Huskers Take on Wisconsin Tonight

GAME 33: vs. WISCONSIN Date: Thursday, March 10 Time: 8 p.m. (CT) Location: Indianapolis, Ind. Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS 2015-16 Record: 15-17, 6-12 Big Ten Head coach: Tim Miles Record at Nebraska: 62-66 (4th year) Career Record: 345-286 (21st year) WISCONSIN BADGERS 2015-16 Record: 20-11, 12-6 Big Ten Head coach: Greg Gard Record at Wisconsin: 13-6 (1st year) Career Record: same BROADCAST INFO Television: ESPN2 Play-by-play: Mike Tirico Expert Analysis: Dan Dakich Sideline: Quint Kessenich Online: WatchEPSN Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Expert Analysis: Ben McLaughlin Also available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers App and TuneIn Radio Compass Media Network Play-by-play: Matt Smith Expert Analysis: Rick Mahorn Satellite Radio (Big Ten Feed): SiriusXM-84

The Nebraska men’s basketball team looks for its second win in as many days, as the Huskers take on sixth-seeded Wisconsin Thursday evening in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Tipoff at Bankers Life Fieldhouse is set for around 8 p.m. (central) or 25 minutes following the conclusion of the Ohio State-Penn State game scheduled for 5:30 p.m. (central) and the matchup between the Huskers and Badgers will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich, Quint Kessenich on the call. The contest will also be available on WatchESPN on laptops, tablets and mobile devices.

Thursday’s game will also air across the state of Nebraska on the Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Ben McLaughlin on the call, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, KXSP 590 AM in Omaha and KRVN 880 in Lexington and is also available on Huskers.com and the Huskers App.

Nebraska (15-17, 6-12 Big Ten) broke its five-game losing streak with an 89-72 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday in the Huskers’ tournament opener. Shavon Shields led NU with 20 points and a season-high 11 rebounds to pace five Huskers in double figures, as NU used a 17-2 second-half run to pull away.

While NU has relied on its two primary scorers - Shields and Andrew White III - for most of the season, Tai Webster has become a consistent third scorer down the stretch. The junior guard has started the last four games and is averaging 11.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in that span. Webster had 18 points, including 12 in the first half, along with five board and four assists in Tuesday’s tournament opener.

Nebraska now turns its attention to a Wisconsin team which is 20-11 on the season and won 11 of its past 13 games. The Badgers won the only regular-season meeting, 72-61, on Feb. 10, although Shields missed the game with a concussion.

 

NUMBERS TO KNOW
6.0 - Freshman Michael Jacobson is averaging 6.0 rebounds per game over NU’s last 10 contests. He had a season-high nine rebounds in the first meeting with Wisconsin on Feb. 10.

 

14 - Consecutive double-figure performances by Shavon Shields, which is the longest streak of his career. He has been in double figures in 18 of his last 19 games dating back to Dec. 13. His last two double-doubles have occurred in the Big Ten Tournament.

 

8 - Nebraska has scored 80 or more points eight times this season following the win over Rutgers on Wednesday, which is the most since the 2000-10 season (nine times).

 

80 - 3-pointers by Andrew White III on the season. He is within three 3-pointers of second place on NU’s single-season list (Ray Gallegos, 83, 2013).

 

37% - Nebraska’s freshman class has accounted for 37 percent of the team’s minutes and 32 percent of the Huskers’ offense this season. In Big Ten play, it jump to 39 percent of the minutes and 35 percent of NU’s scoring.

 

2013-14 - Shavon Shields and Andrew White III are averaging over 16.0 ppg. In the last five years, it has been accomplished two times in the Big Ten, the last by Michigan State in 2013-14 (Gary Harris and Adeian Payne).