The matchup between the Huskers and Bison will be carried nationally on BTN with Larry Punteney 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.
Nebraska dropped a tough 69-66 loss to Nevada on Wednesday as Grant's Sherfield's 3-pointer with 6.8 seconds remaining was the difference, as Dalano Banton's game-tying attempt in the final seconds was off the mark. Sherfield led Nevada with a game-high 19 points, as he was just 3-of-12 from the field before his game winner.
For the Huskers, Banton led the Huskers with 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists to pace three Huskers in double figures. Teddy Allen added 17 points, six rebounds and five steals while Kobe Webster added 13 points off the bench. The Huskers shot just 29 percent from the field, including 9-of-41 from 3-point range, after shooting 40 percent from long range in the opener against McNeese State on Wednesday. A 6-foot-9 point guard, Banton is averaging 16.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, while guiding a Husker attack which has five players averaging double figures.
| GAME 3: NEBRASKA VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE Date: Saturday, Nov. 28 Time: 11 a.m. City: Lincoln, Neb. Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS 2020-21 Record: 1-1 (0-0 Big Ten) Head coach: Fred Hoiberg Record at Nebraska: 8-26 (2nd year) Career NCAA Record: 123-82 (7th year) NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON 2020-21 Record: 1-0 (0-0 Summit League) Head coach: Dave Richman Record at North Dakota State: 121-76 (7th year) Career Record: Same BROADCAST INFO Television: BTN Play-by-play: Larry Punteney Analyst: Shon Morris Online Broadcast: Fox Sports App Radio: Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Analyst: Jake Muhleisen Online Radio: Available on Huskers.com, Huskers App, TuneIn.com/Huskers and TuneIn App |
Saturday's meeting is just the second in the all-time series and first meeting since a 33-29 Nebraska win in Fargo on Dec. 30, 1933. That game was one of six straight road games for the 1933-34 Huskers under William H. Browne, including a stretch of three games in four days (North Dakota, NDSU, Minnesota).
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Teddy Allen enters Saturday's game ranked 10th nationally with 4.0 steals per game. The junior guard had just 13 steals his entire freshman season at West Virginia. As a team, NU is seventh nationally and leads the Big Ten with 14.0 steals per game entering Friday's action.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
4- Blocked shots by Dalano Banton vs. McNeese State, which was the most by a Husker since Isaiah Roby had four blocks against Wisconsin in the 2019 Big Ten Tournament. NU didn't record four blocks as a team in 23 of 32 games last season.
16- Nebraska led the Big Ten and ranked 16th nationally in pace last season by KenPom. It was the highest finish of any Big Ten program in the KenPom database since the site began tracking in 2001-02.
41 - Nebraska's 3-point attempts against Nevada was a single-game record, breaking the mark of 38 against Kansas in 2002. It ranked eighth in Big Ten history and was the most since Iowa took 42 attempts against Savannah State on Dec. 22, 2018.
85 - Total points by Huskers making their debut against McNeese State. All six of the Husker double-figure scorers were newcomers.
102 -Nebraska's 102 points against McNeese State was the first time NU topped the 100-point mark since the 2018-19 opener. It also marked the ninth time in school history that NU scored 100+ points in an opener.
203 - Combined 3-pointers by the father-son combo of Eric (202) and Jace (1) Piatkowski after Jace's 3-pointer put the Huskers at the 100-point mark against McNeese State.
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