Huskers (6-2) (0-0) KenPom ranking #104 (@ 12/2/17) (#98 pre-season)
Next Up: (Start of B1G Conference Play)
Sun, 12/3 @ Michigan State (#3) (6-1), 3:30 pm CST, FS1
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Huskers Face No. 3 Michigan St. in Big Ten Opener
o Huskers Game Page: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211688043
o VIDEO: FSN1 (live-streaming) https://www.foxsportsgo.com/program/298296/nebraska-at-michigan-state
Announcers: Aaron Goldsmith and Bill Raftery
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 (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/pdf9/5463163.pdf
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LAST TIME OUT
Nebraska put four players in double figures and used a late 12-0 run to pull away and earn a 71-62 win over Boston College in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
James Palmer Jr. and Isaac Copeland had 15 apiece, as Nebraska shot 49 percent from the field, including 9-for-19 from 3-point range. Evan Taylor added a season-high 13 markers, including a perfect 3-of-3 from long range, while Glynn Watson Jr. added 10 points and six assists for the victors.
Boston College was within 59-57 after a Ky Bowman layup with 7:10 left, but Nebraska put on the clamps defensively, forcing eight straight Eagle misses as BC went scoreless for over five and a half minutes. Palmer and Copeland combined for eight of the Huskers’ 12 unanswered points, as NU stretched the lead to 71-57 with 1:30 left after a Copeland basket beat the shot clock.
The Huskers, who never trailed, shot a blistering 58 percent from floor in the first half, including eight 3-pointers, to take a 44-36 lead at the break. Nebraska eventually stretched the lead to 11 before BC used a 7-0 run to pull within 49-47 on a Steffon Mitchell 3-pointer with 14:40 left. The game would remain tight until Palmer keyed a 12-0 run to give the hosts some breathing room.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE
Under Hall of Fame Coach Tom Izzo, the Spartans have been one of the flagship programs in the Big Ten. The Spartans have made seven Final Fours in the last 19 seasons and made 20 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Izzo, who is in his 23rd year at MSU, returns four starters and nine letterwinners from a team that won 20 games and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans won one of the brackets in the PK80 Tournament last week, defeating North Carolina in the title game, and is coming off an 81-63 win over Notre Dame on Thursday.
Michigan State averages 80.9 points per game and is shooting a Big Ten best 51 percent shooting from the field while holding opponents to just 36 percent shooting. MSU is also third in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting (.368) and is second in rebounding margin (+12.1).
MSU starts four sophomores, including Miles Bridges, who is a likely NBA lottery pick. Bridges paces MSU in scoring at 15.0 ppg, while also averaging 6.7 caroms per outing. Sophomores Joshua Langford (14.1 ppg), Nick Ward (13.6 ppg) and Cassius Winston (12.9 ppg) join Bridges as double-figure scorers. Freshman Jaren Jackson Jr., a McDonald's All-American, is the fifth starter and leads MSU in rebounding (7.4 rpg) and blocks (2.0 per game).
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