Who’s Playing
Bethune-Cook. Wildcats @ Minnesota Golden Gophers
Current Records: Bethune-Cook. 2-5, Minnesota 5-3
How To Watch
- When: Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET
- Where: Williams Arena — Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TV: BTN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
After two games on the road, Minnesota is heading back home. They will welcome the Bethune-Cook. Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Williams Arena. The Golden Gophers’ defense has only allowed 58.5 points per game this season, so the Wildcats’ offense will have their work cut out for them.
Minnesota is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 127.5, but even that wound up being too high. They fell 57-51 to Wake Forest on Friday.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Minnesota struggled to work together and finished the game with only eight assists. That’s the fewest assists they’ve posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, Bethune-Cook. ended up a good deal behind Gardner-Webb on Wednesday and lost 79-64.
Minnesota’s defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Bethune-Cook., their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Minnesota’s way against Bethune-Cook. when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Minnesota made off with an 80-60 victory. In that contest, Minnesota amassed a halftime lead of 46-22, an impressive feat they’ll look to repeat on Sunday.
Series History
Minnesota won the only game these two teams have played in the last year.
- Nov 06, 2023 – Minnesota 80 vs. Bethune-Cook. 60
