1/11/2019 basketball Edit

PREVIEW: Rutgers Hoops set to travel west to take on Minnesota

Richie O'Leary • TheKnightReport

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Earlier this week, the Rutgers men's basketball team is coming off the team's biggest victory of the Steve Pikiell era as the team beat No. 16/17 Ohio State by a final score of 64-61.

Saturday, the Scarlet Knights will look to keep momentum as they take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in an afternoon matchup.

Here's everything you need to know about the game.

WHEN: Saturday at 12:30pm EST, BTN

WHO: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-6) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-3)

WHERE: Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

KENPOM RANKINGS: Rutgers - 107 / Minnesota - 57

PROJECTED RUTGERS STARTING LINEUP

NAME	HT/WT	YEAR	NOTES
Geo Baker	6-4/180	So.	Finished with 15 points and hit game winner against No. 16/17 Ohio State.
Montez Mathis	6-4/200	Fr.	Coming off a career game, where he lead the team with 16 total points vs. Ohio State.
Ron Harper Jr.	6-6/230	Fr.	In his first start vs. Ohio State, Harper finished with 12pts, 3rebs, and 2asts.
Shaq Carter	6-9/245	Jr.	Former JUCO finished with 11 points and 7 rebounds against a very tough OSU defense on Wednesday.
Shaq Doorson	7-0/275	5th-Sr.	Along with having 5 points and 7 rebounds, Doorson also finished with a team high 3 blocks versus OSU.

PROJECTED MINNESOTA STARTING LINEUP

NAME	HT/WT	YEAR	NOTES
Dupree McBrayer	6-4/180	Sr.	Recently finished with 10pts against a tough Maryland team.
Gabe Kalscheur	6-5/195	Fr.	Teams highest three point % (Avg. 2 shots a game) - shooting 39.5% on the year.
Amir Coffey	6-6/250	Jr.	Former No. 52 player in the country, Coffey is leading the team in scoring with 15.5ppg.
Jordan Murphy	6-6/250	Sr.	Murphy is averaging a double-double on the season with 14.5ppg and 12.0rpg.
Daniel Oturu	6-10/225	Fr.	Finished last game with a double-double (11pts, 11rebs) against a tough UMD team.

RECORD THIS SEASON: 12-3 (2-2) / Significant wins against Washington, No. 24 Nebraska, and No. 22 Wisconsin

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 10th contest between the two schools and Minnesota leads the series 7-2, but Rutgers holds the most recent victory after a 65-54 victory last year in the B1G tournament.