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Nebraska Sports Information • 116 S. Stadium • Lincoln, NE 68588 • (402) 472-7779 • Fax (402) 472-2005 Basketball SID: Jerry Trickie • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell phone: (402) 540-0269 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Huskers Back on the Road to Face Missouri 2003-04 Schedule After getting back in the win column earlier this week, the Nebraska men's basketball Overall: 11-4 Big 12 Conference: 1-3 team hits the road looking for back-to-back conference victories as it heads to Columbia, Home: 10-1 Road: 1-3 Neutral: 0-0 Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, Jan. 24. The game will tip off at 5 p.m. at Date Opponent Time/Result the Hearnes Center and can be heard on the Pinnacle Sports Network and Huskers.com Nov. 22 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 80-64 with Randy Lee calling the action and Matt Davison adding color analysis. The contest will Nov. 29 Eastern Michigan W, 67-59 also be televised as part of the Tiger TV Network on Fox Sports Midwest, but can be seen Dec. 3 Arizona State W, 66-60 only in the state of Missouri. Dec. 6 South Florida W, 75-52 The Matchup The Huskers and Tigers come into the game Dec. 8 Delaware State W, 68-39 Who: Missouri Tigers (7-7, 2-2) from different directions, as Nebraska has won Dec. 10 at Creighton (KM3) L, 54-61 vs. Nebraska Huskers (11-4, 1-3) six of the past nine games, while MU has picked Dec. 13 Tennessee W, 77-62 When: Saturday, Jan. 24, 5 p.m. (CST) up just three victories in the same span. Missouri Dec. 20 Bethune-Cookman W, 70-26 Where: Hearnes Center (13,611) entered the season ranked among the top five Dec. 22 Lipscomb W, 75-52 Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Dec. 29 at Minnesota W, 77-60 in the majority of the national polls. Randy Lee, play-by-play Jan. 6 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 93-49 NU looks to continue its momentum after Matt Davison, color analyst Jan 10 at Iowa State* L, 74-89 TV: Tiger TV Network/FSN (in Missouri only) picking up its first conference victory of the Jan. 14 Colorado* L, 60-68 Internet: Huskers.com (live radio) season on Wednesday against Baylor, 76-47. Jan. 17 at No. 18/16 Texas* (ERT) L, 61-63 Series: MU leads 116-83 The Huskers now own an 11-4 mark overall and Jan. 21 Baylor* W, 76-47 Coaches: NU – Barry Collier (245-186) 1-3 record in conference action. The 11 wins MU – (91-56) Jan. 24 at Missouri* 5 p.m. already equal last season's win total, and their Feb. 1 Oklahoma* (ERT) Noon 10 home wins mark the 22nd time in the past Probable Lineups Feb. 4 at Kansas State* 7 p.m. 28 seasons the Huskers have had double-figure Feb. 7 Missouri* (ERT) 12:30 p.m. 2003-04 victories at the Devaney Center. Nebraska Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Feb. 11 at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. Nebraska, which already has one road victory G Jason Dourisseau 6-5 195 7.3 2.8 Feb. 15 Kansas* (ABC) 12:30 p.m. G Jake Muhleisen 6-4 200 8.7 3.3 in four tries this season after going winless on Feb. 18 Kansas State* 7:05 p.m. G Charles Richardson Jr. 5-8 155 2.8 3.1* the road last year, needs to play one of its Feb. 21 at Oklahoma State* 7 p.m. F John Turek 6-9 240 9.3 6.5 best games of the year to knock off the Tigers. Feb. 24 Texas Tech* 7:05 p.m. F Andrew Drevo 6-8 250 11.1 4.4 Despite its 7-7 record (2-2 Big 12), Missouri has Feb. 28 Iowa State* (ERT) 3 p.m. *assists per game an explosive offense with five players averaging March 3 at Kansas* 6:30 p.m. 2003-04 double figures, and is one of the top rebounding March 6 at Colorado* (ERT) 3 p.m. Missouri Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. and shot blocking teams in the league. March 11-14 at Big 12 Tournament (ERT) TBA G Randy Pulley 6-2 213 1.8 1.6 Following the contest at Missouri, Nebraska G Jimmy McKinney 6-3 200 10.4 2.9* F Travon Bryant 6-9 244 11.0 6.1 returns home for a contest against nationally Times Central Standard and subject to change. F Rickey Paulding 6-5 218 16.2 4.6 ranked Oklahoma on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. Home games in bold. C Arthur Johnson 6-9 268 13.6 8.0 1. The game will tip off at Noon and can be * - Big 12 Conference game. *assists per game seen on ESPN+. ERT - ESPN Regional Television

2003-04 Numerical Roster 2003-04 Stats No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG A B S 1 Jason Dourisseau^ G 6-5 195 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 7.3 2.8 11 1 9 3 Charles Richardson Jr. G 5-8 155 Fr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 2.8 2.1 47 0 10 4 Nate Johnson^ G 6-1 195 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. (Penn Valley CC) 12.5 3.6 19 0 9 5 Shuan Stegall G/F 6-6 215 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan) 0.8 0.8 1 1 0 10 Marcus Neal Jr. G 6-0 175 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (Polk CC) 3.0 1.5 22 1 6 11 Wes Wilkinson^ F 6-9 205 So. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) 3.6 2.1 11 8 10 12 Jake Muhleisen^^ G 6-4 200 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 8.7 3.3 28 4 20 15 Bronsen Schliep^ F 6-7 205 So. Fairfield, Neb. (Sandy Creek) 2.3 1.3 4 0 0 20 Brian Conklin^^^ F 6-11 230 Sr. Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) 6.5 3.1 14 4 4 21 Corey Simms^^ G 6-5 205 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Normandy) 4.5 4.2 22 6 12 23 James Reynolds G 6-2 180 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw) 2.0 0.4 1 0 1 25 Adam Bohac^^^ G 6-1 180 Sr. Kimball, Neb. (Kimball) 0.3 0.2 3 0 1 31 Bob Kempf C 6-10 220 Fr. Shickley, Neb. (Shickley) Will redshirt this season 44 John Turek^^ F 6-9 240 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln) 9.3 6.5 16 23 10 45 Tony Wilbrand^ C 6-10 250 So. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) 1.3 1.2 2 3 1 50 Andrew Drevo^ F 6-8 250 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Morningside College) 11.1 4.4 35 13 16 1 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Team Information About the Huskers Head Coach...... Barry Collier (Butler, 1976) After playing eight of its first nine games in Lincoln, the Huskers hit the road for the fourth Record at NU (years) ...... 49-54 (fourth) time in seven games when they travel to Columbia, Mo., to take on the Missouri Tigers on Record Overall (years) ...... 245-186 (15th) Saturday. Nebraska owns a 1-3 road record this season, although two of its three road losses Assistant Coaches..Reggie Rankin (Ohio, 1989) have come by seven or fewer points, including ...... Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois, 1987) In the NCAA Rankings (as of Jan. 20) a two-point loss at No. 18/16 Texas, 63-61, in ...... Scott Spinelli (Boston University, 1989) Team NCAA Big 12 its last trip away from the Bob Devaney Sports Director of Basketball Operations...... FG pct. Defense 5th 1st ...... Tim Waller (Western Michigan, 1979) Center. Scoring Defense 11th 1st Video Coordinator ...... Steve Hinerman Nebraska has played much better away 3pt. FG Percentage 13th 1st Athletic TrainerTradition...... | TeamworkJose Fonseca | Integrity | Tradition | Teamworkfrom | home Integrity this season, | asTradition it is averaging 66.5 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 2002-03 Record ...... 11-19 Rebounding Margin 20th 4th points in four road contests while allowing just Big 12 Record (Finish)...... 3-13 (12th) Scoring Margin 24th 3rd 68.8 points per game. The Huskers have hit Big 12 Postseason Tournament ...... 0-1 FG Percentage 23rd 2nd 48.3 percent from the floor on the road while 2003 Postseason ...... none allowing opponents to hit just 42.5 percent. Starters Returning/Lost* ...... 4/1 Behind the arc, the Huskers have been shooting the lights out, as NU is hitting 41.1 percent Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 11/4 from three-point range on opponents' courts. Although it is only a small advantage, the Huskers also own a positive rebounding margin on the road, outrebouding opponents by Barry Collier an average of 32.2-31.8. Radio Show Nebraska will look continue its strong play this week after earning a 76-47 victory over Baylor The Barry Collier radio show, a weekly statewide on Wednesday. The Huskers hit 53.8 percent from the field for the game while holding the call-in show co-hosted with Gary Sharp, begins Bears to just 30.8 percent, the eighth time this season NU has held an opponent to less than its fourth year on the Pinnacle Sports Network. 35.0 percent shooting. NU scored a season-high 50 points in the second period when it hit Broadcasts can be heard on Mondays at 7 p.m. on 66.7 percent from the floor, and tied a season high with 11 three-pointers in the game. anchor affiliates KLIN (1400) in Lincoln and KFAB The Huskers have averaged 8.5 three-pointers per game in league play this season (1110 AM) in Omaha, as well as other Pinnacle while hitting 48.6 percent from behind the arc. Overall, Nebraska has hit 42.2 percent affiliates across the state. The show will run through from downtown this season, easily ahead of the school-record pace of 38.3 percent set in the end of the Huskers’ season. 2001. Nebraska has been solid on the boards in 2003-04 as it ranks 20th in the nation in rebounding The Alltel margin at +7.4. The Huskers have outrebounded 10 opponents in 15 games, grabbing a 9-1 record in those contests. NU has held an edge on the glass in two of four conference games Barry Collier Show this season after outrebounding just three foes in 16 league games last year. The Alltel Barry Collier Show, a weekly show about NU men's basketball hosted by Larry Senior guard Nate Johnson leads the charge, as he is averaging a team-high 12.5 points Punteney, begins its fourth year in 2003-04. per game while hitting 54.7 percent from the field. Johnson is first in the league in three-point Telecasts can be seen on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. field-goal percentage (58.6), second in percentage (87.5) and 10th in on KOLN in eastern Nebraska, and on other stations percentage. He is the only player in the league to rank in the top 10 of each category. across the midwest. The show will run through the end of the Huskers’ season. Who's Hot? Team Leaders The Huskers have played with a team-first attitude all year, and that has shown through Double-Figure Scoring Games the box scores. Nebraska has just two players averaging double figures, although six are Johnson 10; Drevo 9; Turek 6; Muhleisen 5; Conklin 4; scoring at least six points per game. Four of those six players are hitting at least 50.0 percent Dourisseau 3; Simms 3; Neal Jr. 2; Wilkinson 2 from the floor, with the other two hitting at least 47.0 percent. Double-Figure Rebounding Games  Guard Jason Dourisseau has continued to show improvement in his sophomore Turek 3; Simms 1 season, as he is averaging 7.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game this season. Dourisseau Double-Doubles has hit 52.6 percent from the field this year, including 58.3 percent (14-of-24) in Big 12 Simms 1; Turek 1 Conference action. 20-Point Games Drevo 2; Johnson 2; Turek 2; Dourisseau 1 The Omaha native had one of his best games of the season Wednesday against Baylor in Games Leading NU in Scoring* his first start of the year, and fourth of his career. Dourisseau was put in the lineup in place Johnson 5; Drevo 4; Turek 4; Dourisseau 3; Simms 1; of guard Corey Simms, the Huskers' best defender, to help break the Bears' zone defense. WIlkinson 1 He did just that as he hit 7-of-12 attempts from the floor while adding five rebounds and Games Leading NU in Rebounding* an . Dourisseau scored a game-high 18 points, after gaining just 12 points in his first Turek 6; Drevo 4; Simms 3; Johnson 3; Dourisseau 1; three combined starts last season. Wilkinson 1 Dourisseau hit 3-of-4 attempts from three-point range against Baylor, after hitting just four Games Leading NU in Assists* Richardson Jr. 7; Drevo 2; Muhleisen 2; Neal Jr. 2; Johnson treys in his first 13 games. In fact, Dourisseau has hit seven of his last 11 three-point attempts 1; Turek 1 in his last six games, after going 0-for-6 from three-point range in NU's first eight games. Games Leading NU in Blocks*  Senior Brian Conklin continues his amazing run from three-point range, as the 6-11, 240- Turek 10; Drevo 5; Simms 2; Wilkinson 2; Conklin 1; Dourisseau pounder has hit 53.0 percent (26-of-49) from behind the arc this season while averaging 6.5 1; Stegall 1 points with 3.1 rebounds. He ranks second in the league in three-point field-goal percentage Games Leading NU in Steals* only behind teammate Nate Johnson, who has drilled 58.6 percent from beyond the arc. Drevo 7; Muhleisen 7; Simms 5; Johnson 3; Dourisseau 2; Neal Jr. 2; Richardson Jr. 2; Turek 2; Conklin 1; Wilkinson 1 Conklin's hot hand has been absolutely sizzling the past six games, as he has hit 16-of-24 *includes ties three-point attempts in that span, including 9-of-14 in conference play. Conklin and Johnson are both on pace to smash the NU single-season record for three-point field-goal percentage, which stands at 47.3 percent (Cary Cochran, 2001). Only three players in NU history have hit better than 45.0 percent from behind the arc for a whole season.  Nebraska's defense this season has been one of the best in the nation, as NU has 2 3 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition allowed just 56.7 points per game on 36.4 percent shooting. The scoring defense is the best Head Coach Barry Collier in the Big 12 and 11th in the nation while NU's field-goal percentage defense ranks first in Coach Barry Collier is in his fourth season in the league and fifth in the country. charge of the Husker basketball program. Under The Husker defense shut down Texas' high-flying offense last Saturday, limiting UT to just Collier, Nebraska looks to 63 points after the Longhorns had averaged a nation-leading 90.0 points per game through improve on last season's its first 12 contests. NU then held a depleted Baylor squad to 47 points in a 29-point NU 11-19 record and make victory, the largest margin of victory for the Huskers in a conference game since 1994. a significant move up  Junior forward John Turek is hitting a team-high 59.1 percent from the floor in league the Big 12 standings in 2003-04. play while averaging 8.0 points and 5.3 rebounds. Turek, who entered the season a career Despite injuries and Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 42 percentTradition shooter from | theTeamwork free throw stripe, | Integrity has hit 75.0 | percent Tradition in at the | lineTeamwork league setbacks, | Integrity Nebraska's | Tradition action and 72.7 percent overall. determination never waned last year, as the Huskers set a school Scouting the Tigers record and led the The Missouri Tigers enter Saturday's game with a 7-7 record overall and 2-2 mark in league in three-point field-goal percentage conference play. Missouri, which is just 4-3 at home this season, has won only three of its defense (30.2) while ranking among the league last nine games, and has gone into overtime in each of its past two contests (1-1 record). The leaders in field-goal percentage defense (40.8). It Tigers have won just three games by more than was the third-lowest field-goal percentage defense Team Comparison (2003-04) five points this season, and only one, a 76-56 at Nebraska since 1960-61. MU NU victory over Iowa, by double figures. Collier was named the 25th head coach in 74.5 Points per game 71.5 Nebraska history on April 5, 2000. In his first +1.2 Scoring margin +14.8 Missouri has scored 74.6 points per game this season, the Huskers recorded a 14-16 mark, 44.3 Field goal percentage 48.7 season but has allowed opponents to average finishing among the top 15 teams in the nation 33.3 3-pt. field goal percentage 42.2 73.4 points per game despite MU holding a by hitting 48.7 percent from the floor. The Huskers 6.1 3-pt. field goal made per game 7.0 +7.9 advantage on the glass (40.1-32.1). produced a 13-15 record in Collier's second season, 69.4 Free throw percentage 71.0 Opponents have connected on 43.1 percent as Nebraska set team records for three-pointers 40.1 Rebounds per game 37.8 from the field, including 38.5 percent from made (267) and attempted (729) while ranking +7.9 margin +7.4 beyond the arc, while MU has hit 44.3 percent third in the nation in three-pointers per game (9.5). 14.3 Assists per game 15.7 overall, and just 33.3 percent from three. The Huskers also had the third-fewest turnovers in 15.4 Turnovers per game 14.0 school history with just 317 in 28 games to rank 5.4 Steals per game 7.3 At the free throw line, the Tigers have hit sixth nationally (11.3). 4.9 Blocks per game 4.3 a solid 69.4 percent as a team, and they are Collier came to Nebraska after spending 11 averaging 14.3 assists against 15.4 turnovers years as head coach at Butler. The Bulldogs had a per game. MU has gained 4.9 blocks per contest while allowing just 2.6 blocks per game. 196-132 record during his tenure. Collier coached The Tigers have gotten nearly all of their scoring out of five players, as the five average his alma mater to five 20-win seasons and the between 16.2 and 10.0 points per game. Senior Rickey Paulding leads the way with 16.2 Bulldogs reached the NCAA Tournament in 1997, points per game but is shooting just 38.8 percent from the floor and 33.3 percent from 1998 and 2000. Butler also reached the National outside the arc. Paulding has added 4.6 rebounds and leads the team with 1.0 steals per Invitation Tournament three times under Collier. The Bulldogs won two MCC regular-season titles game. He is also second on the squad with 38 assists and third with nine blocks. under Collier (1997 and 2000), who was named Along with Paulding, two other seniors, Arthur Johnson and Travon Bryant, are adding conference coach of the year four times. 13.6 and 11.0 points per game, respectively. Johnson, who ranks among the career leaders in rebounds and blocks at Missouri, adds 8.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game while hitting 52.5 percent from the floor. Bryant has come on in his final season to average 6.1 rebounds Collier Year-by-Year while hitting a team-high 59.6 percent from the floor, including 50.0 percent from three- At Butler point range. Bryant is second on the squad with 1.6 blocked shots per contest. Season Overall MCC Postseason Newcomer Linas Kleiza has given MU a boost, as the freshman is averaging 11.4 points 1989-90 6-22 2-12 to rank third on the squad while hitting 45.6 percent from the floor. He ranks among the 1990-91 18-11 10-4 NIT league leaders in rebounds with 8.8 boards per game. 1991-92 21-10 7-3 NIT Sophomore guard Jimmy McKinney is Missouri's final double-figure scorer, averaging 10.4 1992-93 11-17 5-9 1993-94 16-13 6-4 points per game while hitting 40.8 percent from the field. McKinney is tied with senior Josh 1994-95 15-12 8-7 Kroenke for second on the squad with 14 three-pointers, and adds a team-high 40 assists 1995-96 19-8 12-4 (2.9 apg) with 3.0 rebounds per game. 1996-97 23-10 12-4 NCAA Missouri is coached by Quin Snyder (Duke, 1989), who is in his fifth season at Missouri and 1997-98 22-11 8-6 NCAA fifth season as a head coach. Snyder, who reached three Final Fours and won two Atlantic 1998-99 22-10 11-3 NIT Coast Conference titles as a player at Duke, owns a 91-56 career record. 1999-2000 23-8 12-2 NCAA Overall 196-132 93-58

Series History At Nebraska The Huskers trail by a 116-83 mark in the all-time series that started in 1907-08 with a Season Overall B12 Postseason Husker 41-30 victory. The Tigers have won eight of the last 10 meetings, including the past 2000-01 14-16 7-9 five straight. 2001-02 13-15 6-10 2002-03 11-19 3-13 MU has won eight straight over Nebraska in Columbia, with the Huskers' last road victory 2003-04 11-4 1-3 over MU coming in a 78-75 win in 1995. Five of those eight games in Columbia have been Overall 49-54 17-35 decided by seven points or less, including three being decided by two points and one in Totals 245-186 110-93 3 NCAA, 3 NIT overtime. Last year, the Huskers fell to Missouri three times, with the final loss coming in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. NU jumped out to a quick lead behind the sharp shooting

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of Andrew USA Today/ESPN Career Stats vs. Missouri Drevo, who Player G-GS MP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb. A TO B S Pts. Avg. Coaches Poll finished with Drevo 3-3 95 18-49 9-28 14-22 31 1 9 3 1 59 19.7 (Week 10 --- Jan. 19, 2004) 21 points and Johnson 3-3 102 16-44 4-14 7-10 15 8 12 0 4 43 14.3 Team (1st place votes)...... Record 10 rebounds, Muhleisen 2-2 55 6-15 3-7 3-4 3 7 4 0 2 18 9.0 1. Duke (25) ...... 14-1 and led by one, Turek 4-4 140 10-30 0-0 3-8 29 3 8 8 0 23 5.8 Conklin 7-1 91 14-33 9-23 1-2 11 0 3 0 1 39 5.6 2. Stanford (5) ...... 14-0 33-32, at the 3. St. Joseph's (1)...... 15-0 Simms 5-3 124 5-13 1-3 11-14 21 3 7 3 1 22 4.5 intermission 4. Connecticut...... 14-2 Dourisseau 3-0 37 1-9 0-6 2-5 1 0 4 0 0 4 1.3 Wilkinson 3-0 23 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.7 5. Cincinnati...... 13-0 before the Tigers Wilbrand 2-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6. LouisvilleTradition...... | Teamwork13-1 | Integrityturned the tide | in Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition the second half. Bohac 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 7. Wake Forest ...... 11-2 Totals 33-16 666 71-193 26-82 41-65 112 22 47 14 9 210 --- 8. Kentucky ...... 11-2 MU came away 9. Pittsburgh ...... 18-0 with a nine-point win, 70-61, to end NU's season. 10. Kansas*...... 11-2 The Huskers fell to the Tigers, 63-56, at home to start the season series in 2002-03. NU also 11. North Carolina ...... 11-3 jumped ahead early in that game and held a 31-22 advantage the break before Missouri put 12. Arizona ...... 11-3 up 41 points in the second half to claim a 63-56 victory. MU then won 67-50 in Columbia. 13. Georgia Tech...... 14-2 14. Texas* ...... 11-2 Several Huskers have had solid games against Missouri, but Drevo has had near-career 15. Gonzaga...... 14-2 games every time against the Tigers. Drevo had a double-double twice vs. MU last year, and 16. Syracuse ...... 13-1 averaged 19.7 points and 10.3 rebounds against Missouri for the season. 17. Florida...... 11-3 John Turek compliments Drevo in the frontcourt and has gained 5.8 points, 7.3 rebounds 18. Texas Tech*...... 14-2 and 2.0 blocks in four career games vs. Missouri, while guard Nate Johnson added 14.3 19. Wisconsin...... 11-3 points and 5.0 rebounds last season against MU. 20. Mississippi State...... 14-1 21. Oklahoma*...... 10-3 22. Vanderbilt...... 13-2 Last Time Out – Nebraska 76, Baylor 47 23. Purdue ...... 12-4 Lincoln – Sophomore Jason Dourisseau took advantage of his first start of the season, 24. Creighton* ...... 13-1 scoring a team-high 18 points, as Nebraska broke a three-game losing streak with a 76-47 25. Oklahoma State*...... 12-2 *-2003-04 Husker opponents victory over Baylor on Wednesday at the Devaney Center. Dourisseau, a 6-5 sophomore, hit 7-of-12 shots from the floor, including 3-of-4 attempts Other Husker opponents receiving votes: Iowa State. from beyond the arc. It was his best offensive performance since a career-high 21-point effort against Lipscomb on Dec. 22. Associated Press Poll The win was the Huskers’ first in Big 12 play after a pair of heartbreaking losses. NU (Week 10 --- Jan. 19, 2004) dropped its first home game of the year with a 68-60 setback against Colorado on Jan. 14, Team (1st place votes)...... Record before seeing No. 18/16 Texas rally in the final minute for a 63-61 win last Saturday. 1. Duke (45) ...... 14-1 The Huskers put together a balanced attack in leading wire to wire against Baylor. Three 2. Stanford (24)...... 14-0 players recorded double-figure points while 11 Huskers broke into the scoring column. 3. St. Joseph's (1)...... 15-0 Senior Brian Conklin and Nate Johnson added 11 points apiece, as the Huskers shot 54 4. Connecticut...... 14-2 percent from the floor, including 11-of-18 from three-point range. 5. Louisville...... 13-1 6. Cincinnati (2) ...... 13-0 The Huskers took much of the suspense out of the game early, holding Baylor without 7. North Carolina ...... 11-3 a field goal for the first 13 minutes while taking a 12-1 lead. The Bears missed their first 13 8. Pittsburgh ...... 18-0 shots from the floor, and shot 24 percent in the first half against Nebraska, which ranks fifth 9. Kentucky ...... 11-2 nationally in field-goal percentage defense. 10. Wake Forest ...... 11-2 The duo of Johnson and Dourisseau nearly outscored the Bears in the first half, as the 11. Georgia Tech...... 14-2 Huskers took a 26-17 lead into the locker room. Dourisseau scored eight points, including 12. Kansas*...... 11-2 two three-pointers, and grabbed four rebounds, while Johnson added seven points off 13. Syracuse ...... 13-1 the bench. The Huskers built a 14-point lead on three occasions in the first period, the last 14. Arizona ...... 11-3 15. Gonzaga...... 14-2 coming at 26-12 after Dourisseu’s three-pointer with 2:48 left in the half. BU closed the 16. Texas* ...... 11-2 period by scoring the last five points to get within nine on Will Allen’s three-pointer with 58 17. Florida...... 11-3 seconds remaining in the opening frame. 18. Texas Tech*...... 14-2 Baylor cut Nebraska’s lead to seven points in the opening minutes of the second half 19. Mississippi State...... 14-1 before the Huskers erupted for a 13-2 run, extending the margin to 39-21 with 15:38 on a 20. Oklahoma*...... 10-3 dunk by Dourisseau. The Bears made one last spurt, closing to within 39-26 after Terrance 21. Wisconsin...... 11-3 Thomas scored five straight points. Conklin put the game out of reach, scoring nine of his 22. Vanderbilt...... 13-2 11 points – all from three-point range – during a 13-0 spurt and the Huskers cruised in the 23. Purdue ...... 12-4 24. Oklahoma State*...... 12-2 final 10 minutes. Conkin hit 15-of-23 (65.2 percent) three-point attempts against the Bears 25. South Carolina...... 16-2 in his Husker career. *-2003-04 Husker opponents Thomas led Baylor with 16 points and nine rebounds, and was the only player in double figures for BU, which shot just 31 percent from the floor for the game. Other Husker opponents receiving votes: Creighton. Nebraska postgame notes vs. Baylor  Nebraska improved to 9-5 in the all-time series against Baylor and 6-0 at home in Lincoln. The home team has won the past five regular-season meetings, while the NU victory snapped a two-game BU winning streak.  The Huskers equalled their win total from 2002-03, as they picked up their 11th victory in 15 games this year. The win was also the 10th at home this season, as NU has a 10-1 4 5 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition record at the Devaney Center. It marks the 22nd time in 28 seasons in the BDSC that the Around the Big 12 Huskers have won at least 10 games at home. (Records through Jan. 21)  Sophomore guard Jason Dourisseau made his first start of the season and fourth career Team Overall Big 12 start. Dourisseau had a combined 12 points and seven rebounds in his first three starts, Texas Tech 15-2 3-0 before coming out with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting and five rebounds Wednesday. It was Texas 12-2 3-0 his third double-figure scoring night of the season and first since Dec. 22 when he scored Kansas 11-3 3-0 Oklahoma State 13-2 3-1 a career-high 21 vs. Lipscomb. Iowa State 11-3 2-1  Nebraska, which has one of the stingiest defenses in the nation, held Baylor without a Colorado 10-5 2-2 single point until the 12:51 mark of the first half when R.T. Guinn hit the third of three free Missouri 7-7 2-2 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition throws. BUTradition was held without | Teamwork a field goal for | the Integrity first 12:52 of| theTradition game, until | Matt Teamwork Sayman Kansas | Integrity State | 9-5 Tradition 1-2 hit a three-pointer with 7:08 left before halftime. The Bears were 0-of-13 from the field to Nebraska 11-4 1-3 start the game. Oklahoma 10-4 0-3  The Huskers have led at halftime of every home game this season, including leading 9- Texas A&M 7-7 0-3 of-11 games by double figures. The only times NU has not led by double figures at the break Baylor 5-11 0-3 this year are in Big 12 play (one-point lead vs. Colorado; nine-point advantage vs. Baylor). Coming Up – Saturday, Jan. 24  Nebraska, which ranks 20th nationally in rebounding margin, outrebounded BU 39-25, Kansas State at Oklahoma, ESPN+, 12:30 p.m. including 20-14 in the first half. Thirteen Huskers finished with a rebound, including eight Oklahoma State at Texas, ESPN+, 3 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas A&M, 5 p.m. with at least three boards. Iowa State at Baylor, ESPN+, 7 p.m.  NU held Baylor to 17 points in the first half, the seventh time this season NU has held its opponent to fewer 20 points in a period, including five times in the opening period. Big 12 Team Stats  Jake Muhleisen had a career-high five steals against Baylor, setting a Husker season (Statistics through Jan. 21) high. Harvey Thomas also had five steals for BU, the first time NU allowed at least five steals Scoring Offense Big 12 Leader to an individual since had five on March 3, 2001. 10. Nebraska...... 71.5 1. Texas...... 87.0  Scoring Defense Big 12 Leader Freshman Charles Richardson Jr. had six assists against the Bears, his second-highest 1. Nebraska ...... 56.7 1. Nebraska ...... 56.7 single-game mark this season. Richardson now has 21 assists and zero turnovers in the past Scoring Margin Big 12 Leader six games combined and leads the Huskers with 47 assists (against 18 turnovers). 3. Nebraska ...... +14.8 1. Oklahoma St...... +18.5  The win was NU’s first in conference action this season, as the Huskers improved to Free Throw Percentage Big 12 Leader 3. Nebraska ...... 71.0 1. Kansas ...... 75.6 1-3 on the year against Big 12 play. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader  Baylor's 47 points were the fewest points NU has allowed in a conference game since 2. Nebraska ...... 48.7 1. Oklahoma St...... 51.8 giving up just 43 to Oklahoma in Lincoln on Jan. 18, 1998. It was the largest margin of Field Goal Pct. Defense Big 12 Leader 1. Nebraska ...... 36.4 1. Nebraska ...... 36.4 victory for the Huskers in a conference game since winning by 39 against Colorado on Jan. 3-pt. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader 8, 1994. 1. Nebraska ...... 42.2 1. Nebraska ...... 42.2  NU held BU to just 30.8 percent shooting for the game, including 24.0 percent in the 3-pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense Big 12 Leader first half. It was the eighth time this season NU held its opponent to less than 35.0 percent 2. Nebraska ...... 30.5 1. Kansas State...... 27.9 Rebounding Offense Big 12 Leader shooting from the floor. 8. Nebraska ...... 37.8 1. Texas...... 44.8  Nebraska’s 29-point victory was its ninth of the year by double figures, as the Huskers Rebounding Defense Big 12 Leader now own a 9-1 mark this season in games decided by 15 points or more. NU is 2-3 in games 1. Nebraska ...... 30.4 1. Nebraska ...... 30.4 Rebounding Margin Big 12 Leader decided by 14 or fewer points. 4. Nebraska ...... +7.4 1. Texas...... +11.4 Blocked Shots Big 12 Leader 8. Nebraska ...... 4.3 1. Colorado...... 6.5 Taking the Point Assists Big 12 Leader After guard Jake Muhleisen was lost for the final 15 games of the 2002-03 regular season 6. Nebraska ...... 15.7 1. Texas A&M...... 17.7 with a fractured right hip, the Huskers' need for depth at the point became more obvious Steals Big 12 Leader 8. Nebraska ...... 7.3 1. Texas Tech ...... 10.0 as NU struggled to an 11-19 record last year, including 3-13 in Big 12 play. This year, Muhleisen is healthy and a pair of newcomers have supplied that depth while helping the Huskers become one of the most efficient offenses in the league. Nebraska has Big 12 Individual Stats Scoring Big 12 Leader averaged 71.5 points per game on 48.7 percent shooting from the floor – including 42.2 20. Johnson ...... 12.5 1. Emmett, TTU...... 22.1 percent from beyond the arc – while averaging 15.7 assists against 14.0 turnovers per game. 26. Drevo ...... 11.1 Those totals are dramatically better than last season when NU averaged 63.3 points on 39.8 Rebounding Big 12 Leader 15. Turek ...... 6.5 1.Vroman, ISU ...... 10.2 percent shooting with 11.2 assists and 14.4 turnovers. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader Because of his experience, Muhleisen has still run the offense from the point late in tight 10. Johnson ...... 54.7 1. Two Players...... 61.5 games, but the addition of point guards Marcus Neal Jr. and Charles Richardson Jr. has Free Throw Percentage Big 12 Leader allowed NU to have two ballhandlers on the floor the majority of the time, as Muhleisen 2. Johnson...... 87.5 1. Sullivan, ISU ...... 96.6 3-pt. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader moves to the wing when one of the newcomers enters the game. Richardson had already 1. Johnson...... 58.6 1. Johnson, NU .....58.6 signed with NU before Muhleisen's injury (early signee in fall 2002), while Neal signed with 2. Conklin...... 53.1 the Huskers out of Polk (Fla.) C.C. in the spring of 2003. 8. Muhleisen...... 41.5 15. Drevo ...... 38.6 Neal has averaged a respectable 3.0 points with 1.6 assists per game in his first season in 3-pt. Field Goals Made Big 12 Leader Division I, but Richardson has made the biggest impact as he: t8. Conklin...... 1.73 1. Sullivan, ISU ...... 2.7  leads the squad with 47 assists (2.9 apg) against just 18 turnovers Assists Big 12 Leader  has been flawless the past six games, recording 21 assists with no turnovers in 20.7 None ...... 1. Miles, KU ...... 6.5 Steals Big 12 Leader minutes per game None ...... 1. Allen, OSU...... 2.2  ranks second in the league in assist:turnover ratio at 2.6:1, and first in conference play Blocked Shots Big 12 Leader with 12 assists and no turnovers in four games t9. Turek ...... 1.5 1. Homan, ISU...... 3.2  Assist:Turnover Ratio Big 12 Leader is on pace to become just the fourth freshman in NU history to record at least 80 assists 2. Richardson Jr...... 2.6:1 1. Lucas, OSU...... 3.2:1 in his rookie campaign. 4 5 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Nebraska Media Policies Husker Offense Starting to Click Postgame Procedures After changing the Huskers' scheme in the offseason, Coach Barry Collier has seen his Following Nebraska's home contests, Coach team's offensive production start to take off in the past month. Collier will meet with the media following a brief Nebraska is averaging 71.5 points per game through 15 contests, which ranks 10th in the cooling-off period in the postgame interview room, league standings, ahead of Oklahoma (69.5) and Baylor (65.3), and just behind Colorado located near the southeast corner of floor (NOTE: this room is not the media work room this year). (73.1) and Kansas State (71.6). While it still has much room to improve, the Huskers' scoring Requested players will be available following total is eight points higher than last season's average (63.3), and nearly seven points higher Collier's press briefing. On the road, Coach Collier than NU's mark through 15 games in 2002-03. and at least two players will be made available Against Baylor, the Huskers topped the 70-point plateau for the ninth time this season. outside of Traditionthe Huskers' locker | Teamworkroom. | IntegrityEarlier in the |year, Tradition NU recorded | at Teamwork least 70 points in| six Integrity straight games, | Tradition the first time topping Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 70 points for that long since 1996-97. Last year, NU reached the mark just six times in 30 Media Credentials games. Credential requests should be faxed to Vicki The Huskers are hitting 48.7 percent from the field to rank second in the league, and 42.2 Cartwright's attention at (402) 472-2005 or sent to percent from three-point range to rank first in the Big 12 standings. Nebraska's 105 treys Nebraska Sports Information, 116 South Stadium, rank second in the conference, behind only Texas (106). P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123. Combining that efficient offensive approach with the Huskers' relentless defense, Nebraska has won nine games by double figures, including six by at least 20 points. NU won seven Interview Requests games by at least 20 points in Coach Collier's first three years. Nebraska players or coaches are available for interviews daily after practice and at press conferences, as scheduled. NU will practice from Huskers Nearly Perfect at Home 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. during the first semester Nebraska's strong start this season has came behind a solid effort at the Bob Devaney and from 3:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. during the second semseter. The best time to reach Coach Barry Collier Sports Center, where the Huskers opened the year with nine straight victories. Add in a pair for an interview is immediately following practice of wins in NU's final two home games last season and the Huskers' home winning streak or on the Big 12 weekly teleconference. reached 11 games before being snapped in a 68-60 loss to Colorado on Jan. 14. Interview requests should be directed to The streak was the longest since NU won 11 home games from 1996-97 to 1997-98. Assistant SID Jerry Trickie, at (402) 472-7779 or Overall, it tied for the 11th-longest home winning streak in school history. The last time NU (402) 540-0269. Interviews should be requested won more than 11 straight home contests came from 1993-94 to 1994-95, when NU won one day in advance. 12 straight before falling to Missouri at the Devaney Center. Nebraska has been outstanding at home since moving into the Devaney Center in the NU Weekly Press Conferences 1976-77 season. The Huskers hold a 327-101 (.764) record at home during that span, including Nebraska coaches and players will be available at weekly press gatherings at the Devaney Center 22 seasons (of 28 including this year) of at least 10 home wins. The Huskers' home winning beginning in December. Contact SID Jerry Trickie percentage ranked 30th nationally among schools with at least 400 games at their current at 402-472-7779 for times and details of the next arena entering the season, according to College Basketball News' website, rpiratings.com. press conference. With a 10-1 mark at home, the Huskers have already surpassed last year's win total at home, as Nebraska went 9-6 at the Devaney Center in 2002-03. Nebraska has defeated a ranked team at home 21 times during that span, including once in each of Coach Collier's Big 12 Teleconference first three seasons. Overall, the Huskers are 39-17 at home during his tenure. The session schedule for 2003-04 is: Tuesdays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 Playing with Passion Mondays, Despite coming off the bench in 12 of the 14 games he has played in, senior guard Nate Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26; Johnson has been a catalyst for Nebraska's offense this season. Johnson, who has had a Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; positive, team-first attitude since joining the Huskers in 2002, leads the Huskers with 12.5 March 1, 9, 16*. *For coaches advancing to the NCAA Tournament and NIT. points per game. He is one of just two Huskers, along with senior Andrew Drevo, currently averaging better than 10 points per game, and leads the team by hitting 54.7 percent from 10:00-10:10 a.m. – Bill Self, Kansas the floor and 58.6 percent from three-point range. 10:10-10:20 a.m. – Melvin Watkins, Texas A&M Johnson has performed well throughout the season, but had possibly the best performance 10:20-10:30 a.m. – Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State of his career near the end of the non-conference slate against Minnesota. The Kansas City, 10:30-10:40 a.m. – Scott Drew, Baylor 10:40-10:50 a.m. – Quin Snyder, Missouri Kan., native scored a game-high 25 points while adding six rebounds (tied for team high), 10:50-11:00 a.m. – Bob Knight, Texas Tech three assists and two steals. The 25 points tied Johnson's career high set in a 79-75 overtime 11:00-11:10 a.m. – Ricardo Patton, Colorado victory against Denver last season. 11:10-11:20 a.m. – Jim Wooldridge, Kansas State Johnson's performance against Minnesota was at least as impressive as last year's meeting 11:20-11:30 a.m. – Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma with Denver at home. Against the Pioneers in 2002-03, Johnson scored 12 points in the 11:30-11:40 a.m. – Barry Collier, Nebraska final two minutes of regulation and overtime, while hitting 9-of-13 attempts from the charity 11:40-11:50 a.m. – Rick Barnes, Texas stripe. 11:50-Noon – Wayne Morgan, Iowa State Playing on the road against Minnesota on Dec. 29, Johnson hit 7-of-12 attempts from the Noon to 12:10 p.m. – Selected Student-Athlete floor and 9-of-10 from the foul line. Johnson had 10 straight points for the Huskers in the Media members who want to join the conference first half, helping Nebraska stay within striking distance as it trailed by just one, 32-31, at call should contact Big 12 Associate Media the intermission. In the second frame, Johnson added 15 points, including a pair of three- Relations Director Chris Theisen at (214) 753- pointers in a 36-second span. The two treys were part of six straight for the Huskers during 0107 for the call-in number. a 26-6 run. Johnson also hit 7-of-8 free throw attempts in the final 2:34 to ice the contest. Johnson has not let up since the contest vs. the Gophers. Against St. Francis (Pa.), he scored a team-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor, including hitting all four of his attempts from behind the arc. In the Big 12 opener at Iowa State, Johnson scored a 6 7 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition team-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting while adding five rebounds and four assists, before Big 12 in the RPI coming back with 13 points and four rebounds against Colorado. (From collegerpi.com; Records include only games Johnson has averaged 16.2 points per game since the Minnesota contest (six games), against Division I opponents; RPI rankings as of while adding 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in a team-high 27.2 minutes (five games off the Jan. 19) bench). He has hit 54.2 percent (32-of-59) from the floor, 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from three- Team Record RPI Rank Kansas 10-2 0.6581 8 point range and 88.5 percent (23-of-26) from the line in that span. Texas Tech 14-2 0.6526 12 Texas 11-2 0.6282 25 Bombs Away Oklahoma State 11-2 0.6076 33 Iowa State 9-3 0.5894 49 Coming into the season, the Huskers believed they could be a much better shooting team Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | TeamworkMissouri | Integrity 7-6 | Tradition0.5835 56 than last year. So far, that has been exactly the case, especially from long range. Nebraska 10-4 0.5776 63 Nebraska has hit 42.2 percent from beyond the arc this season to lead the conference Colorado 9-4 0.5755 66 in three-point field-goal percentage and rank 13th nationally. Iowa State is second behind Oklahoma 10-3 0.5735 68 the Huskers, hitting 40.6 percent from downtown this season. Kansas State 8-5 0.5259 119 The Huskers' average is up considerably from last year's 30.2 percent shooting from long Texas A&M 7-6 0.4475 228 range. In fact, if Nebraska finishes the season at its current pace, it would be the highest Baylor 4-9 0.4254 259 mark in school history, surpassing the school-record 38.3 percent the Huskers recorded in 2000-01. Only twice – in 1991-92 and 2000-01 – has NU shot better than 37.0 percent as Opponent Watch a team from three-point range for a whole season. (Records through Jan. 21) The Huskers have hit 105-of-249 three-point field-goal attempts this season, averaging 7.0 Team Record treys per game. Nebraska hit a season-high 11 three-pointers on the road against Minnesota Fairleigh Dickinson ...... 8-6 on Dec. 29, marking the first time since February 2002 that NU had at least 10 treys on the Eastern Michigan ...... 6-8 road. NU matched that mark with 11 treys on 18 attempts against Baylor on Jan. 21. Arizona State ...... 7-7 The Huskers' rate of success from downtown has it on pace for 189 three-pointers through South Florida ...... 6-8 the regular season, which would rank third in NU single-season history. Each of Coach Delaware State...... 6-8 Creighton...... 13-2 Collier's first three squads currently rank in the top 10, including a Nebraska record 267 Tennessee...... 10-4 three-pointers in 2001-02. Bethune-Cookman...... 3-12 Lipscomb...... 4-11 Minnesota...... 8-6 Going Deep St. Francis (Pa.) ...... 5-9 For the first time in recent years, the Cornhuskers have a deep bench that has proven Totals...... 76-81 valuable to the Huskers this season. The Huskers have gotten at least 10 players into every contest in 2003-04, including all 15 active players five times. Nebraska's bench has outscored its opponents' bench by a 467-227 margin this year for an average scoring advantage of Running Away plus-15.0 (30.1-15.1). The 467 bench points equate to 43.5 percent of NU's total scoring Runs of at least eight straight points this season. Nebraska: 3 vs. Bethune-Cookman (19-0 1st half; 21-0 1st half to Nebraska's bench provided outstanding performances against many oppoents this year. 2nd half; 8-0 2nd half) Possibly the best effort came against Minnesota when the bench helped NU to its first road 2 vs. Iowa State (11-0 1st half; 12-0 2nd half) win of the season with a 77-60 victory. Players coming off NU's bench contributed 56 points 2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (10-0 1st half; 9-0 1st half to 2nd half) 2 vs. Minnesota (9-0 2nd half; 9-0 2nd half) in the victory – just four less than Minnesota's total – and outscored UM's bench by 49 2 vs. Lipscomb (9-0 1st half; 8-0 1st half) points. The Huskers' reserves hit 18-of-29 field-goal attempts against the Gophers, including 2 vs. Delaware State (8-0 1st half; 8-0 2nd half) 9-of-12 from downtown, while the Husker starters were 9-of-23 from the field and 2-of-8 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (10-0 1st half; 8-0 1st half) from long range. Nate Johnson led the charge with a career-high tying 25 points off the 1 vs. Baylor (13-0 2nd half) 1 vs. Texas (12-0 2nd half) bench, while Brian Conklin set a season high with 17 points, including hitting 5-of-6 from 1 vs. Tennessee (8-0 1st half) three-point range. 1 vs. South Florida (9-0 1st half) NU's bench continued the barrage against St. Francis (Pa.) to end the non-conference 1 vs. Arizona State (9-0 1st half) 1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (9-0 1st half to 2nd half) slate, as the Husker reserves outscored the Red Flash's reserves 52-15 giving NU a 108-22 advantage in bench scoring in the back-to-back games. Opponents: 3 by Iowa State (10-0 1st half, ended by Johnson 2-ptr.; 9-0 1st half, ended by Muhleisen 3-ptr.; 9-0 2nd, Husker Men and Women Combine for Success ended by Turek 2-ptr.) The Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball teams had a record start during the 2003- 2 by Texas (9-0 1st half, ended by Conklin 3-ptr.; 8-0 1st haf to 2nd half, ended by Turek 2-ptr.) 04 season after each team finished non-league play with a 10-1 mark. The 20 combined 2 by Eastern Michigan (9-0 2nd half, ended by Conklin wins in non-league play were more than the total wins the teams combined for all of last 3-ptr.; 8-0 2nd half, ended by Wilbrand 2-ptr.) season (19). 1 by Creighton (10-0 1st half, ended by Drevo 2-ptr.) 1 by Lipscomb (8-0 2nd half, ended by Drevo 2-ptr.) The Huskers' combined 20-2 mark in non-conference play easily bettered the previous 1 by Minnesota (8-0 1st half, ended by Muhleisen 3-ptr.) 22-game combined starts of the programs, which has occurred on four occasions with a combined 18-4 record. The most regular-season non-conference wins the Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball programs combined for is 21 (against four losses). That mark came in 1991-92, when the men rolled to an 11-1 mark, while the women notched a 10-3 record. With the men's victory over Baylor on Wednesday, the teams currently own a 24-7 combined record.

6 7 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Huskers in the Pros Doling out the 'D' Nebraska has had 24 players selected in the Nebraska was one of the top defensive units in the rugged Big 12 Conference in 2002-03 NBA draft since 1949, with and has been just as successful this season. The Huskers are allowing opponents to hit just being the latest selection in 1999 (2nd round, 36.4 percent (294-of-807) from the floor – the top mark in the Big 12 Conference. NU has 50th pick). There were three former Huskers allowed only 30.5 percent (90-of-295) from behind the arc to rank second in the league on opening-day rosters this season, including standings. Eric Piatkowski (Houston Rockets; 5.3 ppg, The Huskers have had several outstanding single-game defensive performances this 1.6 rpg), Tyronn Lue (Orlando Magic; 11.0 season, including: ppg, 3.8 apg) and Erick Strickland (Milwaukee  On Dec. 6, NU limited South Florida to just 2-of-19 shooting from three-point range, Bucks; 5.7Tradition ppg, 2.1 apg). | MikkiTeamwork Moore was | Integritythe lowest single-game| Tradition opponent | Teamwork three-point field-goal | Integrity percentage | Tradition (.105) in four years Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition also on the Seattle SuperSonics preseason under Coach Collier. roster, but was released in October before  NU's defensive performance against Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 20 ended in record- the start of the season. Moore then signed setting fashion. The Huskers limited BCC to just 26 points for the game, the lowest point with the New Jersey Nets on Dec. 22 but total allowed by NU since a 33-23 victory over Kansas State in 1941. It was the second time was recently released. He opened the season in two weeks Nebraska's defensive effort had set or tied the Devaney Center record for with the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBDL, where lowest opponent point total. Delaware State tied the previous building low of 39 points on he averaged more than 20 points and nine Dec. 8. Bethune-Cookman was held to 14 points in the first period and just 12 points in the rebounds per game. second frame, tying the building record low for points a period. BCC also shot a Devaney The three Huskers on opening-day NBA Center record low 21.2 percent (11-of-52) from the field. rosters tied for the third-most representatives  Nebraska was also efficient on defense the previous game against Tennessee when the of any team in the Big 12 this year. Kansas led Huskers held UT to just three field goals in the first half, including only one from two-point the way with eight former players opening range, a dunk with 9.9 seconds remaining in the half. UT shot 27.8 percent for the game. the season in the NBA, while Iowa State was The three field goals is the fewest NU has allowed in one period since the 1987 NIT, when second with four former Cyclones in the the Huskers gave up just three field goals while holding Arkansas to a Devaney Center-low league. NU and Missouri had three players 12 points in the first half. apiece, while Texas and Texas Tech each had The Huskers finished last year ranked first in the league in three-point field-goal percentage two on the list. Baylor, Colorado, Oklahoma defense by allowing opponents to hit just 30.2 percent (193-of-639) from behind the arc. and Oklahoma each had one while Kansas The total was a Nebraska single-season record, breaking the previous mark of 30.3 percent State and Texas A&M were the only league (154-of-508) set by the 1992-93 squad. members without a former player on an The overall defensive effort by the Huskers in 2002-03 was also outstanding. Nebraska opening-day roster. Former Husker Eric limited opponents to just 40.8 percent shooting from the field for the season to rank seventh Piatkowski has the second-longest tenure in the league statistics. The top six in the conference were also among the top 30 nationally. of current Big 12 players in the league with The total was the third-lowest at Nebraska since 1960-61, which is the last time the Huskers nine years, trailing only Anthony Peeler (11 limited their opponents to less than 40 percent from the field for a whole season. Nebraska years). held 13 opponents to less than 40 percent from the field in 2002-03, including six to less Nebraska also has had several players than 35 percent. playing overseas in recent years. This season, Cookie Belcher is playing his third season with Hitting 100 Laurentia Biella in Italy's 'A' League (17.0 ppg, One of the most prolific long range shooters in Nebraska history, forward Brian Conklin 4.9 rpg), while Kimani Ffriend is playing with is getting back on track in his final year in Lincoln, starting the regular season on a tear. the Yugoslavian team Reflex (11.2 ppg, 5.5 The 6-11, 240-pounder has rpg). Eric Johnson (Galicia; 12.1 ppg, 2.2 Career Three-Point Field Goals Made come off the bench in every contest 1. Cary Cochran (1999-2002) ...... 268 apg) and Venson Hamilton (Bilbao; 13.9 this season to average 6.5 points ppg, 8.2 rpg) are playing in Spain. Richard 2. Eric Piatkowski (1991-94) ...... 202 with 3.1 rebounds in 13.3 minutes 3. Jaron Boone (1993-96) ...... 181 van Poelgeest is playing in Denmark (Weert; of action. 4. Erick Strickland (1993-96)...... 179 10.8 ppg, 10.1 rpg), while Steffon Bradford is Conklin has been deadly from 5. Cookie Belcher (1997-2001)...... 146 playing in Korea (Seoul SK Knights; 19.1 ppg, downtown, as he ranks second 6. Tyronn Lue (1996-98)...... 145 8.8 rpg). All statistics are through Jan. 11. in the conference standings for 7. Brian Conklin (2001-present) ...... 136 three-point field goal percentage 8. Ray Richardson (1989-90) ...... 105 9. Chris Cresswell (1990-92)...... 103 There Is No Place Like by knocking down 53.1 percent 10. Jamar Johnson (1992-94) ...... 95 from behind the arc. The only Nebraska player in the league shooting better from long range is his teammate, Nate Johnson, who The Huskers have set out to keep the best leads the Big 12 by hitting 58.6 percent from three. Conklin is also tied for eighth in the players in the state at home and the results league with 1.73 three-pointers per contest. have been positive. Nebraska has two state Conklin has hit 26-of-49 three-point attempts this year, including 16 of his last 24 (66.7 players of the year (Jake Muhleisen, 2001; percent) over the past six games. Conklin's 26 three-pointers through 15 games paces the Wes Wilkinson, 2002) on its current roster, Huskers, and are four more than his total of 22 treys in 30 games last year. and now have eight in-state players on the The Hubbard, Ohio, native started the season on a high note, as he produced 13 points roster. Last season, NU had nine players from and grabbed three rebounds in NU's 80-64 season-opening victory over Fairleigh Dickinson. the Cornhusker state, the most in 30 years. Conklin hit 5-of-8 field goal attempts from the floor, including 3-of-5 three-point attempts. Conklin then hit 7-of-20 three-point attempts over the next eight games before making five treys against Minnesota on the road. He was 5-of-6 from three-point range while helping Nebraska to a season-high 11 triples on night. Conklin became only the ninth Husker in history to record at least 100 career three-pointers 8 9 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition last season. He finished the year with 110 career treys and currently ranks seventh on the Road Construction To NU career list with 136, just 11 three-pointers shy of moving into the school's top five. Cary Cochran owns the NU career mark with 268 three-pointers in his four-year career. Change Traffi c Flow Near Conklin hit his 100th career three-pointer against Oklahoma State last season, when he recorded three triples. Two weeks later, Conklin hit a season-high five three-pointers against Devaney Center Baylor. The five treys tied Jake Muhleisen's mark for the single-game season high. During the week of January 26, the While Conklin hit 25.9 percent (22-of-85) in 2002-03 as opponents keyed on him outside traffic flow on both 16th and 17th Streets the arc, he ranks fourth in the NU record book for career three-point field-goal percentage NORTH of Nebraska Hall will change. Part at 40.2 (136-of-338). Conklin set the NU sophomore record when he drained 65 treys while of this change will include the new “Y Street Connector”, which is the new road Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition helping NUTradition set the school | Teamworkrecord with 267 | three-pointers Integrity as | a team.Tradition He also ranks| Teamwork seventh | Integrity | Tradition on the NU freshman chart with 23 in 2000. between 16th & 17th Streets on the north side of Nebraska Hall (referred to from here on as the “Connector”). This is necessary Lead Blockers because the bridge over the creek on Junior forward John Turek is in the starting lineup for the third straight season after leading 17th Street (between the Connector and the team in blocked shots each of the past two years. Turek, who has recorded 23 of NU's Y Street) will be removed in preparation for 64 blocked shots this season, could Career Blocked Shots the new Antelope Creek channel. become just the fourth player to 1. Venson Hamilton (1996-99)...... 241 lead NU in blocked shots for three 2. Mikki Moore (1994-97) ...... 236 Here is a short summary of the traffic straight seasons. Only one Husker 3. Rich King (1988-91)...... 183 flow: (Dave Hoppen) has ever had at 4. Kimani Ffriend (2000-01)...... 159 Normal one-way traffic on both 16th & least a share of the team lead for 5. Derrick Chandler (1992-93) ...... 144 17th Streets SOUTH of the Connector. four straight years. 6. John Turek (2002-present) ...... 114 16th Street (north of the Connector) 7. Cookie Belcher (1997-2001)...... 83 Turek ranks sixth in the NU 8. Carl Hayes (1990-92) ...... 70 will be 2-way (north-south) traffic with a record book for career blocks 9. Eric Piatkowski (1991-94) ...... 64 center turn lane from the Connector to the with 114. He became just the sixth Bruce Chubick (1991-94)...... 64 17th & Holdrege Street intersection. player in NU history to record 100 The Connector will be one-way (2 blocked shots, reaching the mark when he recorded a season-high four against Delaware lanes) west-bound to direct north-bound State. traffic on 17th Street to 16th Street where Turek finished last season as only the second sophomore in NU history with at least 90 cars can either turn north or south on 16th career blocks. He recorded 52 of Nebraska's 96 blocked shots in 2002-03 and ranked sixth in Street from the Connector. the Big 12 Conference for blocked shots with 1.73 per game. Overall Nebraska returned 98.9 17th Street NORTH of Y Street will be 2- percent of its blocked shots from last season, including Turek and Andrew Drevo (19). way (north-south) with a center turn lane. Y Street will be 2-way as normal. The Holdrege & 17th Streets Tough Schedule Ahead intersection will have signal lights to allow Nebraska’s schedule is again one of the toughest in the nation, as it has been the past traffic to go straight or turn right or left three years when the Huskers ranked among the top 60 nationally in schedule strength. through the intersection from any of the During 2003-04, NU faces a slate of teams that posted a 407-280 record last year, including four directions. 12 teams that reached postseason play (eight NCAA, four NIT). The Huskers' non-league slate is normally set to help Nebraska get ready for the Big 12 season, and this year was no different. Nebraska played teams from some of the top leagues in the nation in non-conference play, including from the Big Ten, Pac-10, Southeastern and Missouri Valley conferences, and Conference USA. NU earned a 4-1 record against teams from those leagues. That strong non-league schedule prepared Nebraska well for the rugged grind of the Big 12 campaign. NU is in its eighth season in the Big 12 Conference in 2003-04. Nebraska has defeated eight ranked league opponents since the start of Big 12 competition, but has not been ranked since joining the Big 12. The league has sent two teams to the NCAA Final Four the past two years, with Big 12 teams producing a 500-299 record.

Huskers Succeed On and Off the Court Working hard in the Nebraska basketball program means more than just setting screens, diving for a loose ball and lifting weights. It means getting the job done in the classroom, something the Huskers have been highly successful at under Coach Barry Collier. Nebraska owns a 3.08 cumulative grade-point average through the end of the fall 2003 semester. During the fall term, nine Huskers earned at least a 3.0 GPA, including two – senior Brian Conklin and sophomore Bronsen Schliep – who had perfect 4.0 GPAs. Schliep, a walk- on with the basketball team who is also a Regents and Peter Kiwit Scholar at Nebraska, has maintained a 4.0 GPA during his career (five semesters plus summer terms). Last year, forward John Turek and center Tony Wilbrand were among 15 student-athletes named to the 2003 academic All-Big 12 Team. Turek, who became the 33rd Husker to be named to the academic all-conference first team, was the third Husker to be selected to the first team under Collier, joining Cary Cochran and Brian Conklin who earned the honor in 2002. In the previous 10 years, only five Huskers had been named to the first team. 8 9 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Eight Huskers were named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their academic Huskers by Class achievement in the 2002 fall and 2003 spring semesters. Overall, six Huskers have accounted Seniors (4) Adam Bohac, Brian Conklin, Andrew Drevo, for 23 honor roll certificates over the past four years. Nate Johnson The academic all-conference team was made up of student-athletes who competed in at Juniors (4) least 60 percent of their team’s games and held at least a 3.2 GPA (cumulative or the past Marcus Neal Jr., Jake Muhleisen, Corey two semesters) for the first team and between a 3.0 and 3.19 for the second team. Simms, John Turek Sophomores (4) Jason Dourisseau, Bronsen Schliep, Tony NU Signs Three to National Letters of Intent Wilbrand, Wes Wilkinson Shooting guard Joe McCray (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute), center FreshmenTradition (4) | Teamwork | IntegrityAleks Maric | (Sydney, Tradition Australia; | LifeTeamwork Center [N.J.] | Academy) Integrity and | forward Tradition Dillion Sneed Bob Kempf, James Reynolds, Charles Richardson Jr., (Chicago, Ill.; Colby [Kan.] CC) have signed national letters of intent to attend the University Shuan Stegall of Nebraska and play basketball beginning in the 2004-05 season, Nebraska Coach Barry Collier announced during the early signing period. Huskers by State McCray was tabbed No. 53 among high school seniors by The Sporting News, and California (1) among the top 100 seniors by ESPN.com, Athlon and Lindy’s. McCray was rated the James Reynolds country’s best scoring guard by Rivalhoops.com and the No. 20 shooting guard by Athlon. Georgia (1) McCray led Dillard (Fla.) High School to four straight state titles in Florida’s largest class (6A) Shuan Stegall under Coach Darrel Burrows. McCray is attending prep school at the Laurinburg (N.C.) Illinois (1) Institute this year under Coach Chris Chaney. Charles Richardson Jr. A 6-11, 269-pounder, Maric (pronounced MAR-itch) is a talented post player who is a Iowa (1) John Turek physical presence in the paint. He also possesses a solid shooting touch and range with Kansas (1) tremendous strength and has the ability to run the floor well for a big man. A native of Nate Johnson Sydney, Australia, Maric came to the United States in late October, and was quickly ranked Maryland (1) among the top 70 prep players nationally by Hoop Scoop. Playing at the Australian Institute Marcus Neal Jr. for Sport under Coach Marty Clarke last year, Maric averaged 10 points and 13 rebounds Missouri (1) last season, and helped his team to the gold medal at the Under-19 World Championships Corey Simms in Greece in 2003. Maric is enrolled at Life Center Academy, an independent private Nebraska (8) Christian high school in Burlington, N.J. Adam Bohac, Jason Dourisseau, Andrew Drevo, Bob Kempf, Jake Muhleisen, Bronsen A 6-7, 230-pound forward, Sneed significantly boosted his rating with his solid play at the Schleip, Tony Wilbrand, Wes Wilkinson King of the Court All-American Junior College Challenge and Rick Ball’s Elite Eighty Camp this Ohio (1) past summer. Sneed helped Colby (Kan.) Community College to a top-10 national ranking Brian Conklin and a 7-0 start in 2003-04. He averaged 8.4 points and 6.1 rebounds in 19 minutes per game to start the season, while hitting 26-of-34 shots (.765) from the floor. Huskers by Major Business (3) Andrew Drevo (Administration), John Turek Quick Shots (Marketing), Bronsen Schliep (Ad min is tra tion)  Nebraska’s 10 victories in the non-conference season were the most in four years under Communication Studies (1) Coach Barry Collier. NU won seven non-league games in each of Collier’s first two years and Jason Dourisseau won eight contests before Big 12 play last year. Computer Science (1)  The Huskers have hit 48.7 percent from the field, a much-improved percentage over last Tony Wilbrand year's 39.8 percent. Nebraska is also hitting better at the foul line, where the Huskers have Education (2) Brian Conklin (Secondary Ed.), Charles converted 71.0 percent. Last year, NU hit just 64.9 percent from the foul line as a team. Richardson Jr.  Junior forward John Turek has played a prominent role in NU's turnaround at the Economics (1) charity stripe, as he is hitting 72.7 percent (32-of-44) from the line after entering the season James Reynolds as a 41.9 percent free throw shooter in his first two years. Finance (2)  The Huskers have allowed opponents just 52.5 points per game on 34.1 percent Adam Bohac, Jake Muhleisen shooting in 11 home games this season. Sociology (3)  Nebraska has held its opponent to less than 40 points twice this season, including a Nate Johnson, Marcus Neal Jr., Corey Simms Devaney Center-record low 26 points against Bethune-Cookman. The last time NU held at Undeclared (3) Bob Kempf, Shuan Stegall, Wes Wilkinson least two opponents to less than 40 points in the same season was 1950-51, when Nebraska defeated Northwest Missouri State 61-39 and Santa Clara 53-38.  NU is 9-0 under Coach Collier when holding opponents to 50 points or less, including Pronunciation Key 4-0 this year. Collier’s teams have gone 39-0 all-time when allowing 50 or fewer points. Barry Collier – Call-yer  NU has outrebounded 11 opponents in 15 games this season, after outrebounding Adam Bohac – BO-hach Jason Dourisseau – Dah-ROO-so just 12 opponents in 30 games last year. NU also tied in rebounding once last season. Andrew Drevo – DREE-voe  Nebraska has held opponents to 20 or fewer points in a half seven times this season. Jake Muhleisen – MULE-high-sen Of those seven occurrences, five have been in the first period. Bronsen Schliep – Shleep  Nebraska returned its most experienced lineup this season, and it's starting to show Shuan Stegall – Shawn STEE-gul in the statistics. With John Turek's 10 points against Texas, he became the fifth Husker to John Turek – TUR-eck cross the 500-point plateau this season, joining Nate Johnson, Andrew Drevo, Brian Conklin and Jake Muhleisen. Oh Captain, My Captain  Muhleisen is the Huskers current leader in career scoring, as he topped the 600-point Guard Jake Muhleisen is the Huskers' lone captain plateau against Iowa State in just his 54th career game. He needs 24 points to move onto this season. The junior from Lincoln is in his second NU's top 60 career scorers list and 20 assists to reach 200 career assists. year as team captain. 10 Nebraska Men's Basketball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan. 21, 2004) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (11-4) (10-1) (1-3) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (1-3) (1-1) (0-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (10-1) (9-0) (1-1) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------04 JOHNSON, Nate...... 14-2 333 23.8 58-106 .547 17-29 .586 42-48 .875 13 38 51 3.6 16 0 19 23 0 9 175 12.5 50 DREVO, Andrew...... 15-14 319 21.3 61-126 .484 22-57 .386 23-32 .719 17 49 66 4.4 44 1 35 21 13 16 167 11.1 44 TUREK, John...... 15-15 347 23.1 54-114 .474 0-3 .000 32-44 .727 41 57 98 6.5 50 5 16 31 23 10 140 9.3 12 MUHLEISEN, Jake.... 15-15 400 26.7 49-96 .510 17-41 .415 16-19 .842 13 37 50 3.3 28 1 28 18 4 20 131 8.7 01 DOURISSEAU, Jason.. 14-1 204 14.6 40-76 .526 7-17 .412 15-30 .500 17 22 39 2.8 19 1 11 22 1 9 102 7.3 20 CONKLIN, Brian..... 15-0 199 13.3 32-62 .516 26-49 .531 8-8 1.000 13 33 46 3.1 18 0 14 15 4 4 98 6.5 21 SIMMS, Corey...... 15-13 347 23.1 25-63 .397 1-6 .167 16-25 .640 18 45 63 4.2 18 0 22 12 6 12 67 4.5 11 WILKINSON, Wes..... 15-0 159 10.6 24-53 .453 5-17 .294 1-4 .250 12 20 32 2.1 19 0 11 15 8 10 54 3.6 10 NEAL, Marcus...... 15-6 204 13.6 17-48 .354 4-18 .222 7-9 .778 5 18 23 1.5 11 0 22 15 1 6 45 3.0 03 RICHARDSON, Charles 15-8 290 19.3 11-24 .458 4-7 .571 16-23 .696 0 31 31 2.1 18 0 47 18 0 10 42 2.8 15 SCHLIEP, Bronsen... 8-1 56 7.0 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 6 4 10 1.3 7 0 4 6 0 0 18 2.3 23 REYNOLDS, James.... 5-0 12 2.4 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 1-4 .250 1 1 2 0.4 3 0 1 1 0 1 10 2.0 45 WILBRAND, Tony..... 13-0 84 6.5 7-7 1.000 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 5 10 15 1.2 9 0 2 6 3 1 17 1.3 05 STEGALL, Shuan..... 6-0 24 4.0 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-1 .000 1 4 5 0.8 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 0.8 25 BOHAC, Adam...... 6-0 22 3.7 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 0.3 TEAM...... 13 22 35 2.3 0 5 ------Total...... 15 3000 392-805 .487 105-249 .422 184-259 .710 175 392 567 37.8 261 8 236 210 64 109 1073 71.5 Opponents...... 15 3000 294-807 .364 90-295 .305 173-250 .692 171 285 456 30.4 264 - 175 203 51 110 851 56.7

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1073 851 11/22/03 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 80-64 5485 Points per game...... 71.5 56.7 11/29/03 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 67-59 6376 Scoring margin...... +14.8 - 12/3/03 ARIZONA STATE W 66-60 6995 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 392-805 294-807 12/6/03 SOUTH FLORIDA W 75-52 6439 Field goal pct...... 487 .364 12/8/03 DELAWARE STATE W 68-39 5153 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 105-249 90-295 12/10/03 at Creighton L 54-61 15561 3-point FG pct...... 422 .305 12/13/03 TENNESSEE W 77-62 8206 3-pt FG made per game.. 7.0 6.0 12/20/03 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W 70-26 5461 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 184-259 173-250 12/22/03 LIPSCOMB W 75-52 5506 Free throw pct...... 710 .692 12/29/03 at Minnesota W 77-60 12552 REBOUNDS...... 567 456 1/6/04 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W 93-49 5619 Rebounds per game...... 37.8 30.4 *1/10/04 at Iowa State L 74-89 12413 Rebounding margin...... +7.4 - *1/14/04 COLORADO L 60-68 8316 ASSISTS...... 236 175 *1/17/04 at Texas L 61-63 11724 Assists per game...... 15.7 11.7 *1/21/04 BAYLOR W 76-47 7987 TURNOVERS...... 210 203 * = Conference game Turnovers per game..... 14.0 13.5 Turnover margin...... -0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.1 0.9 STEALS...... 109 110 Steals per game...... 7.3 7.3 BLOCKS...... 64 51 Blocks per game...... 4.3 3.4 WINNING STREAK...... 1 - Home win streak...... 1 - ATTENDANCE...... 71543 52250 Home games-Avg/Game.... 11-6504 4-13062 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Nebraska...... 520 553 - 1073 Opponents...... 385 466 - 851 Nebraska Men's Basketball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan. 21, 2004) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (1-3) (1-1) (0-2) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (1-3) (1-1) (0-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------4 Johnson, Nate...... 4-1 108 27.0 19-39 .487 4-8 .500 11-12 .917 5 12 17 4.3 3 0 7 10 0 2 53 13.3 50 DREVO, Andrew...... 4-4 104 26.0 19-45 .422 8-19 .421 5-8 .625 7 15 22 5.5 11 0 11 8 5 4 51 12.8 12 MUHLEISEN, Jake.... 4-4 113 28.3 14-27 .519 7-14 .500 3-3 1.000 1 12 13 3.3 9 0 7 3 3 6 38 9.5 1 Dourisseau, Jason.. 4-1 51 12.8 14-24 .583 4-6 .667 2-5 .400 2 6 8 2.0 7 0 4 8 1 0 34 8.5 44 TUREK, John...... 4-4 98 24.5 13-22 .591 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 9 12 21 5.3 17 2 5 9 4 3 32 8.0 20 CONKLIN, Brian..... 4-0 54 13.5 10-17 .588 9-14 .643 2-2 1.000 3 9 12 3.0 3 0 3 3 1 0 31 7.8 23 REYNOLDS, James.... 1-0 2 2.0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 3 Richardson, Charles 4-3 87 21.8 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 2-5 .400 0 8 8 2.0 6 0 12 0 0 3 9 2.3 15 SCHLIEP, Bronsen... 1-0 4 4.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2.0 21 SIMMS, Corey...... 4-3 80 20.0 1-17 .059 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 7 6 13 3.3 6 0 6 2 1 1 5 1.3 45 WILBRAND, Tony..... 4-0 24 6.0 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2 1 3 0.8 4 0 2 2 1 1 4 1.0 10 NEAL, Marcus...... 4-0 36 9.0 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 1.3 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 1.0 11 WILKINSON, Wes..... 4-0 31 7.8 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 1.0 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 1.0 25 BOHAC, Adam...... 1-0 4 4.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 05 STEGALL, Shuan..... 1-0 4 4.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 2 6 8 2.0 0 1 ------Total...... 4 800 100-214 .467 34-70 .486 37-54 .685 42 94 136 34.0 70 2 63 52 16 21 271 67.8 Opponents...... 4 800 90-216 .417 37-80 .463 50-74 .676 45 82 127 31.8 59 - 54 43 19 31 267 66.8

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 271 267 *1/10/04 at Iowa State L 74-89 12413 Points per game...... 67.8 66.8 *1/14/04 COLORADO L 60-68 8316 Scoring margin...... +1.0 - *1/17/04 at Texas L 61-63 11724 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 100-214 90-216 *1/21/04 BAYLOR W 76-47 7987 Field goal pct...... 467 .417 * = Conference game 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 34-70 37-80 3-point FG pct...... 486 .463 3-pt FG made per game.. 8.5 9.3 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 37-54 50-74 Free throw pct...... 685 .676 REBOUNDS...... 136 127 Rebounds per game...... 34.0 31.8 Rebounding margin...... +2.3 - ASSISTS...... 63 54 Assists per game...... 15.8 13.5 TURNOVERS...... 52 43 Turnovers per game..... 13.0 10.8 Turnover margin...... -2.2 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.2 1.3 STEALS...... 21 31 Steals per game...... 5.3 7.8 BLOCKS...... 16 19 Blocks per game...... 4.0 4.8 WINNING STREAK...... 1 - Home win streak...... 1 - ATTENDANCE...... 16303 24137 Home games-Avg/Game.... 2-8152 2-12068 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Nebraska...... 121 150 - 271 Opponents...... 126 141 - 267