Huskers (4-1) KenPom ranking #74 (@ 11/26/16)
Next-up:
(DirecTV Wooden Legacy – @ Southern Calif. Huskers will play VA Tech for 3rd Place)
Sun, 11/27 vs Virginia Tech #39 (4-1), 3:00 pm CST, ESPNU (@ Honda Center, Anaheim, CA)
Huskers lose to VA Tech, 66-53; take Fourth Place in the Wooden Legacy Tournament.
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LET'S GO HUSKERS BEAT THE HOKIES
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Tai & the Huskers play Virginia Tech for Third Place in the Wooden Legacy Sunday afternoon.
Links: Game Page, Audio/Visual & Live Game Stats
o Huskers Game Page: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211322890
o TV: ESPNU (Online: WatchESPN.com)
(Doug Sherman & Shaun Farnham with the Call)
o Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
(Kent Pavelka & Jake Muhleisen on the Call)
o Live Game Stats: http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB'_OEM_ID=100
or
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20161127
(click on Div I, scroll down to Husker's Game, click 'Box Score' at game time)
o Line: Huskers are 5 point Underdogs
o Game Notes: http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/5110808.pdf
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Scouting VA Tech:
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Last time out: Lost to Texas A&M
Typical Rotation Depth: 8
Line: VT by 5
Tempo: Dayton-esque fast paced O, non-addressive defense
4 Factors: Buzz's team's vary quite a bit year to year but consistently gets his team to defend without fouling.
Players to watch: Justin Robinson
Robinson's insertion into the starting PG position at the end of the season helped propel Virginia Tech into a NIT bid. While Robinson is just an average shooter he's the type of point guard capable of penetrating the lane to get to the FT line or dish to an open teammate when the defense collapses.
The Skinny: This team looks an awful lot like Dayton at the moment: Shooting a lot of 3s, led by their guards, not a ton of height to block shots, not a particularly good FT shooting team. Buzz Williams' squad brings back four starters and almost everyone else from a team looking to break the Hokies' 10 year NCAA dry spell. Tech has 4 players currently averaging double digit scoring and likes to run a small ball lineup which the Huskers are well equipped to handle. Look for Nebraska to once again attack the rim the entire game which should leave some open Huskers when we're not hero-balling. It will be hard for the Huskers to single out guys to take away but Ahmed Hill is your 3pt statue to not sag off of and undersized 6'7" center Zach LeDay is a load to stop down low.
This is one of those resume games for both teams in what should be a close probably grinder of a game. Gotta like we're the better FT shooting team here.
Prediction: Nebraska 69 - Virginia Tech 66
HHCDimes: http://huskerhoopscentral.com/forums/topic/10887-game-day-essentials-game-5-vs-virginia-tech/
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Nebraska
Probable Starters
#0 Tai Webster; #5 Glynn Watson Jr; #10 Jack McVeigh; #12 Michael Jacobson; #30 Ed Morrow Jr.
Next-up:
(DirecTV Wooden Legacy – @ Southern Calif. Huskers will play VA Tech for 3rd Place)
Sun, 11/27 vs Virginia Tech #39 (4-1), 3:00 pm CST, ESPNU (@ Honda Center, Anaheim, CA)
Huskers lose to VA Tech, 66-53; take Fourth Place in the Wooden Legacy Tournament.
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LET'S GO HUSKERS BEAT THE HOKIES-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tai & the Huskers play Virginia Tech for Third Place in the Wooden Legacy Sunday afternoon.
Links: Game Page, Audio/Visual & Live Game Stats
o Huskers Game Page: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211322890
o TV: ESPNU (Online: WatchESPN.com)
(Doug Sherman & Shaun Farnham with the Call)
o Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
(Kent Pavelka & Jake Muhleisen on the Call)
o Live Game Stats: http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB'_OEM_ID=100
or
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20161127
(click on Div I, scroll down to Husker's Game, click 'Box Score' at game time)
o Line: Huskers are 5 point Underdogs
o Game Notes: http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/5110808.pdf
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Scouting VA Tech:
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Last time out: Lost to Texas A&M
Typical Rotation Depth: 8
Line: VT by 5
Tempo: Dayton-esque fast paced O, non-addressive defense
4 Factors: Buzz's team's vary quite a bit year to year but consistently gets his team to defend without fouling.
Players to watch: Justin Robinson
Robinson's insertion into the starting PG position at the end of the season helped propel Virginia Tech into a NIT bid. While Robinson is just an average shooter he's the type of point guard capable of penetrating the lane to get to the FT line or dish to an open teammate when the defense collapses.
The Skinny: This team looks an awful lot like Dayton at the moment: Shooting a lot of 3s, led by their guards, not a ton of height to block shots, not a particularly good FT shooting team. Buzz Williams' squad brings back four starters and almost everyone else from a team looking to break the Hokies' 10 year NCAA dry spell. Tech has 4 players currently averaging double digit scoring and likes to run a small ball lineup which the Huskers are well equipped to handle. Look for Nebraska to once again attack the rim the entire game which should leave some open Huskers when we're not hero-balling. It will be hard for the Huskers to single out guys to take away but Ahmed Hill is your 3pt statue to not sag off of and undersized 6'7" center Zach LeDay is a load to stop down low.
This is one of those resume games for both teams in what should be a close probably grinder of a game. Gotta like we're the better FT shooting team here.
Prediction: Nebraska 69 - Virginia Tech 66
HHCDimes: http://huskerhoopscentral.com/forums/topic/10887-game-day-essentials-game-5-vs-virginia-tech/
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Nebraska
Probable Starters
#0 Tai Webster; #5 Glynn Watson Jr; #10 Jack McVeigh; #12 Michael Jacobson; #30 Ed Morrow Jr.
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