The Minnesota Golden Gophers (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten) aim to snap a four-game road losing skid at the Northwestern Wildcats (20-10, 11-8 Big Ten) on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET.
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- Game Day: Saturday, March 9, 2024
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Location: Evanston, Illinois
- Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena
- Moneyline favorite: Northwestern (-178)
- Spread: Northwestern (-3.5)
- Total: 140.5
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Northwestern vs. Minnesota Statistics and Rankings
Northwestern Rank | Northwestern Stat | Minnesota Stat | Minnesota Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
179th | 73.6 | Points Scored | 76.0 | 112th |
94th | 69.1 | Points Allowed | 71.0 | 146th |
45th | 15.5 | Assists | 17.5 | 13th |
7th | 8.3 | Turnovers | 11.4 | 195th |
114th | 45.7% | Field Goal % | 47.1% | 49th |
244th | 44.8% | Field Goal % Allowed | 43.9% | 195th |
Northwestern Leaders
- Boo Buie: 18.8 PTS, 3.5 REB, 5.1 AST, 1.3 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Brooks Barnhizer: 14.3 PTS, 7.3 REB, 2.6 AST, 1.8 STL, 0.8 BLK
- Ryan Langborg: 12.3 PTS, 3.1 REB, 2.5 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Nick Martinelli: 8.9 PTS, 4.1 REB, 1.0 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Matthew Nicholson: 5.3 PTS, 4.3 REB, 1.8 AST, 0.5 STL, 1.4 BLK
Minnesota Leaders
- Dawson Garcia: 17.1 PTS, 6.6 REB, 1.8 AST, 0.8 STL, 1.0 BLK
- Elijah Hawkins: 9.2 PTS, 3.7 REB, 7.4 AST, 1.7 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Pharrel Payne: 9.9 PTS, 6.1 REB, 1.1 AST, 0.3 STL, 1.5 BLK
- Mike Mitchell Jr.: 10.6 PTS, 2.7 REB, 2.8 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Cam Christie: 11.8 PTS, 3.6 REB, 2.2 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.3 BLK
Northwestern vs. Minnesota Recent Trends
Northwestern
- Northwestern has covered the spread seven times in its past 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
- Northwestern and its opponents have combined to hit the over in five of those 10 games.
- The last 10 Northwestern games averaged 139.0 total points, 1.5 fewer points than this matchup’s point total.
- Over the last 10 games, Northwestern is scoring 1.7 points less per game compared to its season average.
Minnesota
- Minnesota has a 5-5 record straight-up in its last 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
- Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Minnesota games averaged 4.7 more points (145.2) than this matchup’s point total.
- Over its last 10 games, Minnesota has scored 1.1 fewer points per contest compared to its 76.0 PPG season-long scoring average.