Wildcats Host Minnesota for 'Think Pink' Game
2/5/2016 5:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GAME INFORMATION | ||||||
DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS | |
Sunday, Feb. 4 | Minnesota | 2 p.m. CST | Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.) | Big Ten Network | SideArm | |
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EVANSTON, Ill. - The Wildcats (14-9, 3-8 B1G) will host Minnesota for a Big Ten rematch on Sunday, Feb. 7, for the squad's 'Think Pink' game. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
PROMOTIONS
National Girls and Women in Sports Day: Join special guests in a pregame roundtable discussion about healthy living and participating in sports. Don't miss your chance to interact with Northwestern's great student-athletes and coaches.
Registration for National Girls & Women in Sports Day (Feb. 7) available online!
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SCOUTING MINNESOTA
Overall Record: 15-7, 7-4 B1G
Notables
• Rachel Banham paces the Gophers with 24.3 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per contest. She has had two different streaks of at least nine-consecutive 20-point games this season. Banham has 20 games of 20-plus points this year.
• Rachel Banham and Carlie Wagner are tied for No. 1 in the nation as a scoring duo as of Feb. 2.
Banham (24.3 points per game, fifth in the nation, second in Big Ten behind Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell) and Wagner (19.3 ppg, 40th nationally, seventh in Big Ten) combine to score 43.4 ppg.
• Shayne Mullaney joins Banham and Wagner in double figures wiwth 10.1 points per game.
• Minnesota has set two new team 3-point records this season. The Gophers broke their previous record of 14 (last achieved in Nov. 2008) with 16 triples against Wofford on Nov. 13, then tied a Big Ten record with 19 at Illinois on Jan. 7.
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