Wildcats Back in Action Thursday at Minnesota

Thursday, February 25

Minneapolis, MN

8 pm CT

Northwestern

Minnesota

Wildcats Back in Action Thursday at Minnesota

2/24/2021 7:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball

NORTHWESTERN MEN'S BASKETBALL: GAMEDAY INFORMATION
DATE	Opponent	TIME	LOCATION	Television	Live Stats
Thursday, February 25	Minnesota	8 pm CT	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN	Big Ten Network	Live Stats
Radio: WGN 720 AM Social: Twitter: @NUMensbball \| Instagram: @numensbball VIRTUAL PRESS BOX \| DIGITAL PROGRAM

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Northwestern hits the road for its final away game of the season on Thursday night as the Wildcats travel to Minnesota to face off against the Golden Gophers.

On Sunday night, the Wildcats fell to #21 Wisconsin, 68-51, at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Boo Buie led the way with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting. It marked Buie's highest scoring output since scoring 30 points against Michigan State on Dec. 20 on his way to claiming Big Ten Player of the Week honors.
This will be the first meeting of the season between Minnesota and Northwestern. The Gophers and the Wildcats met three times last season, with Minnesota claiming a victory in each matchup. These teams most recently met in the first round of the 2020 Big Ten Tournament on March 11, 2020 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in a 74-57 victory for the Gophers. Pete Nance led the Wildcats with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting (3-5 from deep) in the game.
Tip-off is scheduled for 8 pm CT, with coverage live on Big Ten Network and ESPN 1000 AM.
Storylines

Northwestern has won four of the team's last five meetings at Minnesota. The 'Cats' last win at "The Barn" was a 77-69 win on Jan. 23, 2018, when Bryant McIntosh and Vic Law each scored 18 points to fuel a second half comeback.
The Wildcats have set a new single-season program record this season, having played 12 ranked opponents on the year.
The 'Cats currently rank 27th in the nation with a 1.33 assist-to-turnover ratio, while their 11.3 turnovers per game also ranks in the Top-40 fewest in the nation.
Chase Audige has made a compelling case for a spot on the All-Big Ten Defensive Team this season. The redshirt sophomore leads all Big Ten players with 27 steals in conference play this season. Audige leads the team with eight games this season recording multiple steals ... the most by an NU player through the first 20 games of the season since Scottie Lindsey (nine games) during the 2016-17 campaign.