentage against Minnesota (No. 173). Teams are shooting 34.2 percent from three (No. 189) and 51.3 percent on 2s (No. 162).
- Opponents don’t get to the free throw line often against UM. Opposing free throw attempts are just 27.6% of field goal attempts, No. 24.
- Teams achieve a high rate of assists against the Gophers — 60%, No. 340.
TDH PREDICTION: INDIANA 73 MINNESOTA 70
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