Minnesota hosts Gibson and North Florida

North Florida Ospreys (2-6) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-0)

By The Associated Press

The Associated Press
December 2, 2024 at 8:44AM

North Florida Ospreys (2-6) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-0)

Minneapolis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: North Florida faces Minnesota after Jasmynne Gibson scored 20 points in North Florida's 79-71 victory against the Samford Bulldogs.

The Golden Gophers have gone 5-0 in home games. Minnesota is 7-0 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 8.3 turnovers per game.

The Ospreys have gone 0-4 away from home. North Florida is 1-5 against opponents over .500.

Minnesota is shooting 43.2% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points lower than the 44.5% North Florida allows to opponents. North Florida averages 22.7 more points per game (69.4) than Minnesota allows (46.7).

TOP PERFORMERS: Annika Stewart is scoring 11.1 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists for the Golden Gophers.

Jazmine Spencer is averaging 13 points and 2.8 steals for the Ospreys.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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