Huskers (1-0) (0-0) KenPom ranking #102 (@ 11/13/17) (#98 pre-season)
Mon, 11/13 vs North Texas (#299), @ PBA, 7:00 pm CST, BTN Plus
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Huskers Take on Mean Green on Monday
(The same Mean Green that hung 122 pts on their last opponent
If you think that's a fluke, their first year coach, Grant McCasland, spent last year at Arkansas State, improving their record from 11-20 in 2015-16 to 20-11 his first season, which included a road win against Georgetown.)
o Huskers Game Page: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211685137
o VIDEO: BTN Plus - https://www.btn2go.com/game/n-texas-at-nebraska-on-11132017
Announcers: Kellan Heavican and Brennen Wohlford
o Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
Kent Pavelka & Matt Davison on the Call (Link available @ gametime)
o Live Game Stats: (Link should be available @ gametime)
http://www.huskers.com/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
o Game Notes: http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/5461841.pdf
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Glynn Watson Jr. scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the second half, as Nebraska overcame a tough shooting night to pull out a 72-68 win over Eastern Illinois.
The Huskers (1-0) used an 18-5 second-half run, holding Eastern Illinois to one field goal over 8:28 to turn a six-point deficit into a 66-59 advantage after a pair of Evan Taylor free throws with 46 seconds remaining. Watson had five of his points in the run, as his three-pointer tied the game at 54 with 5:54 remaining.
The Huskers, who shot just 23-of-39 from the line, were unable to put the pesky Panther squad away until the final seconds. Eastern Illinois cut the deficit to 68-66 on a three-point play from D’Angelo Jackson with 12 seconds left before Watson hit four straight free throws to ice the game. The 6-foot junior finished with 21 points, including 8-of-10 from the foul line, and three assists to pace four Huskers scoring in double figures.
Evan Taylor and James Palmer Jr. had 12 points apiece, while sophomore Isaiah Roby stepped up with his first career double-double off the bench. Roby finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots in 26 minutes, setting personal bests in all three categories. His six blocks were the most by a Husker in nearly 13 years. Nebraska shot just 38 percent from the field, but held EIU to 40 percent shooting, forced 16 turnovers and blocked nine shots.
SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS
North Texas comes to Lincoln with a 1-0 record following a 122-65 win over Eureka College in its season opener on Friday. In that game, UNT put six players in double figures while the 122 points was the third-highest total in school history and highest by the school since 1975. Roosevelt Smart led all scorers with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including a trio of 3-pointers, while Ryan Woolridge added 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
Under first-year coach Grant McCasland, the Mean Green has one of the youngest rosters in the country, with nine freshmen or sophomores on the roster. McCasland went 20-11 at Arkansas State last season in his first year as a Division I coach. McCasland, who was an assistant coach at Baylor from 2011-16, helped the Bears to four NCAA Tournament appearances in that span, including an Elite Eight finish in 2011-12.
Despite the youth, North Texas returns three starters, including A.J. Lawson, who topped UNT in scoring last season with 11.4 ppg, among its five returning letterwinners. UNT was picked to finish 11th in Conference USA this season.
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