Nebraska Sports Information • 116 S. Stadium • Lincoln, NE 68588 • Office phone: (402) 472-7779 • Fax: (402) 472-2005 Basketball SID: Jerry Trickie • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell phone: (402) 540-0269 Game 26 vs. Colorado Huskers Play Host to Buffaloes on Senior Night The Nebraska men's basketball team plays its final home game of the regular season at the Bob Devaney Release date: March 1, 2005 Sports Center on Wednesday, March 2, when it plays host to the Colorado Buffaloes. The Huskers and Buffs will tip off at 7:07 p.m. and the game can be heard on the Pinnacle Sports Network and Huskers.com with The Matchup Randy Lee calling the action. Who: Colorado Buffaloes (13-13, 4-10) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-12, 6-8) The contest will also be the final game this season seen on NU's 10-game television package on FSN Midwest When: Wednesday, March 2, 7:07 p.m. (CST) (Channel 37 on Time Warner in Lincoln; Channel 47 on Possible Lineups Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) 2004-05 Cox Cable in Omaha; Channel 33 on Qwest Choice in Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Nebraska Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Omaha; FSN Rocky Mountain in Nebraska; Channel 648 Randy Lee, play-by-play G Jake Muhleisen Sr. 6-4 200 7.2 3.5 DirecTV; and Channel 447 Dish Network). Greg Sharpe TV: FSN Midwest in Nebraska only G Joe McCray Fr. 6-5 210 15.1 4.9 will handle play-by-play duties while former Husker Matt Greg Sharpe, play-by-play G Jason Dourisseau Jr. 6-6 190 9.8 5.1 Matt Davison, color F John Turek Sr. 6-9 240 8.2 4.9 Davison adds color commentary on the telecast. Internet: Huskers.com (live radio, stats) C Aleks Maric Fr. 6-11 265 8.1 6.6 Nebraska's four-man senior class of Jake Muhleisen, Series: NU leads 70-65 Marcus Neal Jr., Corey Simms and John Turek will be 2004-05 Coaches: NU – Barry Collier (265-207) Colorado Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. honored before the final regular-season home game of CU – Ricardo Patton (156-127) G Antoine McGee Jr. 5-10 180 0.9 1.1* their careers. Muhleisen is the first three-year captain in G Jayson Obazouye Jr. 6-2 190 8.6 3.0 program history and has started 96-of-97 career games G Richard Roby Fr. 6-6 190 16.2 4.5 while gaining more than 900 points, 300 rebounds, 250 2004-05 Nebraska Schedule F Andy Osborn Jr. 6-9 220 7.5 4.5 Date Opponent Time/Result assists and 90 steals, and Turek ranks among the NU F Eddy, Glean Jr. 6-5 200 5.8 4.6 Nov. 23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 97-40 *assists career top 10 for rebounds (663) and blocked shots (155). Nov. 27 Texas Southern W, 78-58 Neal has started 40 games the past two seasons while Dec. 2 at UAB (ESPN2) L, 66-80 contributing nearly 400 career points and 150 assists, and Simms has been arguably NU's best defender the Dec. 6 Morgan State W, 64-34 past three seasons while playing 108 career contests with more than 500 points and 350 rebounds. Dec. 8 Minnesota (ESPN2) L, 48-57 The Huskers enter the game looking to post their first three-game conference win streak of the year after Dec. 11 Creighton (FSNMW) L, 48-50 picking up a pair of impressive victories in the past eight days. NU knocked off No. 4 Oklahoma State, 74-67, Dec. 18 North Carolina A&T W, 71-49 at home on Feb. 22 and came back to earn its fourth road victory of the season and third in league play with Dec. 21 at Marquette (FSNMW) L, 62-81 a 76-69 win over Iowa State in Ames on Sunday. Dec. 30 at Tennessee (FSNMW) W, 62-61 The wins helped Nebraska move into a tie for eighth place in the league standings with Missouri, as each Jan. 2 Montana State (FSNMW) W, 78-45 team owns a 6-8 league record. Despite the Big 12 Tournament being only one week away (March 10-13 Jan. 8 Kansas State W, 95-85 (2ot) in Kansas City), the Huskers' seeding may not be determined until the final game of the league season on Jan. 12 at Colorado (FSNMW) W, 68-61 March 6 when the Tigers take on Kansas in Columbia. NU can still finish anywhere from as high as a tie for Jan. 15 No. 10/9 Texas (ERT) L, 53-63 fifth to 11th place in the regular-season standings. Jan. 19 at No. 2 Kansas (FSNMW) L, 57-59 Freshman center Aleks Maric has played a major role recently. The 6-11, 265-pounder was named the Jan. 22 at Missouri (ERT) L, 70-80 Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Week after averaging 14.0 points on 64.7 percent shooting while adding 7.0 Jan. 26 Texas A&M (FSNMW) W, 77-67 rebounds and 2.0 assists in the wins. He scored a career-high 15 points against OSU and posted his team-best Jan. 29 at Texas Tech (ERT) L, 68-84 and NU frosh record third double-double of the year with 13 points and 12 rebounds against the Cyclones. Feb. 1 Utah Valley State W, 91-57 Nebraska hit a combined 54.7 percent (29-of-53) from the field in the second half of the past two contests, Feb. 5 No. 3/3 Kansas (ESPN) L, 65-78 including 63.4 percent (26-of-41) inside the three-point arc. Feb. 8 Iowa State (FSNMW) L, 60-65 Feb. 12 at Baylor (FSNMW) W, 74-63 Overall, Nebraska has hit just 42.9 percent from the floor in conference home contests this season while Feb. 16 at No. 21/22 Oklahoma (ESPN2) L, 60-83 averaging 68.1 points over those seven games. NU has also held a +3.0 advantage (34.9-31.9) on the glass Feb. 19 Missouri L, 53-56 during that stretch, and is second in the conference-only standings by averaging 36.4 rebounds per game Feb. 22 No. 4/4 Oklahoma State W, 74-67 after pulling in 51 caroms against Iowa State on Sunday, its fourth 50-rebound effort of the season. Feb. 27 at Iowa State (ERT) W, 76-69 Freshman Joe McCray leads the way with 15.1 points per game this season, and has averaged 14.7 March 2 Colorado (FSNMW) 7:07 p.m. points in conference home games. The rookie has recorded 378 points this season to rank second on the NU March 5 at Kansas State (ERT) 12:30 p.m. freshman chart, trailing only Dave Hoppen who posted 435 points in 31 games in 1983. March 10-13 Big 12 Tournament (ERT) TBA With 22 points, McCray will not only join Hoppen as the only two NU freshmen with at least 400 points, but All times are Central and subject to change. he will become just the sixth freshman since the formation of the Big 12 Conference to gain at least 400 points. ERT -- ESPN Regional Television, FSNMW -- FSN Midwest He currently ranks ninth in Big 12 frosh history, just five points behind Jarrius Jackson (Texas Tech, 2004). Along with McCray, junior Jason Dourisseau is second on the team with 10.1 points per game in NU's For tickets, contact the Nebraska Athletic home league contests while hitting 60.0 percent from the field. Dourisseau has connected on 11-of-16 (68.8 Ticket Office at 800-8BIGRED percent) attempts from the floor over Nebraska's last two home games. or check on-line at Huskers.com 1 2004-05 Nebraska Basketball 2004-05 Nebraska Basketball *Times are subject to change. Contact NU Basketball SID Jerry Trickie at 402-540-0269 for specific practice details. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Feb. 28 March 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 Practice Practice Game Practice Practice Game Off 3-5 p.m. 2-5 p.m. Colorado 2-5 p.m. 2-5 p.m. at Kansas State Mabel Lee Hall Devaney Center 7:07 p.m. Mabel Lee Hall Mabel Lee Hall 12:47 p.m. Lincoln, Neb. Travel to Manhattan, Manhattan, Kan. (FSNMW) Kan. (TBA) (ERT) Head Coach Barry Collier Meeting the Colorado Buffaloes Coach Barry Collier is in his fifth season in charge The Colorado Buffaloes enter the week looking to get back above .500 as they hold a 13-13 overall mark of the Husker basketball program and his 16th season and a 4-10 record in the Big 12 Conference. CU has dropped three straight games and four of its last five, as a head basketball including a pair of road contests. The Buffs are 4-8 on the road this season, including 2-5 in the league with coach. Last year, Collier wins at Iowa State in overtime and at Kansas State. led Nebraska to its first postseason berth in Colorado has averaged 71.3 points per game this Team Comparison (all games) five seasons. NU took season on 43.5 percent shooting from the floor. The CU (13-13, 4-10) NU (13-12, 6-8) advantage of the bid, as Buffaloes have also hit a solid 35.9 percent from beyond 71.3 Points per game 68.6 it went 2-1 in the National the arc with three players connecting at better than -2.3 Scoring margin +4.9 Invitation Tournament.