Huskers Return Home to Host Hoosiers
The Nebraska men's basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Saturday night, as the Huskers welcome the Indiana Hoosiers to town.
By News Channel Nebraska
The Nebraska men's basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Saturday night, as the Huskers welcome the Indiana Hoosiers to town. Tipoff is slated for shortly after 6 p.m. and Saturday's game is sold out, but any returned tickets would go on sale at the PBA box office beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The matchup will be carried nationally on BTN with Drew Carter and Stephen Bardo on the call. The game can also be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the Fox Sports app.
Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Nebraska on the Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers app and TuneIn radio. The pregame show begins one hour prior to tipoff.
| GAME 18: NEBRASKA VS. INDIANA Date: Saturday, Jan. 18 Time: 6:07 p.m. (CT) Location: Lincoln, Neb. Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena Tickets: Sold Out NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS 2019-20 Record: 7-10 (2-4 Big Ten) Head coach: Fred Hoiberg Record at Nebraska: 7-10 (1st year) Career NCAA Record: 122-66 (6th year) INDIANA HOOSIERS 2019-20 Record: 13-4 (3-3 Big Ten) Head coach: Archie Miller Record at Indiana: 48-34 (3rd year) Career Record: 187-97 (9th year) BROADCAST INFO Television: BTN Play-by-play: Drew Carter Analyst: Stephen Bardo Online Broadcast: Fox Sports App Radio: Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network, including 1340 AM, 95.7 FM (Sidney) Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Analyst: Jake Muhleisen Online Radio: newschannelnebraska.com |
Nebraska (7-10, 2-4 Big Ten) look to snap a two-game losing streak after falling at No. 21 Ohio State, 80-68, on Tuesday evening. The Buckeyes shot 55 percent, including 10-of-22 from 3-point range, while holding the Huskers to 42.4 percent shooting.
Junior guard Thorir Thorbjarnarson led four Huskers in double figures with 15 points and six rebounds. The 6-foot-6 junior guard went 5-of-8 from 3-point range and is third in the Big Ten in 3-point percentage (.482) heading into the weekend. Thorbjarnarson, who averaged just 2.0 ppg as a sophomore, is averaging 7.8 points per game this season, including 12.0 ppg in conference action.
Sophomore Cam Mack has been the catalyst for the Husker attack, ranking third in the Big Ten in both assists (6.7 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5-to-1) while averaging 12.5 points per game. Mack has four double-doubles in his first six Big Ten contests, including the school's first triple-double against Purdue, and paces the conference in both assists (8.5 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3.6-to-1) in Big Ten action.
Indiana (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten) looks to bounce back after falling to Rutgers, 59-50, on Wednesday. Justin Smith led three Hoosiers with 15 points, while Joey Brunk and Aljami Durham added 10 markers apiece. Indiana was held to just 32 percent shooting, including 2-of-19 from 3-point range, and committed 16 turnovers which led to 18 Rutgers points.