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Minnesota @ Washington Game Overview
MINN vs WASHRecords
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MINN vs WASH Preview
Last Meeting ( Feb 1, 2025 ) Washington 71, Minnesota 68
Minnesota will look to break out of a slump when it travels to Seattle on Saturday for a Big Ten tilt against Washington.
At this point, watching game film has left Minnesota coach Niko Medved feeling stuck in a loop.
Kind of like Bill Murray's character, TV weatherman Phil Connors, in the 1993 classic "Groundhog Day."
Only Medved is watching his Golden Gophers, a different type of burrowing rodent.
"It's kind of the same movie," said Medved, referring to a 67-62 loss to visiting Maryland last Sunday in which his team allowed the final seven points. "We just had to find a way to get a few more stops down the stretch, and we still would have found a way to get out of here with a win, and we just couldn't."
Minnesota (11-13, 4-9 Big Ten) has lost eight of its past nine games, the only win in that stretch a 76-73 upset of No. 10 Michigan State on Feb. 4.
"Just look at our entire schedule over the whole season," Medved said. "The margin for error is really, really small. We have to play one way and have to play with a certain edge regardless of our opponent."
Washington coach Danny Sprinkle can relate. The Huskies (12-13, 4-10) have lost three in a row, including a 63-60 decision Wednesday against Penn State -- the Nittany Lions' first Big Ten road victory of the season.
"It was a game that you have to win at home," Sprinkle said. "We can't have some of our best players playing like that from an energy standpoint and a production standpoint if you're going to win. They made plays. We didn't."
Senior Cade Tyson leads Minnesota with 19.4 points per game and shoots a team-best 38.5% from 3-point range. Washington is paced by freshman Hannes Steinbach, who averages 17.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.
--Field Level Media
MINN vs WASHInjury 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 Jr. | 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. | ||||
Washington's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Tucker | F | Questionable - Undisclosed( Mar 03, '26) | Mar 03, '26 | |
| Tucker is dealing with an ankle injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Huskies. | ||||
| J. Ognacevic | F | Questionable - Foot( Feb 27, '26) | Feb 27, '26 | |
| Ognacevic is dealing with a foot injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Huskies. | ||||
| F. Kepnang | C | Questionable - Lower Body( Feb 23, '26) | Feb 23, '26 | |
| Kepnang is dealing with a lower-body injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Huskies. | ||||
| J. Mandaquit | G | Out - Undisclosed( Feb 03, '26) | Feb 03, '26 | |
| Mandaquit is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the court for the Huskies. He will miss the remainder of the 2025-2026 season. | ||||
| D. Claude | G | Questionable - Undisclosed( Jan 16, '26) | Jan 16, '26 | |
| Claude is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Huskies. | ||||
| J. Rencher | F | Questionable - Undisclosed( Jan 10, '26) | Jan 10, '26 | |
| Rencher is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is uncertain to take the court for the Huskies. | ||||
| M. Traore | F | Out - Foot( Oct 08, '25) | Oct 08, '25 | |
| Traore suffered a foot injury and will not take the court for the Huskies. He is expected to miss the entire 2025-26 season. | ||||
MINN vs WASHStats
Offense vs Defense
Key Stats League ranks in parenthesis
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.5 | (133) | FG% | (141) | 43.8 |
| 24.1 | (299) | FGM | (154) | 26.0 |
| 53.0 | (350) | FGA | (182) | 59.3 |
| 33.8 | (140) | 3P% | (151) | 32.7 |
| 8.3 | (92) | 3PM | (125) | 7.2 |
| 24.7 | (94) | 3PA | (137) | 22.0 |
| 69.2 | (268) | FT% | (181) | 72.0 |
| 15.0 | (244) | FTM | (93) | 13.9 |
| 21.6 | (223) | FTA | (92) | 19.3 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 44.7 |
| 26.4 |
| 59.0 |
| 33.7 |
| 7.9 |
| 23.4 |
| 72.0 |
| 14.6 |
| 20.3 |
More Stats
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.8 | (319) | REB | (64) | 29.7 |
| 7.7 | (330) | OREB | (84) | 8.2 |
| 22.1 | (137) | DREB | (155) | 21.6 |
| 17.7 | (18) | AST | (74) | 12.4 |
| 10.7 | (92) | TO | (336) | 10.1 |
| 1.7 | (23) | AST/TO | (243) | 1.2 |
| 6.7 | (70) | STL | (306) | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | (217) | BLK | (73) | 3.7 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 31.8 |
| 9.1 |
| 22.7 |
| 14.0 |
| 12.0 |
| 1.2 |
| 6.9 |
| 3.4 |
Points
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.5 | (277) | Points | (115) | 73.0 |
| 34.0 | (179) | 1st Half | (316) | 34.8 |
| 36.6 | (179) | 2nd Half | (316) | 37.2 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 75.3 |
| 35.5 |
| 39.2 |