The Minnesota Golden Gophers () face the North Dakota State Bison () at Williams Arena on Friday, March 29, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET.

Sophie Hart's 14 points led Minnesota to a 77-62 win against Pacific on Tuesday in the team's last outing.

Abbie Draper's 18 points helped lead North Dakota State to a 72-63 victory over Montana in the team's last game on Monday.

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Minnesota Team Stats

Minnesota heads into the matchup putting up 70.2 points per game, 1.8 more than the 68.4 North Dakota State surrenders per contest. The Golden Gophers are 14-3 in games where they put up more than 68 points.

As a team, the Golden Gophers shoot 67.8 percent from the free throw line, good for 14th in the Big Ten. Mara Braun leads Minnesota, knocking down 2.9 free throws a game while shooting 95 percent from the charity stripe.

North Dakota State Team Stats

North Dakota State has tallied 75.7 points per game this season while Minnesota allows 66.4 per contest. The Bison are 20-3 when they put up more than 66 points.

The Bison are shooting 75.5 percent from the charity stripe as a team, good for third in the Summit. Elle Evans is leading North Dakota State with 2.6 made free throws a game (shooting 93 percent from the line).

Minnesota Players to Watch

Braun paces the Minnesota's scoring effort, averaging 17.8 points, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Amaya Battle is the team's top passer, notching 5.5 assists to go with 11.9 points per game. The Golden Gophers' leading rebounder is Mallory Heyer, who pulls down 8.5 boards per game in addition to averaging 9.2 points.

Averaging three made three-pointers a contest, Braun is Minnesota's most prolific three-point shooter while knocking down 37 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

Player stats reflect 32 of 32 games this season.

North Dakota State Players to Watch

Evans is North Dakota State's leading scorer, averaging 15.3 points per game. Avery Koenen is the leading rebounder, tallying 5.2 rebounds per game to go with 5.8 points, while Abby Schulte leads the Bison with 2.9 assists per game in addition to averaging 7.1 points a contest.

Evans has a 45 percent shooting percentage from deep and leads the squad in made threes per game, connecting on 2.2 treys per contest.

Player stats reflect 33 of 33 games this season.

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