Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 1st ROUND
81
31-4
72
24-10
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 19 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | 13 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 32 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | 15 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 14 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
81 | 28-58 | 7-13 | 18-27 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 20 | |
48% | 54% | 67% |
Minnesota Golden Gophers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 15 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 24 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 | 17 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 6-8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | 16 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 38 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 11 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
72 | 24-52 | 6-21 | 18-21 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | |
46% | 29% | 86% |
Game Information
Milwaukee, WI
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:Tony Greene
Referee:James Breeding
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 14-0 | - | 22-3 |
| Sam Houston | 8-5 | 5.5 | 16-8 |
| Jacksonville State | 8-5 | 5.5 | 13-11 |
| Missouri State | 7-6 | 6.5 | 13-11 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-7 | 7 | 14-11 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-7 | 7.5 | 14-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-7 | 7.5 | 13-11 |
| Middle Tennessee | 6-7 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
| UTEP | 6-9 | 8.5 | 10-16 |
| Florida International | 5-9 | 9 | 12-13 |
| Delaware | 4-9 | 9.5 | 8-16 |
| New Mexico State | 4-10 | 10 | 11-13 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 14-1 | - | 24-1 |
| Nebraska | 11-3 | 2.5 | 22-3 |
| Illinois | 11-3 | 2.5 | 20-5 |
| Purdue | 10-3 | 3 | 20-4 |
| Michigan State | 10-4 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Wisconsin | 10-4 | 3.5 | 18-7 |
| UCLA | 9-5 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
| Iowa | 8-5 | 5 | 18-6 |
| Indiana | 8-6 | 5.5 | 17-8 |
| Ohio State | 8-6 | 5.5 | 16-8 |
| USC | 7-7 | 6.5 | 18-7 |
| Minnesota | 4-9 | 9 | 11-13 |
| Washington | 4-10 | 9.5 | 12-13 |
| Maryland | 3-10 | 10 | 10-14 |
| Rutgers | 2-11 | 11 | 9-15 |
| Penn State | 2-12 | 11.5 | 11-14 |
| Northwestern | 2-13 | 12 | 10-16 |
| Oregon | 1-12 | 12 | 8-16 |
Men's College Basketball News
Basil scores 16 as Wagner takes down Stonehill 68-57
— Binael Basil scored 16 points as Wagner beat Stonehill 68-57 on Saturday.
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Collins scores 22 and American knocks off Army 75-63
— Madden Collins led American past Army on Saturday with 22 points off of the bench in a 75-63 victory.
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Freeman scores 18, Kingz hits game-winner as Syracuse edges SMU 79-78
— Donnie Freeman scored 18 points, Nate Kingz had 13 and the game‑winning layup with two seconds remaining, and Syracuse edged SMU 79–78 on Saturday.
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