The Nebraska men’s basketball program plays its first home game since Jan. 10, on Wednesday as the Huskers host No. 21 Wisconsin at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Tipoff between the Huskers and Badgers is slated for 8:40 p.m. (central) and will be carried on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Shon Morris on the call. The game can also be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the Fox Sports app.
Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Nebraska on the Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers app and TuneIn radio. The pregame show begins one hour prior to tipoff. This matchup was originally scheduled for Thursday, but was moved up a day to accommodate the Huskers’ Friday game with Illinois, which was postponed back in January.
Nebraska (4-10, 0-7 Big Ten) comes off a 79-61 loss to Minnesota on Monday evening. The Huskers, as with many teams coming off a month-long COVID pause, struggled offensively, shooting 37 percent from the floor, including 3-of-17 from 3-point range. NU was stout on the defensive end, and whittled a 19-point deficit to seven with just under seven minutes remaining, but could not complete the comeback. NU held the Golden Gophers to 38 percent shooting, including 30 percent in the second half, and nearly matched UM on the boards (46-43).
Since returning to action, Nebraska has held both of its conference opponents to under 40 percent shooting, the first time that has happened for the Huskers since January of 2019. If NU can hold Wisconsin under 40 percent shooting, it would be the first time that has happened for the Big Red since the 2017-18 season.
One Husker who has regained his offensive form is junior Lat Mayen. The 6-foot-9 forward led the Huskers with 15 points at Minnesota to match his career high, and has reached double figures in each of his last three games. Mayen is averaging 13.3 ppg on 50 percent shooting in Nebraska’s last three game, including 45 percent from 3-point range.
Wisconsin (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten) comes off a 75-60 road loss at No. 12 Illinois on Saturday. D’Mitrik Trice led Wisconsin with 19 points and Nate Reuvers added 11 off the bench, but the Badgers shot 42 percent and were out-rebounded 46-19.
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