Game 14: at Ohio State Game Date: Jan. 3, 2012 Tipoff Time: 5:56 p.m. NEBRASKA2011-12 Venue: Value City Arena CORNHUSKERS Capacity: 19,049 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

2011-12 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE HUSKERS TAKE ON NO. 6 OHIO STATE Date Opponent (Television/Internet) Time/Result The Nebraska men’s basketball team returns to action 2004-05 season that any Big Ten team has opened Nov. 11 South Dakota (BTN.com) W, 65-48 Tuesday night, as the Huskers take on No. 6/7 (AP/ up conference action with three straight foes ranked Nov. 14 at USC (Prime Ticket) W, 64-61 (2ot) Coaches) Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. Tip off for the in the AP Top 25. Following Tuesday’s game at Ohio Nov. 20 Rhode Island (BTN) W, 83-63 tilt between the Huskers and Buckeyes at Value City State, the Huskers will have played the top three Nov. 23 Oregon (BTN) L, 76-83 Arena is set for 5:36 p.m. (central). teams in the league’s preseason poll. Nov. 26 South Dakota State (BTN.com) W, 76-64 Nov. 30 Big Ten/ACC Challenge Tuesday’s game will be televised nationally on the Big Nebraska comes into Tuesday’s game with an 8-5 vs. Wake Forest (ESPNU) L, 53-55 Ten Network with Dave Revsine and Jim Jackson on the record (0-2 Big Ten) following a 68-55 loss to No. 16 Dec. 4 at Creighton (KMTV) L, 66-76 call. The game will also be available on BTN.com and Michigan State on Saturday. Bo Spencer came off the Dec. 7 Florida Gulf Coast (BTN.com) W, 51-50 the BTN2Go App on select mobile devices. bench for a team-high 15 points, as the senior guard Dec. 10 at TCU (the Mtn.) W, 69-57 leads the Huskers in both scoring (15.1 ppg) and assists Dec. 17 Alcorn State (NET/BTN.com) W, 60-46 The Nebraska-Ohio State game will also be carried (4.2 apg). Spencer has been at his best away from Dec. 20 Central Michigan (NET/BTN.com) W, 72-69 across Nebraska on the 30-station IMG Husker Sports Lincoln, averaging 24.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per Dec. 27 No. 11 Wisconsin * (ESPN2) L, 40-64 Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Andy Markowski game in Nebraska’s three road games this season. Dec. 31 No. 16 Michigan State * (BTN) L, 55-68 calling all of the action. The game can also be heard Jan. 3 at No. 6 Ohio State * (BTN) 5:30 p.m. on Huskers.com and season audio packages are also While the Huskers are in their first season of Big Ten Jan. 7 at Illinois * (BTN) Noon available for purchase on the Huskers’ App for your basketball, Ohio State (13-2, 1-1 Big Ten) is in its 100th Jan. 11 Penn State * (BTN) 7:30 p.m. iPhone or iPod Touch. season in the conference and looks to bounce back Jan. 15 at Wisconsin * (BTN) 5 p.m. following a 74-70 loss at No. 13 Indiana. The Buckeyes, Jan. 18 Indiana * (BTN) 6 p.m. Nebraska continues the early-season gauntlet though who dropped from second to sixth in Monday’s AP Jan. 21 Ohio State * (BTN) 7 p.m. the Big Ten Conference, as Tuesday’s contest with poll, feature one of the front-runners for national Jan. 26 at Iowa * (ESPNU) 6 p.m. the Buckeyes will be the Huskers’ third straight game player of the year in Jared Sullinger. The 6-foot-9 Feb. 2 at Northwestern * (ESPN/ESPN2) 6 p.m. against a ranked opponent to start conference play. forward averages 16.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per Feb. 5 Minnesota * (BTN) Noon game to pace three Buckeyes who average at least 15 Feb. 8 Michigan * (BTN) 7:30 p.m. It is the first time in school history that Nebraska has points per game. OSU has been exceptionally tough at Feb. 11 at Penn State * (ESPNU) Noon began conference play with three straight games home, as the Buckeyes have won 34 straight at Value Feb. 18 Illinois * (BTN) 4 p.m. against ranked teams and also the third time since the City Arena dating back to 2010. Feb. 22 at Purdue * (BTN) 5:30 p.m. 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 5 - MOORE 3 - RICHARDSON 25 - WALKER 0 - MCCRAY 13 - UBEL All times are Central and subject to change. 1.0 ppg, 0.3 rpg 6.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.1 apg 7.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg 10.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg 7.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg *Big Ten Conference game.

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS HUSKERS ON TV/RADIO/INTERNET NEBRASKA MEDIA RELATIONS 2011-12 Record: 8-5 (0-2 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: 97-76 (6th year) and 333-SH, 1333-HD on Time Warner Cable; Chs. 80 E-mail: [email protected] Record at Division I: 145-94 (8th year) SD, 1080-HD on Cox Cable) Address: One Memorial Stadium, Career Record: 265-133 (14th year) Play-by-play: Dave Revsine Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Color: Jim Jackson FOLLOW THE HUSKERS ONLINE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network (including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln; Web site: Huskers.com 2011-12 Record: 13-2 (1-1 Big Ten) Twitter: @HuskerHoops Head Coach: Thad Matta KFAB 1110 AM in Omaha; KRVN 880 AM in Lexington) Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Facebook: Facebook.com/Huskers Record at Ohio State: 203-59 (8th year) NU Hoops: Facebook.com/NebraskaBasketball Career Record: 305-90 (12th year) Color: Andy Markowski Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com Satellite Radio (Ohio State Feed): XM 190, SIRIUS 92 SIRIUSXM 190 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 Ohio State Buckeyes HUSKER TIP OFF 2011-12 Team Statistics (Record: 8-5, 0-2 Big Ten) 2011-12 Team Statistics (Record: 13-2, 1-1 Big Ten) •-Bo Spencer is looking to join an exclusive group NU OPP OSU OPP at Nebraska, as he is bidding to become just the fifth SCORING 830 804 SCORING 1179 846 Husker since the 1973-74 season to average more Points per game 63.8 61.8 Points per game 78.6 56.4 than 15 points and four assists per game. The last Scoring margin +2.0 - Scoring margin +22.2 - Husker to accomplish the feat was Cookie Belcher in FIELD GOALS-ATT 291-672 282-673 FIELD GOALS-ATT 432-877 306-764 Field goal pct .433 .419 Field goal pct .493 .401 the 2000-01 campaign. 3 POINT FG-ATT 81-239 86-234 3 POINT FG-ATT 75-221 83-260 Year Player (Year) Ppg. Apg. 3-point FG pct .339 .368 3-point FG pct .339 .319 2011-12 Bo Spencer 15.1 4.2 3-pt FG made per game 6.2 6.6 3-pt FG made per game 5.0 5.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 167-218 154-214 FREE THROWS-ATT 240-351 151-227 2000-01 Cookie Belcher 16.4 4.4 Free throw pct .766 .720 Free throw pct .684 .665 1997-98 Tyronn Lue 21.2 4.8 F-Throws made per game 12.8 11.8 F-Throws made per game 16.0 10.1 1996-97 Tyronn Lue 18.8 4.3 REBOUNDS 433 397 REBOUNDS 558 443 1994-95 Erick Strickland 16.3 4.3 Rebounds per game 33.3 30.5 Rebounds per game 37.2 29.5 Rebounding margin +2.8 - Rebounding margin +7.7 - •-Nebraska will become the third Big Ten team ASSISTS 170 136 ASSISTS 264 133 since the 2004-05 season to open up with three Assists per game 13.1 10.5 Assists per game 17.6 8.9 ranked opponents (AP poll) when the Huskers take TURNOVERS 172 167 TURNOVERS 168 271 on No. 6 Ohio State on Tuesday. Indiana will be the Turnovers per game 13.2 12.8 Turnovers per game 11.2 18.1 fourth team to join the list later this week when they Turnover margin -0.4 - Turnover margin +6.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.8 Assist/turnover ratio 1.6 0.5 take on Michigan. STEALS 78 74 STEALS 123 58 School (Year) Opponents Steals per game 6.0 5.7 Steals per game 8.2 3.9 NEB (2011-12) No. 11 Wis.; No. 16 MSU; No. 6 OSU BLOCKS 44 33 BLOCKS 39 37 Blocks per game 3.4 2.5 Blocks per game 2.6 2.5 Iowa (2010-11) No. 23 Ill.; No. 2 OSU; No. 10 Purdue NW (2010-11) No 12 Purdue; No 18 MSU; No. 20 Ill.

WEEKLY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 MEDIA Jan. 7 PLANNER ... 3 p.m. 1:30 p.m. at Ohio State 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 10 a.m. at Illinois Note: Availability 5:30 p.m. (central) Depart for Illinois Noon (central) Depart for Ohio State before lifting, BTN following practice BTN following practice contact Shamus McKnight for details. 3 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

LAST TIME OUT NEBRASKA-MICHIGAN STATE NOTES VS. OHIO STATE (OSU LEADS 4-2) Toney McCray and Bo Spencer combined for 29 •-Nebraska starts conference play 0-2 for the first time • In Lincoln: Tied 1-1 points, but Keith Appling scored eight of his 14 points since 2009-10 following back-to-back losses to No. 11 • At Devaney Center: Ohio State leads 1-0 in a decisive second-half run, as No. 16 Michigan State Wisconsin and No. 16 Michigan State. • In Columbus: Ohio State leads 3-0 •-Bo Spencer came off the bench to finish with a team-high • At Value City Arena: Never Played pulled out a 68-55 win Saturday afternoon. • El Paso, Texas: Nebraska leads 1-0 McCray and Spencer led the Huskers’ comeback, 15 points, including three 3-pointers, as Nebraska bench as Nebraska chipped away at a 15-point lead to pull totaled 18 points. In the prior three games, the Husker bench had combined for 11 points HUSKER-BUCKEYE SUPERLATIVES within 53-50 after a Spencer 3-pointer with 8:43 •-Toney McCray reached double figures for the fourth • Most consecutive wins (year ended): Nebraska 1 (1936, 1985); remaining straight game with 14 points. It is the only the second time Ohio State 3 (1987-present) Appling then took over, scoring six straight points, in his career that he has been in double figures in four • Most points scored: Nebraska, 76, at Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 14, as the sophomore hit a driving jumper and a layup on straight games (other was Feb. 26-March 9, 2011) 1988; Ohio State, 103, at Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1988 • Highest combined score: 170, Ohio State, 103, Nebraska, 76, at consecutive possessions before his two free throws •-Josiah Moore made his first career start against Michigan with 4:39 left gave the Spartans a 59-50 lead. Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1988 State and is the first freshmen to start for the Huskers since • Biggest winning margin: Nebraska, 9, at Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 12, Nebraska would make one last run, as a 3-pointer the 2009-10 season (Jorge Brian Diaz vs. Texas A&M in the 1936; Ohio State, 33, at Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1988 from McCray, who finished with 14 points and six second round of the Big 12 Tournament). •-Nebraska’s 25 3-point attempts were a season high and rebounds before fouling out, and two Spencer free SERIES HISTORY throws made it a four-point game with 3:57 left. the most since taking 31 against Creighton last season •-Nebraska was out-rebounded 38-24 against MSU. It was Year Site Result Score That would be as close as Nebraska would get, as 12-22-36 H W 32-23 the first time NU had been out-rebounded by at least 10 Appling found Austin Thornton for a 3-pointer before 12-11-37 A L 31-42 rebounds since Jan. 22, 2011, against Texas Tech. The 12-30-85 N W 69-66 the sophomore guard hit two free throws with 1:07 largest rebounding deficit NU had prior to Saturday’s game left to put the Spartans up 64-54. Appling finished with 12-5-87 H L 63-72 was three at Creighton on Dec. 4. 12-14-88 A L 76-103 14 points and four assists for MSU, which has won 13 •-Nebraska went 12 of 15 from the foul line, the fifth time 3-20-89 A L 74-85 straight games. this season the Huskers have shot at least 80 percent in a The Spartans went 19-of-21 from the foul line, game. VISITING OHIO including a perfect 12-for-12 in the second half and Tuesday’s game against Ohio State is Nebraska’s enjoyed a 38-24 advantage on the glass. first against a team from Ohio since a 69-68 win over Spencer came off the bench to lead Nebraska with 15 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, as Nebraska, Kent State in the semifinals of the 2000 San Juan playing without two of its top three scorers because of injuries, shot 36 percent from the field, including 7-of-25 Shootout. The NU-OSU game is also the Huskers’ first from 3-point range. game in Ohio since the first round of the 1992 NCAA SCOUTING OHIO STATE Tournament in Cincinnati and first regular-season Under Thad Matta, Ohio State comes into Tuesday’s game with a 13-2 mark and a No. 6/7 ranking (AP/ game in the state since Nov. 27, 1989, at Miami Coaches) in the polls released Jan. 2. Matta, who served as an assistant to former Nebraska Coach Barry Collier at (Ohio). Butler, is in his eighth season at OSU and has guided the Buckeyes to five NCAA appearances, including an NCAA runner-up finish in 2007 and back-to-back NCAA Sweet 16 showings in 2010 and 2011. BIG TEN LEADERS (AS OF JAN. 1) The Buckeyes won their first eight games - including wins over No. 3 Duke and No. 7 Florida - before losing 78- Scoring...... Spencer (10th, 15.1) 67 at No. 13 Kansas on Dec. 10, as All-American Jared Sullinger did not play because of a back injury. OSU then Rebounding...... Ubel (9th, 6.2) won its next five games before falling at No. 13 Indiana, 74-70, Saturday night. Assists...... Spencer (5th, 4.2) Offensively, the Buckeyes are second in the Big Ten in both scoring offense (78.6 ppg) and field goal FG Pct...... McCray (10th, .536) percentage (.492) as Ohio State features three of the Big Ten’s top 10 scorers in Sullinger (16.2 ppg), William FT Pct...... Spencer (3th, .875); Ubel (9th, .806) 3-pt Pct...... McCray (9th, .433) Bufurd (16.1 ppg) and Deshaun Thomas (15.1 ppg). Sullinger, the media’s choice as the preseason Big Ten Player 3-pt. Made...... Spencer (8th, 1.8) of the Year and a front-runner for national player of the year, is shooting 59 percent on the season and tops the Steals...... Richardson (7th, 1.6); Spencer (8th, 1.5) Big Ten with 9.5 rebounds per game. Bufurd, a four-year starter, is shooting 40 percent from 3-point range, while Asst-to-Turnover Ratio...... also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Sophomore point guard Aaron Craft guides the attack as ...... (Richardson (8th, 2.0-1; Spencer (13th, 1.5-1) he is second in the Big Ten in assists (5.3 apg) and first in steals (2.7 spg) while also chipping in 8.3 points per Minutes...... Spencer (4th, 33.9) game. The Buckeyes are holding opponents to 40 percent shooting, including 32 percent from 3-point range, and 2011-12 TEAM LEADERS are second to Michigan State in rebounding, grabbing 7.8 more rebounds per game then their opponents. Double-Figure Scoring Games Spencer 10, McCray 7, Diaz 5, Talley 5, Ubel 5, Walker 3, Ohio State Probable Starting Lineup 2011-12 stats Richardson 3 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Pts. Rbs. Hometown 4 Aaron Craft So. G 6-2 190 8.3 5.3* Findlay, Ohio Double-Figure Rebounding Games 32 Lenzelle Smith Jr. So. G 6-4 205 5.3 5.0 Zion, Ill Ubel 1 44 William Buford Sr. G 6-6 220 16.1 4.3 Toledo, Ohio Double-Doubles 1 Deshaun Thomas So. F 6-7 225 15.1 4.1 Ft. Wayne, Ind Ubel 1 0 Jared Sullinger So. F 6-9 280 16.2 9.5 Columbus, Ohio 20-Point Games *-Assists/gm Spencer 4, Diaz 1, McCray 1 Games Leading NU in Scoring* NEBRASKA-OHIO STATE SERIES Spencer 8, McCray 2, Walker 1, Diaz 1, Talley 1, Richardson 1 Ohio State leads the all-time series, 4-2 in a series that dates back to 1936, but Tuesday’s meeting will be the Games Leading NU in Rebounding* first between the teams since the 1989 NIT. Nebraska won two of the first three meetings, but Ohio State has Ubel 6, Diaz 4, Walker 3, Talley 2, McCray 3 a three-game winning streak, as the Buckeyes won 72-63 at the Devaney Center on Dec. 5, 1987 and then won Games Leading NU in Assists* both meetings during the 1988-89 campaign. OSU won the regular-season matchup 103-76 on Dec. 12, 1988, as Spencer 10, Richardson 4, Talley 1, Ubel 1 Tony White (21) and Jay Burson (20) combined for 41 points for the Buckeyes. Pete Manning led Nebraska with Games Leading NU in Blocks* 17 points to pace three Huskers in double figures. The two teams would meet in the second round of the NIT Diaz 7, Talley 1, Ubel 3, McCray 2, Moore 1. Richardson 1, Walker 1 that same season, as Grady Mateen’s 20 points led five Buckeyes in double figures. Eric Johnson paced NU with Games Leading NU in Steals* 23 points, while Dapreis Owens, a native of Mansfield, Ohio had finished with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Richardson 6, Spencer 6, Walker 1, Talley 3, Diaz 1, Ubel 3; McCray 1, Niemann 2 *includes ties 4 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

DOC SADLER HUSKERS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS Sixth Season The Huskers will get their third crack at a ranked team Tuesday night, as they take on the sixth-ranked Alma Mater: Arkansas (‘82) Buckeyes. Following losses to No. 11 Wisconsin and No. 16 Michigan State, Nebraska is now 58-216 all-time against ranked teams, including a 20-113 mark against teams ranked in the top 10 and an 12-65 mark against top-five squads. The Huskers are 8-23 against ranked teams in Doc Sadler’s six seasons at Nebraska and have won at least one game against a ranked foe in four of his first five years. •-Nebraska is wrapping up a stretch of three straight games against ranked opponents, the first time the Huskers have faced three straight ranked foes since a school-record five-game stretch during the 2009-10 season Head Coaching Experience (Feb. 2-17). Nebraska, 2006-present •-The Huskers went 3-3 against ranked teams last year, including a win over No. 3 Texas, which was the UTEP, 2004-06 highest ranked foe NU had toppled since 1994. Arkansas-Fort Smith, 1998-2003 •-Nebraska’s last road win over a top-10 team on the road was a 74-69 win over No. 7 Iowa State on Feb. 22, 1997. •-The Huskers will have several more chances against ranked teams this month, as Nebraska opens Big Ten Assistant Coaching Experience play with six ranked teams in its first eight Big Ten contests (two games against No. 7 Ohio State and No. 18 Arkansas, 1982-85; Lamar, 1985-86; Houston, 1986; Wisconsin, as well as one each against No. 12 Indiana and No. 10 Michigan State). Chicago State, 1987-88; Arkansas-Fort Smith, 1988-91; Texas Tech, 1991-94; Arizona State, 1994-97; Arkansas- SPENCER MAKES THE POINT FOR THE HUSKERS Fort Smith, 1997-98; UTEP, 2003-04 While Nebraska returned four starters from a team that won 19 games last season, the loss of point guard Awards and Honors Lance Jeter was a significant one. An All-Big 12 performer, Jeter led NJCAA Region II Coach of the Year, 2001, 2002 the Huskers in both scoring and assists in 2010-11. QUICK LOOK AT SPENCER Luckily for the Huskers, they already had a veteran point guard on • Ranks among Big Ten leaders in scoring Career Highlights the roster, as senior Bo Spencer sat out last season after transferring (15.1 ppg, 10th), assists (4.2 apg, 5th), Helped 14 teams to postseason appearances in 19 s from LSU. He has been a solid performer, averaging 15.1 points, 4.3 assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5-1, 13th), free years as a Division I coach throw percentage (87.5, 3th) and minutes assists and 3.5 rebounds per game. Guided the Huskers to three postseason appearances played (34.1, 3rd). s Spencer has reached double figures 10 times, including four in his first five years on the sideline 20-point performances and joins Penn State’s Tim Frazier as the only • Has 18 career games of at least 20 Nebraska led the Big 12 and ranked in the top 25 s two Big Ten players averaging more than 15 points and four assists per points, including four times in 2011-12, nationally in scoring defense three times in the last game. He is also on track to be the first Husker since Cookie Belcher in and has been in double figures in 55 four years (2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11) career contests. 2000-01 to average 15 points and four assists per contest. Led Nebraska to its first .500 finish in Big 12 play in a s He had his best offensive game of the year at Creighton on Dec. 4, • Spencer’s four 20-point games this decade in 2008-09 pouring in 29 points on 10-of-16 shooting and adding five rebounds. season is the most by a Husker since Ade U.S. Under-19 National Team Trials Coach in 2007 s Spencer led Nebraska at TCU on Dec. 10, hitting 7-of-12 shots, Dagunduro had five in 2008-09. s Recruited eight future NBA players including four 3-pointers, in NU’s 69-57 win. At USC on Nov. 14, he • Scored a career-high 29 points and s Coached and developed an additional 11 players who went on to play in the NBA had 22 points, including the tying basket in overtime and the go-ahead added five rebounds, three assists and three steals in the loss at No. 22 Reached the postseason following nine seasons as a bucket in double overtime, and also tied a personal best with seven s Creighton on Dec. 4. head coach rebounds. Against Rhode Island on Nov. 20, he had a then-season high 23 points while shooting 8-of-13 from the floor, four assists and s Ranks ninth in NCAA Division I history with 27 wins in • Became the first Husker since February his first season as a head coach three steals. Against South Dakota State on Nov. 26, Spencer had a of 2010 to score 20+ points in consecutive then-career-high eight assists along with 18 points and six rebounds. contests (USC, Rhode Island) and only the s Won at least 20 games in three of first seven years as Division I head coach He enjoyed a strong night against Central Michigan on Dec. 20, when fourth Husker since 2007-08 to record he dished out a career-high nine assists and tied for team-high honors back-to-back 20-point efforts. s Guided four players to first-team all-conference honors in three leagues (Big 12, WAC, C-USA) over with 15 points. Spencer came off the bench in Saturday’s loss to No. • Had 22 points and set career highs in past six years 16 Michigan State, leading the Huskers with 15 points, including three minutes (44) and rebounds (7) in a double 3-pointers. OT win at USC on Nov. 11. s 11 of his 14 seniors (79 percent) who have finished eligibility at Nebraska have received their degrees Before coming to Nebraska, he started two seasons for the LSU • Reached the 1,000-point mark against Tigers, averaging 14.5 points, 2.7 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game in Wake Forest on Nov. 30. He is currently Year-by-Year Totals 2009-10. Spencer showed the ability to get to the basket, putting up ninth among active Big Ten players in Year Team W L Pct. 11 games of at least 20 points, including a season-high 28-point effort points with 1,110. 1998-99 Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 14 .533 against Western Kentucky and back-to-back 25-point contests against • Ranked in the top 15 in the SEC in 1999-00 Arkansas-Fort Smith 24 7 .774 Kentucky and Tennessee. points (14.5, 15th), minutes (36.2, 2nd) 2000-01 Arkansas-Fort Smith 30 5 .857 In his LSU career, he reached double figures in 45 of 93 career and free throw percentage (83.9, 3rd) at 2001-02 Arkansas-Fort Smith 30 6 .833 contests, including 21 times as a junior. Spencer was the starting point LSU in 2009-10. 2002-03 Arkansas-Fort Smith 20 7 .741 guard on LSU’s Southeastern Conference championship squad in 2008- 2004-05 UTEP 27 8 .771 09, as the Tigers reached the second round before falling to eventual 2005-06 UTEP 21 10 .677 champion North Carolina. 2006-07 Nebraska 17 14 .548 2007-08 Nebraska 20 13 .606 SPENCER YEAR BY YEAR TOTALS 2008-09 Nebraska 18 13 .581 Year PPG APG Asst-to-Turnover Ratio RPG 2009-10 Nebraska 15 18 .455 Freshman 3.4 1.4 1.59-to-1 1.2 2010-11 Nebraska 19 13 .594 Sophomore 11.4 2.6 1.38-to-1 2.9 Junior 14.5 2.7 0.80-to-1 2.5 2011-12 Nebraska 8 5 .615 Senior 15.1 4.2 1.46-to-1 3.5 Career Totals (13 years) 265 133 .666 Division I Totals (8 years) 144 94 .607 At Nebraska (6 years) 97 76 .561 5 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

BIG TEN LEADERS - 20-POINT GAMES HUSKERS ON THE RADIO No. Player, School Games The IMG Husker Sports Radio Network is in its 17th year 1. William Buford, Ohio State 6 producing and marketing live broadcasts of University of Tim Frazier, Penn State 6 Nebraska football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, 3. John Shurna, Northwestern 5 baseball and softball games. 4. Bo Spencer, Nebraska 4 Robbie Hummel, Purdue 4 The Husker Sports Network has created a large network of state and national affiliates. All regular-season men's basketball games Spencer’s Top Bench Efforts and any postseason contests will be broadcast on a 30-station BO’S BOOST FROM THE BENCH Date Opponent Total While Bo Spencer has made 75 career starts in his collegiate Dec. 31, 2011 Michigan State 15 basketball network in 2011-12. KFAB (1110 AM) is the Omaha career, seven of his 55 career double-figure efforts have come in a Nov. 21, 2007 vs. Arizona State 14 affiliate, KLIN (1400 AM) is the Lincoln affiliate and KRVN (880 reserve role. His 15-point effort against No. 16 Michigan State on Dec. 1, 2009 UL Lafayette 14 AM) in Lexington also serves as a primary state affiliate. All March 4, 2009 Vanderbillt 14 Saturday was his highest total in a reserve role, topping his 14-point games can be heard around the world for free on Huskers.com Nov. 20, 2007 vs. Chaminade 11 and a great number of Nebraska's games will also be heard live nights against Arizona State at the 2007 Maui Invitational and Nov. 28, 2007 Nicholls State 11 on SiriusXM Satellite Radio again this season. against UL-Lafayette on Dec. 1, 2009. Nov. 19, 2007 vs. Oklahoma State 10

Veteran radio announcer Kent Pavelka leads the NU men's HUSKERS LOOK FOR IMPROVED HEALTH basketball broadcast in 2011-12, along with former Husker If the Huskers had one New Year’s resolution, it would be for improved health as the season progresses letterwinners Matt Davison and Andy Markowski. Jeff Culhane forward. Injuries have depleted the Husker frontcourt, where Andre Almeida (5.3 ppg on 56 percent shooting; serves as the host of Sports Nightly, a live daily call-in show. 3.3 rpg; 1.3 bpg in 2010-11) has not played this season because of a knee injury, while starting center Jorge Brian Culhane will also host the Doc Sadler Radio Show on Monday Diaz (10.9 ppg; 4.9 rpg, 2.6 bpg) has missed Nebraska’s last four games because of a foot injury. In addition, junior nights throughout the season beginning at 7 p.m. guard Dylan Talley (9.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg) has not played in NU’s last four games because of a thigh bruise. 2011-12 NETWORK STATIONS The injuries to Diaz and Talley have shifted around Nebraska’s rotation. After NU’s bench scored 11 points in a Kearney KGFW-AM 1340 three-game span (after averaging 21 points per game over NU’s first nine games), freshman Josiah Moore moved Ainsworth KBRB-AM 1400 Alliance KCOW-AM 1400 Lexington KRVN-AM 880 into the starting lineup while Bo Spencer came off the bench to give NU more offensive production. Aurora KRGY-FM 97.3 Lincoln KLIN-AM 1400 The Huskers did get some good news on the health front, as freshman Corey Hilliard Jr. returned to action on Beatrice KWBE-AM 1450 McCook KSWN-FM 93.9 Dec. 27, after missing Nebraska’s last seven games. He played a career-high 10 minutes in Nebraska’s loss to No. Broken Bow KBBN-FM 95.3 Norfolk KNEN-FM 94.7 16 Michigan State on Saturday. Chadron KCSR-AM 610 North Platte KODY-AM 1240 Columbus KJSK-AM* 900 Ogallala KZTL-FM 93.5 Fairbury KUTT-FM 99.5 Omaha KFAB-AM 1110 MCCRAY ENJOYED STARTING ROLE FROM BENCH TO STARTER Falls City KTNC-AM 1230 Scottsbluff KNEB-AM* 960 After a slow start, Toney McCray has regained his 2010-11 form. Games Pts. FG Pct. Reb. KLZA-FM 101.3 Sidney KSID-AM 1340 The 6-foot-6 senior missed a significant part of the summer after Off the Bench 7.9 52.8 3.3 Fremont KHUB-AM 1340 Superior KRFS-FM 103.9 As a Starter 15.3 54.5 7.5 surgery on his feet, and a toe injury the week of the exhibition game KFMT-FM 105.5 Valentine KVSH-AM 940 Grand Island KRGI-AM 1430 West Point KTIC-FM 107.9 put him out of action for nearly a week, forcing him to play catch up Hastings KLIQ-FM 94.5 Atlantic, Iowa KWSI-FM 95.7 during the first month of the season. B1G TOP 10 IN FG AND 3PT PCT. KHAS-AM 1230 *will air only selected games McCray is making up for lost time in recent weeks, averaging 13.0 Player (School) FG Pct 3pt Pct. Holdrege KUVR-AM 1380 points per game on 56 percent shooting over the last nine contests Evan Smotrycz (Mich.) .547 (8th) .545 (1st) Jordan Hulls (Ind.) .547 (9th) .544 (2nd) after averaging 3.8 points per game on 38 percent shooting in Toney McCray (Neb.) .536 (10th) .433 (9th) Nebraska’s first four games. He is now third on the team in scoring BIG TEN WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE at 10.2 points per game and ranks 10th in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (53.6 percent) and ninth in 3-point The Big Ten Conference men’s basketball coaches will participate percentage (.433). He is one of only three players in the Big Ten to rank in the top 10 in both field goal percentage in a weekly media-only teleconference during the 2011-12 and 3-point percentage, joining Indiana’s Jordan Hulls and Michigan’s Evan Smotrycz. season. The calls begin in December, followed by weekly teleconferences beginning in January. The schedule is as follows: McCray moved into the starting lineup in the Huskers’ last four games after an injury to Jorge Brian Diaz and has averaged 15.3 points and 7.5 rebounds in that span. McCray began with a 20-point, seven-rebound effort Monday, Dec. 12 Monday, Feb. 6 against Alcorn State on Dec. 17, and had 16 points and nine rebounds effort against No. 11 Wisconsin. He comes Monday, Jan. 9 Monday, Feb. 13 Monday, Jan. 16 Monday, Feb. 20 off a 14-point, 6-rebound afternoon in Saturday’s loss to No. 16 Michigan State. Monday, Jan. 23 Monday, Feb. 27 Earlier this season, McCray had three straight games where he tied or set season highs, including 15 points and Monday, Jan. 30 Monday, March 5 five rebounds at No. 22 Creighton on Dec. 4. He also had 12 points in Nebraska’s games against South Dakota and Wake Forest. The teleconference begins at 9 a.m. Central Time. Contact McCray may have made his biggest contributions from the foul line in the win at USC on Nov. 14. A career 61 the Big Ten Communications Office at (847) 696-1010 percent shooter from the line entering his senior year, McCray hit four clutch free throws at USC - two in the final for the call in and replay phone numbers as well as the minute of regulation and a pair with 2.8 seconds remaining in overtime - for his only points of the night in NU’s weekly passcode. The calls will also be available for play 65-61 double overtime win. McCray is up to 75 percent this season from the line. back roughly two hours after each teleconference through Wednesday of the week and also on Bigten.org. UBEL DOING THE DIRTY WORK INSIDE TRACKING UBEL 9 a.m. – Tom Crean, Indiana After a slow start offensively, junior Brandon Ubel has raised his level Games Pts. Reb. 9:10 a.m. – Fran McCaffery, Iowa of play in the last month weeks. The 6-foot-10 forward has averaged First 7 Games 5.4 5.1 9:20 a.m. – Bruce Weber, Illinois 9.5 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game in Nebraska’s last six Last 5 Games 9.5 7.3 9:30 a.m. – Bill Carmody, Northwestern contests, well above his season and career averages. He now ranks ninth 9:40 a.m. – Ed DeChellis, Penn State in the Big Ten in rebounding at 6.2 per game, including a league-leading 3.0 offensive rebounds per game. Ubel’s 9:50 a.m. – Matt Painter, Purdue performance on the glass has helped Nebraska out-rebound eight of its first 13 opponents this season. 10 a.m. – Tom Izzo, Michigan State 10:10 a.m. – Bo Ryan, Wisconsin The stretch began against Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 7 when he had a career-high 11 rebounds and 10 points 10:20 a.m. – John Beilein, Michigan for his first career double-double. He has put together three double-figure scoring efforts in the last five games, 10:30 a.m. – Thad Matta, Ohio State including 13 points and eight rebounds in the win over Alcorn State and 11 points and seven rebounds against 10:40 a.m. – Tubby Smith, Minnesota Central Michigan. Ubel was the first Husker since Aleks Maric in 2007-08 to have eight or more rebounds in three 10:50 a.m. – Doc Sadler, Nebraska 6 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

consecutive games. He opened Big Ten play with a game-high nine rebounds and eight points in the loss to the Badgers, equaling his highest rebound total in a conference game (also nine vs. Missouri on 3/1/11). Ubel looks to bounce back after being grabbing a season-low one rebound in the Huskers’ loss to No. 16 Michigan State on Saturday. Ubel’s recent efforts are reminiscent of last year when he closed the year playing his best basketball, averaging 10.0 points on 58 percent shooting and 6.3 rebounds over the Huskers final four games - all against postseason BIG TEN STANDINGS (AS OF JAN. 2) Team B1G Pct. Overall Pct. teams. Those numbers were well above his 2010-11 season averages of 6.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest. Michigan State 2-0 1.000 13-2 .867 Michigan 2-0 1.000 12-2 .857 TAKING ADVANTAGE AT THE STRIPE BEST FREE THROW PCT. SEASONS Purdue 2-0 1.000 12-3 .800 One area where the Huskers have been proficient is at the free Rank Name FT% Indiana 1-1 .500 13-1 .929 throw line, where Nebraska’s 76.6 percent rate leads the Big Ten and is - 2011-12 .766 Ohio State 1-1 .500 13-2 .867 12th nationally in the latest NCAA stats. 1. 1967-68 .765 Illinois 1-1 .500 12-3 .800 2. 1980-81 .750 Wisconsin 1-1 .500 12-2 .800 It is on track to be one of the best seasons in school history, as only two Husker teams have shot over 75 percent since 1948, led by the 3. 1979-80 .749 Northwestern 1-1 .500 11-3 .786 4. 1993-94 .745 Iowa 1-1 .500 9-6 .600 1967-68 team was third nationally when they hit a school-record 76.5 5. 1985-86 .743 Minnesota 0-2 .000 12-3 .800 percent from the line. Nebraska has shot 75 percent or better from the 6. 1981-82 .741 Nebraska 0-2 .000 8-5 .615 line in nine of the last 11 contests, hitting an impressive 78.4 percent 7. 1966-67 .727 Penn State 0-2 .000 8-7 .533 from the line in that stretch. 8. 1975-76 .724 Prior to this season, NU’s best season under Doc Sadler was 71.3 9. 1984-85 .720 UPCOMING SCHEDULE percent during the 2006-07 campaign. 10. 2003-04 .718 Jan. 3 Four Huskers are shooting over 80 percent from the line this season, Nebraska at Ohio State 5:30 p.m. including senior guard Bo Spencer, who is 49-of-56 from the strip for an 87.5 percent rate to rank third in the Big Michigan State at Wisconsin 6 p.m. Ten. Other Huskers above 80 percent include Brandon Richardson (87.0 percent), Dylan Talley (82.4 percent) and Jan. 4 Brandon Ubel (80.6 percent). The Huskers have been at their best in the clutch, hitting 82 percent (49-of-60) from Illinois at Northwestern 6 p.m. the line in the last five minutes of games this season. Iowa at Minnesota 8 p.m. One thing Sadler has stressed is getting to the free throw line more often, as Nebraska has averaged 18.5 attempts in its eight wins, but just 14.0 attempts in its five losses. Jan. 5 Purdue at Penn State 7 p.m. DIAZ BECOMING CONSISTENT INSIDE FORCE Michigan at Indiana 8 p.m. LEADING B1G SHOT BLOCKERS Junior center Jorge Brian Diaz has been a steady presence for the No. Player (School) Blocks Jan. 7 Huskers throughout his three-year career, but has missed the last four 1. Ralph Sampson III (Minn.) 183 Nebraska at Illinois Noon games with a foot injury. The 6-foot-11 center is one of three Huskers 2. Jorge Brian Diaz (NU) 102 Ohio State at Iowa 3 p.m. averaging double figures with 10.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocks 3. Draymond Green (Mich. St.) 100 per game ahead. Jan. 8 DIAZ’S 1ST NINE GAMES Offensively, he has been in double figures five times and now has Year PPG RPG BGP Indiana at Penn State 11 a.m. 36 career games in double figures. He ranks 56th on Nebraska’s career 2009-10 8.8 4.7 1.6 Wisconsin at Michigan 12:30/3:30 p.m. scoring list with 725 points. 2010-11 9.8 3.8 0.9 Purdue at Minnesota 5 p.m. Defensively, he would lead the Big Ten in blocked shots, but has not 2011-12 10.9 4.9 2.6 Jan. 10 played enough games to qualifty for league rankings, as has had three RETURNING DOUBLE-FIGURE Iowa at Michigan State 6 p.m. or more blocks in five of his first nine games. Diaz, who has 102 career Ohio State at Illinois 8 p.m. SCORERS SINCE 2007 blocked shots became the ninth Husker to record 100 blocks with this Player Previous Year PPG three blocks at TCU on Dec. 10. Jan. 11 Aleks Maric (2007-08) 18.5 He tied his career high with five blocks in the one-point win over Northwestern at Michigan 5:30 p.m. Jorge Brian Diaz (2011-12) 10.5 Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 7, joining Illinois’ Meyers Leonard and Ryan Anderson (2007-08) 10.1 Penn State at Nebraska 7:30 p.m. Michigan State’s Draymond Green as the only Big Ten players with two Jan. 12 games with at least five blocked shots this season. NU CAREER BLOCKED SHOT LIST Wisconsin at Purdue 6 p.m. Diaz enjoyed one of the best offensive games of his career against No. Player Blocks Minnesota at Indiana 7 p.m. Oregon on Nov. 23, finishing with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-11 1. Venson Hamilton (1996-99) 241 2. Mikki Moore (1994-97) 236 Jan. 14 shooting, six rebounds and three blocks. He had eight of his points in a 3. Rich King (1988-91). 183 Michigan at Iowa Noon 22-7 run to help the Huskers erase a 15-point deficit before succumbing 4. John Turek (2002-05) 163 5. Kimani Ffriend (2000-01) 159 Michigan State at Northwestern 2 p.m. in the final minute. It was his third career 20-point effort and first since his freshman year. He nearly recorded a double-double at Creighton on 6. Aleks Maric (2005-08) 145 Jan. 15 Dec. 4 with 10 points and seven rebounds while also blocking a pair of 7. Derrick Chandler (1992-93) 144 Minnesota at Penn State 3 p.m. shots. He turned in a strong effort at USC on Nov. 14 when he nearly 8. Wes Wilkinson (2003-06) 113 9. Jorge Brian Diaz (2010-present) 102 Indiana at Ohio State 12:30/3:30 p.m. recorded a double-double with 10 points, eight rebounds and three Nebraska at Wisconsin 5 p.m. blocked shots in a career-high 43 minutes. He also played a major role in holding USC’s Dewayne Dedmon to four points on 1-of-6 shooting. Against South Dakota in the season opener, he finished with 11 points and a career-high five blocked shots, which equaled the highest single-game blocked shot total in the last six years. Throughout his career, Diaz has been a scoring threat, as the 6-foot-11 junior is only the third Husker returnee to average in double figures under Sadler, joining Aleks Maric and Ryan Anderson in 2007-08. He is now 275 points away from the 1,000 point mark and could become just the 15th Husker to reach the 1,000-point plateau in three seasons. 7 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

THIS DAY IN NEBRASKA BASKETBALL HISTORY HENDRICKS TRAINING COMPLEX Nebraska is 10-9 all-time on Jan. 3, and has won its last four games on this date, including a 77-46 win over •-Opened on Oct. 13, 2011 after 17 months of North Dakota last seson. Tuesday’s conference game at Ohio State will be the Huskers’ first conference game and construction first game versus a ranked foe since a 96-76 loss at Kansas in 1998. NU is 1-2 against ranked foes, falling to No. 11 •-84,000 square feet (80,000 new and 4,000 Arkansas 64-58 in 1983 and topping No. 23 Texas, 85-69 in 1996. The only other time NU has faced a Big Ten foe renovated in athletic medicine) home for the men’s on this date was a 26-24 loss at Illinois in 1921. and women’s basketball programs and wrestling On this Date (Since 1983) team Date Opponent Score •-Two-level facility includes separate practice 1/3/83 vs. Arkansas (11) L, 58-64 areas for the men’s and women’s basketball 1/3/85 at Evansville L, 73-80 programs, expanded locked rooms and team lounges. 1/3/87 Creighton (OT) W, 70-65 •-$18.7 million facility also features a 5,000-square 1/3/94 at Iowa State W, 78-72 foot weight room, a completely renovated athletic 1/3/96 Texas (23) W, 85-69 training area that tripled the size of the previous area 1/3/98 at Kansas (2) L, 76-96 at the Devaney Center and a nutrition station. 1/3/06 Northern Colorado W, 60-50 •-The facility features a two-story abstract net 1/3/07 Savannah State W, 81-53 sculpture, as well as a granite fountain imported from 1/3/09 Maryland Eastern Shore W, 88-56 1/3/11 North Dakota W, 77-46 China. The facility also features two video walls and 63 televisions throughout the building. •-It is named for Tom and Mary Hendricks of TALLEY PROVIDES INSTANT OFFENSE Pipe Creek, Texas, and their children, Jennifer and When Doc Sadler talked about the addition of Dylan Talley, the thing he constantly mentioned was his ability Brandon, as they provided the lead gift in this project to score. Talley has lived up to the billing, coming off the bench to average 9.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in just 21.9 minutes of action. Talley has been out of the lineup the last four games with a thigh bruise and played just eight minutes in his last game at TCU on Dec. 10. Talley has shown the knack for the BASKETBALL FEATURES heriocs, hitting a game-winning basket with 10.4 seconds remaining against Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 7, as part •-Both the men’s and women’s basketball practice of a 14-point effort. gyms are a court-and-half with six baskets, allowing The 6-foot-5 guard reached double figures in three straight games earlier this season, including a season-high additional work while the main floor is being used. 18 points, including four 3-pointers, four rebounds, four assists and three steals against Oregon on Nov. 23. Talley •- The courts themselves are made with premium had 12 points and three rebounds against South Dakota State on Nov. 24, and totaled 15 points, including a pair maple flooring with sleeper cushions that absorb of 3-pointers, and five rebounds in 18 minutes against Rhode Island on Nov. 20. shock to minimize injury. Both gyms have advanced Talley’s adjustment may have been helped by the Division I experience he had when playing at Binghamton acoustics as well as 103-inch plasma screens for (N.Y.) University in 2009-10. That season, he was the America East Rookie of the Year and averaged 11.8 points breaking down film during practices. and 3.7 rebounds per game. Last year, he was an honorable-mention All-American at Blinn College, ranking sixth •-Men’s court is named in honor of Bus in the NJCAA in scoring at 23.0 points per game while also chipping in 5.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Whitehead, who led the Huskers to a pair of conference titles in 1949 and 1950 and passed RICHARDSON IS HUSKERS’ GLUE GUY CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE away in June of 2010. A two-time all-conference While senior Brandon Richardson doesn’t lead the No. Player (Years) FT-FTA Pct. performer, he was named captain of Nebraska’s All- Huskers in any offensive category, his versatility is his 1. Jack Moore (1979-82) 446-495 .901 Century Team for his efforts on the court. 2. Tom Baack (1966-68) 247-297 .832 greatest asset. The fifth-year senior averages 6.4 points, •-The men’s players lounge, which is named in 3. Brandon Richardson (2008-present) 197-237 .831 honor of Neal and Jamie Hawks, features a 5x8-foot 3.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game, while also leading 4. Brian Carr (1984-87) 230-287 .801 the Huskers in steals (1.6 per game) where he ranks eighth video wall, over 400 inches of televisions, custom in the conference in that category. His 112 career steals BIG TEN ACTIVE STEALS LEADERS seating, a pool table with a court design and a entering Tuesday’s game with Ohio State also ranks fourth No. Player, School Steals kitchenette. among active Big Ten players. 1. Draymond Green, Michigan State 148 •-Locker room features custom built lockers with While Richardson has struggled with his shooting 2. Matt Gatens, Iowa 116 iPads built into the lockers, as well as custom back-lit Robbie Hummel, Purdue 116 displays and audio jacks, allowing players to play recently, he has taken more of a role in running the Husker 4. Brandon Richardson, Nebraska 112 attack. Over the last six games, he is averaging 3.7 assists their music in the gym, lounge, training area or in the per game and has a 3.1-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. hydro-therapy area. The 6-foot senior came up big in his return home to Los Angeles on Nov. 14, totaling 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range in the Huskers’ overtime win at USC. He matched his career best with four 3-pointers and dished out a pair of assists, including the game-tying basket in double overtime. Against Rhode Island on Nov. 20, he keyed a Husker defense which held Jamal Wilson to 14 points after averaging 31 points in the Rams first two games and set career highs in both assists (eight) and steals (four) in 25 minutes. Richardson had his best offensive game of the year in the non-conference finale against Central Michigan on Dec. 20, finishing with a season-high 15 points and three assists. In Saturday’s loss to Michigan State, Richardson had six assists, five rebounds and a pair of steals. Throughout his career, Richardson has been clutch from the free throw line, as he ranks third in school history with an 83.3 career percentage from the charity stripe and is one of only four players in program history to shoot over 80 percent for a career. This year, he is hitting a career-best 89.5 percent from the foul line and has had one miss since the season opener. Last year, he was second in Big 12 action in league play, hitting 87.8 of his free throws, including a stretch of 25 consecutive from the line. Throughout his career, he has been his best in late-game situations, going 73-of-78 from the foul line in the final five minutes of games, a remarkable 93.6 percent. 8 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

HUSKERS SIGN FIVE IN FALL WALKER SHOWING EXTENDED RANGE University of Nebraska basketball coach Doc Sadler The work that senior Caleb Walker put in to improve his shooting has paid off early in the 2011-12 season. on Nov. 11 announced that five student-athletes have After shooting 35.7 percent from long range in his first season at Nebraska, the 6-foot-4 wing is shooting signed National Letters-of-Intent to play basketball at nearly 40 percent from long range this season in Nebraska’s first 13 games. Walker has made the most of his the University of Nebraska. The class includes junior opportunities, as the senior is fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 7.6 points per game. college transfers Fahro Alihodzic, Keith Coleman and He had the best offensive game of his career against Rhode Island on Nov. 20, scoring a career-high 17 points Jerran Young as well as high school seniors Benny on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor. Walker was also 3-of-4 from 3-point range, the second game this year where Parker and Shavon Shields. he has hit at least a trio of 3-pointers. Against South Dakota in the season opener, he paced Nebraska with a Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown then-career best 16 points on 5-of-5 shooting and seven rebounds in 24 minutes. Walker went 3-for-3 from Fahro Alihodzic C 6-10 230 Vlasenica, Bosnia 3-point range, as he set career highs in points and three-pointers in the season opener. He turned in a solid effort Keith Coleman F 6-9 250 Philadelphia, Pa. against TCU on Dec. 10, scoring nine points and grabbing a season-high eight rebounds to help the Huskers to Benny Parker G 5-10 165 Kansas City, Kan. their second road win of the season and had 11 points and five rebounds in the win over Central Michigan on Shavon Shields G 6-6 210 Olathe, Kan. Dec. 20. Walker had nine points against No. 15 Michigan State, but was 1-of-5 from 3-point range. Jerran Young F 6-5 195 Cedar Hill, Texas Walker, who played both football and basketball as a freshman in junior college, is one of Nebraska’s most athletic players and led Nebraska in rebounding last year. So far this season, he is averaging 4.4 rebounds per One of two post players in the Huskers’ recruiting game to rank fourth on the team. class, Fahro Alihodzic (pronounced Fa-ROO Ali-HOED- zick) is originally from Vlasenica, Bosnia, and is in HOME SWEET HOME NU’S LONGEST NON-CONFERENCE his first season at Southeastern (Iowa) Community Nebraska has been strong on its home court over the years, and HOME WIN STREAKS College. Rated by Van Coleman as one of the top-50 have enjoyed an impressive home run under Coach Doc Sadler. In junior college players in the country, Alihodzic spent No. Gm. Dates the past six seasons under Sadler, Nebraska has dominated to the 1. 31 Dec. 8, 2005 to Dec. 20, 2008 two seasons at Fordham, but was a medical redshirt tune of a 77-24 record (.762 winning percentage). The Huskers are 31 Jan. 18, 1963 to Dec. 1, 1971 in 2010-11. As a freshman, he made 14 starts, now 6-4 at the Devaney Center and will look to snap a two-game 3. 30 Dec. 30, 1989 to Nov. 27, 1994 averaging 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. home losing streak on Jan. 11, against Penn State. 4. 26 Dec. 30, 2008 to Nov. 23, 2011 He had a season-high 16 points, including 8-of-13 Last year, Nebraska tied a program record with 17 home wins, 5. 16 Dec. 3, 1993 to March 16, 1995 shooting from the field, and added eight rebounds at going 17-2 in the friendly confines of the Devaney Center. Facing Saint Joseph’s. non-conference opponents, the Huskers have been nearly unbeatable at home under Sadler, losing three times in Coleman is in his first season at Marshalltown CC 55 games, including a 26-game home win streak snapped on Nov. 23. and will have three years of eligibility at Nebraska. The 6-foot-9, 250-pounder is considered one of the top-25 junior college players in the class, according to NEBRASKA COACH DOC SADLER CAREER WINS LIST Doc Sadler is in his sixth season on the Husker sideline No. Coach, Years Wins Record Van Coleman of Hot100hoops.com. Coleman a three- after leading Nebraska to an NIT appearance in 2010-11. 1. Danny Nee, 1987-2000 254 254-190 (.572) star prospect by Rivals.com. Following his time at Lee Sadler has guided the Huskers to postseason appearances 2. Joe Cipriano, 1964-80 253 253-197 (.562) (Maine) Academy, he was rated as the No. 23 center 3. Moe Iba, 1981-86 106 106-71 (.599) in three of the last four seasons, and his 89 wins in his in the country by Scout.com and No. 37 by ESPN.com. 4. Doc Sadler, 2007-present 97 97-76 (.561) first five seasons was the most by any Husker coach in Parker has led Sumner Academy of Arts and his first five years at Nebraska. He is now in fourth place Science to consecutive Class 4A state titles in Kansas on Nebraska’s career wins list with 97. Sadler has guided teams to postseason berths in five of his seven years and is a returning first-team all-state pick. In 2010-11, as a Division I head coach, as both of his UTEP squads reached postseason play before taking over the Nebraska Parker averaged 19.8 points, 6.8 assists, 3.9 steals program in August of 2006. and 3.7 rebounds for Coach Dan Parra as Sumner posted a 23-3 mark en route to a state crown. A first-team all-metro selection by the Kansas City Star, WINNING ON THE ROAD Parker was also a third-team all-state pick as a junior In Doc Sadler’s first five seasons, the Huskers were 2-8 in non-conference road games, but have turned it and is a three-star selection by Rivals.com. around this season. Nebraska went 2-1 in road games during non-conference play, posting a 64-61 double- Shields has made a name for himself as one of overtime win at USC on Nov. 14, before ending non-conference action with a 69-57 win at TCU on Dec. 10. It the top players in the Kansas City area. The 6-foot-6 marked the first time since 1998-99 that Nebraska has won a pair of non-conference road games. The 12-point wing player averaged 18 points per game at Olathe margin at TCU matched the Huskers’ largest non-conference road win since a 77-60 win at Minnesota on Dec. 29, Northwest High School and Coach Mike Grove in 2003. 2010-11, earning Sunflower Conference Player of the Nebraska’s win at USC on Nov. 14 was a long time coming, as it was the program’s first overtime road win Year and second-team all-Class 6A honors. A three- since an 87-82 win at Colorado on Feb. 17, 2001. Prior to the USC win, the Huskers had won one overtime star selection by Rivals, he was rated as the No. 6 road game in that span. The win at USC, which featured comebacks in the final minutes of both regulation and prospect in Kansas this year by ESPN.com. overtime, was the second time since 1995 that Nebraska won its road opener. Young attends McLennan Community College where he is a two-year starter for Coach Kevin Gill. HUSKERS LOOK TO CONTINUE DEFENSIVE EXCELLENCE Rated among the nation’s top 50 junior college One hallmark of Nebraska basketball under Doc Sadler is a stout defense, and the Huskers were among the recruits by Van Coleman and No. 39 nationally nation’s best in 2010-11. Nebraska allowed an average of 60.5 points per game to lead the Big 12 for the third by Rival’s JucoJunction site, the athletic 6-foot-5 time in the last four seasons and rank 18th nationally. It is the fourth time in Sadler’s seven years as a Division I forward was the North Texas Junior College Athletic head coach that his teams have led a league in scoring defense. Conference Freshman of the Year. Young was a The Huskers were also seventh nationally in field goal percentage in 2010-11, as the .389 field goal percentage first-team all-conference pick in 2010-11, averaging defense was the lowest by a Husker team since the 1960-61 campaign. 10.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals •-The Huskers held 17 opponents under 60 points and only six opponents have scored more than 70 points in per game, as the Highlanders went 28-5 and won the 2010-11. That is made more impressive when you consider that Nebraska has played 11 games against teams NTJCAC crown. which rank in the top 40 nationally in scoring offense during the season. •-Nebraska allowed only four teams to eclipse its season scoring average in 32 games and held seven teams to season lows in points. •-Nebraska held 10 straight opponents to under 60 points earlier, the longest stretch by a Nebraska team since 9 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL a 21-game stretch covering the 1948-49 and 1949-50 seasons. BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL LEADERS - Team Scoring Defense Under Doc Sadler ALL GAMES (1/2) Year School Ppg. Allowed Conf. NCAA Category Rk. Player Avg, 2004-05 UTEP 65.1 2nd 81st Scoring Offense 11 Nebraska 63.8 2005-06 UTEP 59.5 1st 15th Scoring Defense 8. Nebraska 61.8 2006-07 Nebraska 64.2 4th 63rd Scoring Margin 11. Nebraska +2.0 2007-08 Nebraska 60.7 1st 18th FT Percentage 1. Nebraska .766 2008-09 Nebraska 60.4 1st 22nd FG Percentage 11. Nebraska .433 2009-10 Nebraska 65.7 4th 103rd FG Pct. Defense 10. Nebraska .419 2010-11 Nebraska 60.5 1st 16th 3-Point FG Pct. 8 Nebraska .339 3-Point FG Pct. Def 12 Nebraska .368 The injuries to Diaz, Talley and Almeida, who has not played this season because of a knee injury, have hurt Rebounding 11 Nebraska 33.3 the Huskers’ defense early on. Despite the injuries, Nebraska is allowing 61.8 points per game entering Tuesday’s Rebound Margin 9 Nebraska +2.8 game at Ohio State, but are allowing opponents to hit nearly 37 percent from 3-point range to rank 12th in the Blocked Shots 8. Nebraska 3.4 conference. Assists 10. Nebraska 13.1 •-Dating back to the start of the 2010-11 season, Nebraska has held 33 of its past 45 opponents to under 45 Steals 10. Nebraska 6.0 percent shooting. Turnover Margin 12 Nebraska -0.4 •-Nebraska has held three opponents to 50 points or less this season, allowing just 46 points to Alcorn State Asst/TO Ratio 10. Nebraska 1.0 on Dec. 17. 3-Point FG/GM 7. Nebraska 6.2 •-Nebraska held South Dakota to 48 points, its second-lowest point total since the Coyotes moved to Division I prior to the 2007-08 season. The Huskers allowed just 49 points in regulation at USC before winning 64-61 in double overtime and held Florida Gulf Coast to 50 points on Dec. 7. BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL LEADERS - CONFERENCE GAMES (1/2) 60 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR DEFENSE Category Rk. Player Avg, Nebraska’s success has been predicated on clamping down on the opposition. Last year, the Huskers held 17 Scoring Offense 12 Nebraska 47.5 Scoring Defense 5. Nebraska 66.0 of 32 opponents under 60 points, compiling a 15-2 mark in those games. Counting the five games this season, Scoring Margin 12. Nebraska -18.5 Nebraska has held 75 opponents to 60 points or less in Doc Sadler’s tenure at Nebraska, compiling a 66-9 record FT Percentage 4. Nebraska .792 in those games following the win over Alcorn State on Dec. 17. FG Percentage 12. Nebraska .333 FG Pct. Defense 12. Nebraska .485 NEW CONFERENCE, OLD FOES 3-Point FG Pct. 12. Nebraska .263 Nebraska’s addition to the Big Ten Conference provides Husker fans a NEBRASKA VS. THE BIG TEN 3-Point FG Pct. Def 10. Nebraska .400 School Meetings Last Matchup Rebounding 12. Nebraska 26.0 new set of rivals to get acquainted with this season. While Nebraska has Illinois 7 1990-91 Rebound Margin 11. Nebraska -8.0 squared off with every Big Ten member in its history, it has been a while Indiana 9 1981-82 Blocked Shots 10. Nebraska 1.0 since NU has played any of its new conference members. Prior to the Iowa 19 1976-77 Big Ten opener against Wisconsin on Dec. 27, Nebraska’s last contest Michigan 8 1992-93 Assists 10. Nebraska 10.5 Michigan State 15 2011-12 Steals 4. Nebraska 6.0 with a Big Ten team was a 58-47 loss to Minnesota on Dec. 8, 2004. Turnover Margin 8. Nebraska 0.0 Coming into 2011-12, current Big Ten members have only played at Minnesota 63 2004-05 Northwestern 4 1999-2000 Asst/TO Ratio 7. Nebraska 1.0 the Devaney Center 17 times since the facility opened in 1976 with the Ohio State 6 1989-90 3-Point FG/GM 9. Nebraska 5.0 Gophers (seven times) and Michigan State (three times) accounting for Penn State 3 1994-95 more than half of the total. Indiana, Michigan and Illinois all make their Purdue 8 1979-80 BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL LEADERS - first-ever trips to the Devaney Center this winter, leaving Northwestern as Wisconsin 17 2011-12 the only Big Ten team to never play the Huskers at the Devaney Center. LEAGUE ONLY (1/2) Category Rk. Player Avg, Scoring 11 Toney McCray 15.0 HUSKERS TAKE 5 AGAINST CENTRAL MICHIGAN Scoring 9 Toney McCray 7.5 Nebraska had five players in double figures in the win over Central Michigan, marking only the fifth time in Doc FG Pct. 15 Brandon Ubel .500 Sadler’s five seasons that the Huskers had placed five players in double figures, and the first time since Dec. 1, Assists 2. Lance Jeter 4.5 2010, against Jackson State. 8. Bo Spencer 3.5 Five in Double Figures under Sadler FT Pct. 1. Bo Spencer 1.000 Opponent Date Score Double Figures 15 Brandon Richardson .833 vs. Central Michigan 12/20/11 W, 72-69 Spencer-15, Richardson-15, Ubel-11, McCray-11, Walker, 11 Steals 8. Brandon Richardson 1.5 vs. Jackson State 12/1/10 W, 76-57 Walker-13, Jones-13, Ubel-10, Beranek-10, Richardson-10 8. Bo Spencer 1.5 vs. TCU 11/21/09 W, 90-77 Diaz-22, Richardson-15, Anderson-15, Henry-11, Hankins-Cole-10 3-Pointers Made 8 Toney McCray 2.0 vs. Savannah State 1/3/07 W, 81-53 Henry-18, Perry-17, Maric-14, White-14, Velander-10 8. Bo Spencer 2.0 Asst-to-TO Ratio 2. Brandon Richardson 9.0 NOTING THE 2011-12 SCHEDULE Offensive Rebounds 3. Brandon Ubel 3.0 With a new conference, including 18 Big Ten games, the Huskers will face a challenging road in 2011-12. Here Defensive Rebounds 15. Toney McCray 4.5 are a couple of nuggets on the upcoming season slate. • Nebraska will play 13 of its 29 games this season against teams that made the NCAA Tournament in 2010-11. In Big Ten action, seven squads qualified for the Big Dance, including No. 1 seed Ohio State, as the conference was second in the RPI. The Huskers will open their first season of Big Ten Conference action with six straight games against NCAA Tournament teams (Wisconsin, Michigan State, . • Nebraska’s three true road games in non-conference play (at USC, at Creighton, at TCU) equaled the Huskers’ highest total since making four road trips in the 1997-98 season. • Nebraska’s schedule features 18 conference games, compared to only 16 games in Big 12 action. The Huskers’ single-play opponents in 2011-12 are Indiana and Michigan at home and Northwestern and Purdue on 10 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

the road. The Huskers will face the remaining seven teams (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Iowa, Penn State and Minnesota) home and home. • Every Nebraska game this year will be available on television or the internet, including 22 games broadcast nationally on the ESPN family of networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) or on the Big Ten Network. Nebraska also had its non-conference road games against TCU (The Mountain), Creighton (KMTV) and USC (Prime Ticket) televised, while the Huskers’ games against Alcorn State and Central Michigan were televised statewide on NET. NEW FACES ON THE BENCH There are two new faces on the Husker staff in 2011-12, as Jeremy Cox joins the program as an assistant PINNACLE BANK ARENA coach, while Tim Wilson is the Huskers’ new strength coach. Cox has nearly two decades of coaching experience, including stops at Kentucky, Texas A&M, and South Florida. He is reunited with Sadler, as he was an assistant SET TO OPEN IN 2013 under the Huskers’ head coach at Arkansas-Fort Smith in 2002-03. During his coaching tenure, he has had 10 In May of 2010, Lincoln voters passed a measure players reach the NBA and had two first-round draft picks (Patrick Patterson, Kentucky; Dominique Jones, South for the Pinnacle Bank Arena in the Haymarket District Florida) in 2010. in downtown Lincoln. Tim Wilson comes to Nebraska after serving as the strength coach at Oregon for the last three seasons. Prior Ground was broken on the 15,500-seat facility in to that, the Falls City, Neb., native worked for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA for 11 years, helping the franchise September of 2011 and it is set to open in the fall of make six playoff appearances, including the Eastern Conference Finals. He also worked at Pittsburgh and UNLV as 2013. The $180 million dollar Pinnacle Bank Arena well as the Chicago White Sox. will be the home of the Husker men’s and women’s basketball programs, as well as concerts and other SEASON TICKET AND PICK SIX MINI PLANS ON SALE NOW programming throughout the year. Several ticket options are available for fans who want to see the Huskers’ first season of Big Ten basketball Fans can sign up for information on arena seating this winter at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. For fans who want to see all of the exciting action at the Devaney and get on a wait list by visiting Huskers.com/arena. Center this winter, season tickets are available for as little as $99, including Big Ten matchups with Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana as well as non-conference games with Oregon and Wake Forest. Season tickets range from $99 in the Hy-Vee Value Seats to $198 In the C-Level Upper Reserved Seats. New this year is the flexible Pick Six Mini Plan, which gives fans the option of creating their own personalized ticket package. For $50, fans can choose selected games from different groups, as every regular-season home game is featured in one of three groups. All fans who purchase any Pick Six plan will have tickets to one of four premium games (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Ohio State and Illinois) on the schedule, as well as other Big Ten and non-conference games for less than $8.50 per game. For more information, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or call 800-8-BIG RED.

MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS In the Paint NU 28, South Dakota 22 NU 14, USC 20 NU 40, Rhode Island 18 NU 24, Oregon 18 NU 36, SDSU 22 NU 30, Wake Forest 20 NU 30, Creighton 36 NU 14, FGCU 16 NU 22, TCU 26 NU 26, Alcorn St. 16 NU 20, Cent. Mich. 24 NU 18, Wis. 14 NU 16, Michigan State 30 Points Off Turnovers NU 18, South Dakota 14 NU 12, USC 14 NU 27, Rhode Island 6 NU 12, Oregon 19 NU 13, SDSU 15 NU 15, Wake Forest 8 NU 13, Creighton 14 NU 11, FGCU 15 NU 12, TCU 15 NU 19, Alcorn St. 7 NU 15, Cent. Mich. 14 NU 4, Wis. 21 NU 22, Michigan State 15 Second Chance Points NU 22, South Dakota 5 NU 7, USC 8 NU 5, Rhode Island 10 NU 12, Oregon 10 NU 13, SDSU 14 NU 4, Wake Forest 0 NU 16, Creighton 15 NU 11, FGCU 8 NU 10, TCU 9 NU 14, Alcorn St. 5 NU 6, Cent. Mich. 10 NU 11, Wis. 4 NU 9, Michigan State 16 Bench Points NU 18, South Dakota 8 NU 13, USC 13 NU 29, Rhode Island 21 NU 18, Oregon 23 NU 32, SDSU 18 NU 19, Wake Forest 13 NU 22, Creighton 14 NU 23, FGCU 35 NU 17, TCU 30 NU 2, Alcorn St. 16 NU 9, Cent. Mich. 13 NU 0, Wis. 13 NU 18, Michigan State 19 11 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL

AP TOP 25 (Jan. 2) No Team (1st) Record Points Lt. Wk 1. Syracuse (60) 15-0 1,618 1 2. Kentucky (5) 13-1 1,554 3 3. North Carolina 13-2 1,451 5 4. Baylor 13-0 1,389 6 N Antelope Valley Parkway 5. Duke 12-1 1,354 7 6. Ohio State 13-2 1,277 2 7. Missouri 13-0 1,255 8 8. Connecticut 12-1 1,199 9 9. Georgetown 12-1 1,072 12 10. Michigan State 13-2 992 16 11. Louisville 12-2 977 4 12. Indiana 13-1 974 13 Public 4 Cashier 13. Florida 11-3 753 10

Beef Entrance 14. Kansas 10-3 663 17 Barn Grandstand 15. Mississippi State 13-2 644 15 Lincoln Race Course Lincoln Race Course 55 Coliseum Public 16. Michigan 12-2 641 18 Dairy Barn (Ice Box) 56 57 Youth Complex 17. UNLV 15-2 611 19 Horse Nebraska Innovation Campus 18. Wisconsin 12-3 506 11 Barn 2 Public Donor 58 Salt Creek Roadway Basketball Parking Map 19. Murray State 14-0 454 20 Permit Industrial (August - April) 20. Marquette 12-2 447 14 Entrance Arts 51 Public 2 Donor Parking 21. Virginia 12-1 292 23 Military Ave. Cashier EVENT STAFF EVENT STAFF EVENT STAFF 22. Harvard 12-1 269 24 Entrance Public Parking Cashier Devaney Sports Center EVENT STAFF 23. Kansas State 11-1 229 NR 53 Lincoln Stars Hockey 24. San Diego State 12-2 196 25 59 Visiting EVENT STAFF Lincoln Race Course 54 Team Bus 25. Gonzaga 11-2 121 NR Arsenal Accessible Parking 52 Others receiving votes: Creighton 86, Ohio 28, Stanford 12, No Parking Vanderbilt 8, Xavier 8, Pittsburgh 8, Purdue 6, Saint Louis 6, Bus Parking New Mexico 6, Cincinnati 6, Texas A&M 4, Saint Mary’s 3, EVENT STAFF Seton Hall 2, California 2, Alabama 1, Wagner 1

PARKING AT THE DEVANEY CENTER ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES (Jan 2) With the creation of UNL Innovation Campus, fans will be charged $3 per car to park in the public lots this No Team (1st) Record Points Lt. Wk season. Two cashier stations are set up on the Salt Creek Roadway Expressway to assist fans entering and exiting 1. Syracuse (30) 15-0 774 1 the parking area on gamedays. 2. Kentucky (1) 13-1 739 3 Fans can purchase parking passes in advance by calling UNL Parking & Transit Services at (402) 472-1800, as 3. Duke 12-1 679 5 season and 10-game packets are available. Fans can purchase a 10-game pass, which is good for any sporting event 4. North Carolina 13-2 670 6 5. Baylor 13-0 638 7 at the Devaney Center, for $27. 6. Missouri 13-0 620 8 Here is a quick primer on the parking areas and how to access them. 7. Ohio State 13-2 593 2 • Public Parking Lots: From 27th Street: Enter from the east on North Fair Park Drive, which winds around to the 8. Connecticut 12-1 580 9 public cashier entrance into the north entrance of the lot. Please exit the same way you entered. From Military 9. Georgetown 12-1 515 12 Road or Antelope Valley Parkway: Take the Salt Creek Expressway to the public cashier entrance and head north 10. Louisville 12-2 454 4 into public parking area. Please exit the same way you entered. 11. Michigan State 13-2 442 17 12. Indiana 13-1 423 15 • Lot 51: Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway (formerly 14th Street) onto West Entrance Road. Exit to Antelope 13. Michigan 12-2 368 16 Valley Parkway. 14. Florida 11-3 367 10 • Lots 52 and 54: Enter from the west at the intersection of Military Road and Antelope Valley Parkway. Take a 15. Kansas 10-3 318 18 right to curve around the west side of the Devaney Center to Court Street. Please exit the same way you entered. 16. Mississippi State 13-2 300 14 • Lot 56: Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway heading north. Exit to Antelope Valley Parkway heading north. 17. UNLV 15-2 263 20 • Lot 57-58: Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway to West Entrance Road. Exit to West Entrance Road to Antelope 18. Murray State 14-0 236 21 Valley Parkway. Fans can also enter through the two public parking entrances. 19. Wisconsin 12-3 230 11 20. Marquette 12-2 196 13 • Lot 59: Enter from 10th Street or Antelope Valley Parkway to Military Road. Exit to Antelope Valley Parkway 21. Harvard 12-1 156 23 heading north. 22. Kansas State 11-1 127 25 23. Virginia 12-1 125 24 24. Creighton 11-2 67 19 25. San Diego State 12-2 60 NR

Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 57, Saint Mary’s 17, Vanderbilt 16, Middle Tennessee 9, New Mexico 9, Stanford 7, Pittsburgh 6, Purdue 3, Seton Hall 3, Alabama 3, Southern Miss 2, Saint Louis 2, Illinois 1