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Game 18: vs. Indiana Game Date: Jan. 18, 2012 Tipoff Time: 6:01 p.m. (central) NA2011-12 EBRASK Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center Cornhuskers Capacity: 13,595 BASkETBALL GAME NOTES 2011-12 Nebraska sChedule huskers hosT No. 11 INdIaNa wedNesday Date Opponent (Television/Internet) Time/Result The Nebraska men’s basketball team hosts one of Nebraska (9-8, 1-5 Big Ten) turned in arguably its Nov. 11 South Dakota (BTN.com) W, 65-48 college basketball’s traditional powers Wednesday best defensive effort of the season Sunday night at Nov. 14 at USC (Prime Ticket) W, 64-61 (2ot) evening, as the No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers come to Wisconsin, but it was not enough as the Huskers lost Nov. 20 Rhode Island (BTN) W, 83-63 Nov. 23 Oregon (BTN) L, 76-83 Lincoln for a matchup with the Huskers. Tipoff at 50-45. Nebraska held the Badgers to a season-low Nov. 26 South Dakota State (BTN.com) W, 76-64 the Bob Devaney Sports Center is set for 6:01 p.m. 31.3 percent shooting, but could not capitalize on the Nov. 30 Big Ten/ACC Challenge (central), as Indiana makes its first appearance in offensive end, shooting just 35.2 percent from the vs. Wake Forest (ESPNU) L, 53-55 Lincoln since 1942. field and getting to the foul line twice against UW. Bo Dec. 4 at Creighton (KMTV) L, 66-76 Spencer led Nebraska with 13 points, but no other Dec. 7 Florida Gulf Coast (BTN.com) W, 51-50 Tickets are available for Wednesday’s game between Husker finished in double figures. Dec. 10 at TCU (the Mtn.) W, 69-57 the Huskers and Hoosiers for as a little as $10 by Dec. 17 Alcorn State (NET/BTN.com) W, 60-46 visiting Huskers.com or calling 800-8-BIGRED. The Nebraska has run hot and cold offensively during Dec. 20 Central Michigan (NET/BTN.com) W, 72-69 first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive Husker rally conference play, as the Huskers had 70 points in Dec. 27 No. 11 Wisconsin * (ESPN2) L, 40-64 towels courtesy of adidas. Wednesday’s win against Penn State, but has been Dec. 31 No. 16 Michigan State * (BTN) L, 55-68 held to under 50 points three times, including twice Jan. 3 at No. 6 Ohio State * (BTN) L, 40-71 Wednesday’s game will be televised nationally on the against a Wisconsin team that leads the nation in Jan. 7 at Illinois * (BTN) L, 54-59 Big Ten Network with Gus Johnson and Eddie Johnson scoring defense. Nebraska had shot 50 percent in its Jan. 11 Penn State * (BTN) W, 70-58 on the call. The game will also be available on BTN.com previous two games prior to Sunday’s loss. Jan. 15 at Wisconsin * (BTN) L, 45-50 and the BTN2Go App on select mobile devices. Jan. 18 No. 11 Indiana * (BTN) 6 p.m. The Husker defense will be tested on Wednesday, Jan. 21 No. 6 Ohio State * (BTN) 7 p.m. The Nebraska-Indiana game will also be carried across as Nebraska faces an Indiana team that is explosive Jan. 26 at Iowa * (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Nebraska on the 30-station IMG Husker Sports Radio on offense. The Hoosiers (15-3, 3-3 Big Ten) average Feb. 2 at Northwestern * (ESPN/ESPN2) 6 p.m. Network with Kent Pavelka and Matt Davison calling a league-high 80.8 points per game and lead the Feb. 5 Minnesota * (BTN) Noon all of the action. The game can also be heard on the conference in both field goal percentage (.497) and Feb. 8 Michigan * (BTN) 7:30 p.m. Internet at Huskers.com and season audio packages 3-point percentage (.450). Freshman forward Cody Feb. 11 at Penn State * (ESPNU) Noon are also available for purchase on the Huskers’ App for Zeller paces five Hoosiers who average double figures Feb. 18 Illinois * (BTN) 4 p.m. Feb. 22 at Purdue * (BTN) 5:30 p.m. your iPhone or iPod Touch. with 14.8 points per game. Feb. 25 at Michigan State * (BTN) 7 p.m. Feb. 29 Iowa * (ESPNU) 8 p.m. probable sTarTers (based upoN lasT GaMe) March 3 at Minnesota * (BTN) 11:30 a.m. March 8-11 Big Ten Tournament TBA March 13-14 First Four TBA March 15-18 Second/Third Rounds TBA March 22-23 NCAA Regional Semifinals TBA March 24-25 NCAA Regional Finals TBA March 31 National Semifinals TBA April 2 National Championship Game TBA 23 - speNCer 3 - rIChardsoN 25 - walker 0 - MCCray 13 - ubel All times are Central and subject to change. 14.8 ppg, 3.7 apg, 3.4 rpg 6.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.7 apg 6.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg 10.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg 6.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg *Big Ten Conference game. Nebraska CorNhuskers huskers oN TV/radIo/INTerNeT Nebraska MedIa relaTIoNs 2011-12 Record: 9-8 (1-5 Big Ten) Television: Big Ten Network Associate Media Relations Director: Shamus McKnight Head coach: Doc Sadler (Ch. 610 on DirecTV; Chs. 439, 9500 on DISH; Chs. 24 Office: 402-472-7772; Cell: 402-540-0268 Record at Nebraska: 98-79 (6th year) and 333-SH, 1333-HD on Time Warner Cable; Chs. 80 E-mail: [email protected] Record at Division I: 146-97 (8th year) SD, 1080-HD on Cox Cable) Address: One Memorial Stadium, Career Record: 267-136 (14th year) Play-by-play: Gus Johnson Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Color: Eddie Johnson Follow The huskers oNlINe INdIaNa hoosIers Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network (including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln; Web site: Huskers.com 2011-12 Record: 15-3 (3-3 Big Ten) Twitter: @HuskerHoops Head Coach: Tom Crean KFAB 1110 AM in Omaha; KRVN 880 AM in Lexington) Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Facebook: Facebook.com/Huskers Record at IU: 43-69 (4th year) NU Hoops: Facebook.com/NebraskaBasketball Career Record: 233-165 (13th year) Color: Matt Davison Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com Satellite Radio: SIRIUS 91, XM 91 2 | NEBRASkA BASkETBALL Nebraska CorNhuskers NuMerICal rosTer No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School / Previous Schools) 0 ** Toney McCray G/F 6-6 215 Sr. Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Elkins) 2 David Rivers G/F 6-7 174 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. (Hall) 3 *** Brandon Richardson G 6-0 190 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hawthorne) 5 Josiah Moore G 6-5 200 Fr. Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 10 Trevor Menke G 5-11 176 R-Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 11 Jordan Tyrance G 6-3 195 R-Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 12 Corey Hilliard Jr. G 6-1 183 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Raytown South) 13 ** Brandon Ubel F 6-10 235 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) 14 * Christopher Niemann C 6-11 275 Jr. Kühlungsborn, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 15 ** Ray Gallegos G 6-2 176 Jr. Salt Lake City, Utah (West Jordan) 21 ** Jorge Brian Diaz C 6-11 244 Jr. Caguas, Puerto Rico (Colegio Bautista de Caguas) 23 Bo Spencer G 6-2 196 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. (Glen Oaks/LSU) 24 Dylan Talley G 6-5 214 Jr. Camden, N.J. (Life Center Academy/Binghamton Univ./Blinn College) 25 * Caleb Walker G 6-4 205 Sr. Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson/Butler CC) 32 * Andre Almeida C 6-11 310 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Escola Sao Jose dos Padres de Sion/Arizona Western College) 33 ** Mike Fox F 6-4 205 Jr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice/Northwest Missouri State) 44 Kye Kurkowski F 6-10 212 R-Fr. Grant, Neb. (Perkins County) Nebraska CoaChes aNd sTaFF Head Coach: Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982) 2011-12 proNuNCIaTIoN GuIde Christopher Niemann ....................................................NEE-man Assistant Coaches: David Anwar (Fitchburg College, 1998), Jeremy Cox (Mesa State College, 1991) Brandon Ubel ................................................................ YOU-bell Wes Flanigan (Auburn, 1997) Ray Gallegos ........................................................... GUY-eh-goes Director of Operations: Chris Croft Andre Almeida ..........................................................AL-may-duh Video Coordinator: Jim Shaw Basketball Strength Coach: Tim Wilson Equipment Manager: Pat Norris Assistant Athletic Trainer: R.J. Pietig Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Tony Schamber Tale oF The Tape Nebraska Cornhuskers Indiana Hoosiers husker TIp oFF 2011-12 Team Statistics (Record: 9-8, 1-5 Big Ten) 2011-12 Team Statistics (Record: 15-3, 3-3 Big Ten) NU OPP IND OPP SCORING 1039 1042 SCORING 1455 1177 29 & 2 Points per game 61.1 61.3 Points per game 80.8 65.4 Scoring margin -0.2 - Scoring margin +15.4 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 366-854 370-881 FIELD GOALS-ATT 495-995 421-1000 Nebraska’s last two games are best summarized by Field goal pct .429 .420 Field goal pct .497 .421 the Huskers’ attempts at the free throw line. 3 POINT FG-ATT 100-309 96-304 3 POINT FG-ATT 130-289 95-291 Against Penn State on Wednesday, the Huskers 3-point FG pct .324 .316 3-point FG pct .450 .326 went to the foul line a season-best 29 times, which 3-pt FG made per game 5.9 5.6 3-pt FG made per game 7.2 5.3 FREE THROWS-ATT 207-274 206-289 FREE THROWS-ATT 335-454 240-353 was Nebraska’s most in 45 games dating back to last Free throw pct .755 .713 Free throw pct .738 .680 year and most in regulation in a conference game F-Throws made per game 12.2 12.1 F-Throws made per game 18.6 13.3 since 2008. The Huskers went 19-of-29 from the line REBOUNDS 537 537 REBOUNDS 626 578 in picking up their first Big Ten win.