Huskers Open Final Homestand vs. Red Raiders

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Game Date: Feb. 27, 2010
Tipoff Time: 3:01 p.m. CT
Venue: Devaney Center
Capacity: 13,595

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Television: Big 12 Network, ESPN FullCourt, Play-by-play: Dave Armstrong, Color: Jon Sundvold
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Nebraska Cornhuskers
Game 29 Notes
2009-10 Record: 13-15, 1-12 Big 12
Head coach: Doc Sadler
Record at Nebraska: 68-55 (4th year)
Record at Division I: 116-73 (6th year)
Career Record: 236-112 (11th year)

Texas Tech Red Raiders
Game 28 Notes
2009-10 Record: 16-11, 4-9 Big 12
Head coach: Pat Knight
Record at TTU: 34-37 (3rd year)
Career Record: 34-37 (3rd year)

NU's Possible Starting Lineup                2009-10 stats   
No.       Name                                          Yr.        Ht.        Wt.       Pts.      Rbs.    
5          Sek Henry                                    Sr.        6-4        200       6.8        3.3       
11         Christian Standhardinger            Fr.        6-8        210       7.8        3.4       
21         Jorge Brian Diaz                         RFr.      6-11      235       8.7        4.0       
34         Lance Jeter                                Jr.        6-3        225       7.4        4.0*     
44         Ryan Anderson                           Sr.        6-4        195       11.0      4.8       
*assists per game

TTU's Possible Starting Lineup               2009-10 stats   
No.       Name                                          Yr.        Ht.        Wt.       Pts.      Rbs.    
21         John Roberson                           Jr.        5-11      165       14.7      5.2*     
32         Mike Singletary                          Jr.        6-6        217       14.7      6.6       
31         Darko Cohadarevic                     Sr.        6-9        242       7.2        5.4       
5          D'walyn Roberts                           Jr.        6-7        200       6.7        5.5       
23         Nick Okorie                                 Sr.        6-1        195       9.5        2.5       
*assists per game

Huskers Open Final Homestand vs. Red Raiders
Nebraska returns to Lincoln to start its final homestand of the season as the Huskers play host to Texas Tech on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Cornhuskers and Red Raiders will tip off at 3:01 p.m. in a game seen in select markets around the country on the Big 12 Network (KLKN in Lincoln; KXVO in Omaha; KIIT in North Platte) with Dave Armstrong (play by play) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) calling the action.

The game will also be heard live around the state of Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network (Kent Pavelka, play by play; Matt Davison, color). The free audio and live stats will also be available on the Internet at Huskers.com.

The Huskers hope to find the same offensive power they've had in their last two road games when they return to the Devaney Center Saturday. Nebraska has averaged 80.5 points on 51.9 percent shooting over the past two road contests, although both resulted in four-point losses.

Nebraska's strong play has come behind a resurgent 3-point attack that is on a school-record pace. NU has hit 39.8 percent from long range this season to rank second in the league. Over the past three contests, the Huskers have hit 51.8 percent (29-of-56) from beyond the arc, led by senior Ryan Anderson's 65 percent shooting as he has hit 13 of his last 20 3-point attempts. Anderson has averaged 17.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game over the past 10 days.

In place of Anderson, two other Huskers had a hot hand on Wednesday at Iowa State as freshman Christian Standhardinger and junior Lance Jeter had breakout offensive performances. Standhardinger posted 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting, tying for the ninth-highest single-game total by a Husker freshman ever, and setting a record for the most points by an NU freshman in his first career start. Jeter nearly matched the effort with a career-best 21 points, giving the Huskers two 20-point scorers in the same game for the first time since 2007.

Despite the hot shooting, the young Huskers will need to find a way to close out games to keep from being shut out of the win column in February. NU has led or been within a basket of the lead in the second half of nine of its league losses, including leading or being tied with less than 10 minutes to play in five defeats. Wednesday's result dropped Nebraska to 0-4 in Big 12 games decided by four points or less this season.

Series history vs. Texas Tech
Nebraska and Texas Tech are meeting for just the 25th time in series history when they face off on Saturday in the Devaney Center. The teams first met in 1955-56 with a 69-63 overtime victory for the Huskers, who won the first four games in the series.

}} Nebraska owns a 15-9 all-time series lead, including an 8-6 series advantage since the teams formed the Big 12 Conference.

}} Nebraska has won the past three matches after Texas Tech had won three of four between 2003 and 2006. Coach Doc Sadler is 3-0 against Texas Tech while at Nebraska, including 1-0 against coach Bob Knight and 2-0 against coach Pat Knight.

}} The Huskers own an 8-3 mark against the Red Raiders in Lincoln, including a 6-2 mark in the Devaney Center. Nebraska's average margin in its six wins in the Devaney Center is 12.8 ppg.

}} Nebraska will be aiming for its fourth straight win over TTU, a streak that would tie for the longest in series history. NU also won four straight to open the series between 1956 and 1963. TTU has won three straight once and won back-to-back games over NU just one other time.

Scouting the Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech (16-11, 4-9 Big 12) is looking to snap a four-game losing streak after falling to No. 6 Kansas State, 83-64, on Tuesday. The Red Raiders are 3-7 on the road this season including 1-5 in conference action.

The Red Raiders are led by junior point guard John Roberson, likely the most underrated player in the Big 12 Conference. While averaging 35.3 minutes per game, Roberson has led TTU with 14.7 points and 5.2 assists per game, including 15.6 ppg in Big 12 play. He paces the team with 50 3-pointers and 36 steals. Along with Roberson, Mike Singletary has posted 14.7 points per game while grabbing a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game and blocking 19 shots, one of four Red Raiders with at least 19 blocks this season.

As a team, Texas Tech has averaged 76.1 points per game while hitting just 43.9 percent from the field, although the Red Raiders are efficient at the charity stripe, hitting 72.0 percent. In conference play, their numbers have dipped to 71.5 points per game on 41.0 percent shooting while knocking down 69.6 percent at the line. TTU has allowed 74.9 points per game this year, including 79.5 points per game in Big 12 play. They have given up more than 80 points in five league road games, including at least 85 points four times. 

The Red Raiders are coached by Pat Knight (Indiana, 1995). He owns a 34-37 overall record in his third season guiding the Texas Tech program.

Quick Connections
While Texas Tech and Nebraska are obviously not linked geographically, they do have an interesting tie between players who could see action in Saturday's contest.

Husker freshman Brandon Ubel and TTU sophomore Robert Lewandowski both played high school ball together for coach Donnie Campbell at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kan. Lewandowski is a 6-10, 240-pound forward while Ubel is a 6-10, 230-pounder at the same position, meaning there is a chance they could face off on the court this weekend.

While Nebraska does not have a current player from South Plains College, two-year starter Steve Harley (2007-08 and 2008-09) came from the school and coach Jerry Green. Interestingly, two of Texas Tech's current players came from the junior college and one - David Tairu - is also from the same hometown as Harley. The reason it could be considered somewhat interesting is the fact that their hometown is Temple Hills, Md., not your average starting point for most junior college players in Texas who go on to play in the Big 12.

Recent Meetings - Nebraska and Texas Tech
Nebraska has had the upper hand in the past three seasons and looks to tie its series high with its fourth straight win over the Red Raiders.

}} Last year in Lubbock, Nebraska held off a furious Texas Tech rally at the end of each half to prevail with a solid 82-69 road victory at the United Spirit Arena. Cookie Miller and Ade Dagunduro led the way with a combined 39 points, eight assists and eight steals. Dagunduro posted his second straight 20-point performance, including going a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line and helping Nebraska hit 76.7 percent (23-of-30) at the stripe.

After leading by seven at the break, the Huskers jumped back ahead by double figures, hitting eight of their first 11 shots from the floor in the second half. Texas Tech then made a furious run starting a couple minutes after Red Raider head coach Pat Knight was ejected from the game for receiving two technical fouls after running onto the court to protest a foul called on his player. TTU did it by hitting the long ball, nailing nine treys on the day, including five by John Roberson, who fouled out with a team-high 19 points.

The Red Raiders pulled within five points on Roberson's 3-pointer at the 3:49 mark and again at 72-67 on a pair of free throws with 3:16 to play. From there, Dagunduro and Miller hit 8-of-8 at the line in the final three minutes to push NU to the victory. 

}} Two years ago in Lincoln, Nebraska used a decisive 21-2 first-half run to take a 12-point halftime lead and the Huskers cruised from there for a 73-62 victory over Texas Tech at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Aleks Maric led the way with his fourth consecutive double-double, finishing with game-high totals of 22 points and 14 rebounds. Ryan Anderson totaled 19 points, while Steve Harley scored 12 and Cookie Miller added 10 with six assists. Texas Tech also had four players score in double figures, led by Martin Zeno with 16. Mike Singletary recorded a double-double of his own, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Raiders.

It was all Texas Tech in the early going, as the Red Raiders used runs of 7-0 and 7-2 to build an early 19-11 advantage. After Singletary completed a three-point play to put Tech up by eight with 12:32 to play in the first half, it was all Nebraska from there.

The Huskers erupted on a 21-2 run to take a 32-21 lead with six minutes left in the half. The inside-outside combination of Miller and Maric fueled the run, as Miller scored five straight points at one point and Maric scored eight consecutive points and added an assist on a Harley 3-pointer. Offensively, NU hit 6-of-11 shots from the floor during the run and was perfect from the free throw line. With the offense clicking, NU's defense rose to the occasion, holding Texas Tech scoreless for a stretch of 6:12.

Huskers Still Hitting at Record Pace
Although Nebraska has been hot and cold while shooting from 3-point range in league play, the Cornhuskers are still hitting at a school-record pace from beyond the arc.

}} Nebraska ranks second in the league and among the top 20 nationally by hitting at a 39.8-percent clip from beyond the arc this season. That average would be a school record if the season ended today as the current mark stands at 38.9 percent by the 2003-04 squad. The current second-place percentage is 38.3 by the 2000-01 Huskers, marking the only times Nebraska has hit better than 38 percent over a season.

}} The Huskers hit 9-of-19 3-point attempts at Iowa State (47.4 percent) and have now drained 185-of-465 attempts from 3-point range this season. The 185 3-pointers rank eighth in Nebraska single-season history.

}} All four of coach Doc Sadler's Nebraska squads now rank in the top eight in school history for 3-pointers. His 2007 squad is second with 244 treys, while the 2009 (206, 5th) and 2008 (190, 7th) squads also rank among the program's best.

}} Despite shooting just 6-of-39 (15.4 percent) combined from 3-point range in games against No. 24 Baylor and No. 14 Texas, Nebraska came back in the next contest to connect on a season-high 14 3-pointers in 21 attempts, for a 66.7 percent accuracy at No. 7 Kansas State. The Huskers hit their last six attempts over the final three minutes of the game and had the contest tied on the scoreboard in the final 30 seconds after scoring nine points in 20 seconds off the clock.

}} NU has hit at least 50 percent from 3-point range in eight games this season, including four times in Big 12 play. In two home games, the Huskers drained 11-of-21 (52.4 percent) against No. 3 Kansas and 5-of-9 (55.6 percent) against No. 10 Kansas State. NU also did it on the road at Allen Fieldhouse, connecting on 10-of-17 3-point attempts (58.8 percent) against the No. 1 Jayhawks on Feb. 6, and at Bramlage Coliseum against No. 7 Kansas State, when NU hit 14-of-21 (66.7 percent) from long range.

}} Redshirt freshman Eshaunte Jones leads the Big 12 Conference in all games by hitting 45.2 percent from 3-point range. His 38 treys are sixth in the NU freshman record book. Anderson has moved up to sixth among the season 3-point percentage leaders by now hitting 41.3 percent from beyond the arc.

}} In Big 12 games only, Anderson is second in 3-point percentage at 46.8 after hitting 13 of his last 20 attempts over three games. Jones is ninth in league play by hitting at a 39.5-percent clip.

Making Their Presence Felt
Seven of Nebraska's 11 active scholarship players this season are freshmen and sophomores, giving several youngsters more than ample opportunity to step up and play a major role for the Huskers this season. That is exactly what has happened on more than one occasion as three Husker freshmen have recorded 20-point contests this season while helping the rookie class account for 40 percent of the team's scoring.

}} Forward Christian Standhardinger is the most recent freshman to step up for the Huskers as he posted a career- and team-season high 25 points in his first career start at Iowa State on Feb. 24. The 25 points were the ninth-most by a freshman in school history and the most in the first career start by an NU freshman.

}} Standhardinger's 25 points came on 9-of-17 shooting from the field and 5-of-7 shooting at the free throw line. He also filled the stat sheet by hitting a pair of 3-pointers, adding eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in 34 minutes. Each was a career high.

}} Along with Standhardinger, redshirt freshmen Jorge Brian Diaz and Eshaunte Jones have each recorded 20-point contests this season. The three freshmen with 20-point games in the same season is a Nebraska record.

}} Diaz became just the eighth Husker freshman with multiple 20-point contests as he posted 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting in his first-ever trip to Allen Fieldhouse as the Huskers played at No. 1 Kansas on Feb. 6. He added nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks, helping NU to a four-point lead with less than 16 minutes remaining before the Huskers fell by 11. Early in the season, Diaz posted 22 points as he helped the Huskers raced past TCU on Nov. 21 in a 90-77 victory. Diaz connected on 9-of-10 shots from the floor.

}} Jones followed as he produced 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting in a loss to BYU in the HoopTV Las Vegas Classic. He hit 5-of-7 3-point attempts while adding three rebounds and two assists without a turnover.

}} Overall, the trio became the 21st, 22nd and 23rd freshmen to record a 20-point game for the Huskers since freshmen were reinstated by the NCAA for the 1972-73 season.

}} Nebraska's freshmen have accounted for 44 starts this season including 22 by Diaz and 16 by Brandon Ubel. The Huskers have seen five freshmen start a game this year, including one game (BYU) with three freshmen in the starting lineup together.

Standhardinger Showing Flashes
After sitting out the non-conference slate, freshman forward Christian Standhardinger jumped right into the action as conference play got started on Jan. 9 at Texas A&M. The 6-8, 210-pounder quickly made his presence felt as he had a team-high 13 points and seven rebounds vs. the Aggies, but it wasn't until earlier this week that he showed much of his potential that only his teammates had seen in practice.

}} Standhardinger has averaged 7.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in league play despite struggling with foul trouble that has limited his playing time in some stretches. Of Standhardinger's 41 rebounds this season, 19 have come on the offensive end, the second-highest total among Huskers in league action despite his limited minutes.

}} After hitting just 37.5 percent (21-of-56) from the floor in his first 11 appearances (all off the bench), Standhardinger made his first career start at Iowa State and hit 9-of-17 shots from the floor to improve his season percentage to 41.1 percent. He also hit 2-of-4 from 3-point range after entering the game having hit just 2-of-8 in his first 11 games.

}} Standhardinger has gotten to the free throw line 40 times in Big 12 play, hitting 30 shots (75.0 percent). He leads the team in free throw attempts in Big 12 play despite averaging just 15.0 minutes per contest. 

}} Standhardinger scored 25 points against Iowa State in his first career start. It's the most points ever by a Husker freshman in his first career start, and the ninth-highest single-game point total by an NU freshman ever. He is the third Nebraska freshman to post a 20-point game this season, joining Jorge Brian Diaz (twice) and Eshaunte Jones.

}} Standhardinger has posted three double-figure scoring games this season, including 13 points in his debut at Texas A&M and 14 points at Colorado. In the seven games since the meeting with Colorado, Standhardinger had just 32 points before exploding for 25 against the Cyclones in Ames.

}} An NCAA amateurism ruling mandated that the freshman forward had to sit out the first 15 games of the season because the club team he played on in his native Germany included a professional. It was the same team that produced fellow Husker Christopher Niemann, who had to sit out all of last season because of the NCAA's ruling at the time. Standhardinger was not allowed to travel with the team, but practiced with the Huskers during the non-conference season.

Diaz Gives Strong play But still Looks for Consistency
Center Jorge Brian Diaz has been fairly strong in the scoring department for a freshman although he is still looking to become more consistent night in and night out in league play. The 6-11, 235-pounder has averaged 8.7 points per game on the season to rank second on the squad and has been one of the top shot blockers in the league this season.

}} On the year, Diaz has posted 11 double-figure scoring games and has had six other games with between seven and nine points. He is the leading Husker freshman with 243 points this season, and could still challenge for a spot on the Nebraska freshman scoring list. Tenth place is Jamel White with 8.7 points per game in 2006.

}} In conference play, Diaz has hit 50.5 percent (54-of-107) from the field. He has hit at least 55 percent from the field in six league games, but has had more than 10 attempts only four times vs. Big 12 teams.

}} After struggling for three games, Diaz hit 5-of-9 attempts against Oklahoma including a pair of dunks as the Huskers won their first league game of the year. He then came back to add 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting against No. 10/11 Kansas State and 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting at No. 1 Kansas.

}} Diaz had three straight games with double figures against Oklahoma (10), Kansas State (13) and at Kansas (20), before being held to 23 combined points over four straight games (six vs. Baylor; eight at Texas; zero at Kansas State; nine vs. Missouri). He came back with 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting at Iowa State.

}} Diaz matched his season high with three blocks vs. Iowa State and added two more at ISU this past week. He now has 12 blocks in 13 league games to rank 13th (0.9 bpg) in league-only games while ranking seventh (1.3 bpg) in the overall season stats. He is the highest-ranking freshman on the season list and second in league-only games.

}} While his scoring numbers continue to climb, Diaz has also shown flashes that he can compete on the boards. His best rebounding effort during league play came with nine boards against No. 1 Kansas in his first-ever trip to Allen Fieldhouse. He also had seven rebounds including two offensive boards while helping the Huskers to their lone league win over Oklahoma a week earlier.

}} Diaz needs four boards to move onto the Nebraska freshman rebounds top-10 list. He has 112 rebounds this season including a team-high 47 offensive boards.

}} Here is a breakdown of Diaz's season stats compared with those of a few other notable Husker freshman post players in history. Diaz ranks favorably in several categories against the other top freshman post players in NU history, including the school's all-time scoring leader (Dave Hoppen) and three others who went on to rank among the top 15 scorers all-time at Nebraska (Andre Smith, Aleks Maric and Venson Hamilton):

Name, freshman year                 GP       Min.      FG-FGA-Pct.     FT-FTA-Pct.      Off-Def-Tot-Avg.           A          TO        Blk        Stl            Pts.      Avg.
Dave Hoppen, 1982-83              32         25.9      163-311-.524     119-159-.748     *-*-161-5.0         41         64         19         16         445            13.9
Andre Smith, 1977-78                30         *           105-190-.553     68-111-.613       *-*-144-4.8         27         *           11          10         278            9.3
Jorge Brian Diaz, 2009-10          28         23.4      110-209-.526     23-44-.523         47-65-112-4.0    28         38         35         16            243       8.7
Aleks Maric, 2004-05                  27         20.8      79-165-.479       58-71-.781         70-99-168-6.3    13         37         16         13         216            8.0
Venson Hamilton, 1995-96         31         14.6      71-130-.546       54-100-.540       *-*-161-5.0         19         48         39         20            196       6.1
John Turek, 2001-02                  26         22.7      61-156-.391       19-50-.380         70-92-162-6.2    17         19         39         14         141            5.4
*complete statistics not available.

Jeter Does A little of Everything
Coming into the season, there was some question about who would become Nebraska's floor general as, after last season, two-year starting point guard Cookie Miller decided to transfer and go to school back in his home state of West Virginia. Today, there is no question who that commander is as point guard Lance Jeter has made his presence felt both on and off the court.

}} Jeter leads the team with 113 assists and his 4.0 assists per game are ninth in the Big 12 Conference. He has had at least four assists in 12 of the past 19 games.

}} In conference play, the 6-3, 225-pound native of Beaver Falls, Pa., is seventh entering the week with 4.1 assists per game. He posted a then-career high in each of his first two career Big 12 games with seven assists at Texas A&M and then eight against No. 3 Kansas at home.

}} Jeter's teammates helped him post possibly his most well-rounded game of the year as they made shot after shot against No. 7 Kansas on Feb. 17, leading to the point guard's first career double-double. Jeter had 12 points and finished with a career-high 12 assists as the Huskers hit 58.3 percent from the field.

}} At his current pace, Jeter could still challenge for a spot on the Nebraska single-season assist list. He has 112 assists to date - the sixth-highest total by a Husker in the Big 12 era - and needs 22 assists this season to reach 10th place on the single-season chart.

}} He also has shown good decision-making as he is sixth in the league this season with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio (113 to 56). Entering the week, Jeter ranked 61st nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio and his assist average placed him 120th in the nation.

}} Jeter has had at least five assists in 10 games this season, including six straight between Dec. 23 and Jan. 13. The six straight games with at least five assists is the longest streak by a Husker in the Big 12 era, surpassing the five straight games Charles Richardson Jr. had at least five assists in 2006-07.

}} While Jeter is not looked at as a primary scoring option, he has shown the ability to get to the basket and provide an offensive spark on occasion. He has posted eight double-figure scoring games, including a career-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting at Iowa State on Feb. 24.

}} Jeter can also be a force on the glass as he has shown recently. While he has had 38 assists in the last 11 contests (3.5 apg), he has also posted 45 rebounds (4.1 rpg), setting a career best three times. He posted a then-best six boards against Iowa State and had a team- and career-high seven boards twice, at Missouri and at home against Oklahoma. He also added six boards against Baylor.

Anderson Reaches 1,000-Point Club
Senior Ryan Anderson joined the 1,000-point club when he posted his first basket of the day against No. 1 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 6. Anderson joined one of the program's elite fraternities as he became only the 25th Husker ever to cross the 1,000-point barrier. He currently ranks No. 24 on the scoring chart with 1,071 points.

}} Anderson is first Husker to join the 1,000-point club at Nebraska since Aleks Maric did it his junior year in 2006-07. Overall, Anderson is only the sixth Husker to reach the mark while playing in the Big 12 era, including just the fourth to play his whole career after the formation of the conference. The other Huskers to cross the plateau while playing against current Big 12 Conference teams include:

Aleks Maric (No. 5 all-time, 1,630 points, 2005-08)
Tyronn Lue (No. 8, 1,577 points, 1996-98)
Cookie Belcher (No. 9, 1,552 points, 1997-2001)
Venson Hamilton (No. 11, 1,416, 1996-99)
Cary Cochran (No. 23, 1,082, 1999-2002)

}} During his career, Anderson has posted 283 points (10.1 ppg) as a freshman, 278 points (8.4 ppg) as a sophomore, 213 points (7.1 ppg) as a junior and has 296 points (11.0 ppg) as a senior.

Versatile Anderson in Elite Company
Even before Ryan Anderson joined the 1,000-point club at No. 1 Kansas on Feb. 6, he was already among an elite list with some of his on-court accomplishments over the past three-plus seasons.

}} With his 12 points at No. 1 Kansas on Feb. 6, Anderson became one the ninth player in the Big 12 era - and second of three this season - to surpass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 150 3-pointers in a career. He is the first Cornhusker in the Big 12 era to do it and just the third Husker ever, joining Eric Piatkowski and Erick Strickland. The other players to play solely in the Big 12 era and reach those three marks are (as of Feb. 24):

            • Tony Crocker (Oklahoma, 2007-present): 1,308 points, 527 rebounds, 194 3-pointers
            • Ryan Anderson (Nebraska, 2007-present): 1,063 points, 543 rebounds, 174 3-pointers
            • Obi Muonelo (Oklahoma State, 2007-present): 1,299 points, 567 rebounds, 230 3-pointers
            • Terrel Harris (Oklahoma State, 2005-09): 1,319 points, 512 rebounds, 153 3-pointers
            • Josh Carter (Texas A&M, 2005-09): 1,566 points, 509 rebounds, 299 3-pointers
            • Brandon Rush (Kansas, 2006-08): 1,477 points, 602 rebounds, 205 3-pointers
            • Richard Roby (Colorado, 2004-08): 2,001 points, 659 rebounds, 214 3-pointers
            • Cartier Martin (Kansas State, 2003-07): 1,546 points, 540 rebounds, 178 3-pointers 
            • Rickey Paulding (Missouri, 2000-04): 1,673 points, 526 rebounds, 191 3-pointers
            • Kirk Hinrich (Kansas, 2000-03): 1,753 points, 532 rebounds, 236 3-pointers

}} Last year Anderson became just the seventh Husker to record at least 100 3-pointers, 100 assists and 100 steals in a career. Among that short list are Eric Piatkowski, Tyronn Lue, Erick Strickland, Cookie Belcher, Cary Cochran and Jaron Boone, along with Anderson. For his career, Anderson now has 176 3-pointers, 160 steals and 220 assists. With his five steals against Iowa State on Jan. 16, Anderson joined Strickland as the only two Huskers ever with at least 150 in each of those three categories.

}} Anderson reached the 500-rebound mark when he posted a team-high eight boards against Iowa State on Jan. 16. The 6-4 Anderson will not reach the NU career top 10 (10th place is 679 boards by Rex Ekwall in 1955-57), but to his credit, Anderson has battled and persevered at the 4 spot each year despite giving up 6-8 inches and 50-80 pounds to most Big 12 opponents and still has moved his way into all-time top 25 rebounders at Nebraska. His 550 rebounds are currently No. 19 on the list.

}} Anderson crossed the 200-assist plateau with three assists at Colorado this season. After posting a career-high tying seven assists (zero turnovers) at Iowa State on Feb. 24, Anderson now has 220 assists in his career to rank No. 19 on the Husker all-time list.

}} With at least 40 steals in each of his final three seasons, including 47 steals and counting this year, Anderson has climbed among the top 10 in Husker history for career steals. His 160 career steals currently rank fifth all-time.

Hitting Shots
Nebraska had struggled from the offensive end for two straight games before exploding for 87 points on the road at No. 7 Kansas State on Feb. 17. The Huskers had posted less than 60 points in three of their previous four games before putting up their highest point total in a Big 12 game under coach Doc Sadler.

}} Nebraska's point total was its highest in a road Big 12 game since putting up 96 points at No. 25 Oklahoma (won 96-81) in 1999. Overall, it was the Huskers' most points in a game away from Lincoln since falling in the 1999 National Invitation Tournament at TCU (101-89).

}} The Huskers hit a season-high 14 3-pointers, tying for their most in a game since posting 15 at Miami in 2006. It's also tied for the fourth-highest total by the Huskers in the Big 12 era.

}} NU's 58.3 percent shooting from the floor was a season high, as was the Huskers' 23 assists.

}} Over the final 2:36 of the KSU contest, the Huskers went 6-of-6 from 3-point range, including scoring nine points on three treys in a span of 20 seconds to tie the game at 87-all in the final minute. Nebraska also went 2-of-2 at the line and Kansas State was 14-of-14 at the free throw stripe. Nebraska missed one layup and KSU hit one, meaning the teams combined to hit 23 of the last 24 scoring attempts (field goal or free throw) in the last three minutes of game action.

}} Three of Nebraska's four highest-scoring games in league play have come on the road at No. 1 Kansas, at No. 7 Kansas and at Iowa State. The other game came at home against then-No. 3 Kansas.

Board Support
Despite struggling on the glass in league play, Nebraska has won the rebounding advantage 11 times this season, including nine times at home. The Huskers are 10-1 in those contests. Senior Ryan Anderson and redshirt freshman Jorge Brian Diaz have led the way for the Huskers this season, averaging 4.8 and 4.0 rebounds per game, respectively.

}} Anderson has been a mainstay on the backboards for the Huskers the past four years. While he will not break into the career top 10, the 6-4 Seattle native moved past the 500-rebound plateau on Jan. 16 against Iowa State when he had a team-high eight boards. Anderson became the 24th Husker in history to record at least 500 rebounds, and he has moved into the top 20 all-time as he now has 550 rebounds.

}} Anderson posted a career-best and team season-high 14 rebounds to go with 16 points in a win over Oregon State in December. It was his sixth career double-figure rebounding game and his third career double-double. 

}} In the regular-season opener, Diaz had 11 rebounds to go with nine points in his first career game. He added a second double-figure rebounding game with 12 boards against Chicago State.

}} Diaz narrowly missed his first career double-double when he posted 20 points and nine rebounds against No. 1 Kansas in Lawrence on Feb. 6. It was his highest rebounding total since mid-December.

}} Along with Diaz and Anderson, sophomore Myles Holley is the only other Husker with a double-figure rebounding game this year. He had 11 boards and seven points against Southern Utah.

}} As a team, Nebraska posted a season-high 41 rebounds against each Chicago State and Jackson State. Overall, the Huskers have recorded at least 35 rebounds in eight games. The total is two more than last year's total.

Taking Care of the Ball
Coach Doc Sadler's teams at Nebraska have always been noted for their blue-collar work ethic and their attitude toward having a stalwart defense, but over the past couple years another area has become a trademark of a Sadler-led program: ball security.

Last season, the Cornhuskers ranked 18th nationally and first in the Big 12 Conference in turnovers per game, giving up the ball just 11.5 times per contest. NU was one of only two teams (also Texas) to give up less than 12 turnovers per game in 2009 Big 12 Conference play as the Huskers led the league with just 185 turnovers in league action (11.6 tpg).

}} This season, Nebraska is holding on to the ball nearly as well. NU entered the week ranked 56th nationally in turnovers per game, and is currently averaging just 12.4 turnovers per contest despite giving up at least 16 miscues in five of its last nine contests. Nebraska has averaging 12.9 turnovers per game in Big 12 play.

}} The Huskers have turned the ball over seven or fewer times in five games, and less than 10 times on eight occasions. Nebraska set this year's season low and tied the school record with just three miscues against No. 24 Baylor. NU had one turnover in the first half and two in the second, marking the third time in school history a Husker squad posted three turnovers in a game, and the second time under coach Doc Sadler.

Bench Production
The Cornhuskers have spread the scoring around this season with only one player averaging double figures. Much of that production has come from the bench, as NU has a deeper roster than many recent seasons.

}} The Husker bench outscored opponents in each of the first eight games and 19 times overall this season.

}} Nebraska posted its top bench production when it got 37 points from the non-starters against No. 24 Baylor. The Husker bench players outscored Baylor's bench 37-7, and NU's bench accounted for 69.8 percent of its scoring. The Huskers also had a tremendous effort from the bench at Colorado, when the bench scored 35 points for 58.3 percent of its 60 points scored against the Buffs.

}} The Huskers' production of 29 points at No. 7 Kansas State was one of 16 games when the Huskers had at least 25 points off the bench.

}} On the season, Nebraska has gotten 721 points (of 1,849 on the season) from its bench. That's 38.9 percent of the production that has come from outside the starting lineup.

}} The most points by a Husker off the bench this year is 22 by Jorge Brian Diaz, who went 9-of-10 against TCU, while Eshaunte Jones added 21 points, including five 3-pointers, in a loss to BYU. Brandon Richardson also had 18 points off the bench against No. 3 Kansas and 16 points against Oklahoma, while Christian Standhardinger had 14 points in 12 minutes off the bench at Colorado.

}} Nebraska had three players score in double figures off the bench against No. 24 Baylor. Myles Holley led all Nebraska scorers with 11 points while Eshaunte Jones and Brandon Richardson each had 10 points.

Rankings Game
Nebraska had plenty of chances during February to extend a streak of knocking off ranked teams to 10 straight seasons, but fell to 0-6 on the year when it dropped a high-scoring affair, 91-87, at No. 7 Kansas State on Feb. 17. 

}} The stretch of five straight games against ranked teams - vs. No. 10 Kansas State, at No. 1 Kansas, vs. No. 24 Baylor, at No. 14 Texas and at No. 7 Kansas  State - was Nebraska's longest stretch of consecutive games (5) against ranked teams in school history.

}} Four of the games were against top-15 teams, including each of the last two on the road. The last time the Huskers faced top-15 squads in consecutive games was the 2004-05 campaign, but to put things in larger perspective, the last time Nebraska played consecutive true road games vs. top-15 teams was 1958-59.

}} The Huskers beat at least one ranked team for nine straight seasons from 2000-01 to 2008-09. Since the start of the streak, Nebraska is 13-45 against ranked teams, including 3-31 against top-15 squads. Nebraska is 8-9 against teams ranked between Nos. 20 and 25 during the streak, and 2-5 against teams from Nos. 16-19.

}} Before this season, the Huskers had previously faced four consecutive ranked squads on four separate occasions, but never faced five straight. Nebraska's best mark in a four-game stretch vs. AP ranked teams was 2-2 in 1991-92. NU also went 1-3 in 1994-95 and 1996-97, and was 0-4 in 1999-2000.

}} Overall, Nebraska is 5-17 against ranked squads under coach Doc Sadler with one victory last season, a 58-55 home win over No. 16 Texas.

}} The Huskers own a 55-210 all-time record against ranked teams, including a 19-111 mark against teams ranked in the top 10 and an 11-63 mark against top-five squads. The Huskers are 19-65 against ranked teams in the Big 12 era, including 2-31 against top-10 teams and 1-19 against top-five squads.

}} Nebraska has won at least two games against ranked teams in two of the past five seasons, and the three wins in 2007-08 against ranked teams were the most for the Huskers since going 4-1 in 1998-99.

}} Nebraska has played a top-three ranked team 11 times (0-11 record) in the Big 12 era, with all of the matchups coming against Kansas. In the Big 12 era, Nebraska is 0-5 against KU when the Jayhawks are ranked No. 1, 0-3 when ranked No. 2 and 0-3 when ranked No. 3. Two of those 10 games were decided by one field goal (once at home, 2002; once in Lawrence, 2005).

}} The Cornhuskers' last win over a top-10 team came in 2005, when the Huskers defeated No. 4 Oklahoma State, 74-67, at the Devaney Center. That was NU's first win against a top-five team since the 1994 Big Eight Tournament, when the Huskers knocked off No. 3 Missouri, and the first home win over a top-five team since 1993, when the Huskers beat No. 3 Kansas.

Block Party
Redshirt freshman Jorge Brian Diaz has made a name for himself on the offensive end with a pair of 20-point contests this season, including a 20-point, nine-rebound effort at Allen Fieldhouse against No. 1 Kansas on Feb. 6. He owns two of the Huskers' eight 20-point games this season as he also added 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting against TCU in his third career game. But it is on the defensive end that he is looking like one of the top freshmen in school history.

Diaz, who is the top-ranked freshman in blocks in the league, currently leads NU with 35 blocked shots. His 1.3 blocks per game are seventh in the Big 12 Conference this season where he is the top-ranked freshman. He is also 13th in league-only games with 0.9 bpg.

}} Diaz ranks third in the Nebraska freshman record book with his 35 blocks. The only two rookies to ever record more are Venson Hamilton (1996) and John Turek (2002), who hold the Nebraska freshman record with 39 blocks each in their initial season.

}} Despite his strong start to the season, Diaz has had just five blocked shots in the last nine games, including zero in four straight contests until posting two at Iowa State. Of his 12 blocks in league play, five came against the Cyclones.

}} Diaz has had a career high with three blocked shots in five contests this season including the Huskers' contest against Iowa State at home, his high in league play.

}} As a team, the Huskers own 79 blocked shots this season in 28 games, averaging 2.8 blocks per game. Last year, Nebraska had just 52 blocks in 31 games (1.7 bpg).

Taking the Shot
With so many new faces on the squad, it was only a matter of time before one of the youngsters was asked to step up and make a game-changing play. At USC on Nov. 29, it was more than just a game-changing play... it was a game-deciding shot.

}} Redshirt freshman Eshaunte Jones, playing in his ninth career game, had made just two field goals in the first half and had only been off the bench for five minutes in the second period before being called upon with less than a minute to play in a tie game. Jones didn't hesitate as the buried the game-winning shot from the corner, a 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds left. From there, the Huskers defended the perimeter well and USC only managed to get off an off-balance desperation shot at the buzzer to hold on for the win.

}} Jones finished the USC game with seven points, and his 3-pointer gave the Huskers their first road win of the season, and just the second true road win over a non-conference opponent under fourth-year coach Doc Sadler. It was NU's first road victory over a non-conference BCS team since defeating Tennessee, 62-61, in Knoxville in 2004.

}} Jones also led the Huskers in scoring in both games at the HoopTV Las Vegas Classic just before Christmas. He posted 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, all from 3-point range, to lead the Huskers to a victory over Tulsa, and came back a night later to record a career-best 21 points. He hit 6-of-11 shots from the field with five made baskets from 3-point range (seven attempts).

}} Jones has connected on 45.2 percent (38-of-84) from beyond the arc this year to rank second in the Big 12 Conference on the season. His 38 3-pointers are sixth on the NU freshman top 10 list and just one away from fifth place. He is aiming to become only the fifth freshman in school history - and first since current teammate Ryan Anderson - to post 40 treys as a freshman.

Niemann, McCray Out for Season
After making what looked to be a successful return from a torn ACL suffered in the final week of the regular season last year, 6-10, 265-pound sophomore center Christopher Niemann had a major setback as he tore the same ACL for a second time in the first week of September. After surgery to repair the damage that occurred during a non-basketball conditioning workout, Niemann will be out for all of the 2009-10 campaign.

Niemann is currently making good progress through rehab again, and is on pace to join the team for offseason workouts in late spring. He will have three years remaining on his original eligibility clock to play three seasons with the Huskers.

}} Nebraska coach Doc Sadler announced following Nebraska's game against UMKC on Nov. 24 that sophomore guard Toney McCray would have surgery on his elbow and be out for the remainder of the season. McCray injured the elbow in a pickup game in early September, sustaining a torn ligament. McCray tried to play through the pain as doctors assured him that it would get no worse if he waited until after the season to have surgery. But Sadler said that McCray indicated he had little confidence in his elbow and wasn't able to help the team the way he wanted to, and thought it would be better to have surgery now and be ready for the offseason in the spring of 2010.

McCray had successful surgery on Dec. 7 to repair the UCL in his elbow. He started rehab that week and is doing well, as he is on pace to try to join the team in the spring during offseason workouts.

}} Both Niemann and McCray were looked at as possible starters heading into the start of the season. McCray averaged 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds over three games this year, hitting 53.3 percent (8-of-15) from the field. He played 18.3 minutes per game. Niemann has yet to play a game in a Husker uniform.

New Faces Line Husker Roster
While the Huskers will rely on three returning scholarship players for leadership - seniors Ryan Anderson and Sek Henry, and sophomore Brandon Richardson - most of the eyes will be focused on the faces of several newcomers who dot the inexperienced Nebraska roster.

}} Among the scholarship newcomers who have seen action for the first time in their Husker careers this season are juniors Lance Jeter and Quincy Hankins-Cole, sophomore Myles Holley, redshirt freshman Jorge Brian Diaz and freshmen Ray Gallegos and Brandon Ubel. Freshman Adrien Coleman also played in the first semester before transferring at the holiday break. 

}} Freshman Christian Standhardinger, who was forced to sit out the first 15 games of the season because of an NCAA amateurism ruling, became eligible for the league opener at Texas A&M. He is the eighth scholarship Husker to play his first game for Nebraska this season.

}} Including walk-ons Matt Karn and Mike Fox, more than 60 percent (9 of 14 active players; 64.2 percent) of the Huskers who have recorded time during the regular season are playing for the first time in a Nebraska uniform this year. Another Husker - Eshaunte Jones - played only four games last year before an injury forced him to redshirt.

2009-10 Scholarship Breakdown
Seniors: 2 (returnees Sek Henry and Ryan Anderson)
Juniors: 2 (transfers Lance Jeter and Quincy Hankins-Cole)
Sophomores: 4 (returnees Toney McCray, Brandon Richardson and Christopher Niemann*; newcomer Myles Holley)
Redshirt Freshmen: 2 (Eshaunte Jones and Jorge Brian Diaz)
True Freshmen: 3 (Brandon Ubel, Ray Gallegos, Christian Standhardinger)
*sat out last season per NCAA ruling on amateur status; has not played at Nebraska

Youth Movement
While Nebraska entered the season knowing it will have a number of young players in the lineup on any given night, it did not realize it would have two of the youngest players in their respective classes.

}} Freshman Brandon Ubel is the third-youngest player overall in the Big 12 Conference this season. Born on Aug. 29, 1991, only Jaye Crockett of Texas Tech (Oct. 16, 1991) and Tyler Stone of Missouri (Sept. 8, 1991) are younger than Ubel.

}} While Ubel is one of the youngest in the league, another Husker is the youngest for his class. Junior college transfer Quincy Hankins-Cole, who graduated high school when he was 16 and played the past two years at Polk (Fla.) CC, did not turn 20 years old until Feb. 18, 2010. The next youngest junior in the Big 12 is Kansas State's Jacob Pullen, who turned 20 on Nov. 10. In fact, Hankins-Cole is three months younger than redshirt-freshman Jorge Brian Diaz, who turned 20 on Nov. 13.