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Game Today – Huskers @ Penn State, 3:00 PM CST, ESPNU (online: WatchESPN)

Red Don

Red Don

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ALL Games are Important for the Huskers if we are to stay in the Post-Season Hunt!

#103 Huskers (13-9 & 5-5 B1G) vs #93 Penn State (14-9 & 2-8 B1G)

Penn State is much better than their 2-8 B1G record indicates, losing to #17 MD by only 6 pts Wed night. Huskers, coming off the double-digit win @ Home vs Northwestern to end a 2-game losing streak, need a Solid Win vs Penn State to show we can get a quality Win on the Road.

Petteway Watch !!!
Terran is only 3 points away from scoring his 1,000th Point in a HUSKER Uniform! (he already reached 1,000 CAREER Points in the Minnesota game on 1/20/15)

Marks only the sixth time in school history when Nebraska had a pair of players reach 1,000 career points in the same season!


Link to Game Page, Pre-Game Notes, Audio/Visual links, & Live Game Stats

Huskers Game Page: (more than you want to know)
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=20&SPID=24&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209878401&DB_OEM_ID=100


Live Game Stats:
-Huskers.com (after game starts)
http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
- or
-ESPN (click game ‘Box Score’ after tip-off)
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?date=20150207&confId=50

Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100

Satellite Radio (PSU feed): Sirius (126), XM (196)

Announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick & Sean Harrington

Radio: Kent Pavelka & Matt Davison

Game Officials: Lamont Simpson, D.J. Carstensen, Lewis Garrison


The Skinny (hhcdimes)

This is a must win for both teams on a variety of levels...both teams will be highly motivated here. The Huskers are capable of doing enough on the defensive end and it would be a shock to see a so-so Penn State defense have a big day. Can the Huskers score enough to win today? Can they generate the contact necessary to get FT attempts if their shots aren't falling?

At some point today the Huskers will need someone who is not Petteway or Shields to step up. Walt seems like the obvious choice after last game but it could be anyone (or no one). The Huskers have had Penn St's number since Miles has joined the B1G, going 3-1 including the debacle last year where they gave away the game. In a game that Penn St should be favored to win, I like the Huskers to continue their improved play in February.

Player to watch: DJ Newbill

The 6'4" Senior leads the B1G in scoring and the Nittany Lions in assists. He consistently gets to the FT line and has yet to be held in single digit scoring. You won't shut him down but you have to try. Given he's going to generate contact can you risk guarding him with Petteway for most of the game? Is this Tai Webster's responsibility? Can you use David River's length or Benny Parker's speed without Newbill exploiting it? Do you?

http://board.huskerhoopscentral.com/topic/6890-game-day-essentials-game-23-at-penn-st/
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Probable Starters
(David Rivers starting instead of Leslee Smith
2David RiversFSr6-720020/194.64.60.8 apg

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Nebraska
2014-15 stats
No.Name******Yr.Ht.Wt.G/GSPPGRPGOther
3Benny ParkerGJr.5-917222/195.52.22.1 apg
5Terran PettewayGJr.6-621522/2219.05.02.7 apg
21Leslee SmithFSr6-82558/23.32.70.6 apg
31Shavon ShieldsG/FJr.6-722122/2216.06.32.3 apg
35Walter PitchfordFJr.6-1023722/227.24.80.6 bpg
Penn State2014-15 stats
No.Name******Yr.Ht.Wt.G/GSPPGRPGOther
2D.J. NewbillGSr6-421023/2321.34.93.1 apg
5Donovon JackFJr6-921023/124.33.40.9 bpg
13Geno ThorpeGSo6-318023/68.12.31.0 spg
33Shep GarnerGFr6-118523/239.32.82.3 apg
43Ross TravisFSr6-723523/224.66.40.7 spg

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Players to Watch:

Fifth-year Senior D.J. Newbill (#2) is the leading scorer in the B1G @ 21.3 ppg; with 3.1 assists and 4.9 Rebounds (While he can score from anywhere, Huskers’ best bet is to try to keep him shooting 3s from the perimeter, not his strongest point.)

Junior Brandon Taylor (#10) averages 9.9 points per game and has made 37 3-pointers.

Freshman Shep Garner (#33) has also made 37 3-pointrs.



Opening line: Huskers 5 pt. Under_Dogs
 
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I have to work again today. I might miss the opening tipoff, but I hope to be here for most of the game.
 
Red Don said:
ALL Games are Important for the Huskers if we are to stay in the Post-Season Hunt!

#103 Huskers (13-9 & 5-5 B1G) vs #93 Penn State (14-9 & 2-8 B1G)

Penn State is much better than their 2-8 B1G record indicates, losing to #17 MD by only 6 pts Wed night. Huskers, coming off the double-digit win @ Home vs Northwestern to end a 2-game losing streak, need a Solid Win vs Penn State to show we can get a quality Win on the Road.

Petteway Watch !!!
Terran is only 3 points away from scoring his 1,000th Point in a HUSKER Uniform! (he already reached 1,000 CAREER Points in the Minnesota game on 1/20/15)

Marks only the sixth time in school history when Nebraska had a pair of players reach 1,000 career points in the same season!


Link to Game Page, Pre-Game Notes, Audio/Visual links, & Live Game Stats

Huskers Game Page: (more than you want to know)
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=20&SPID=24&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209878401&DB_OEM_ID=100


Live Game Stats:
-Huskers.com (after game starts)
http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
- or
-ESPN (click game ‘Box Score’ after tip-off)
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?date=20150207&confId=50

Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100

Satellite Radio (PSU feed): Sirius (126), XM (196)

Announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick & Sean Harrington

Radio: Kent Pavelka & Matt Davison

Game Officials: To Be Announced

Probable Starters
Nebraska 2014-15 stats
No.Name******Yr.Ht.Wt.G/GSPPGRPGOther
3Benny ParkerGJr.5-917222/195.52.22.1 apg
5Terran PettewayGJr.6-621522/2219.05.02.7 apg
21Leslee SmithFSr6-82558/23.32.70.6 apg
31Shavon ShieldsG/FJr.6-722122/2216.06.32.3 apg
35Walter PitchfordFJr.6-1023722/227.24.80.6 bpg
Penn State2014-15 stats
No.Name******Yr.Ht.Wt.G/GSPPGRPGOther
2D.J. NewbillGSr6-421023/2321.34.93.1 apg
5Donovon JackFJr6-921023/124.33.40.9 bpg
13Geno ThorpeGSo6-318023/68.12.31.0 spg
33Shep GarnerGFr6-118523/239.32.82.3 apg
43Ross TravisFSr6-723523/224.66.40.7 spg

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Players to Watch:

Fifth-year Senior D.J. Newbill (#2) is the leading scorer in the B1G @ 21.3 ppg; with 3.1 assists and 4.9 Rebounds (While he can score from anywhere, Huskers’ best bet is to try to keep him shooting 3s from the perimeter, not his strongest point.)

Junior Brandon Taylor (#10) averages 9.9 points per game and has made 37 3-pointers.

Freshman Shep Garner (#33) has also made 37 3-pointrs.



Opening line: Huskers 5 pt. Under_Dogs
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I have to work also, but man, your posts are AWESOME!!!! I Love it....
 



Stat analysis:

[h=4]Offensive Stat Comparison[/h]
NEBPSU
Points/Game63.7 69.0
Avg Score Margin+2.6 +2.9
Assists/Game10.4 10.1
Total Rebounds/Gm32.9 35.3
Effective FG %48.9% 49.4%
Off Rebound %24.1% 29.6%
FTA/FGA0.404 0.376
Turnover %17.9% 16.4%

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[h=4]Defensive Stat Comparison[/h]
NEBPSU
Opp Points/Game61.1 66.1
Opp Effective FG %45.0% 46.0%
Off Rebounds/Gm7.3 9.1
Def Rebounds/Gm23.1 23.3
Blocks/Game3.2 3.7
Steals/Game6.0 6.2
Personal Fouls/Gm18.3 20.0

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Looks like it should be a tight one - we need to win this game to have a chance at postseason, in my opinion.

Box Score Projection
Scoring
NEBPSU
Total Points 61.8 59.4
Points From 2-Pointers 30.8 26.3
Points From 3-Pointers 14.0 17.8
Points From Free Throws 17.0 15.2
ShootingNEBPSU
Field Goals Made 20.1 19.2
Field Goals Attempted48.551.5
Field Goal %41.4%37.2%
2 Pointers Made 15.4 13.2
2 Pointers Attempted31.730.4
2 Point Shooting %48.6%43.3%
3 Pointers Made 4.7 5.9
3 Pointers Attempted16.821
3 Point Shooting %27.8%28.3%
Free Throws Made 17.0 15.2
Free Throws Attempted23.521.6
Free Throw %72.2%70.6%
Ball ControlNEBPSU
Rebounds33.135
Rebounds - Defensive25.524.6
Rebounds - Offensive7.710.4
Turnovers12.412.9
Blocked Shots2.92
Steals5.25.6
Fouls17.219

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At Penn State last season was the Huskers first road conference win. Hopefully we can duplicate that.
 
Captain obvious here....this is absolutely a must win game. Ideally it would be a relatively easy win so instill a little road confidence going forward.
 




The Skinny (fm another site) added to OP in case you missed it:
(good discussion of match-ups)

The Skinny (hhcdimes)

This is a must win for both teams on a variety of levels...both teams will be highly motivated here. The Huskers are capable of doing enough on the defensive end and it would be a shock to see a so-so Penn State defense have a big day. Can the Huskers score enough to win today? Can they generate the contact necessary to get FT attempts if their shots aren't falling?

At some point today the Huskers will need someone who is not Petteway or Shields to step up. Walt seems like the obvious choice after last game but it could be anyone (or no one). The Huskers have had Penn St's number since Miles has joined the B1G, going 3-1 including the debacle last year where they gave away the game. In a game that Penn St should be favored to win, I like the Huskers to continue their improved play in February.

Player to watch: DJ Newbill

The 6'4" Senior leads the B1G in scoring and the Nittany Lions in assists. He consistently gets to the FT line and has yet to be held in single digit scoring. You won't shut him down but you have to try. Given he's going to generate contact can you risk guarding him with Petteway for most of the game? Is this Tai Webster's responsibility? Can you use David River's length or Benny Parker's speed without Newbill exploiting it? Do you?

http://board.huskerhoopscentral.com/...23-at-penn-st/
Click to expand...

Change-up: David Rivers starting instead of Leslee Smith
2David RiversFSr6-720020/194.64.60.8 apg

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