Another postponed game has found a makeup date. Nebraska is now hosting Penn State Tuesday, February 23. The original date of the game was January 30, but was postponed due to Nebraska’s COVID-19 pause on all team activities. No tip time has been announced, as that will be decided closer to the game day. With…… Read more »
Sunday’s win at Penn State was not the start of a winning streak for Nebraska (5-13, 1-10 Big Ten). The Huskers led the Terrapins (12-10, 6-9 Big Ten) by as much as five points in the first half, but a half court 3 by Maryland gave the home team a four point lead at the…… Read more »
An 11 point lead. An eight minute scoring drought. A transition bucket. A defensive stand. Nebraska (5-12, 1-9 Big Ten) was looking like a team ready to run away with the game, up 60-49 with 8:43 to go in the game. Then the offense simply disappeared. A travel, a carry, and multiple times simply throwing…… Read more »
Nebraska (4-12, 0-9 Big Ten), winless in Big Ten play for 402 days, had a shot to beat No. 6 Illinois (14-5, 10-3 Big Ten) at the end of regulation Friday night. A shot, or a possession, at least. The Huskers never got a shot off as Trey McGowens dribbled out the final 16 seconds…… Read more »
Slowly, but surely, Nebraska men’s basketball is getting the postponed games back on the schedule. The program announced late Thursday the addition of a game at Maryland next week. The Huskers were supposed to host the Terrapins January 16, but that game, along with five others, was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Nebraska…… Read more »
Nebraska (4-11, 0-8 Big Ten) got off to as hot a start as they have all season Wednesday against No. 21 Wisconsin (15-6, 9-5 Big Ten). The Huskers made 8-of-12 over the first eight minutes, assisting on every made basket. Some free throws a short time later and Nebraska led 22-14 halfway through the first…… Read more »
A difficult road through the Big Ten isn’t getting any easier for Big Red. Nebraska (4-10,0-7 Big Ten) played its second game in three days Monday. Unlike on Saturday, the Husker defense wasn’t stout from the get-go, while Minnesota (12-7, 5-7 Big Ten) came out on fire, making seven straight shots over a four minute stretch…… Read more »
The Big Ten Conference has announced a trio of changes for Nebraska men’s basketball over the next week. The Huskers will host No. 21 Wisconsin Wednesday at 8:30 pm, in a game that was originally schedule for Thursday. Nebraska will then host No. 6 Illinois Friday at 8 pm to make up the postponed January…… Read more »
A look at what’s happened in Huskers athletics over the past week. Nebraska football has a revised Big Ten schedule for 2021. The conference changed the order of games and locations of a couple. The Iowa game is back on Black Friday. Pro Big Red: Tampa Bay won Super Bowl LV Sunday, with several former Huskers earning…… Read more »
It was a long layoff due to a COVID-19 outbreak, but Nebraska (4-9, 0-6 Big Ten) men’s basketball followed a familiar, pre-pause script. In the first game in 27 days, the Huskers dug themselves an immediate 7-0 hole courtesy two Teddy Allen misses, an Allen turnover, and a Lat Mayen miss. Mayen hit his next…… Read more »