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NEBRASKA VS. MARYLAND VS. NO. 24/- MARYLAND MEDIA INFO NEBRASKA BASKETBALL Date: Wed., Feb. 6 TV: BTN 23 Time: 6:01 p.m. Video: Fox Sports app and BTN2Go 2018-19 GAME NOTES Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena Radio: Husker Sports Network Tickets: Sold Out Internet Audio: Huskers.com @HuskerHoops @CoachMiles HuskerHoops HuskerHoops HuskerHoops Huskers.com 2018-19 SCHEDULE HUSKERS RETURN HOME FOR TERPS Date Opponent TV/Internet Result Thurs., Nov. 1 Wayne State (exh.) BTN Plus W, 75-40 The Huskers (13-9, 3-8 Big Ten) look to snap a five-game MATCHUP Tues., Nov. 6 Mississippi Valley State BTN Plus W, 106-37 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS losing streak following a 71-64 loss at Illinois on Saturday. Sun., Nov. 11 Southeastern Louisiana ESPNU W, 87-35 2018-19 Record: 13-9, 3-8 Big Ten The Huskers cut a 15-point second-half deficit to seven, Gavitt Tipoff Games Head coach: Tim Miles but could not get the shots to drop in the closing minutes Record at Nebraska: 110-106 (7th year) to pull closer. Nebraska got 22 from James Palmer Jr. to Wed., Nov. 14 Seton Hall BTN W, 80-57 Career Record: 393-326 (24th year) lead three players in double figures, as Tanner Borchardt Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker and Thomas Allen added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Mon., Nov. 19 vs. Missouri State ESPNU W, 85-62 NO. 24/- MARYLAND TERRAPINS The Huskers out-rebounded the Illini, 50-36, and Tues., Nov. 20 vs. Texas Tech ESPN2 L, 52-70 2018-19 Record: 17-6, 8-4 Big Ten Head coach: Mark Turgeon committed just 10 turnovers, but shot just 36 percent, Sat., Nov. 24 Western Illinois BTN Plus W, 73-49 Record at Maryland: 174-87 (8th year) including 3-of-23 from 3-point range. Career Record: 423-246 (20th year) One bright spot for the Huskers in the loss was the ACC/B1G Challenge Mon., Nov. 26 at Clemson ESPN2 W, 68-66 performance of Borchardt, who posted his first career BROADCAST INFO double-double with career bests of 12 points and 18 Sun., Dec. 2 Illinois* BTN W, 75-60 : BTN Television rebounds. His 18 caroms, which included 11 offensive Wed., Dec. 5 at Minnesota * BTN L, 78-85 Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler Analysis: Stephen Bardo boards, were the most by a Husker in three seasons Sat., Dec. 8 Creighton BTN W, 94-75 Internet: FOX Sports App and BTN2Go and the second-highest total in the Big Ten this season. Sun., Dec. 16 vs. Oklahoma State BTN W, 79-56 Radio: Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), Sat., Dec. 22 Cal State Fullerton BTN W, 86-62 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) Borchardt has grabbed eight or more rebounds in two of Sat., Dec. 29 Southwest Minn. St. BTN Plus W, 79-38 Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Analysis: Jake Muhleisen the last three contests. Wed., Jan. 2 at Maryland * BTN L, 72-74 : Available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers Maryland comes off a 69-61 loss at No. 24 Wisconsin Online Radio Sun., Jan. 6 at No. 25 Iowa * BTN L, 84-93 App and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. on Friday night. The Terrapins led for most of the contest Thurs., Jan. 10 Penn State * ESPN2 W, 70-64 Satellite Radio: Sirius: 135 XM: 195 Internet: 957 before the Badgers rallied in the last 10 minutes for the Mon., Jan. 14 at No. 25 Indiana * FS1 W, 66-51 win. Eric Ayala led Maryland with 18 points, including The Husker men's basketball team has another Thurs., Jan. 17 No. 6 Michigan State* FS1 L, 64-70 4-of-5 from 3-point range, while Bruno Fernando and opportunity to knock off a ranked team, as Nebraska hosts Mon., Jan. 21 at Rutgers * BTN L, 69-76 Anthony Cowan added 13 and 11 points, respectively. No. 24 Maryland Wednesday evening. Sat., Jan. 26 Ohio State * FS1 L, 60-70 Maryland shot 56 percent in the first half, but Wisconsin Tues., Jan. 29 No. 24 Wisconsin * BTN L, 51-62 Tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 6:01 p.m. and any held the Terrapins to 35 percent in the second half. Sat., Feb. 2 at Illinois * BTN L, 64-71 returned tickets will be available at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Wed., Feb. 6 No. 24 Maryland * BTN 6 p.m. box office beginning at 4:30 p.m. OPENING NUMBER Sat., Feb. 9 at No. 15 Purdue * BTN 7:30 p.m. Wednesday's game will be televised nationally on BTN Wed., Feb. 13 Minnesota * BTN 8 p.m. with Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo on the call. The 8 James Palmer Jr. needs Sat., Feb. 16 Northwestern * BTN 7:30 p.m. matchup will also be available on the Fox Sports App and eight points to become the Tues., Feb. 19 at Penn State * FS1 6 p.m. BTN2Go with cable authentication. 30th Husker to reach 1,000 Sat., Feb. 23 Purdue * BTN 3 p.m. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of points. Palmer has averaged Thurs., Feb. 28 at Michigan * ESPN/2 6 p.m. Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent 18.0 points per game during Tues., March 5 at Michigan State * ESPN/2 6 p.m. Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also his Husker career. Sun., March 10 Iowa * BTN 1 p.m. be available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, on TuneIn Big Ten Tournament Radio and the TuneIn Radio app and on both Sirius and XM Wed., March 13 First Round BTN TBD Radio. The pregame show begins one hour prior to tipoff on Thurs., March 14 Second Round BTN TBD many of the Husker Sports Network affiliates (affiliate list Fri., March 15 Quarterfinals BTN TBD on page 7 of the game notes). Sat., March 16 Semifinals CBS Noon/2:30 p.m. Sun., March 17 Championship CBS 2:30 p.m. 2018-19 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NCAA Tournament No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG March 19-20 First Four TBA TBA 0 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 207 Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 22/22 34.0 19.3 4.5 3.2 March 21-24 First/Second Rounds TBA TBA 1 Amir Harris G 6-6 205 Fr. Frederick, Md. 15/0 8.3 1.2 1.9 0.6 March 28-29 Regional Semifinals TBA TBA 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 194 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 8/0 3.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 March 30-31 Regional Finals TBA TBA 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 180 Sr. Bellwood, Ill. 22/22 32.3 12.7 4.0 3.4 Sat., April 6 National Semifinals TBA TBA 10 Karrington Davis G 6-6 215 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Injured (Achilles) Mon., April 8 National Championship TBA TBA 11 Dachon Burke Jr. G 6-4 180 Jr. Orange, N.J. Will sit out 2018-19 (Transfer) 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 184 So. Raleigh, N.C. 22/20 30.1 8.6 2.6 2.1 All games carried on IMG Husker Sports Network; Home games in 14 Isaac Copeland Jr. F 6-9 225 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 20/20 30.7 14.0 5.4 1.1 red. All dates/times subject to change. Please check Huskers.com 15 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 230 Jr. Dixon, Ill. 21/21 29.0 10.8 6.9 2.0 for updates. 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 250 Sr. Gothenburg, Neb. 22/3 13.9 2.5 4.0 0.4 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 218 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. 22/2 13.5 4.2 2.5 0.3 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 200 RFr. Omaha, Neb. 8/0 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.5 COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-6 206 So. Reykjavik, Iceland 12/0 8.3 1.3 2.4 1.1 Sr. Associate Communications Director: Shamus McKnight 45 Brady Heiman F 6-11 215 Fr. Springfield, Neb. 19/0 9.2 2.4 2.5 0.1 Office: 402-472-7772 | Cell: 402-540-0268 E-mail: [email protected] 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL 2018-19 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS PRONUNCIATIONS No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Jim Molinari ................................................Mole-in-AIR-ee 0 * James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 207 Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Miami) Nana Akenten ...................................................uh-KEN-ten 1 Amir Harris G 6-6 205 Fr. Frederick, Md. (St. James School) Tanner Borchardt ..................................................BOR-kart 4 ** Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 194 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) Dachon Burke ................................................... DAY-shawn 5 *** Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 180 Sr. Bellwood, Ill. (St. Joseph) Thorir Thorbjarnarson ...........Thor-EAR thorb-YAR-nar-son 10 Karrington Davis ^ G 6-6 215 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Montverde Academy) Glynn Watson Jr. .........................................................Glinn 11 Dachon Burke Jr. & G 6-4 180 Jr. Orange, N.J. (Robert Morris) Brady Heiman ......................................................... HI-men 12 * Thomas Allen G 6-1 184 So. Raleigh, N.C. (Brewster Academy) 14 * Isaac Copeland Jr. F 6-9 225 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Georgetown) 15 ** Isaiah Roby F 6-8 230 Jr. Dixon, Ill. (Dixon) 20 *** Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 250 Sr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg) 25 * Nana Akenten G 6-6 218 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 200 RFr. Omaha, Neb.