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Gophers Set to Compete at Oregon Tuesday
2/16/2026 4:53:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: FS1 (Carlo Jimenez - play-by-play, Dan Dickau- analyst)
Tip Time: 9:40 p.m. CT
Radio: KFAN (FM 100.3) - Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: 388
SERIES INFORMATION*
All-Time Series: 10th Meeting (Minnesota Leads, 6-3)
Last Meeting: Jan. 25, 2025 (Minnesota W, 77-69)
Medved vs. Oregon: First Meeting
MN vs. Big Ten Teams: 825-960
* excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Golden Gopher men's basketball team continues its trek along the Pacific Northwest as it competes at Oregon Tuesday, Feb. 17. The contest marks the first time since 2002 the Gophers have competed in Eugene, Ore., as the Ducks won that contest, 90-81. Overall, the Gophers are 1-3 in Eugene, first in 1966, again in 1984 and 1999, and last in 2022. The
• Minnesota won the last game between the two teams when it earned a 77-69 win over then-No. 15 Oregon on Jan. 25, 2025. In that game, Dawson Garcia scored 31 points and Parker Fox recorded his first double-double as a Gopher with 13 points and 11 rebounds at Williams Arena.
• Cade Tyson had team-high totals of 22 points, Bobby Durkin had 13 points and Isaac Asuma added 11 for the Gophers, but Washington shot a season-high 63 percent and used an extended 23-4 run to snap a three-game losing streak with a 69-57 win versus Minnesota at Alaska Airlines Arena. Minnesota, which was playing without starting forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, led 26-25 with 4:46 remaining in the first half, but the Huskies outscored the Gophers 14-0 to close the half and then extended the run to 23-4 early in the second half to build a 48-30 lead. Minnesota twice cut UW's lead to 11 points, but that's as close as the shorthanded Gophers were able to get in dropping their second game in a row.
• Cade Tyson scored 22 points in Saturday's game against Washington. It marked the 10th time Tyson has scored 20-plus points in a game this season. Of those 10 games, Tyson also scored 30-plus points in two games, including 38 points and eight threes.
• Bobby Durkin scored 13 points at Washington, marking the sixth time in Big Ten play he's scored double-digit points. Durkin had four straight games in which he scored over 10 points, including 20 at Wisconsin (Jan. 24). Durkin is averaging 9.6 points and shooting 44.4 percent from the field and over 50 percent from three in the last five games.
ABOUT THE DUCKS
• The Oregon Ducks are coming off an 83-72 win over Penn State Saturday. The Ducks are 9-16 and 2-12 in the Big Ten this season after suffering some injuries this year. Head coach Dana Altman is in his 37th year of coaching and 16th year at Oregon.
• Leading scorer Nate Bittle is back in the Duck lineup after missing a stretch of games. He averages a team-best 16.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in the 18 games he's played. He also shoots 45.8 from the field and 34.6 from the arc. Jackson Shelstad has only seen action in 12 games this season after competing in all 35 games last season and averaging 13.7 points. Takai Simpkins has started in 24 and averagin 13 points and has 51 assists. Kwame Evans averages 12.5 points, shoots 46 percent from the field, has 49 assists and 29 blocks.
• As a team, the Ducks are scoring 72.2 points, while allowing 74.9. They are shooting 42.7 percent from the field and 32.9 past the arc. They also average 35 rebounds a game.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota is back at Williams Arena on Saturday, Feb. 21 when it hosts Rutgers. Game time is 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on Big Ten Network. Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio call on KFAN FM 100.3.
TV: FS1 (Carlo Jimenez - play-by-play, Dan Dickau- analyst)
Tip Time: 9:40 p.m. CT
Radio: KFAN (FM 100.3) - Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: 388
SERIES INFORMATION*
All-Time Series: 10th Meeting (Minnesota Leads, 6-3)
Last Meeting: Jan. 25, 2025 (Minnesota W, 77-69)
Medved vs. Oregon: First Meeting
MN vs. Big Ten Teams: 825-960
* excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Golden Gopher men's basketball team continues its trek along the Pacific Northwest as it competes at Oregon Tuesday, Feb. 17. The contest marks the first time since 2002 the Gophers have competed in Eugene, Ore., as the Ducks won that contest, 90-81. Overall, the Gophers are 1-3 in Eugene, first in 1966, again in 1984 and 1999, and last in 2022. The
• Minnesota won the last game between the two teams when it earned a 77-69 win over then-No. 15 Oregon on Jan. 25, 2025. In that game, Dawson Garcia scored 31 points and Parker Fox recorded his first double-double as a Gopher with 13 points and 11 rebounds at Williams Arena.
• Cade Tyson had team-high totals of 22 points, Bobby Durkin had 13 points and Isaac Asuma added 11 for the Gophers, but Washington shot a season-high 63 percent and used an extended 23-4 run to snap a three-game losing streak with a 69-57 win versus Minnesota at Alaska Airlines Arena. Minnesota, which was playing without starting forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson, led 26-25 with 4:46 remaining in the first half, but the Huskies outscored the Gophers 14-0 to close the half and then extended the run to 23-4 early in the second half to build a 48-30 lead. Minnesota twice cut UW's lead to 11 points, but that's as close as the shorthanded Gophers were able to get in dropping their second game in a row.
• Cade Tyson scored 22 points in Saturday's game against Washington. It marked the 10th time Tyson has scored 20-plus points in a game this season. Of those 10 games, Tyson also scored 30-plus points in two games, including 38 points and eight threes.
• Bobby Durkin scored 13 points at Washington, marking the sixth time in Big Ten play he's scored double-digit points. Durkin had four straight games in which he scored over 10 points, including 20 at Wisconsin (Jan. 24). Durkin is averaging 9.6 points and shooting 44.4 percent from the field and over 50 percent from three in the last five games.
ABOUT THE DUCKS
• The Oregon Ducks are coming off an 83-72 win over Penn State Saturday. The Ducks are 9-16 and 2-12 in the Big Ten this season after suffering some injuries this year. Head coach Dana Altman is in his 37th year of coaching and 16th year at Oregon.
• Leading scorer Nate Bittle is back in the Duck lineup after missing a stretch of games. He averages a team-best 16.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in the 18 games he's played. He also shoots 45.8 from the field and 34.6 from the arc. Jackson Shelstad has only seen action in 12 games this season after competing in all 35 games last season and averaging 13.7 points. Takai Simpkins has started in 24 and averagin 13 points and has 51 assists. Kwame Evans averages 12.5 points, shoots 46 percent from the field, has 49 assists and 29 blocks.
• As a team, the Ducks are scoring 72.2 points, while allowing 74.9. They are shooting 42.7 percent from the field and 32.9 past the arc. They also average 35 rebounds a game.
ON THE DOCKET
• Minnesota is back at Williams Arena on Saturday, Feb. 21 when it hosts Rutgers. Game time is 11 a.m. and will be broadcast on Big Ten Network. Mike Grimm and Al Nolen will provide the radio call on KFAN FM 100.3.
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