Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats - News - March 06, 2022 | FOX Sports

Julian Roper - Scores seven in win Roper registered seven points (1-3 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-4 FT) and five rebounds in 25 minutes during Sunday's 75-62 victory over Minnesota.

Impact Roper played a full 25 minutes in his 13th consecutive start after appearing for just 10 minutes during Northwestern's previous game against Iowa. The freshman matched one of his highest scoring marks this season as he connected on one of two attempts from beyond the arc and converted a season-high four-of-four attempts from the charity stripe. Roper's significant playing time should indicate he's fully recovered from a likely flu bug that pervaded Northwestern's starting lineup this past week.

MARCH 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Robbie Beran - Scores 15 in season finale Beran contributed 15 points (4-5 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 4-6 FT), seven rebounds and one block in 21 minutes during Sunday's 75-62 victory over Minnesota.

Impact Beran had one of his best statistical performances this season as he converted all but one of his field goal attempts off the bench Sunday. Despite not starting for the first time this season, Beran still registered 21 minutes played in Sunday's win over Minnesota and should be fully available moving forward after dealing with a flu bug that affected multiple Wildcat starters over the past week.

MARCH 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Boo Buie - Scores 10 off bench Buie amassed 10 points (4-10 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-3 FT), three rebounds, eight assists and two steals over 27 minutes during Sunday's 75-62 victory over Minnesota.

Impact Buie's double-digit scoring performance marked just his first game off the bench this season. This comes after Buie struggled in only six minutes played last time out against Iowa as he likely dealt with a flu that circulated through the Wildcats' starters last week. His 27 minutes off the bench should indicate that he will be fully available for Wednesday's opening game of the Big Ten Conference Tournament against Nebraska.

MARCH 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Eric Curry - Meager output in return Curry racked up three points (0-5 FG, 3-4 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one block across 26 minutes during Sunday's 75-62 loss to Northwestern.

Impact Curry was a game-time decision coming into Sunday's regular season finale after sitting out one game with an upper body injury. The center had a poor performance in his return however, failing to hit on his five attempts from the field in the double-digit loss. Curry's presence in the game should signal that he will be available for Minnesota's opening Big Ten Conference Tournament game against Penn State on Wednesday.

MARCH 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nance reaches 1,000 points, Northwestern tops Gophers 75-62

Pete Nance had 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks, Robbie Beran scored 13 points and Northwestern trailed for just 22 seconds in it 75-62 win over Minnesota in the regular sea...

MARCH 7, 2022 • Associated Press

Pete Nance - Logs double-double on Senior Night Nance closed Sunday's 75-62 victory over Minnesota with 19 points (8-15 FG, 3-4 3Pt), 13 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 30 minutes.

Impact Nance had been held to a season-low four points in Monday's loss to Iowa, but he bounced back on Senior Night by leading the Wildcats in scoring, rebounds and blocks to record his first double-double since Jan. 12. The big man posted double-digit scoring totals in six of his last seven regular-season appearances and averaged 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 27.0 minutes per game during that time.

MARCH 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Payton Willis - Well-rounded performance Sunday Willis produced 16 points (7-13 FG, 2-5 3Pt), eight rebounds, seven assists and one block in 40 minutes during Sunday's 75-62 loss to Northwestern.

Impact The Gophers struggled to keep up with Northwestern during Sunday's regular-season finale, but Willis was a bright spot for the team. He led the team in rebounds and assists while finishing with the second-highest scoring total on the team. Willis returned to the starting lineup for each of the final three games of the regular season and averaged 21.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 36.0 minutes per game across that span. He should continue to see plenty of run when Minnesota opens the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.

MARCH 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE