Indiana leads the all-time series, 16-7, but the Huskers are 6-8 against the Hoosiers since NU joined the Big Ten (6-7 regular season 0-1 Big Ten Tournament).
Nebraska and Indiana meet for the 24th time on Saturday and the 15th time since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011-12. He is one of three Hoosiers averaging double figures, as Pitt transfer Xavier Johnson is at 10.7 ppg and leads IU with 4.6 assists per game, while Northwestern transfer Miller Kopp is at 10.1 points per game while shooting 39 percent from 3-point range. Jackson-Davis is one of the Big Ten's premier players, as he leads IU in scoring (22.0 ppg) on 67 percent shooting, rebounding (8.9 rpg) and blocked shots (3.7 bpg). The Hoosiers have been solid in the early going, averaging 82.1 points per game while shooting 51 percent from the floor, and holding opponents to just 35 percent shooting, including 29 percent from 3-point range. Woodson was the 1980 Big Ten player of the Year before playing 11 seasons in the NBA. He guided his teams to a trio of Eastern Conference semifinal appearances (2009, 2010, 2013) during head coaching tenure. Woodson spent eight-plus seasons as an NBA head coach, guiding the Atlanta (2004-10) and the New York Knicks (2012-2014). Woodson returns to his alma mater after coaching in the NBA since 1996. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 31 points and 16 rebounds, while Miller Kopp had 28 points in a losing effort.įormer Indiana All-American Mike Woodson is in his first season at the helm of the Hoosier program. Indiana is 6-1 on the season following a 112-110 double-overtime loss at Syracuse on Tuesday night. Jackson-Davis is one of the Big Ten's top players, as he is in the top three of the Big Ten in scoring (22.0, second) and rebounding (8.9, third). Indiana shot 55 percent from the field, including 11 3-pointers, while the Orange shot nearly 50 percent and went 27-34 from the foul line. Trayce Jackson-Davis led four Hoosiers in double figues with 31 points and 16 rebounds, while Miller Kopp added a career-high 28 points in a losing effort. Indiana (6-1) also looks to bounce back from an overtime setback on Tuesday, as the Hoosiers fell to Syracuse 112-110. Prior to this stretch, Walker had reached double figures just four times in his collegiate career. Walker has been in double figures in each of the past five games, culminating with his first career double-double on Wednesday at NC State with 12 points, a career-high 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. One of the biggest reasons has been the play of Derrick Walker, as he is averging 14.0 points on 86 percent shooting and 6.2 rebounds per game in that span. Nebraska's offense has been solid over the past five games, as NU is averaging 84.4 ppg on 48 percent shooting in that stretch. Nebraska held NC State to just 37 percent shooting, but the Wolfpack went 32-43 from the line and got a 39-point, 19-rebound effort from Dereon Seabron to lead four NC State players in double figures.
nearly posted a triple double with 25 points, a career-high 11 assists and nine rebounds, while Bryce McGowens added 24 points and nine boards in a losing effort. It is also available on the web, mobile devices and connected TVs via the Fox Sports app.įor the Huskers, Alonzo Verge Jr.
TV/Online: Saturday's game will be televised on BIG Network with Brandon Gaudin & Stephen Bardo on the call. Radio: Saturday's game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington and will also be available on and the Huskers app. 2013.Īrena: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) The four OT game matches Nebraska's school record set in 1979, and ties for the second-longest Division I game in the past decade, trailing only a five OT game between Louisville and Notre Dame on Feb. The Huskers had chances to win at the end of regulation and in the final second of each of the first three extra sessions before succumbing in the fourth overtime.
The Huskers (5-3) come off a heartbreaking 104-100 quadruple overtime loss at NC State on Wednesday evening. and the matchup will be on B1G Network and on the Husker Sports Radio Network. Tipoff at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is slated for 11 a.m. The Nebraska men's basketball team has a quick turnaround, as the Huskers travel to Bloomington, Ind., to open Big Ten play against the Indiana Hoosiers this Saturday.