NEBRASKA AT CREIGHTON NEBRASKA BASKETBALL AT CREIGHTON MEDIA INFO Date: Saturday, Dec. 9 TV: FS1 2017-18 GAME NOTES 11 Time: 1:31 p.m. Online: Fox Sports Go City: Omaha, Neb. Radio: Husker Sports Network Arena: CenturyLink Center @HuskerHoops @CoachMiles HuskerHoops HuskerHoops HuskerHoops Huskers.com 2017-18 SCHEDULE HUSKERS LOOK TO KNOCK OFF 'JAYS Date Opponent TV/Internet Time Sun., Oct. 22 at Mississippi State (exh.) - W, 76-72 NEBRASKA AT CREIGHTON evening. The Huskers shot 47 percent, including 57 percent Tues., Nov. 7 Northwood (exh.) BTN Plus W, 80-62 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS in the second half, against a Minnesota defense which was Sat., Nov. 11 Eastern Illinois BTN Plus W, 72-68 2017-18 Record: 7-3, 1-1 Big Ten holding opponents to under 40 percent shooting. More Mon., Nov. 13 North Texas BTN Plus W, 86-67 Head coach: Tim Miles importantly, the Huskers held Minnesota to 32 percent AT GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES/ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL Record at Nebraska: 82-89 (6th year) shooting in holding the Golden Gophers to 21 points below Thurs., Nov. 16 at St. John’s FS1 L, 56-79 Career Record: 365-309 (23rd year) their Big Ten leading scoring average. Sun., Nov. 19 North Dakota BTN W, 92-70 Junior guard Glynn Watson Jr. led the Huskers with a AT ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL (ORLANDO, FLA.) CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS season-high 29-point, nine-rebound performance against 2017-18 Record: 6-2, 0-0 Big East Thurs., Nov. 23 vs. UCF ESPN3 L, 59-68 Head coach: Greg McDermott the Golden Gophers. Watson scored 20 of his 29 points in Fri., Nov. 24 vs. Marist ESPN3 W, 84-59 Record at Creighton: 172-84 (8th year) the second half, as Nebraska built a 17-point lead en route Sun., Nov. 26 vs. Long Beach State ESPNU W, 83-80 to its first victory over a top-15 team since 2016. Career Record: 451-279 (24th year) BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE BROADCAST INFO Watson leads the Huskers in scoring (14.5 ppg), assists Wed., Nov. 29 Boston College ESPNU W, 71-62 Television: FS1 (3.5 apg) and steals (2.0 spg), as Nebraska has a balanced Sun., Dec. 3 at No. 3 Michigan State # FS1 L, 57-86 Play-by-play: Justin Kutcher Analysis: Nick Bahe attack with five players averaging over nine points per Tues., Dec. 5 No. 14 Minnesota # BTN W, 78-68 Internet Video: Fox Sports Go game. Sat., Dec. 9 at Creighton FS1 1:30 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), Saturday's game with the Bluejays continues a daunting SHELTER INSURANCE SHOWDOWN 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) two-week gauntlet, as NU has faced No. 3 Michigan State Sat., Dec. 16 No. 2 Kansas FS1 7 p.m. Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Analysis: Jake Muhleisen and No. 14 Minnesota before taking on Creighton on Wed., Dec. 20 UTSA BTN 7 p.m. Online Radio: Available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers Saturday and No. 2 Kansas next Saturday. App and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. Fri., Dec. 22 Delaware State BTN Plus 7 p.m. Creighton comes into Saturday's contest with a 6-2 record Fri., Dec. 29 Stetson BTN Plus 7 p.m. After a two-game stretch against a pair of Big Ten following a 111-68 win over North Dakota on Tuesday. Tues., Jan. 2 at Northwestern # BTN 8 p.m. heavyweights, the Nebraska men's basketball team returns to The Bluejays feature three players in double figures, led Sat., Jan. 6 at Purdue # BTN 1:15 p.m. non-conference action on Saturday afternoon, as the Huskers by Marcus Foster's 19.0 ppg. The Bluejays average 92.5 Tues., Jan. 9 Wisconsin # BTN 7:30 p.m. make the short drive to Omaha for the annual matchup with points per game and are shooting 52 percent from the field. Friday, Jan. 12 at Penn State # BTN 6 p.m. Mon, Jan. 15 Illinois # BTN 8 p.m. Nebraska looks to snap a six-game losing streak to Creighton the Creighton Bluejays. Thurs, Jan. 18 Michigan # BTN 8 p.m. Tipoff from the CenturyLink Center is set for 1:30 p.m. and and earn its first win in Omaha since 2004. Mon., Jan. 22 at Ohio State # BTN 7 p.m. will be televised nationally on FS1 (DirecTV Ch. 219; DISH Ch. Wed., Jan. 24 at Rutgers # BTN 6 p.m. 150; Spectrum Chs. 75 and 400) with Justin Kutcher and Nick OPENING NUMBER Sat., Jan. 27 Iowa # BTN 7 p.m. Bahe on the call. The game is also available on Fox Sports Go Mon., Jan. 29 at Wisconsin # BTN 8 p.m. 9 Tues., Feb. 6 at Minnesota # BTN 8 p.m. and the Fox Sports Go app. Rebounds for Glynn Watson Sat., Feb. 10 Rutgers # BTN 3 p.m. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Jr. in the win over Minnesota. Tues., Feb. 13 Maryland # BTN 6 p.m. Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent Watson's nine rebounds was Sun., Feb. 18 at Illinois # BTN 2:30 p.m. Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also not only a career high, but the Tues., Feb. 20 Indiana # BTN 8 p.m. be available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, on TuneIn first time in 75 career games Sun., Feb. 25 Penn State # BTN 4:15 p.m. Radio and on the TuneIn Radio app. The radio broadcast the 6-foot guard topped the Huskers in rebounding. AT BIG TEN TOURNAMENT begins one hour prior to tipoff. Wed., Feb. 28 First Round BTN TBA Nebraska (7-3) put together its best effort of the season Thurs., March 1 Second Round BTN TBA in posting a 78-68 win over No. 14 Minnesota on Tuesday Fri., March 2 Quarterfinals BTN TBA Sat., March 3 Semifinals CBS 1/3:30 p.m. 2017-18 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Sun., March 4 Championship CBS 3:30 p.m. No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG 0 Duby Okeke C 6-8 247 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. 10/0 9.8 1.1 2.6 0.2 AT NCAA TOURNAMENT 3 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 191 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 4/0 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 March 13-14 First Four TBA 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 192 So. Omaha, Neb. 3/0 2.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 March 15-18 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds TBA * 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 173 Jr. Bellwood, Ill. 10/10 30.0 14.5 3.6 3.5 March 22-25 NCAA Regionals TBA 10 Jack McVeigh F 6-8 215 Jr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia 9/0 6.7 2.7 1.2 0.1 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 NCAA Final Four TBA * 11 Evan Taylor G 6-5 208 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 10/10 28.2 9.0 3.4 3.0 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. 9/0 10.3 3.1 0.8 0.4 All games carried on IMG Husker Sports Network; Home games 13 Anton Gill G 6-3 195 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 8/0 22.5 9.9 1.9 1.0 in red and bold. All dates/times subject to change. Please check * 14 Isaac Copeland F 6-9 221 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. 10/10 27.0 12.0 6.2 1.3 Huskers.com for updates. 15 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 225 So. Dixon, Ill. 9/0 18.1 6.4 5.1 1.3 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 265 Jr. Gothenburg, Neb. 8/0 5.5 0.8 2.0 0.1 * 24 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 210 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 10/10 29.7 14.0 3.7 2.8 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 215 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 5/0 3.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT * 32 Jordy Tshimanga C 6-11 268 So. Montreal, Quebec, Canada 10/10 16.8 3.3 5.5 1.0 Sr. Associate Communications Director: Shamus McKnight 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 180 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 0/0 - - - - Office: 402-472-7772 | Cell: 402-540-0268 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-5 194 Fr. Reykjavik, Iceland 5/0 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 E-mail: [email protected] 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL 2017-18 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS PRONUNCIATIONS No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Jim Molinari ................................................Mole-in-AIR-ee 0 Duby Okeke C 6-8 247 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. (Winthrop) Nana Akenten ...................................................uh-KEN-ten 3 ** Malcolm Laws G 6-1 191 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Florida Atlantic) Tanner Borchardt ..................................................BOR-kart 4 * Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 192 So. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) Duby Okeke ............................................. Doobie Okay-Kay 5 ** Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 173 Jr. Bellwood, Ill. (St. Joseph) Thorir Thorbjarnarson ........................................................ 10 ** Jack McVeigh F 6-8 215 Jr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia (AIS) ...............................................Thor-EAR thorb-YAR-nar-son 11 * Evan Taylor G 6-5 208 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Odessa College) Jordy Tshimanga .........................................cha-MAHN-gah 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Brewster Academy Glynn Watson Jr. .........................................................Glinn 13 * Anton Gill G 6-3 195 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Louisville) 14 Isaac Copeland F 6-9 221 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Georgetown) 15 * Isaiah Roby F 6-8 225 So.