• The all-time series is tied at 37-37. Minnesota has won six of the last eight in the series, though Northwestern snapped the Gophers' four-game win streak last year.
• In Evanston, the Wildcats hold a 19-15 series lead, but Minnesota has won three straight on Northwestern's home court (by an average score of 87.7-74.3) and five of the past six there.
• The road win streak versus Northwestern is tied for Minnesota's third longest active road win streak against one school behind Wisconsin (7) and Northern Iowa (5).
• In her career, Gophers head coach Lindsay Whalen has only lost to Northwestern once, going 5-0 as a player and 2-1 as a coach.
• The defending co-Big Ten regular season champion, Northwestern played its first game of the season on Dec. 10, beating Eastern Illinois 93-57. EIU was also Minnesota's season opening opponent; the Gophers won that game 72-68.
• Veronica Burton led the way with 21 points against the Panthers, while Lindsay Pulliam (18), Sydney Wood (14), Courtney Shaw (13) and Jordan Hamilton (11) also reached double figures. Burton added six assists and five steals, while Wood and Shaw tied for the team lead with seven rebounds.
• Pulliam was tabbed the Big Ten's Preseason Player of the Year by both the league's coaches and media, and she was a unanimous selection for the preseason teams. Burton joined Pulliam on both teams, as well.
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