Men's Basketball | 11/27/2020 11:39:00 AM
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SERIES INFORMATION
Series: Second Meeting (1-0)
Date: 1/3/05, W, 93-67
Current Streak: W1
Minnesota vs. West Coast Conference: 7-2
STARTING FIVE
• The University of Minnesota opened the 2020-21 season with a 99-69 win over Green Bay Wednesday night at Williams Arena. Minnesota had 11 players see action in the season opener, four of which scored in double-digit points and 10 tallying points. It also marks the program's 124th season in program history.
• Marcus Carr opened the season tying a career-high 35-point performance. The last time Carr had 35 points was during the 2019-20 season when had his first 35-point game against Ohio State, Dec. 15, 2019. Carr's 35 points was also the most in a season-opener since Gopher alum Jordan Murphy's 35 vs. USC-Upstate on Nov. 10, 2017. Carr also tied his career high in field goals made (12) and three-pointers made, as well as setting a new career high in field goal attempts (22).
• Eric Curry returned to the court for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Wednesday's opener marked Curry's first action since February, 28, 2019 (vs. Northwestern) and his first start since February 6, 2019 (vs. Wisconsin).
• Minnesota true freshmen Jamal Mashburn, Jr. and Martice Mitchell made their collegiate debuts Wednesday night, while Both Gach, Brandon Johnson and Liam Robbins made their Minnesota debuts.
• The Saturday/Monday tilt against Loyola Marymount marks the first time Minnesota will face the same opponent in back-to-back games since 2014. The Golden Gophers ended the 2014 Big Ten regular season against Penn State (March 9, 2014) and opened the Big Ten Tournament also against the Nittany Lions (March 13, 2014). Both contests resulted in Minnesota wins, 81-63 and 63-56, respectively.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
• Loyola Marymount is coached by first-year head coach, Stan Johnson. After a five-year stint as an assistant and associate head coach with Marquette, Johnson was named the LMU coach March 20, 2020. Johnson also has Minnesota connections as he played his final year and graduated from Bemidji State in 2003.
• Head coach Stan Johnson collected his first collegiate head coach win Wednesday night when the Lions defeated Southern Utah, 85-83. The Lions overcame a double-digit deficit, nine tie scores, and 11 lead changes to put themselves in a position to win on the game's final possession. Mattias Markusson led the team with 19 points.
• Senior guard/forward Eli Scott was named to the West Coast Conference's Preseason Men's Basketball Team. Scott was an All-WCC Second Team selection in 2019-20 after leading the Lions with 15.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in a breakthrough junior season highlighted by the first triple-double in program history.
• LMU was picked to finish seventh in WCC Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll, while reigning conference-champion Gonzaga was favored to repeat.
GOPHERS VS. THE WCC
• Minnesota has a 7-2 record against current West Coast Conference schools.
• The Gophers are 4-0 against Santa Clara, 2-1 against St. Mary's, 1-0 against LMU and 0-1 against Portland. Games against BYU and Gonzaga have been vacated.
• The last time Minnesota faced a West Coast Conference Team dates back to the 2018-19 season when the Gophers defeated Santa Clara, 80-66, Nov. 20, 2018 as a part of the Vancouver Showcase in Vancouver, B.C.
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