Texas Tech Red Raiders (13-12, 5-6 Big 12) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-8, 6-5 Big 12) • Game 25 • Lincoln, Neb. • Devaney Center (13,595) • Release Date: Feb. 17, 2006

Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network • TV: ESPN+ • Internet: Huskers.com (live radio, stats)

• The Coaches
• Nebraska
• Yr. Ht.
• Wt. Pts. Reb.
• Texas Tech
• Yr. Ht.
• Wt. Pts. Reb.

Nebraska – Barry Collier, 282-217 overall, 86-85 in six years at NU Texas Tech – Bob Knight, 867-345 overall in 40 years, 103-56 in five seasons at TTU
GGGF
Jason Dourisseau Charles Richardson Jr. Jr.

• Sr. 6-6 200 10.5 6.9
• G

GF

• Martin Zeno
• So. 6-5 202 15.2 5.6

5-9 160 4.0 6-3 180 6.8
3.2* 1.8*
Jarrius Jackson Darryl Dora
Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr.
6-1 185 19.0 3.0*
Jamel White Wes Wilkinson Aleks Maric

• Fr.
• 6-9 250 7.7

6-8 245 6.5 6-7 205 2.5
4.5 4.3 2.5
Sr. 6-10 220 12.0 6.3 So. 6-11 265 10.4 8.0

• F
• Jon Plefka

The Series

• C
• F
• Michael Prince

NU leads series 12-8 after 84-68 loss in Lubbock in 2005.

• *assists
• *assists

• Date
• Opponent

^Longwood (FSNMW) ^Yale

Time/Result

W, 80-65 W, 73-64 W, 59-56 W, 69-54 W, 84-74 L, 72-73 W, 76-67

L, 44-70

W, 76-65 W, 107-57 W, 67-60

L, 60-74

W, 60-50 W, 59-58

W, 57-42

L, 75-88

L, 54-96 L, 59-81

W, 65-52

W, 59-57

W, 60-45 L, 48-69

L, 59-78 W, 73-63

3 p.m.

the Colorado game next week after spending most of the past week handling prior commitments with Pinnacle Sports Productions.

â â â Huskers Return Home Looking to Continue Momentum

Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 3
^Louisiana Tech

Following a two-game road swing, the Nebraska men's basketball team returns home to the friendly confines of the Bob Devaney Sports Center for a showdown with Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 18. The game will tip off at 3:01 p.m. and can be seen regionally on ESPN+, including: Channel 8 (KLKN) in Lincoln and southeastern Nebraska; Cox 2 in Omaha; and KIIT in North Platte. Fred White will call the action while Charlie Spoonhour adds color commentary. A veteran coach, Spoonhour spent two seasons (1981- 82 and 1982-83) on the sideline as an assistant for the Huskers.

Southeast Missouri State Marquette (FSNMW) UAB South Dakota State

at Creighton (NET-1)

Chicago State North Carolina A&T (FSNMW) Alabama A&M

& vs. Florida State (FSNMW)

Northern Colorado *No. 12/14 Oklahoma (ESPN+)

â â â Honoring Husker Legends

Several of the most notable names in recent Nebraska history will be honored Saturday at the contest against Texas Tech. During the first media timeout, members of the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame will be honored including its most recent inductee, Eric Piatkowski, who is also back for the 15-year reunion of the 1990-91 team, the winningest squad in school history. Following a special recognition of the 1990-91 team at the beginning of halftime, Piatkowski will then have his jersey No. 52 permanently retired.

Dec. 8

Dec. 11

Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 21

Dec. 31

Jan. 3 Jan. 7

Jan. 11

Jan. 17

Jan. 21 Jan. 25

Jan. 28

Jan. 31

Feb. 4

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at Kansas State (FSNMW)

Iowa State (FSNMW)

at Kansas (ESPN) at Colorado (FSNMW)

Missouri (ESPN+)

at Oklahoma State (ESPN+)

Baylor (ESPN+) Kansas (FSNMW)

at No. 6/7 Texas (ESPN) at Iowa State (FSNMW)

Texas Tech (ESPN+) Colorado

at Texas A&M (ESPN+)

Kansas State (FSNMW)

at Missouri (ESPN+)
All NU men's basketball games can also be heard on the radio through the Pinnacle Sports Network. The 26-station network can be heard throughout Nebraska and parts of western Iowa, and is available worldwide on the Internet at Huskers.com. Veteran broadcaster Kent Pavelka will handle the play-by-play duties for the second straight game and will again be joined by the voice of NU women's basketball, Matt Coatney, who will provide color commentary. The Huskers' normal broadcast team of Randy Lee and Matt Davison will return to action for

â â â Nebraska Gets Ready for Showdown with Red Raiders

The Huskers get back into action this weekend looking to continue building momentum toward the postseason. With a 6-5 league record (16-8 overall), Nebraska is currently in fifth place in the Big 12 Conference standings with five games remaining, and is one game out of a tie for third place (Colorado and Oklahoma are both 7-4). Nebraska will play three of its last five games at home starting with the Red Raiders on Saturday.

Feb. 8

Feb. 11 Feb. 15

Feb. 18 Feb. 22

Feb. 25

March 1

March 5

7 p.m.

3 p.m.

7 p.m.

1 p.m.

Upon Further Review

The Huskers have held opponents to 39.8 percent shooting on the season to rank fourth in the Big 12 standings. The last time Nebraska had a field-goal percentage defense below 40.0 percent for a complete season was 1961, when the Huskers held opponents to just 36.7 percent shooting over 24 games.
Nebraska began its stretch run earlier this week by adding another piece to its resume with its third conference road win of the season. NU avenged an earlier loss with a 73-63 victory against Iowa State in Ames.
March 9-12 at Big 12 Championship (Dallas, Texas) TBA

^ - John Thompson Foundation Basketball Challenge, Lincoln, Neb. & - MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, Miami, Fla. * - Big 12 Conference game Times are Central and subject to change

2005-06 Numerical Roster

2005-06 Stats
No.

00
1

• Name
• Pos.

F

• Ht.
• Wt.
• Yr.
• Hometown (Previous School)
• PPG

5.2 10.5 4.0 3.9 6.0

RPG

3.6 6.9 2.1 0.9 1.0 6.3 1.0 8.0

• A
• B

4801044 021

S

828 25 8917 6

• B.J. Walker
• 6-9

6-6 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-10 6-8 6-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-9 6-10 6-7
245 200 160 185 165 220 220 265 185 190 180 225 225 255 220
Jr.-TR Cincinnati, Ohio (Garden City CC) Sr. Jr. RJr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. RFr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Sr. Fr.
19 34 68 12 55 33 3
Jason Dourisseau***# Charles Richardson Jr.** Marcus Perry Marcus Walker Wes Wilkinson***# Bronsen Schliep*** Aleks Maric*# Mike Smith
GGGGF
Omaha, Neb. (Burke)
34
Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) Anniston, Ala. (Southern Union State CC) Kansas City, Mo. (O'Hara) Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) Fairfield, Neb. (Sandy Creek)
10 11 15 21 23 25 31 32 34 45 50
12.0

• 1.1
• F

CGGGFFCF

• Sydney, Australia (Burlington [N.J.] Life Center) 10.4
• 21
• 21

• Bronx, N.Y. (Bronx Regional)
• Will redshirt during 2005-06 season

Paul Velander Jamel White
Blacksburg, Va. (Blacksburg) Brooklyn, N.Y. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute) Lenexa, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West) Severna Park, Md. (Severna Park) Alliance, Neb. (Alliance)
0.0 6.8
0.0 2.8
042
00
018
Chris Balham Jim Ledsome Tony Wilbrand*** Kyle Marks
Will redshirt during 2005-06 season 0.7 0.5 1.1
1.1 0.5 1.0
003
302
10

• 4
• Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer)

*letters earned #team captain

*Time and facility are subject to change. Contact NU Assistant Media Relations Director Jerry Trickie at 402-540-0269 for specific practice details each day.

Monday Feb. 13
Tuesday Feb. 14
Wednesday
Feb. 15
Friday Feb. 17
Saturday Feb. 18
Sunday Feb. 19
Thursday Feb. 16

Big 12 Teleconference Coach Barry Collier,
11:30 a.m.
Practice
3 p.m. at Mabel Lee
Gameday at Iowa State
7 p.m.
(TV: FSNMW; Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network)
Practice 6 p.m.
Gameday vs. Texas Tech
3 p.m.
(TV: ESPN+; Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network)

• Off
• Practice 3 p.m.

at Mabel Lee lift following practice at Devaney Center

leave for Ames, Iowa, immediately following practice

Practice 3 p.m. at Mabel Lee lift following practice

Sophomore center Aleks Maric grabbed all the headlines as he posted one of the most dominating road performances in Nebraska history to lead the way against the Cyclones. The 6-11, 265-pounder from Sydney, Australia, scored career highs with 37 points and four blocked shots while finishing with 16 rebounds. Maric was unstoppable as he went strong to the basket and hit 13-of-15 attempts from the floor while posting the fifthhighest scoring game in Nebraska history. While Maric – who has averaged 17.4 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks over the past five games – had the most eye-popping numbers, several other Huskers stepped up at key times to help NU hold off the Cyclones. Freshman Jamel White added 13 points including three key 3-pointers and Charles Richardson Jr. and Wes Wilkinson each added seven assists while helping the Huskers distribute the ball efficiently. Nebraska scorched the nets as it shot a season-high
53.3 percent from the floor, but more impressive may have been its defense. The Huskers held ISU to 34.2 percent shooting on its home court, including 23.8 percent from beyond the arc, while posting a 45-28 rebounding advantage. Over the past six games, the Huskers own a 4-2 record and playing solid defense has been a major part of the winning formula. Nebraska has allowed opponents to hit just 38.6 percent from the field while averaging 60.7 points per game in that stretch. In the Huskers' first five games of the conference season, opponents hit 46.6 percent from the floor while gaining 73.0 points per game.
Overall, the Huskers own a 7-2 series lead in games played in Lincoln, including a 5-1 mark in the Devaney Center.

Nebraska Media Relations

116 S. Stadium Lincoln, NE 68588
Since the formation of the Big 12, the teams have traded nine straight regular-season games with the home team winning every contest. NU also won a Big 12 Tournament contest against TTU in 1999. In Nebraska's four home games against TTU since the start of the Big 12 Conference, the Huskers are 4-0 while averaging 76.0 points per game, compared to 64.6 points per game in five loses to the Red Raiders on the road. Each of the Huskers' last two victories over TTU have been against ranked squads, as Tech was No. 20 in the AP poll when it fell 80-69 in Lincoln in 2002 and was No. 25 when the Huskers won 72-44 in 2004.
Fax: (402) 472-2005 Basketball MRD: Jerry Trickie E-mail: [email protected] Office phone: (402) 472-7779 Cell phone: (402) 540-0269

Interview Policy

Nebraska players are typically available following practices, and when requested in advance may also be available before practices, if no class conflicts. Practices are typically open to the media but any media wanting to view practice must contact Assistant Media Relations Director Jerry Trickie at 540-0269 (cell) ahead of time. Also contact Trickie for the place and time of arranged interviews following practice. Coaches are available following practices and Coach Collier will also be available on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. during the league season on the Big 12 Conference call. Contact the conference office at (214) 742-1212 for the call-in number.

2004 in Lincoln (NU 72, TTU 44) --- Nate Johnson

scored a game-high 17 points to lead Nebraska to a 72-44 rout of No. 25 Texas Tech at the Devaney Center. The senior from Kansas City, Kan., was 7-of-9 shooting from the field and added nine rebounds, as the Huskers clinched their first winning season since 1998-99 with a 28-point victory. Johnson was one of three Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska grabbed its second win over a ranked opponent nine days after toppling No. 12 Kansas, 74-55, on Feb. 15. Andrew Drevo finished with 13 points and five rebounds, while Brian Conklin added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and four rebounds, as Nebraska enjoyed a commanding 50-24 advantage on the glass. The 26-rebound advantage played a major role in NU’s 21-1 dominance in second-chance points. The 28-point win was NU’s largest over a ranked foe, bettering the 21-point victory over No. 23 Kansas State during the 1992-93 season. It was only the third time that Nebraska has ever beaten a ranked team by at least 20 points. The 44 points not only equaled Texas Tech’s lowest offensive output under Hall of Fame Coach Bob Knight at the time, but equaled the lowest total by a Red Raider team since 1990. The 28-point loss was Tech’s worst since a 90-50 setback to Kansas in the semifinals of the 2002 Big 12 Tournament. The Huskers held the Red Raiders to just 18 points on 5-of-27 shooting in the second half in the 28-point victory. On the evening, Tech was held to a season-low 30.8 shooting.

Around the Big 12

Team Texas Kansas
Overall 21-3 18-6 17-5 16-6 16-8 13-12 15-7 13-9 14-10 11-11 13-12 2-9
Big 12 9-1 9-2 7-4 7-4 6-5 5-6 5-6 4-7 4-7 4-7 3-8 2-9
Colorado Oklahoma Nebraska Texas Tech Texas A&M Kansas State Iowa State Missouri

â â â The Matchup

Nebraska and Texas Tech are meeting for the
21st time in series history with the Huskers holding a 12-8 all-time advantage. It is one of six series against conference opponents that the Huskers have an advantage.
Oklahoma State Baylor

Upcoming Big 12 Games Saturday, Feb. 18

NU won the first four games of the series and
7-of-10 as non-conference opponents before the Red Raiders joined the Big 12 Conference for the 1996-97 campaign. The teams first played for three straight years starting in the 1955-56 season and had three meetings in the 1960s and four in the 1980s.
Iowa State at Oklahoma, Noon Colorado at Kansas State, 12:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Baylor, 12:30 p.m. Missouri at Kansas, 2:45 p.m. Texas Tech at Nebraska, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 19

Texas at Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m.

Team Comparison (2005-06 stats) TTU

68.6 +1.0 44.4 37.2 5.0 69.9 34.0 -3.7 15.6 14.7 5.5

NU

66.5 +1.5 41.0 34.6
6.6
66.0 38.9 +3.0 12.9 16.4
7.1
Points per game Scoring margin

Jarrius Jackson was the only Red Raider to finish in double figures with 10 points, as NU held Andre Emmett to nine points on 4-of-11 shooting from the floor. It marked just the third time in two seasons that Emmett, a two-time All-Big 12 selection, was held in single figures. The Huskers set the tone early, using a 25-12 advantage on the boards to take a 34-26 halftime lead. Johnson and Drevo combined for 12 points in a
15-4 Husker spurt, as the Huskers turned a one-point lead into a 32-20 cushion after Johnson’s offensive

Monday, Feb. 20

Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

Field goal percentage
3-pt. field goal percentage
3-pt. field goal made per game
Free throw percentage Rebounds per game Rebound margin

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Baylor at Kansas, 7 p.m. Texas A&M at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 22

Assists per game Turnovers per game Steals per game

Colorado at Nebraska, 7 p.m. Texas at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Oklahoma State at Iowa State, 8 p.m.

• 2.3
• Blocks per game
• 3.6

2005-06 Nebraska Men's Basketball

putback with 2:51 left in the half. Johnson had 11 of his 17 points in the opening frame, hitting 5-of-6 shots, including several of the acrobatic variety. Nebraska put the game out of reach with a 10-0 run early in the second half. The Huskers held Texas Tech scoreless for 5:02, turning a 44-34 lead into a 20-point cushion after Corey Simms’ three-point play with 12:04 remaining. The Red Raiders never got back within striking distance. Nebraska led by at least 20 points over the final 10 minutes of the game, helping to erase the sting of a 26-point loss in Lubbock the previous season. minutes into the second period as he helped Nebraska regroup after the Cyclones pulled within 37-35 on a Curtis Stinson jumper. The Huskers, who led 35-26 at the intermission, had three turnovers in their first four offensive trips after the break but came together behind Maric, who dominated the interior against the much smaller Cyclones. After Maric and freshman Jamel White put Nebraska back up nine at 44-35, ISU used a 7-0 run before a pair of Rahshon Clark buckets pulled ISU even at 46-all, as the Huskers were just 4-of-11 from the field to open the second period. Nebraska then used solid defensive pressure and a Marcus Perry 3-pointer and Marcus Walker jumper to surge ahead by four before Maric scored 14 of the Huskers’ next 16 points to hold off each ISU charge. Maric finished the game hitting 13-of-15 from the field and 11-of-15 from the free throw line, helping the Huskers hit a season-best 53.3 percent from the field. Nebraska limited ISU to 34.2 percent shooting while winning for the first time in league play this season when allowing more than 60 points, as the Cyclones got 23 points from Will Blalock and 15 from Stinson. NU also dominated the boards, collecting a 45-28 advantage on the glass. ISU was credited with just six turnovers and Nebraska had 19, but the Huskers countered with 19 assists, including seven each from Charles Richardson Jr. and Wes Wilkinson. The Huskers opened the game on a hot streak, hitting 4-of-5 shots before the first media timeout while surging to a 10-4 lead behind a pair of 3-pointers from White. Maric then added four quick points to force an ISU timeout and two minutes later put Nebraska back on top by 10 points, 20-10, with a pair of free throws at the 12:31 mark. Maric had 10 points less than eight minutes into the game and finished the opening period with 18 points, just four off his career high and the most he has ever scored in a conference game. Maric also finished the first half with eight rebounds. Last year he had 11 points and 10 rebounds in the opening frame while tying the NU freshman record with his third doubledouble of the season as he finished with 13 points and 12 boards. Iowa State answered several Husker surges but could get only as close as four, 23-19, on Blalock’s layup with 7:22 to play. Blalock and Stinson combined to score 12 of the Cyclones’ last 13 points of the half, but Nebraska used a 9-5 run behind three baskets from Maric and White’s third trey of the half to head into the locker room with a 35-26 lead. Nebraska’s 35 points in the first frame tied for its most in the opening period in conference play this season.

Head Coach Barry Collier

Coach Barry Collier is in his sixth season in charge of the Husker basketball program and 17th season as a head basketball coach. Collier owns a 86-85 mark as coach of the Huskers and a 282-217 career record between Nebraska and Butler. Collier's teams have made seven postseason appearances, with his most recent postseason berthcomingatNebraska

â â â Scouting the Red Raiders

Texas Tech enters the weekend trying to win backto-back conference games for only the second time this season as it sits one game behind the Huskers with a 5-6 league mark. Overall, the Red Raiders are 13-12 on the season but are just 1-10 away from Lubbock, including 0-5 in Big 12 action. Tech picked up a solid 70-56 win over Kansas State at home on Wednesday to snap a two-game losing streak. The Red Raiders, who average just 5.0 3-pointers per game, hit 10-of-26 from long range and 14-of-16 from the charity stripe while forcing 17 Wildcat turnovers. TTU got 16 points from Jon Plefka and 15 from Jarrius Jackson while Alan Voskuil came off the bench to hit five treys for 15 points in the win. On the season, Tech has averaged 68.6 points per game on 44.4 percent shooting while allowing 67.7 points as foes have hit 41.9 percent from the floor. The Red Raiders have been outrebounded 37.7 to 34.0 on the year but hold a +1.6 turnover margin. Jackson is one of the league's top scorers at 19.0 points per game this year, including 19.5 points per contest in league action. He has hit just 43.6 percent from the floor, but leads Tech with 50 3-pointers and has been impressive at the charity stripe where he has hit 105-of-128 (82.0 percent). Jackson, who has played 433 out of 440 possible minutes in league play, has added 46 steals and 76 assists to lead the Red Raiders. Jackson's backcourt mate, Martin Zeno, has also been productive by averaging 15.2 points per game on 49.1 percent shooting and leads the squad with 5.6 rebounds per game. Zeno is as well-rounded as Jackson as Zeno has produced 75 assists and 32 steals. Martin has also averaged more than 37 minutes per game. in 2003-04 when the Huskers reached the third round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Huskers defeated Creighton and Niagara before falling to Hawaii. Collier's teams have been known for defensive pressure and the effort on that end of the court has shown up in the record books. Nebraska has held opponents to less than 64.0 points per game each of the past two years, marking the first time in more than 20 seasons (1983 and 1984) that NU has held opponents to that low of a scoring total in back-to-back years. Collier's teams have also set school records for 3-pointers in a season as well as individual 3-pointers and 3-point percentage, and his 2002 squad ranked in the top five in school history for fewest turnovers, among others. Collier was named the 25th head coach in Nebraska history on April 5, 2000. Collier came to Nebraska after spending 11 years as head coach at his alma mater, Butler.

Collier Year-by-Year

At Butler

• Season
• Overall

6-22

MCC

2-12 10-4 7-3 5-9 6-4

Postseason

1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Overall
18-11 21-10 11-17 16-13 15-12 19-8 23-10 22-11 22-10 23-8
NIT NIT