Minnesota Men's Basketball set to host Michigan

The Minnesota mens basketball team is looking to recover from a three-game skid as they host the 5-3 Michigan Wolverines on Thursday at Williams Arena.

Michigan began the season with a strong 5-1 start, but come into this matchup fresh off of a two point loss to 3rd ranked Virginia, and a four point loss to 19th ranked Kentucky.

Additionally, the Wolverines will be without their starting point guard Jaelin Llewellyn, who suffered a torn ACL in Michigan's loss to Kentucky. Freshman Dug McDaniel is expected to start against the Gophers.

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The Details:

TV: BTN

WHO: Michigan at Minnesota

WHEN: 9:00 PM (CST) - Thursday, December 8th

WHERE: Williams Arena - Minneapolis, Minnesota

RANKINGS COMPARISON - MINNESOTA | MICHIGAN

ESPN BPI: No. 145 | No. 91

KENPOM: No. 147 | No. 47

SAGARIN: No. 129 | No. 42

NET RANKINGS: No. 226 | No. 102

What to know:

Projected Minnesota Starting Lineup

Player	Height	Year	Notes/Stats

G Ta'Lon Cooper	6-4	Jr.	11.0 Pts, 4.6 Trb, 7.1 Ast
F Jamison Battle	6-7	Jr	13.8 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 1.5 Ast
G Jaden Henley	6-5	Jr.	6.0 Pts, 1.8 Reb, 0.8 Ast
F Joshua Ola-Joseph	6-7	Fr.	6.8 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0 Ast
F Dawson Garcia	6-11	So.	13.3 Pts, 5.4 Reb, 1.3 Ast

Michigan Projected Starting Lineup

Player	Height	Year	Notes/Stats

F Terrance Williams II	6-7	Jr	7.8 Pts, 6.5 Reb, 1.0 Ast
C Hunter Dickinson	7-1	Jr	19.6 Pts, 9.1 Reb, 1.3 Ast
G Jett Howard	6-8	Fr	15.3 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 2.3 Ast
G Kobe Bufkin	6-4	So	9.6 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 2.9 Ast
G Dug McDaniel	5-11	Fr	4.1 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 2.1 Ast

Stat Comparison (2022-23 Stats)

Minnesota	Stat	Michigan

63.1	Points Per Game	75.1
42.5	Field Goal Percentage	44.7
33.7	Three-Point Percentage	35.7
-0.6	Rebound Margin	-2.1
+1.0	Assist to Turnover Ratio	+1.5
4.8	Steals Per Game	5.0
3.9	Blocks Per Game	6.1
66.5	Opp. Points Per Game	70.4
40.7	Opp. Field Goal Percentage	42.3
30.5	Opp. Three-Point Percentage	34.3

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