Television: ESPN2 (Mike Monaco – pbp, Jordan Cornette, analyst)
Idea Time: 6:01 p.m. CT
Radio: Learfield IMG: KFAN 100.3 FM
Mike Grimm (Perform-by-Enjoy), Spencer Tollackson (Color)
Sirius: 371
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2nd Conference In College Record

(Household: 1-)

Very first/Only Assembly: 2011

Gophers All-Time vs. ACC: 38-42

* – excludes vacated game titles
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• The College of Minnesota men’s basketball workforce competes in its 1st genuine street test Monday when it faces Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., as a element of the ACC/Significant 10 Challenge. It marks just the 2nd time in college background the two teams have confronted each and every other and the 1st time traveling to Cassell Coliseum.

• Minnesota garnered a 58-55 gain over the Hokies in the only other activity concerning the two educational facilities, relationship back to Nov. 30, 2011. Julian Welch created his first career start and led Minnesota with 15 details, like 4 clutch cost-free throws in the final 20 seconds that turned a 54-53 deficit into the final margin of victory. Rodney Williams was 6-for-7 from the area, finishing with 14 points and a game-significant 8 rebounds.

• The 2022 season marks the 24th ACC/Big 10 Challenge. ESPN Community is established to televise all 14 game titles and also streamed on the ESPN application. The Gophers are on the street for this challenge, the 3rd time in the earlier 5 many years and 2nd-straight. Minnesota has won the past three ACC/Large Ten Obstacle contests and is 12-11 over-all. The Gophers earned a 54-53 win very last period in excess of Pittsburgh when Luke Loewe provided the putback for the acquire. The Gophers also defeated Boston School in 2020 (85-80 OT acquire) and Clemson in 2019 (W, 78-60).

• Minnesota went 1-1 in the SoCal Problem, Nov. 21 & 23 in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The Gophers earned a 62-61 time beyond regulation gain versus California Baptist when Dawson Garcia included a bucket with 6.8 seconds to go to gain the gain. Pharrel Payne also acquired his very first double double of his Gopher vocation with 15 points, 13 rebounds. Minnesota highly developed to the SoCal Championship division video game, but fell to UNLV, 71-62 on Wednesday.

• The SoCal Challenge also marked the return of Preseason All-Massive 10 selection Jamison Struggle to the Gopher lineup. It was the 1st pair of game titles of the time for the junior forward just after foot surgical treatment. Past season, Struggle averaged a staff ideal 17.5 points and 6.3 rebounds.
ABOUT VIRGINIA TECH

• Virginia Tech improved to 6-1 Friday evening when the Hokies defeated Charleston Southern, 69-64 in entrance of a marketed out Cassell Coliseum (8,925). The Minnesota sport marks the second Major 10 team the Hokies will face previously this year, after they gained a 61-59 win above Penn Condition.

• Virginia Tech finished the 2021-22 year 23-13 and received the ACC tournament championship very last season. Virginia Tech returned six from that squad, when it additional 9 newcomers. The Hokies have 5 that normal double-digit details in Sean Pedulla (17.1), Grant Basile (14.9), Justyn Mutts (12.), Darius Maddox (11.3) and Hunter Cattoor (10.3). Mutts also averages 9.2 rebounds.

• As a group, the Hokies are averaging 78.1 ppg, making it possible for 65.3 ppg, capturing 49.5 p.c from the discipline and 35.7 outside of the arc.
ON THE DOCKET

• Minnesota proceeds its road travels when it opens the Big 10 season at Purdue, Sunday Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. CT. The Gophers and Boilermakers will be televised on Massive Ten Network.
