:Cool:2017 /18 Men’s Basketball Game & TV Schedule
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Quest for Twenty wins: (22)
Plus TWO!!!
Huskers (22-11) (13-5) (0-1) (0-1) KenPom ranking #55 (thru 4/2/18); (#98 pre-season)
Next-Up:
SEASON OVER -
The Huskers won Twenty-Two games this season, Second-most Ever, Setting a school record with Thirteen Conference Wins; Finishing Fourth in the B1G, Above .500 in Conference for the First time since 2013/14.
Despite the disappointing finish (but we all knew it would eventually end in a Loss
), losing to Michigan after earning a double-bye in the B1G Tournament (who Won the B1G, and advanced to lose to Villanova in the NCAA Championship Game); and losing in the NIT first round to Mississippi State (who reached the NIT Final Four, losing to Penn State, who went on to defeat Utah for the NIT Title).
Milestones:
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Quick Run-Down:
...(Special Exhibition Game for Charity)
Sun, 10/22 @ Mississippi State, (76-72) - Huskers go ahead 23 pts, survive comeback to top MSU 76-72
Sun, 10/29
Secret Scrimmage vs Iowa State (92-84) -
Pssst! Huskers top Iowa St in closed-session
...(Exhibition Game)
Tue, 11/7 vs Northwood (Michigan), (80-62) - Huskers 2nd half spurt Bests Northwood
Out-of-Conference (13) Record: 9-4
Sat, 11/11 vs Eastern Illinois (#207), (W, 72-68) - Whew! Huskers Survive Scare pulling out Win @ PBA :Redface:
Mon, 11/13 vs North Texas (#299), (W, 86-67) - Huskers jump out to early lead; coast to finish :Rolleyes:
...(Gavitt Tipoff Games @ NYC; Series Record: 0-2)
Thu, 11/16 vs St. John's (#54), (L, 79-56) - Huskers Blown-Out in Queens in BE match-up
Sun, 11/19 vs North Dakota (#223), (W, 92-70) - Team Bounces Back; Copeland & Gill with breakout Games
...(AdvoCare Invitational @ Orlando, FL. Record: 2-1; 5th Place)
Thu, 11/23 vs UCF (#63) (3-0), (L, 68-59) - Huskers fall short in battling back from 18 pt halftime deficit
Fri, 11/24 vs Marist (#303), (W, 84-59) - Gill & Copeland w/17 pts ea, & 23 team High assists
in win! 
Sun, 11/26 vs Long Beach State (#227), (W, 85-80) - Hot Shooting Huskers lead by 22 pts, cool to nail-biting finish
...(Big Ten/ACC Challenge @ PBA; Series Record: 4-3)
Wed, 11/29 vs Boston College (#90), (W, 71-62) - Huskers hold up their end of the ACC Challenge (Again)
Sat, 12/9 @ Creighton (#32), (L, 75-65) - Lead by 5 @ Half; Ref-aided :Redface: Fade in 2nd; 3-17 FT differential
Sat, 12/16 vs Kansas (#7), (L, 73-72) - Heartbreak Loss @ Buzzer; Nothing to be Ashamed Of
Wed, 12/20 vs UTSA (#198), (W, 104-94) - Huskers Break 100 (last 2005), Win in offensive Shoot-Out! Whew!
Fri, 12/22 vs Delaware State (#350), (W, 85-68) - Huskers Hot Out of the Box, never trail in win vs Delaware St
Merry Christmas :Santa:
Fri, 12/29 vs Stetson (#310), (W, 71-62) - Huskers Beat Down Pesky Hatters in Ugly Win, We'll take it!
B1G Conference Play (18) Record: 13-5
(All conf games will be on Broadcast TV - BTN, FS1, etc)
2017 (*) Played in December between OOC Games
*Sun, 12/3 @ Michigan State (#3), (L, 86-57) - Overmatched Huskers Fall to #3 MSU @ Breslin
*Tue, 12/5 vs Minnesota (#23), (W, 78-68) - Huskers' Hustle Knocks-Off #14 Minny
2018 (Happy New Years!
)
Tue, 1/2 @ Northwestern (#53), (W, 70-55) - Huskers Win by 15 pts 
Sat, 1/6 @ Purdue (#4), (L, 74-62) - Huskers battle Home Team, Refs to within 12 pts vs #13 Purdue
Tue, 1/9 vs Wisconsin (#77), (W, 63-59) - Huskers Hold Off Badgers in Ugly Finish. But a Win is a Wln
Fri, 1/12 @ Penn State (#45), (L, 76-74) - Cold-Shooting gets Down 16; Fight Back lose by 2 in OT :Cry:
Mon, 1/15 vs Illinois (#95), (W, 64-63) - Saved by Roby's Hustle (& Palmer's buzzer-beating Trey) in Ugly Game
Thu, 1/18 vs Michigan (#18), (W, 72-52) - Monkey's off our Back! Last B1G team Huskers have not defeated.
Mon, 1/22 @ Ohio State (#11), (L, 64-59) - Huskers hang w/#13 OSU despite hitting on one cylinder-err Palmer
Wed, 1/24 @ Rutgers (#121), (W, 60-54) - Back & Froth
See-saw Battle goes down to the wire, but a win!
Sat, 1/27 vs Iowa (#95), (W, 98-84) - Huskers Pick Good Night To Knock 'Em Down (@PBA) Win BIG!
Mon, 1/29 @ Wisconsin (#85), (W, 74-63) - Rally to
Badgers in 1st win @ Kohl keeps
hopes alive
Tue, 2/6 @ Minnesota (#91), (W, 91-85) -
UnisPesky Gophers in their 1st Win @ The Barn
Sat, 2/10 vs Rutgers (#157), (W, 67-55) - Black UnisRutgers; Roby dbl, dbl; Duby, Jordy shine
Tue, 2/13 vs Maryland (#38), (W, 70-66) - Black Unisirate:win again in Watson w/1,000 career Pts
Sun, 2/18 @ Illinois (#109), (L, 72-66) - Lackluster game @ Hot Handed Illinois = Disappointing Loss
Tue, 2/20 vs Indiana (#72), (W, 66-57) - Huskers pull away fm Pesky Hoosiers at the end
Sun, 2/25 vs Penn State (#25) (W, 76-64) - Huskers Kick The Nittany out of Lions, Finish 4th in B1G!
...B1G Tournament @ Madison Square Garden, NYC (Record 0-1)
(Huskers Finish 4th in B1G; Earn Double-bye)
Fri, 3-2, Michigan (#5 seed, #16 KPom) (L, 77-58) - Huskers, Split - Fall to eventual B1G Tournament Champions :Redface:
Post Season - NIT (Record 0-1)
Wed, 3/14 @ Mississippi State (#4 Seed, #62 KPom) (L, 66-59) - #5-seed Huskers Rally & Lead late, lose to #4
Ken Pomeroy Ratings: https://kenpom.com/
(Link to Prior Years' Game Summaries)
2016/17: https://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-mbb-2016-2017.90966/
2015/16: http://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-mbb-2015-2016.80033/
2014/15: http://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-2015.72532/
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Quest for Twenty wins: (22)
Plus TWO!!!Huskers (22-11) (13-5) (0-1) (0-1) KenPom ranking #55 (thru 4/2/18); (#98 pre-season)
Next-Up:
SEASON OVER -
The Huskers won Twenty-Two games this season, Second-most Ever, Setting a school record with Thirteen Conference Wins; Finishing Fourth in the B1G, Above .500 in Conference for the First time since 2013/14.
Despite the disappointing finish (but we all knew it would eventually end in a Loss
), losing to Michigan after earning a double-bye in the B1G Tournament (who Won the B1G, and advanced to lose to Villanova in the NCAA Championship Game); and losing in the NIT first round to Mississippi State (who reached the NIT Final Four, losing to Penn State, who went on to defeat Utah for the NIT Title).Milestones:
- Ten more wins this season (most improvement in 30 years)
- From Worst to First in the B1G in 3-point Defense
- 16-1 (9-0 in conference): Best record @ PBA
- Sweeps of: Wisconsin, Minnesota and Rutgers
- First Win Ever @ the Kohl Center (Wisconsin)
- First Win Ever over Michigan (in the B1G)
- First Win @ 'The Barn' (Minnesota)
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Quick Run-Down:
...(Special Exhibition Game for Charity)
Sun, 10/22 @ Mississippi State, (76-72) - Huskers go ahead 23 pts, survive comeback to top MSU 76-72
Sun, 10/29
...(Exhibition Game)
Tue, 11/7 vs Northwood (Michigan), (80-62) - Huskers 2nd half spurt Bests Northwood
Out-of-Conference (13) Record: 9-4
Sat, 11/11 vs Eastern Illinois (#207), (W, 72-68) - Whew! Huskers Survive Scare pulling out Win @ PBA :Redface:
Mon, 11/13 vs North Texas (#299), (W, 86-67) - Huskers jump out to early lead; coast to finish :Rolleyes:
...(Gavitt Tipoff Games @ NYC; Series Record: 0-2)
Thu, 11/16 vs St. John's (#54), (L, 79-56) - Huskers Blown-Out in Queens in BE match-up
Sun, 11/19 vs North Dakota (#223), (W, 92-70) - Team Bounces Back; Copeland & Gill with breakout Games
...(AdvoCare Invitational @ Orlando, FL. Record: 2-1; 5th Place)
Thu, 11/23 vs UCF (#63) (3-0), (L, 68-59) - Huskers fall short in battling back from 18 pt halftime deficit
Fri, 11/24 vs Marist (#303), (W, 84-59) - Gill & Copeland w/17 pts ea, & 23 team High assists
in win! Sun, 11/26 vs Long Beach State (#227), (W, 85-80) - Hot Shooting Huskers lead by 22 pts, cool to nail-biting finish
...(Big Ten/ACC Challenge @ PBA; Series Record: 4-3)
Wed, 11/29 vs Boston College (#90), (W, 71-62) - Huskers hold up their end of the ACC Challenge (Again)
Sat, 12/9 @ Creighton (#32), (L, 75-65) - Lead by 5 @ Half; Ref-aided :Redface: Fade in 2nd; 3-17 FT differential
Sat, 12/16 vs Kansas (#7), (L, 73-72) - Heartbreak Loss @ Buzzer; Nothing to be Ashamed Of
Wed, 12/20 vs UTSA (#198), (W, 104-94) - Huskers Break 100 (last 2005), Win in offensive Shoot-Out! Whew!
Fri, 12/22 vs Delaware State (#350), (W, 85-68) - Huskers Hot Out of the Box, never trail in win vs Delaware St
Merry Christmas :Santa:
Fri, 12/29 vs Stetson (#310), (W, 71-62) - Huskers Beat Down Pesky Hatters in Ugly Win, We'll take it!
B1G Conference Play (18) Record: 13-5
(All conf games will be on Broadcast TV - BTN, FS1, etc)
2017 (*) Played in December between OOC Games
*Sun, 12/3 @ Michigan State (#3), (L, 86-57) - Overmatched Huskers Fall to #3 MSU @ Breslin
*Tue, 12/5 vs Minnesota (#23), (W, 78-68) - Huskers' Hustle Knocks-Off #14 Minny
2018 (Happy New Years!
)Tue, 1/2 @ Northwestern (#53), (W, 70-55) - Huskers Win by 15 pts
Sat, 1/6 @ Purdue (#4), (L, 74-62) - Huskers battle Home Team, Refs to within 12 pts vs #13 Purdue
Tue, 1/9 vs Wisconsin (#77), (W, 63-59) - Huskers Hold Off Badgers in Ugly Finish. But a Win is a Wln
Fri, 1/12 @ Penn State (#45), (L, 76-74) - Cold-Shooting gets Down 16; Fight Back
lose by 2 in OT :Cry:Mon, 1/15 vs Illinois (#95), (W, 64-63) - Saved by Roby's Hustle (& Palmer's buzzer-beating Trey) in Ugly Game
Thu, 1/18 vs Michigan (#18), (W, 72-52) - Monkey's off our Back! Last B1G team Huskers have not defeated.
Mon, 1/22 @ Ohio State (#11), (L, 64-59) - Huskers hang w/#13 OSU despite hitting on one cylinder-err Palmer
Wed, 1/24 @ Rutgers (#121), (W, 60-54) - Back & Froth
See-saw Battle goes down to the wire, but a win!Sat, 1/27 vs Iowa (#95), (W, 98-84) - Huskers Pick Good Night To Knock 'Em Down (@PBA) Win BIG!
Mon, 1/29 @ Wisconsin (#85), (W, 74-63) - Rally to
Badgers in 1st win @ Kohl keepshopes aliveTue, 2/6 @ Minnesota (#91), (W, 91-85) -
UnisPesky Gophers in their 1st Win @ The BarnSat, 2/10 vs Rutgers (#157), (W, 67-55) - Black Unis
Rutgers; Roby dbl, dbl; Duby, Jordy shineTue, 2/13 vs Maryland (#38), (W, 70-66) - Black Unis
irate:win again in Watson w/1,000 career PtsSun, 2/18 @ Illinois (#109), (L, 72-66) - Lackluster game @ Hot Handed Illinois = Disappointing Loss
Tue, 2/20 vs Indiana (#72), (W, 66-57) - Huskers pull away fm Pesky
Hoosiers at the endSun, 2/25 vs Penn State (#25) (W, 76-64) - Huskers Kick The Nittany out of Lions, Finish 4th in B1G!
...B1G Tournament @ Madison Square Garden, NYC (Record 0-1)
(Huskers Finish 4th in B1G; Earn Double-bye)
Fri, 3-2, Michigan (#5 seed, #16 KPom) (L, 77-58) - Huskers, Split - Fall to eventual B1G Tournament Champions :Redface:
Post Season - NIT (Record 0-1)
Wed, 3/14 @ Mississippi State (#4 Seed, #62 KPom) (L, 66-59) - #5-seed Huskers Rally & Lead late, lose to #4
Ken Pomeroy Ratings: https://kenpom.com/
(Link to Prior Years' Game Summaries)
2016/17: https://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-mbb-2016-2017.90966/
2015/16: http://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-mbb-2015-2016.80033/
2014/15: http://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-2015.72532/
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