University of Minnesota Athletics
Wednesday, March 11
Chicago, IL
8:00 PM
University of Minnesota
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Rutgers
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Gophers Set to Face Rutgers in the Windy City
3/9/2026 2:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: BTN (Guy Haberman- pbp, Jordan Taylor - analyst, Andy Katz - sideline)
Tip Time: 25 minutes after Game 5, approx 8 p.m.
Radio: KTLK-AM 1130 / FM 103.5 - Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: 84
SERIES INFORMATION *
All-Time Series: 21st Meeting (Minnesota Leads, 12-8)
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 2026 (MN Win, 80-61)
Minnesota Record vs. Big Ten: 829-962
Medved vs. Rutgers: 1-0
* excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Golden Gopher men's basketball team will hold the No. 11 seed in the 2026 TIAA Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. Minnesota (15-16 overall, 8-12 Big Ten) will face the No. 14 seed Rutgers on Wednesday night at approximately 8 p.m. The contest will be the second time the Gophers and Scarlet Knights have faced each other in 18 days, as Minnesota won the only meeting between the two on Feb. 21 in an 80-61 win at Williams Arena.
• The Golden Gophers have faced Rutgers twice in Big Ten Tournament play, and the first time since 2018. Minnesota is 1-1 in those matchups, defeating the Scarlet Knights 80-68 in 2015, but falling 65-54 in 2018. It also marks the third time the two teams have met in the 11/14 seeding matchup, with Minnesota as the 11 seed and Rutgers as the 14 seed.
• Minnesota closed out the regular season with a 67-66 win over Northwestern on Saturday. Langston Reynolds scored 17 of his team-high 21 points in the second half. Cade Tyson had 15 points, Isaac Asuma finished with 14 points and eight rebounds and Bobby Durkin had 12 points, as Minnesota fought off a second-half rally by Northwestern to close the regular season and a 13-4 record at Williams Arena.
• Langston Reynolds established his third 20-point game of the season Saturday and his second time in three games. In Big Ten play, the senior guard averaged 13.4 points and had 103 of his 138 assists in league action. Reynolds also shot 53.5 percent from the field, setting a team-best 100 field goals in 187 attempts.
• Cade Tyson averages 19.5 points, which ranks sixth in the league, as does his 585 points this season. He has also produced two 30-point games in his senior year and has scored double-figure points in each of his 30 games. His 19.5 ppg currently ranks in the top five in school history since 1978-79. Others in the group: Quincy Lewis (23.1 in 1998-99), Kris Humphries (21.7 in 2003-24), Randy Breuer (20.4 in 1982-83) and Daniel Oturu (20.1 in 2019-20).
ALL-TIME SERIES
• Minnesota is 12-8 all-time against the Scarlet Knights, dating back to 1973.
• Minnesota earned an 80-61 win over Rutgers in the last meeting on Feb. 21. Cade Tyson made 7-of-9 three-pointers to finish with 27 points and 10 rebounds, Langston Reynolds had 19 points and nine assists as Minnesota shot a season-best 60 percent from the field and made 15-of-26 (.577) three-pointers. All five starters scored in double figures for Minnesota. The Gophers made 30-of-50 from the field, and their 15 three-pointers made is the fourth-most in school history.
SETTING IT UP
• On assist percentage for the season, the Gophers currently lead the entire nation at 71.4 percent, including 24 assists on 29 makes vs. UCLA. The second-highest in the nation is Cornell at 68.3 percent, followed by Michigan State (66.4).
• Langston Reynolds and Isaac Asuma have combined for 257 of Minnesota's 533 assists. Overall, the Gophers' current starting five also has assists from Cade Tyson (67), Bobby Durkin (57), and Grayson Grove (47).
SHARING THE LOVE
• In the Northwestern win, it marked the 16th time this season in which four or more Gophers have scored double-digit points in a game. Minnesota is 11-5 when four or more Gophers score in double digits.
ABOUT THE RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers earned the 14 seed when it finished 6-14 in Big Ten play this season. After a seven-game losing streak, the Scarlet Knights went 4-3 to finish league action, including a 74-62 win over Penn State on Sunday. Overall, Rutgers is 13-18 heading into the postseason.
• Leading scorer and NJIT transfer Tariq Francis leads the team in points per game (16.9), points (524), field goals (167), free throws made (144), attempted (159), free throw percentage (90.6), assists (87), and steals (32). Dylan Grant averages 10.0 points, while Harun Zrno has a team-best 47 three-pointers in 143 attempts. Emmanuel Ogbole leads the team in rebounds per game (6.1) and blocks (36).
• As a team, Rutgers averages 70.9 points, while allowing 75.5. They are shooting 41.8 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from the arc. The Scarlet Knights average 33.0 rebounds and 190 steals. They rank second in the Big Ten in bench points (28.9), fourth in fast break points (11.26), third in free throw attempts (21.4) and seventh in steals per game (6.1).
TV: BTN (Guy Haberman- pbp, Jordan Taylor - analyst, Andy Katz - sideline)
Tip Time: 25 minutes after Game 5, approx 8 p.m.
Radio: KTLK-AM 1130 / FM 103.5 - Mike Grimm, Al Nolen)
Sirius: 84
SERIES INFORMATION *
All-Time Series: 21st Meeting (Minnesota Leads, 12-8)
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 2026 (MN Win, 80-61)
Minnesota Record vs. Big Ten: 829-962
Medved vs. Rutgers: 1-0
* excludes vacated games
STARTING FIVE
• The Golden Gopher men's basketball team will hold the No. 11 seed in the 2026 TIAA Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. Minnesota (15-16 overall, 8-12 Big Ten) will face the No. 14 seed Rutgers on Wednesday night at approximately 8 p.m. The contest will be the second time the Gophers and Scarlet Knights have faced each other in 18 days, as Minnesota won the only meeting between the two on Feb. 21 in an 80-61 win at Williams Arena.
• The Golden Gophers have faced Rutgers twice in Big Ten Tournament play, and the first time since 2018. Minnesota is 1-1 in those matchups, defeating the Scarlet Knights 80-68 in 2015, but falling 65-54 in 2018. It also marks the third time the two teams have met in the 11/14 seeding matchup, with Minnesota as the 11 seed and Rutgers as the 14 seed.
• Minnesota closed out the regular season with a 67-66 win over Northwestern on Saturday. Langston Reynolds scored 17 of his team-high 21 points in the second half. Cade Tyson had 15 points, Isaac Asuma finished with 14 points and eight rebounds and Bobby Durkin had 12 points, as Minnesota fought off a second-half rally by Northwestern to close the regular season and a 13-4 record at Williams Arena.
• Langston Reynolds established his third 20-point game of the season Saturday and his second time in three games. In Big Ten play, the senior guard averaged 13.4 points and had 103 of his 138 assists in league action. Reynolds also shot 53.5 percent from the field, setting a team-best 100 field goals in 187 attempts.
• Cade Tyson averages 19.5 points, which ranks sixth in the league, as does his 585 points this season. He has also produced two 30-point games in his senior year and has scored double-figure points in each of his 30 games. His 19.5 ppg currently ranks in the top five in school history since 1978-79. Others in the group: Quincy Lewis (23.1 in 1998-99), Kris Humphries (21.7 in 2003-24), Randy Breuer (20.4 in 1982-83) and Daniel Oturu (20.1 in 2019-20).
ALL-TIME SERIES
• Minnesota is 12-8 all-time against the Scarlet Knights, dating back to 1973.
• Minnesota earned an 80-61 win over Rutgers in the last meeting on Feb. 21. Cade Tyson made 7-of-9 three-pointers to finish with 27 points and 10 rebounds, Langston Reynolds had 19 points and nine assists as Minnesota shot a season-best 60 percent from the field and made 15-of-26 (.577) three-pointers. All five starters scored in double figures for Minnesota. The Gophers made 30-of-50 from the field, and their 15 three-pointers made is the fourth-most in school history.
SETTING IT UP
• On assist percentage for the season, the Gophers currently lead the entire nation at 71.4 percent, including 24 assists on 29 makes vs. UCLA. The second-highest in the nation is Cornell at 68.3 percent, followed by Michigan State (66.4).
• Langston Reynolds and Isaac Asuma have combined for 257 of Minnesota's 533 assists. Overall, the Gophers' current starting five also has assists from Cade Tyson (67), Bobby Durkin (57), and Grayson Grove (47).
SHARING THE LOVE
• In the Northwestern win, it marked the 16th time this season in which four or more Gophers have scored double-digit points in a game. Minnesota is 11-5 when four or more Gophers score in double digits.
ABOUT THE RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
• Rutgers earned the 14 seed when it finished 6-14 in Big Ten play this season. After a seven-game losing streak, the Scarlet Knights went 4-3 to finish league action, including a 74-62 win over Penn State on Sunday. Overall, Rutgers is 13-18 heading into the postseason.
• Leading scorer and NJIT transfer Tariq Francis leads the team in points per game (16.9), points (524), field goals (167), free throws made (144), attempted (159), free throw percentage (90.6), assists (87), and steals (32). Dylan Grant averages 10.0 points, while Harun Zrno has a team-best 47 three-pointers in 143 attempts. Emmanuel Ogbole leads the team in rebounds per game (6.1) and blocks (36).
• As a team, Rutgers averages 70.9 points, while allowing 75.5. They are shooting 41.8 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from the arc. The Scarlet Knights average 33.0 rebounds and 190 steals. They rank second in the Big Ten in bench points (28.9), fourth in fast break points (11.26), third in free throw attempts (21.4) and seventh in steals per game (6.1).
Highlights: Gophers 67, Northwestern 66
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Senior Salute
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Coming Home: Jim Shikenjanski
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