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Minnesota @ Northwestern Game Overview
MINN vs NWRecords
Head-To-HeadLast 10
| Date | Home | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, '25 | MINN |
72 - 64
|
NW -3.5 | o128.5 |
| Feb 25, '25 | MINN |
75 - 63
|
NW 2.0 | o131.0 |
| Mar 09, '24 | NW |
90 - 66
|
NW -4.5 | o138.5 |
| Feb 03, '24 | MINN |
75 - 66 (OT)
|
MINN 1.5 | o138.5 |
| Jan 28, '23 | NW |
81 - 61
|
NW -12.0 | o127.5 |
| Mar 06, '22 | NW |
75 - 62
|
NW -7.0 | P137.0 |
| Feb 19, '22 | MINN |
77 - 60
|
MINN 3.5 | o135.5 |
| Mar 10, '21 | NW |
51 - 46
|
MINN 1.0 | u139.5 |
| Feb 25, '21 | MINN |
67 - 59
|
NW 4.5 | u140.5 |
| Mar 11, '20 | MINN |
74 - 57
|
MINN -8.5 | u135.0 |
MINN vs NW Preview
Last Meeting ( Mar 12, 2025 ) Northwestern 72, Minnesota 64
Minnesota coach Niko Medved does not have to worry about giving a big pep talk to his team heading into this weekend.
That's because the calendar has flipped to 2026, and every game from now on will come against a Big Ten Conference opponent.
"It's on now," Medved said. "We're playing the best league in the country."
Minnesota (8-5, 1-1) tips off against Northwestern (8-5, 0-2) on Saturday afternoon in an important league game in Evanston, Ill.
The Golden Gophers have won three in a row, including a 60-43 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday. Bobby Durkin scored 19 points to lead Minnesota.
Medved said he wanted his players to get better heading into a road game at Northwestern. Despite winning their last game by 17 points, Medved believes his Golden Gophers were too sloppy.
"When I say getting better, every team has got to continue to get better," Medved said. "The margins are really, really small. You never play perfect, but we don't have a lot of margin for error. We've got to play at a higher level for longer periods of time. I think we've been trending that way, but we're going to have to get to another level."
Cade Tyson is Minnesota's top scorer with 21.9 points per game. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson ranks second with 13.2 points and a team-high 7.5 rebounds per contest.
Meanwhile, Northwestern goes for back-to-back wins after pulling away for an 80-60 win over Howard on Tuesday. The Wildcats dropped their first two conference games against Wisconsin and Ohio State.
The only Big Ten player averaging more points than Tyson is the Wildcats' Nick Martinelli (22.8 ppg), who's trying to repeat as the league's scoring champ. Arrinten Page is next with 14.7 points per game to go along with a team-high 6.8 rebounds per contest, but he sat out the Howard game for violating team standards.
Wildcats coach Chris Collins says the stakes are high this weekend.
"Now we've got to get into our league and if we want to be relevant, Saturday becomes a huge game," Collins said. "We lost our last home game, and it's hard to win on the road in this league. We've got to come back and be ready to go Saturday afternoon."
--Field Level Media
MINN vs NWInjury report
Minnesota's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Crocker-Johnson | F | Out - Foot( Feb 13, '26) | Feb 13, '26 | |
| Crocker-Johnson is dealing with a foot injury and will not take the court for the Golden Gophers. He will miss an indefinite amount of time. | ||||
| N. Turner | F | Questionable - Undisclosed( Jan 27, '26) | Jan 27, '26 | |
| Turner is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Golden Gophers. | ||||
| M. Lorenson | G | Out - Redshirt( Dec 09, '25) | Dec 09, '25 | |
| Lorenson is redshirting and will miss the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| C. Willis | G | Out - Foot( Nov 27, '25) | Nov 27, '25 | |
| Willis Jr. suffered a broken foot and will not take the court for the Golden Gophers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| R. Vaihola | F | Out - Undisclosed( Nov 21, '25) | Nov 21, '25 | |
| Vaihola is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the court for the Golden Gophers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season | ||||
| B. Omot | F | Out - Leg( Nov 02, '25) | Nov 02, '25 | |
| Omot is dealing with a leg injury and will not take the court for the Golden Gophers. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season. | ||||
| C. Stephens | G | Questionable - Illness( Oct 14, '25) | Oct 14, '25 | |
| Stephens is dealing with an illness and is uncertain to take the court for the Golden Gophers. | ||||
Northwestern's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
MINN vs NWStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.7 | (180) | FG% | (112) | 40.4 |
| 24.3 | (326) | FGM | (92) | 24.0 |
| 53.2 | (355) | FGA | (107) | 59.5 |
| 33.7 | (245) | 3P% | (54) | 28.8 |
| 7.8 | (207) | 3PM | (90) | 6.9 |
| 23.1 | (189) | 3PA | (156) | 24.0 |
| 67.7 | (261) | FT% | (313) | 73.2 |
| 16.3 | (156) | FTM | (200) | 14.5 |
| 24.1 | (127) | FTA | (159) | 19.8 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.6 |
| 26.7 |
| 59.9 |
| 33.4 |
| 8.0 |
| 23.9 |
| 71.4 |
| 14.6 |
| 20.4 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32.5 | (291) | REB | (174) | 30.7 |
| 9.2 | (286) | OREB | (286) | 10.3 |
| 23.3 | (88) | DREB | (312) | 20.4 |
| 18.2 | (22) | AST | (271) | 14.5 |
| 11.7 | (68) | TO | (287) | 12.2 |
| 1.6 | (19) | AST/TO | (312) | 1.2 |
| 7.6 | (42) | STL | (323) | 5.1 |
| 3.2 | (236) | BLK | (104) | 2.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 32.4 |
| 9.4 |
| 23.0 |
| 14.3 |
| 12.6 |
| 1.1 |
| 7.2 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.7 | (306) | Points | (96) | 69.4 |
| 35.1 | (109) | 1st Half | (25) | 34.0 |
| 36.8 | (109) | 2nd Half | (25) | 35.4 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.9 |
| 35.9 |
| 39.5 |