The Minnesota Golden Gophers and Nebraska Cornhuskers face off on Saturday in a college basketball showdown at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Minnesota comes into this game with a 7-19 record overall and it has been an awful season for them. In the last game against Maryland, the defense struggled again giving up 88 points and that led to the 18 point defeat. Dawson Garcia is back healthy and he finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. Minnesota is averaging 61.8 points while their defense is giving up 70.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 350th in the league while the defense is ranked 204th. Dawson Garcia is averaging 15.5 points while shooting 46.2 percent from the field and 34.3 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Nebraska who sits with a 14-14 record overall and and they are coming off a win against Maryland. Derrick Walker had a strong game finishing with 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Nebraska is averaging 66.9 points while their defense is givign up 69.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 301st but the defense is ranked 156th. Nebraksa’s defense was strong enough in the last game and they are going to need to step up here. Derrick Walker is having a strong season averaging 14 points while shooting 59.9 percent from the field.
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