Game Date: March 6, 2010 Tipoff Time: 12:47 p.m. CT Venue: Gallagher-Iba Arena NEBRASKA2009-10 CORNHUSKERS Capacity: 13,611 BASKETBALL NU/OSU SET TO BATTLE IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE 2009-10 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result The Nebraska Cornhuskers end the regular Day and a Texas loss to Baylor would push the Nov. 14 South Carolina Upstate W, 76-49 season this weekend as they head to Stillwater, Cowboys into a tie for sixth place in the standings. Nov. 18 at Saint Louis (FS Midwest) L, 55-69 Okla., to take on the host Oklahoma State Nov. 21 TCU W, 90-77 Cowboys on Saturday, March 6, at Gallagher-Iba Nebraska and Oklahoma State have both found Nov. 24 UMKC (FS Midwest) W, 70-48 Arena. The game will tip off at 12:47 p.m. and can success this season with the long ball. OSU is tied Nov. 29 at USC (FSN) W, 51-48 be seen in select markets on the Big 12 Network for the league lead with 237 3-pointers this year, Dec. 2 Texas-Pan American W, 81-53 Dec. 6 at Creighton L, 61-67 as well as nationally on ESPN FullCourt. The including a conference-best 135 in Big 12 games (23 more than second place). The Huskers are Dec. 10 Chicago State$ (FS Midwest) W, 74-39 telecast will feature Bob Carpenter (play by play) Dec. 12 Oregon State (FS Midwest) W, 50-44 and Bryndon Manzer (analyst) and will be seen on sixth in league action with 101 3-pointers and rank Dec. 19 Jackson State$ W, 57-41 KLKN in Lincoln; KXVO in Omaha and Lincoln; and second on the season in 3-point percentage, at HoopTV Las Vegas Classic# KIIT in North Platte. hitting at a school-record pace of 39.7 percent. Dec. 22 vs. Tulsa# W, 74-70 Dec. 23 vs. BYU# L, 66-88 The game will also be heard live around the Senior Ryan Anderson has led the way as he is Dec. 29 Southern Utah W, 94-61 state of Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports third on the season (42.7) and first in the Big 12 Jan. 2 Maryland Eastern Shore W, 74-60 Radio Network (Kent Pavelka, play by play; Matt statistics (48.6) in 3-point percentage. He will Jan. 5 Southeastern Louisiana W, 77-59 Davison, color). Free audio and live stats will also battle OSU’s senior sharpshooter, Obi Muonelo, Jan. 9 at Texas A&M* (Big 12 Network) L, 53-64 Jan. 13 No. 3/3 Kansas* (ESPN2) L, 72-84 be available on the Internet at Huskers.com. who is second on the year (43.2) and fourth in Jan. 16 Iowa State* (FS Midwest) L, 53-56 conference-only (43.7) percentage. Jan. 23 at Missouri* (Big 12 Network) L, 53-70 The Huskers and Cowboys enter the contest Jan. 27 at Colorado* (FS Rocky Mountain) L, 60-72 When the Huskers get the ball inside, redshirt already knowing their seeds in next week’s Jan. 30 Oklahoma*& W, 63-46 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, making this freshman Jorge Brian Diaz has been impressive at Feb. 2 No. 10/11 Kansas State* (Big 12 Network) L, 57-76 game the only one on Saturday that will not affect times this season. On Tuesday, he had 15 points Feb. 6 at No. 1/1 Kansas* (ESPNU) L, 64-75 the seedings. No matter the outcome Saturday, off the bench on 7-of-12 shooting, his seventh Feb. 10 No. 24/- Baylor* (ESPN2) L, 53-55 Nebraska will be the No. 12 seed in the league double-figure scoring effort in league play. He Feb. 13 at No. 14/14 Texas* (Big 12 Network) L, 51-91 tourney, although a Husker win coupled with an is among the top 10 freshman in NU history for Feb. 17 at No. 7/7 Kansas State* (FS Midwest) L, 87-91 Feb. 20 Missouri* (Big 12 Network) L, 59-74 ISU loss would put NU into a tie for 11th place in scoring average (8.8 ppg), 10th in rebounds (122) and needs one blocked shot to tie the Husker Feb. 24 at Iowa State* (FS Midwest) L, 74-78 the final regular-season standings. OSU will be the Feb. 27 Texas Tech* (Big 12 Network) W, 83-79 (2ot) freshman record. No. 7 seed in the tournament but a win on Senior March 2 Colorado* (FS Midwest) L, 68-81 March 6 at Oklahoma State* (Big 12 Network) 12:47 p.m. NU’s Possible Starting Lineup 2009-10 stats OSU’s Possible Starting Lineup 2009-10 stats No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Rbs. No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Rbs. 5 Sek Henry Sr. 6-4 200 7.3 3.4 02 Obi Muonelo Sr. 6-4 220 13.4 5.2 at Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) 11 Christian Standhardinger Fr. 6-8 210 7.7 3.8 12 Keiton Page So. 5-9 170 10.5 2.5* March 10 vs. TBA 2 p.m. 21 Jorge Brian Diaz RFr. 6-11 235 8.8 4.1 21 Fred Gulley Fr. 6-2 175 1.5 2.4 All times are Central and subject to change. *Big 12 Conference game. 34 Lance Jeter Jr. 6-3 225 7.6 3.9* 23 James Anderson Jr. 6-6 210 22.8 6.0 $-Teams assigned to play at Nebraska by the HoopTV Las Vegas Classic. 44 Ryan Anderson Sr. 6-4 195 11.0 5.2 31 Matt Pilgram Jr. 6-8 235 8.1 6.8 &-Game start moved back from 12:30 to 7 p.m. because of OU travel *assists per game *assists per game problems; Big 12 Network did not carry the game (no coverage) NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS HUSKERS ON TV/RADIO/INTERNET NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS Game 31 Television: Big 12 Network, ESPN FullCourt (as of March 1, 2010) NU OSU 2009-10 Record: 14-16, 2-13 Big 12 Play-by-play: Bob Carpenter Scoring Offense 231 57 Head coach: Doc Sadler Color: Bryndon Manzer Scoring Defense 89 167 FG Pct. 156 88 Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network Record at Nebraska: 69-56 (4th year) FG Pct. Defense 155 85 Record at Division I: 117-74 (6th year) Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka 3-pt. FG Pct. 12 105 Career Record: 237-113 (11th year) Color: Matt Davison 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense 271 252 Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com Free Throw Pct. 251 86 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS Internet Video: ESPN360.com Rebound Margin 247 95 Game 30 Assists per Game 81 228 Assistst Turnover Ratio 49 164 2009-10 Record: 20-9, 8-7 Big 12 NEBRASKA MEDIA RELATIONS Blocked Shots per Game 209 245 Head coach: Travis Ford Associate Media Relations Director: Jerry Trickie Steals per Game 160 205 Record at OSU: 43-21 (2nd year) Office: 402-472-7779; Cell: 402-540-0269 Turnovers per Game 62 84 Career Record: 233-195 (13th year) E-mail: [email protected] Fouls per Game 208 277 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Home town (High School / Previous Schools) 1 Eshaunte Jones G 6-4 190 RFr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side / Hargrave Military (Va.) Academy) 2 Myles Holley G 6-4 190 So. Norfolk, Va. (Booker T. Washington / Heat Academy / Brunswick (N.C.) CC) 3 * Brandon Richardson G 6-0 190 So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hawthorne) 5 *** Sek Henry G 6-4 200 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Lynwood / Patterson School (N.C.)) 11 Christian Standhardinger% F 6-8 210 Fr. Munich, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 12 Matt Karn G 6-3 190 @Jr. Philpot, Ky. (Ohio County / Shawnee (Ill.) CC) 13 Brandon Ubel F 6-10 220 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) 14 Christopher Niemann$ C 6-11 265 So. Kühlungsborn, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 15 Ray Gallegos G 6-3 175 Fr. Jordan, Utah (West Jordan) 20 Drake Beranek^ G 6-3 185 Sr. Ravenna, Neb. (Ravenna / Nebraska-Kearney) 21 Jorge Brian Diaz C 6-11 235 RFr. Caguas, Puerto Rico (Colegio Bautista de Caguas) 23 Quincy Hankins-Cole F 6-8 240 Jr. Roosevelt, N.Y. (Roosevelt / Polk (Fla.) CC) 30 * Toney McCray$ G 6-6 205 So. Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Elkins) 33 Mike Fox G 6-4 195 RFr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice / Northwest Missouri State) 34 Lance Jeter G 6-3 225 Jr. Beaver Falls, Pa. (Beaver Falls / Cincinnati / Polk (Fla.) CC) 35 ** Ben Nelson F 6-9 230 Sr. Atwater, Minn. (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City) 44 *** Ryan Anderson G 6-4 195 Sr. Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach) % - Sat out first 15 games of regular season under NCAA amateurism ruling. $ - Out for season with injury. ^ - Must sit out season under NCAA transfer rules. @ - reclassified during the season. NEBRASKA COACHES AND STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982). Ray Gallegos .................................................Guy-eh-goes Assistant Coaches: Philip Mathews (UC Irvine, 1970), David Anwar (Fitchburg College, 1998), Eshaunte Jones ..............................................E-shawn-tay Walter Roese (BYU-Hawaii, 1994). Christopher Niemann ..........................................NEE-man Director of Operations: Chris Croft. Video Coordinator: Jim Shaw. Walter Roese .........................................................Roe-eez Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn. Equipment Manager: Pat Norris. Brandon Ubel ...................................................... YOU-bell Assistant Athletic Trainer: R.J. Pietig. Graduate Manager/Player Development: Tony Schamber. Student Assistant Coach: Chris Balham. TALE OF THE TAPE Nebraska Cornhuskers Oklahoma State Cowboys BY THE NUMBERS 2009-10 Team Statistics (Record: 14-16, 2-13 Big 12) 2009-10 Team Statistics (Record: 20-9, 8-7 Big 12) NU OPP OSU OPP SCORING 2000 1965 SCORING 2159 1974 Points per game 66.7 65.5 Points per game 74.4 68.1 199 Scoring margin +1.2 - Scoring margin +6.4 - The Cornhuskers enter the weekend with 199 FIELD GOALS-ATT 701-1606 660-1523 FIELD GOALS-ATT 741-1654 679-1629 3-pointers this year and with the first made trey will Field goal pct .436 .433 Field goal pct .448 .417 3 POINT FG-ATT 199-501 207-554 3 POINT FG-ATT 237-677 205-565 become only the sixth Husker squad to top 200 in a 3-point FG pct .397 .374 3-point FG pct .350 .363 season.