Minnesota hosts Belmont following Grocholski's 20-point game
Belmont Bruins (26-12, 17-6 MVC) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (24-11, 8-11 Big Ten)
Indianapolis; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota plays Belmont after Grace Grocholski scored 20 points in Minnesota's 66-52 win over the Florida Gators.
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Minnesota is ninth in the Big Ten scoring 73.4 points while shooting 44.0% from the field.
Belmont is second in the MVC giving up 63.2 points while holding opponents to 38.4% shooting.
Minnesota averages 73.4 points, 10.2 more per game than the 63.2 Belmont allows. Belmont averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Minnesota gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Grocholski is scoring 13.5 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Golden Gophers. Tori McKinney is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Jailyn Banks is averaging 12.8 points and 3.3 assists for the Bruins. Tuti Jones is averaging 11.2 points over the last 10 games.
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LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Gophers: 5-5, averaging 70.4 points, 30.8 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.8 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.1 points per game.
Bruins: 9-1, averaging 73.5 points, 37.2 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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