BASKETBALL
TIMBERWOLVES STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Wiggins2436.322.24.02.3
Towns2434.921.610.82.3
LaVine2337.420.43.03.0
Dieng2431.310.38.02.3
Bjelica2216.87.03.31.1
Rubio1930.56.73.86.4
Muhammad2116.56.42.50.4
Payne99.35.31.90.3
Dunn2417.74.42.32.7
Jones1712.23.81.42.5
Aldrich2313.33.03.90.6
Hill35.22.02.00.0
Rush1111.01.51.30.6
Lucas III52.10.40.00.2
Totals24241.0103.943.821.6
Opponents24241.0107.341.121.8
GOPHERS MEN'S STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Mason1132.512.73.55.3
Coffey1129.512.43.82.5
McBrayer1129.811.32.33.4
Murphy1124.59.97.90.7
Lynch1022.09.47.00.6
Springs1120.59.03.31.0
Curry1120.96.56.21.4
Konate118.82.53.70.0
Gilbert106.32.41.30.2
Hurt96.31.20.40.4
Rudrud41.81.00.20.0
Diedhiou32.30.70.70.0
Sharp61.80.30.00.2
Haugh41.00.00.20.1
Totals1120076.742.515.5
Opponents1120063.638.110.8
GOPHERS WOMEN'S STATISTICS
(Through Sunday)
PlayerGMinPtsRebAst
Wagner1134.019.45.51.4
Bell1032.016.73.55.8
Hubbard1130.914.62.72.3
Edwards1124.67.18.20.5
Tinjum1014.65.53.20.6
Hedstrom1118.83.84.10.6
Brunson1111.83.51.01.3
T. Bello1013.33.15.50.2
Barnes109.52.53.70.1
Starr1113.61.93.51.8
Key52.61.20.00.0
K. Bello23.51.01.00.0
Kaposi32.30.71.00.3
Lamke32.30.70.00.0
Totals1120076.746.414.1
Opponents1120074.144.619.6
FOOTBALL
COLLEGE
FCS PLAYOFFS
Semifinals • Friday
• James Madison (12-1) at North Dakota St. (12-1), 6 pm (ESPN2)
Semifinals • Saturday
• Youngstown St. (11-3) at E. Washington (12-1), 5:30 pm (ESPNU)
NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS
Championship • Saturday • Kansas City
• NW Missouri St. (14-0) vs. N. Alabama (11-1), 3 pm (ESPN2)
NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS
Championship • Friday • Salem, Va.
• Wis.-Oshkosh (13-1) vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (14-0), 6 pm (ESPNU)
NAIA PLAYOFFS
Championship • Saturday
At Daytona Beach, Fla.
St. Francis (Ind.) vs. Baker, 5 pm
HOCKEY
WILD STATISTICS
(Through Saturday)
PLAYERGPGATP+/-PIM
Coyle269918718
Staal266121898
Granlund265111672
Niederreiter267916104
Suter26412161510 Zucker26510151510
Koivu26681488
Pominville26561112
Brodin262810212
Dumba26369720
Parise19459-212
Spurgeon22189126
Haula1943718
Stewart26437-133
Eriksson Ek923522
Dalpe912309
Folin19022816
Graovac1820202
Scandella15022-58
Bertschy501104
Gabriel4011012
Prosser13011-24
Pulkkinen8101-12
Mitchell10000-10
Olofsson100010
Reilly900002
Schroeder200000
Totals26711221930230
Opponents2653911440222
GOALIESWLOTSOSv%GAA
Dubnyk12634.9461.66
Kuemper2210.8973.36
Totals14844.9352.01
Opponents121123.9082.73
COLLEGE • MEN
BIG TENWLTSWPtsGFGA
Gophers310091615
Penn St.20006112
Ohio St.11003118
Wisconsin1100388
Michigan130031019
Michigan St.0200048
results saturday
Gophers 4, Michigan St. 2
Michigan 4, Wisconsin 1
GAME NEXT sunday
Nonconference
Northeastern at Michigan St., 2:05 pm
NCHCWLTSWPtsGFGA
Minn. Duluth8200243823
Denver6132232517
W. Michigan4511142731
St. Cloud St.4510133031
Omaha4400123026
North Dakota3411111816
Miami (Ohio)143171829
Colorado College161041528
results saturday
Miami (Ohio) 3, Colorado College 2
Minn. Duluth 3, Denver 1
St. Cloud St. 4, Omaha 2
W. Michigan 3, North Dakota 1
games friday
Nonconference
Bemidji St. at Minn. Duluth, 7:07 pm
games next saturday
Nonconference
Minn. Duluth at Bemidji St., 7:07 pm
WCHA WLTSWPtsGFGA
Bemidji St.13122434317
Michigan Tech11321364426
Bowling Green7611234432
MSU Mankato7520234334
Ala.-Huntsville7720234453
Ferris St.6711204140
Alaska4822163550
Lake Superior St.5810164045
Anchorage282192136
N. Michigan2111072547
results saturday
Ala.-Huntsville 3, N. Michigan 1
Alaska 3, Anchorage 1
Bemidji St. 3, Lake Superior St. 2
Michigan Tech 2, Bowling Green 1
MSU Mankato 3, Ferris St. 2
Games Friday
Bowling Green at Alaska, 10:07 pm
Nonconference
MSU Mankato at Princeton, 6 pm
Bemidji St. at Minn. Duluth, 7:07 pm
GAMES NEXT SATURDAY
Bowling Green at Alaska, 10:07 pm
Nonconference
MSU Mankato at Princeton, 6 pm
Minn. Duluth at Bemidji St., 7:07 pm
COLLEGE • WOMEN
WCHAWLTSWPtsGFGA
Wisconsin13211416315
Gophers12222405227
Minn. Duluth10421334726
North Dakota7542273828
Ohio State41020142044
St. Cloud State41111142446
Bemidji State41110132546
MSU Mankato31210101653
Overall: Gophers 16-2-2, Wisconsin 17-2-1, Minn. Duluth 13-4-3, North Dakota 9-6-5, Ohio State 8-10-2, St. Cloud State 5-14-1, Bemidji St. 8-11-1, MSU Mankato 5-13-2.
RESULT SUNDAY
North Dakota 4, St. Cloud State 0
RESULTS SATURDAY
MSU Mankato 2, Minn. Duluth 1
North Dakota 3, St. Cloud State 2
Wisconsin 5, Ohio State 0
Nonconference
Boston U. 6, Gophers 5, OT
Bemidji St. 5, RIT 1
GAMES FRIDAY
Nonconference
North Dakota at Lindenwood, 2 pm
MSU Mankato at Union, 5 pm
GAMES NEXT SATURDAY
Nonconference
MSU Mankato at Union, 2 pm
North Dakota at Lindenwood, 2 pm
VOLLEYBALL
COLLEGE
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals • Saturday
• Gophers def. UCLA, 25-23, 25-20, 25-22
• Nebraska def. Washington, 25-16, 25-10, 25-21
• Stanford def. Wisconsin, 18-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 15-9
• Texas def. Creighton, 25-19, 25-20, 25-11
Semifinals • Thursday • Columbus, Ohio
• Gophers vs. Stanford, 6 pm (ESPN2)
• Nebraska vs. Texas, 8:30 pm (ESPN2)
Championship • Saturday • Columbus
• Semifinal winners, 8 pm (ESPN2)
wrestling
college
big ten
Gophers 22, Michigan 12
141: Sal Profaci (Mich) dec.
Gannon Volk (Gophers), 11-5
149: Zac Hall (Mich) maj. dec.
James Berg (Gophers), 14-6
157: No. 12 Jake Short (Gophers) dec.
No. 8 Brian Murphy (Mich), 5-1
165: No. 2 Logan Massa (Mich) tech. fall
Brandon Kingsley (Gophers), 17-2
174: No. 16 Nick Wanzek (Gophers) dec.
No. 9 Myles Amine (Mich), 6-4
184: Bobby Steveson (Gophers) maj. dec .
Ernest Battaglia (Mich), 14-4
197: No. 2 Brett Pfarr (Gophers) maj. dec.
Jackson Striggow (Mich), 16-5
285: No. 6 Michael Kroells (Gophers) tech. fall Dan Perry (Mich), 17-0
125: Steve Polakowski (Gophers) dec.
Austin Assad (Mich), 6-4
133: No. 8 Stevan Micic (Mich) fall
No. 17 Mitch McKee (Gophers), 4:56
TRANSACTIONS
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
Chicago: Recalled G R.J. Hunter from Windy City (NBADL).
Los Angeles Lakers: Recalled C Ivica Zubac from Los Angeles (NBADL).
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL: Suspended Ottawa D Mark Borowiecki two games for boarding Los Angeles F Tyler Toffoli and Dallas D Jamie Oleksiak two games for an illegal check to the head of Philadelphia F Chris VandeVelde.
Arizona: Claimed C Josh Jooris off waivers from the N.Y. Rangers.
Columbus: Recalled F Dante Salituro from Cincinnati (ECHL) to Cleveland (AHL).
Nashville: Assigned F Frederick Gaudreau and D Adam Pardy to Milwaukee (AHL), and F Reid Boucher to Milwaukee on a conditioning assignment.
Washington: Reassigned D Aaron Ness to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
Cleveland: Recalled G Brad Thiessen from Cincinnati (ECHL).
Hartford: Recalled F Ahti Oksanen from Greenville (ECHL).
Lehigh Valley: Assigned F Kevin Sundher to Reading (ECHL). Recalled D Maxim Lamarche and F Steven Swavely from Reading.
Rockford: Recalled F Tyler Barnes from Indy (ECHL).ECHL
Manchester: Loaned D Justin Agosta to San Antonio (AHL). Released F Dean Yakura.
Norfolk: Released D Travis Armstrong and Brandon Blair. Released G Dan McGuire as emergency backup.
COLLEGE
South Florida: Named Charlie Strong football coach.
TODAY'S LINE
NFL
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Monday
NEW ENGLAND6½ (44½)Baltimore
Thursday SEATTLE13½ (off)Los Angeles
Saturday
Miami4½ (off)NY JETS
Sunday
VIKINGS4½ (off)Indianapolis
DALLAS9 (off)Tampa Bay
NY GIANTS3½ (off)Detroit
BALTIMORE6½ (off)Philadelphia
Green Bay5 (off)CHICAGO
BUFFALO10 (off)Cleveland
KANSAS CITY6½ (off)Tennessee
HOUSTON6½ (off)Jacksonville
ARIZONA3½ (off)New Orleans
ATLANTA11 (off)San Francisco
New England3 (off)DENVER
SAN DIEGOpick (off)Oakland
Pittsburgh3 (off)CINCINNATI
next monday
WASHINGTON3½ (off)Carolina
NBA
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Monday
INDIANA2½ (212)Charlotte
TORONTO8½ (212)Milwaukee
Washington1 (205)MIAMI
HOUSTON15 (226)Brooklyn
DALLASoff (off)Denver
SACRAMENTOoff (off)LA Lakers
LA CLIPPERS9½ (217½)Portland
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
Monday
UCF10½Pennsylvania
Auburn7Boston College
Seton Hall1½South Carolina
nhl
FAVORITELINEUNDERDOG
Monday
PITTSBURGH-285/+255Arizona
MONTREAL-145/+135Boston
College Football
FAVORITELINE (O/U)UNDERDOG
Saturday, DEC. 17
New Mexico Bowl • At Albuquerque, N.M.
New Mexico7 (63)UTSA
Las Vegas Bowl • At Las Vegas
Houston3 (54½)San Diego St
Cure Bowl • At Orlando, Fla.
UCF6 (49)Arkansas St
Camellia Bowl • At Montgomery, Ala.
Toledo1 (58)Appalachian St
New Orleans Bowl • At New Oleans
Southern Miss3½ (58)La.-Lafayette
MONDAY, DEC. 19
Miami Beach Bowl • At Miami
Tulsa12 (68)Cent. Michigan
TUESDAY, DEC. 20
Boca Raton Bowl • At Boca Raton, Fla.
W Kentucky5 (78)Memphis
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21
Poinsettia Bowl • At San Diego
BYU9 (56½)Wyoming
THURSDAY, DEC. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl • At Boise, ID
Colorado St.13½ (64)Idaho
FRIDAY, DEC. 23
Bahamas Bowl • At Nassau, Bahamas
Old Dominion4 (64)E. Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl • At Fort Worth, TX
Navy1½ (off)Louisiana Tech
Dollar General Bowl • At Mobile, Ala.
Troy4 (49)Ohio
SATURDAY, DEC. 24
Hawaii Bowl • At Honolulu
Hawaiioff (off)Middle Tenn.
MONDAY, DEC. 26
St. Petersburg Bowl • At St. Petersburg, Fla.
Mississippi St13 (58½)Miami (Ohio)
Quick Lane Bowl • At Detroit
Maryland1½ (44)Boston College
Independence Bowl • At Shreveport, La.
NC State4½ (44)Vanderbilt
TUESDAY, DEC. 27
Holiday Bowl • At San Diego
Washington St.7 (60½)Gophers
Heart of Dallas Bowl • At Dallas
Army9 (off)North Texas
Military Bowl • At Annapolis, Md.
Temple13 (41)Wake Forest
Cactus Bowl • At Phoenix
Boise St.7½ (66½)Baylor
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28
Pinstripe Bowl • At New York
Pittsburgh5½ (66)Northwestern
Russell Athletic Bowl • At Orlando, Fla.
Miami3 (56)West Virginia
Texas Bowl • At Houston
Texas A&M2 (56½)Kansas St
Foster Farms Bowl • At Santa Clara, Calif.
Utah7½ (54)Indiana
THURSDAY, DEC. 29
Birmingham Bowl • At Birmingham, Ala.
South Florida10½ (62½)South Carolina
Belk Bowl • At Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Tech7 (61½)Arkansas
Alamo Bowl • At San Antonio
Colorado3½ (62½)Oklahoma St
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
Liberty Bowl • At Memphis, Tenn.
Georgia1 (49)TCU
Sun Bowl • At El Paso, TX
Stanford4 (54)North Carolina
Arizona Bowl • At Tucson, Ariz.
Air Force13 (57½)South Alabama
Music City Bowl • At Nashville, Tenn.
Tennessee3 (60½)Nebraska
Orange Bowl • At Miami Gardens, Fla.
Michigan7 (54)Florida St
SATURDAY, DEC. 31
Citrus Bowl • At Orlando, Fla.
LSU3½ (60½)Louisville
Taxslayer Bowl • At Jacksonville, Fla.
Georgia Tech3 (60½)Kentucky
CFP SEMIFINALS
Peach Bowl • At Atlanta
Alabama16 (54½)Washington
Fiesta Bowl • At Glendale, Ariz.
Ohio State3½ (61)Clemson
MONDAY, JAN. 2, 2017
Outback Bowl • At Tampa, Fla.
Florida2½ (40½)Iowa
Cotton Bowl • At Arlington, TX
Wisconsin7 (54)W. Michigan
Rose Bowl • At Pasadena, Calif.
SOUTH. CAL6½ (63½)Penn St
Sugar Bowl • At New Orleans
Oklahoma4 (62½)Auburn
Note: Home teams are in CAPS.
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