Dec 11, 2016 - Northern Illinois at Minnesota - RealGM NCAA Game Preview

12/11/2016 Minnesota v. Northern Illinois Game Preview

	Northern Illinois Huskies	(4-5, 0-3 away)
	Minnesota Golden Gophers	(10-1, 10-0 home)

December 11, 2016 at 5:00 PM ET
Non-Conference Regular Season

Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota

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2016-2017 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	PPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	PF
Northern Illinois	32	40.9	72.2	25.9	59.1	.438	5.0	16.1	.312	15.4	22.8	.677	12.1	24.8	36.8	10.8	7.1	2.5	13.4	19.3
Minnesota	34	40.9	75.2	26.1	59.9	.435	6.1	17.9	.343	16.9	23.7	.711	10.4	27.8	38.2	14.9	5.7	6.7	11.6	17.0
NIU Opponents	32	40.9	70.7	24.3	55.8	.435	8.0	23.1	.347	14.1	21.1	.668	9.4	24.1	33.5	13.8	5.9	3.2	14.5	20.6
MINN Opponents	34	40.9	69.4	25.2	63.0	.400	6.5	20.9	.309	12.6	18.4	.682	11.2	25.7	36.9	13.5	5.6	3.6	12.5	20.2

Head to Head Since 2002-2003

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Dec 15, 2009	Northern Illinois	Minnesota	48 - 89	Minnesota	Non-Conference Regular Season	Williams Arena

2016-2017 Northern Illinois Huskies Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	J. Thomas	D. Highsmith	A. Armstead	J. Key	M. Maric
Rotation	L. Porter	A. Pauga	L. Bradley
Rotation	E. German
Rotation	M. Wilson
Lim PT		J. Siu	S. Damaska	N. McCarty

2016-2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	N. Mason	D. McBrayer	J. Murphy	A. Coffey	R. Lynch
Rotation		A. Springs		E. Curry
Lim PT	S. Sharp	B. Rudrud	A. Gilbert	M. Hurt	B. Konate
Lim PT	D. Haugh			G. Diedhiou

Northern Illinois Huskies Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	PPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	PF
23	Aaric Armstead	G	32	30.4	8.7	2.9	8.7	.333	0.9	2.9	.298	2.0	3.0	.667	1.9	3.8	5.8	1.6	1.5	0.6	1.6	2.0
42	Levi Bradley	SF	32	22.5	8.8	3.2	7.9	.411	0.5	1.9	.250	1.8	2.3	.770	1.0	3.2	4.2	0.8	0.4	0.2	1.0	2.5
21	Sean Damaska	C	7	2.6	1.4	0.6	0.9	.667	0.0	0.0	.000	0.3	0.4	.667	0.4	0.7	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.4
10	Eugene German	PG	31	17.1	9.0	3.5	7.5	.472	0.5	1.8	.281	1.5	2.4	.616	0.3	1.1	1.4	0.9	0.3	0.1	1.5	1.3
3	Dontel Highsmith	G	32	24.1	6.9	2.2	5.5	.406	0.6	1.9	.311	1.9	2.6	.723	1.0	1.5	2.5	1.7	1.0	0.1	1.7	1.8
15	Jaylen Key	PF	32	21.8	8.0	3.1	6.4	.488	0.4	0.9	.464	1.4	2.1	.667	1.4	2.9	4.3	0.7	0.4	0.4	1.3	2.4
34	Marin Maric	C	32	28.5	14.3	5.3	9.4	.566	0.2	0.7	.227	3.5	5.2	.667	3.2	5.2	8.4	0.8	0.7	0.5	2.3	2.8
11	Noah McCarty	PF	29	7.2	1.2	0.4	1.1	.375	0.0	0.1	.000	0.3	0.4	.769	0.7	0.9	1.6	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.6	1.8
31	Austin Pauga	SG	30	13.3	3.2	1.1	2.9	.372	0.9	2.6	.359	0.1	0.1	.750	0.4	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.8
2	Laytwan Porter	PG	27	19.1	6.5	2.0	5.2	.393	0.9	2.3	.403	1.5	2.1	.714	0.3	1.9	2.2	2.2	1.2	0.2	2.2	2.5
20	Jon Siu	G	4	1.2	0.8	0.2	0.5	.500	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
5	Justin Thomas	G	32	17.0	4.1	1.5	3.2	.475	0.0	0.5	.059	1.1	1.8	.576	0.1	1.6	1.8	1.2	1.1	0.1	0.8	1.4
30	Nick Wagner	SG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0	Marshawn Wilson	PG	18	14.4	4.9	1.6	4.4	.354	0.6	1.9	.294	1.2	1.8	.667	0.6	1.4	2.1	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.9	1.0
32	Andrew Zelis	C	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Minnesota Golden Gophers Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	PPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	TOV	PF
5	Amir Coffey	SF	33	33.2	12.2	4.0	8.8	.449	1.0	2.9	.337	3.3	4.4	.753	0.7	3.2	3.8	3.1	1.1	0.2	1.9	1.7
1	Eric Curry	PF	34	20.0	5.5	2.0	4.7	.431	0.1	0.9	.172	1.3	1.9	.703	1.6	3.6	5.2	1.2	0.4	0.7	1.0	2.0
41	Gaston Diedhiou	FC	4	2.2	0.5	0.2	0.8	.333	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
20	Davonte Fitzgerald	F	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
32	Ahmad Gilbert	SF	15	5.0	1.7	0.5	1.8	.296	0.5	1.5	.318	0.1	0.3	.500	0.1	0.8	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.5
10	Darin Haugh	G	5	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0
42	Michael Hurt	PF	26	5.8	0.7	0.2	0.8	.300	0.1	0.5	.143	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.5
12	Jarvis Johnson	PG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	Bakary Konate	C	32	10.0	1.7	0.6	1.3	.463	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	0.8	.625	0.9	1.9	2.8	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.6	2.3
22	Reggie Lynch	FC	33	23.1	8.4	3.3	6.0	.543	0.0	0.0	.000	1.9	2.9	.639	2.1	4.0	6.1	0.5	0.5	3.5	1.5	3.4
2	Nathaniel Mason	G	34	34.5	15.2	5.0	13.2	.376	1.6	4.4	.360	3.7	4.6	.808	0.6	3.0	3.6	5.0	1.4	0.1	1.9	1.6
1	Dupree McBrayer	SG	34	27.9	11.1	3.8	8.4	.448	1.1	2.6	.416	2.4	3.3	.741	0.3	1.7	2.0	2.7	0.9	0.3	1.5	1.5
3	Jordan Murphy	SF	34	27.5	11.3	4.2	8.4	.502	0.1	0.9	.125	2.7	4.4	.615	2.4	6.4	8.8	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.6	3.0
10	Brady Rudrud	G	5	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.6	.667	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.2	0.4	.500	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
15	Stephon Sharp	G	9	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3
0	Akeem Springs	G	32	24.0	9.5	3.2	8.4	.381	2.1	5.5	.383	1.0	1.5	.681	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.9	1.1

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