NEBRASKA VS. ILLINOIS NEBRASKA BASKETBALL ILLINOIS MEDIA INFO Date: Monday, Jan. 15 TV: BTN 2017-18 GAME NOTES 20 Time: 8 p.m. (CT) Video: BTN2Go & Fox Sports Go Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena Radio: Husker Sports Network Tickets: Huskers.com/Tickets Internet Audio: Huskers.com @HuskerHoops @CoachMiles HuskerHoops HuskerHoops HuskerHoops Huskers.com 2017-18 SCHEDULE HUSKERS BEGIN HOMESTAND VS. ILLINOIS Date Opponent TV/Internet Time Sat., Nov. 11 Eastern Illinois BTN Plus W, 72-68 GAME 20: ILLINOIS Nebraska (12-7, 3-3 Big Ten) looks to bounce back Mon., Nov. 13 North Texas BTN Plus W, 86-67 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS following a 76-74 overtime loss at Penn State on Friday evening. The Huskers dug out of a 16-point second- AT GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES/ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL 2017-18 Record: 12-7, 3-3 Big Ten Thurs., Nov. 16 at St. John’s FS1 L, 56-79 Head coach: Tim Miles half deficit and had a chance to win at the end of Record at Nebraska: 87-93 (6th year) regulation, but Glynn Watson's 3-point attempt was off Sun., Nov. 19 North Dakota BTN W, 92-70 Career Record: 370-313 (23rd year) the mark. Nebraska, which led by as many as three in AT ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL (ORLANDO, FLA.) ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI the extra period, eventually tied it with 13.3 seconds Thurs., Nov. 23 vs. UCF ESPN3 L, 59-68 2017-18 Record: 10-8, 0-5 Big Ten left in overtime on Anton Gill's 3-pointer, but Tony Fri., Nov. 24 vs. Marist ESPN3 W, 84-59 Head coach: Brad Underwood Carr's jumper with 2.7 seconds left in overtime gave Sun., Nov. 26 vs. Long Beach State ESPNU W, 83-80 Record at Illinois: 10-8 (1st year) the hosts the win. BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Career Record: 119-35 (5th year) The Huskers nearly pulled out the win despite an off Wed., Nov. 29 Boston College ESPNU W, 71-62 BROADCAST INFO shooting night from leading scorer James Palmer Jr., Sun., Dec. 3 at No. 3 Michigan State # FS1 L, 57-86 Television: BTN who was held to five points. Glynn Watson and Isaac Tues., Dec. 5 No. 14 Minnesota # BTN W, 78-68 Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler Analysis: Stephen Bardo Copeland had 21 points apiece for Nebraska, marking Sat., Dec. 9 at Creighton FS1 L, 65-75 Internet Video: BTN2Go and Fox Sports Go the second time this season NU has had multiple SHELTER INSURANCE SHOWDOWN Radio: Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), 20-point scorers. The Huskers also received a solid 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) Sat., Dec. 16 No. 13 Kansas FS1 L, 72-73 effort from the bench, which outscored Penn State, 27- Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Analysis: Jake Muhleisen 7, behind 12 from Isaiah Roby and 10 from Gill. Wed., Dec. 20 UTSA BTN W, 104-94 Online Radio: Available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers Fri., Dec. 22 Delaware State BTN Plus W, 85-68 Illinois (10-8, 0-5 Big Ten) knows all too well about App and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App Fri., Dec. 29 Stetson BTN Plus W, 71-62 the fine line between winning and losing in the Big Ten. Tues., Jan. 2 at Northwestern # BTN W, 70-55 After playing three of its last four games on the road, The Fighting Illini have lost three of their five Big Ten Sat., Jan. 6 at No. 13 Purdue # BTN L, 62-74 Nebraska returns home to begin a crucial two-game games in overtime, including a 104-97 loss to Iowa last Tues., Jan. 9 Wisconsin # BTN W, 63-59 homestand Monday night against the Illinois Fighting Thursday. Trent Frazier had 27 points, including 7-of-11 Friday, Jan. 12 at Penn State # BTN L, 74-76 (ot) Illini. from 3-point range, in a losing effort. Leron Black's Mon, Jan. 15 Illinois # BTN 8 p.m. Tipoff from Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 8 p.m., and 14.5 points per game leads four Fighting Illini players Thurs, Jan. 18 Michigan # BTN 8 p.m. Mon., Jan. 22 at Ohio State # BTN 7 p.m. a limited number of tickets are still available by visiting in double figures, while Frazier is one of the Big Ten's Wed., Jan. 24 at Rutgers # BTN 6 p.m. leading freshman scorers at 10.6 ppg. Huskers.com or at the PBA Ticket Office beginning Sat., Jan. 27 Iowa # BTN 7 p.m. Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. OPENING NUMBER Mon., Jan. 29 at Wisconsin # BTN 8 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on BTN with 12 - Points for Isaiah Tues., Feb. 6 at Minnesota # BTN 8 p.m. Sat., Feb. 10 Rutgers # BTN 3 p.m. Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo on the call. The game is Roby against Penn State, Tues., Feb. 13 Maryland # BTN 6 p.m. also available on BTN.com, BTN2Go and the Fox Sports setting a career high for the Go app. Sun., Feb. 18 at Illinois # BTN 2:30 p.m. sophomore. Roby also tied Tues., Feb. 20 Indiana # BTN 8 p.m. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of for team-high honors with Sun., Feb. 25 Penn State # BTN 4:15 p.m. Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent three assists and added six Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will rebounds and two blocked AT BIG TEN TOURNAMENT also be available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, shots. Wed., Feb. 28 First Round BTN TBA Thurs., March 1 Second Round BTN TBA on TuneIn Radio and on the TuneIn Radio app. The radio Fri., March 2 Quarterfinals BTN TBA broadcast begins one hour prior to tipoff. 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 AT NCAA TOURNAMENT 0 Duby Okeke C 6-8 247 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. 19/1 8.6 0.8 2.1 0.1 March 13-14 First Four TBA 3 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 191 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 5/0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 March 15-18 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds TBA 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 192 So. Omaha, Neb. 4/0 2.0 0.3 0.8 0.3 March 22-25 NCAA Regionals TBA * 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 173 Jr. Bellwood, Ill. 19/19 29.0 12.1 3.6 3.3 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 NCAA Final Four TBA 10 Jack McVeigh F 6-8 215 Jr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia 13/0 8.0 2.1 1.2 0.2 * 11 Evan Taylor G 6-5 208 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 19/19 27.8 7.2 3.2 2.7 All games carried on IMG Husker Sports Network; Home games 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. 18/0 11.1 4.3 1.1 0.7 in red and bold. All dates/times subject to change. Please check 13 Anton Gill G 6-3 195 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 17/0 23.2 9.8 1.9 1.4 Huskers.com for updates. * 14 Isaac Copeland F 6-9 221 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. 19/19 29.3 12.8 6.5 1.3 15 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 225 So. Dixon, Ill. 18/0 19.8 6.9 4.9 1.6 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 265 Jr. Gothenburg, Neb. 14/0 7.2 1.3 2.4 0.1 * 24 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 210 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 19/19 28.6 15.2 4.4 2.6 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 215 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 6/0 3.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT * 32 Jordy Tshimanga C 6-11 268 So. Montreal, Quebec, Canada 18/18 15.2 3.5 5.1 0.7 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 6/0 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.3 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. Dixon, Ill. (Dixon) 20 ** Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 265 Jr. Gothenburg, Neb.