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It’s a non-conference clash on the hardwood as a team from the Horizon League takes on a program from the Big Ten in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The IUPUI Jaguars are on the road as they make the trip to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a battle of struggling teams Tuesday night. IUPUI was dropped 75-58 on the road by Eastern Illinois in their previous contest Thursday night, failing to cover the line as a five-point underdog. Minnesota rolled past Florida Gulf Coast 77-57 at home in their previous contest, covering the line as an eight-point favorite, Saturday. This marks the first time that the programs have met on the hardwood as Division I foes.
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IUPUI suffered their third straight loss as they were drubbed by Eastern Illinois on the road in their previous game Thursday night. The Jaguars dropped to 3-7 with the loss and stand 0-2 in the Horizon League as they go out of their weight class for this matchup. Against Eastern Illinois, IUPUI scored the game’s first seven points but promptly gave up a 13-0 run to trail by six. The Jaguars hung around, trailing by six at the half, but gave up a 12-4 run to start the second half to trail 46-32 with 14:32 to play. It was all downhill from there for IUPUI as they trailed by as many as 23 in the second half en route to the loss. IUPUI shot 43.4% from the field, including two of 13 from three-point range, and lost the rebounding battle 38-24. Jlynn Counter was the lone player in double figures for the Jaguars with 19 points and six rebounds in the loss.
The Jaguars are a struggling offensive uni t as they average 65.2 points per game this season, leaving them 332nd in the nation in scoring offense. IUPUI collects 30.7 rebounds per contest while dishing out 9.6 assists per game. The Jaguars are above average defensively as they are 302nd in scoring defense by allowing 76.8 points per game. Jlynn Counter leads the team as he averages 16.2 points plus 4.9 rebounds per game. Bryce Monroe (10.5 points) is the only other player averaging in double figures this season. DJ Jackson, Kidtrell Blocker, Vincent Brody II, John Egbuta, Abdou Samb, Qwanzi Samuels and Yves Nkomba are each looked at to contribute for the Jaguars. IUPUI shoots 43% from the field as a team this season. The Jaguars hit 3.5 triples a night while shooting 23.6% from beyond the arc this season. IUPUI is good at the charity stripe as they convert 73.9% of their chances as a team this year, putting them 74th in the nation.