Who’s Playing
Maryland Terrapins @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Current Records: Maryland 9-5, Minnesota 11-3
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Williams Arena — Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
Minnesota is 0-10 against Maryland since January of 2018 but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Sunday. Both teams will face off in a Big Ten battle at 5:30 p.m. ET at Williams Arena. Minnesota will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
On Thursday, the Golden Gophers had just enough and edged the Wolverines out 73-71.
Minnesota got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Elijah Hawkins out in front who scored 14 points along with seven assists. As a matter of fact, that’s the most points Hawkins has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Pharrel Payne, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Maryland unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 67-53 to the Boilermakers. Maryland found out winning isn’t easy when you don’t work as a unit and post 11 fewer assists than your opponent.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Jahmir Young, who scored 26 points. The matchup was his third in a row with at least 22.4 points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Maryland struggled to work together and finished the game with only five assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve managed all season.
The Golden Gophers are on a roll lately: they’ve won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for the Terrapins, their defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-5.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Minnesota just can’t miss this season, having made 49.3% of their shots per game. It’s a different story for Maryland, though, as they’ve only made 40.9% of their shots per game this season. Given Minnesota’s sizeable advantage in that area, Maryland will need to find a way to close that gap.
Minnesota ended up a good deal behind Maryland when the teams last played back in March of 2023, losing 70-54. Will Minnesota have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Series History
Maryland has won all of the games they’ve played against Minnesota in the last 6 years.
- Mar 09, 2023 – Maryland 70 vs. Minnesota 54
- Feb 22, 2023 – Maryland 88 vs. Minnesota 70
- Feb 04, 2023 – Maryland 81 vs. Minnesota 46
- Mar 02, 2022 – Maryland 84 vs. Minnesota 73
- Feb 14, 2021 – Maryland 72 vs. Minnesota 59
- Jan 23, 2021 – Maryland 63 vs. Minnesota 49
- Feb 26, 2020 – Maryland 74 vs. Minnesota 73
- Mar 08, 2019 – Maryland 69 vs. Minnesota 60
- Jan 08, 2019 – Maryland 82 vs. Minnesota 67
- Jan 18, 2018 – Maryland 77 vs. Minnesota 66
