POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>Penn State Lady Lions (9-3, 0-1 Big Ten) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-1, 0-1 Big Ten)<br>Minneapolis; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST<br>BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota takes on Penn State after Annika Stewart scored 20 points in Minnesota's 96-57 win over the Prairie View A&M Panthers.<br>The Golden Gophers have gone 8-0 at home. Minnesota is 10-1 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 8.4 turnovers per game.<br>The Lady Lions are 0-1 against Big Ten opponents. Penn State is third in the Big Ten with 19.2 assists per game led by Alli Campbell averaging 4.9.<br>Minnesota's average of 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.3 more made shots on average than the 7.1 per game Penn State gives up. Penn State averages 6.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 more made shots on average than the 4.7 per game Minnesota gives up.<br>The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.<br>TOP PERFORMERS: Stewart is scoring 11.7 points per game and averaging 2.5 rebounds for the Golden Gophers.<br>Gracie Merkle is averaging 20.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks for the Lady Lions.<br>LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Gophers: 9-1, averaging 76.4 points, 33.3 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 51.1 points per game.<br>Lady Lions: 7-3, averaging 78.0 points, 35.3 rebounds, 18.6 assists, 10.7 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.3 points.<br>___<br>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href="https://www.dataskrive.com/">Data Skrive</a> and data from <a href="https://www.sportradar.com">Sportradar</a>.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipAFBVV95cUxOYVBTaDg4ZzNEVlloaXhONndNTWEwOEEyQVFXOXo0a2U1OEgyNDFFZzdJUXdZVDY4X0pEbXhyeXRYejc2b09TckVyY3RvMnk3MzlnU3k1UU15SWxldFBmNjhobUtLSHVaYXJWQ1VvQ1RxYjNrelM5aEo3MzN2RVk5WDA4UXVVTG1oWFBpczB0TmViUkdHLWxQTmdtVTdWaXZiY1RGWg?oc=5">source</a>
