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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.