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Guys, all of a sudden we have a HUGE home game to talk about at the beginning of January. I figured this merits a pregame discussion thread. Man, am I pumped! So, let's get it started. Here's a little bit of the skinny on Iowa, they have a couple of huge home wins vs Iowa State and Michigan: 75 Iowa (9-6) Hawkeyes · Iowa City, IAHead coach: Fran McCaffery 2017 Schedule Game Plan | Opponent Tracker Date Rk Opponent Result Location Record Conf Fri Nov 11 55 309 Kennesaw St. W, 91-74 82 Home 1-0 Sun Nov 13 55 336 Savannah St. W, 116-84 90 Home 2-0 Thu Nov 17 54 53 Seton Hall L, 91-83 82 Home 2-1 Sun Nov 20 58 306 UT Rio Grande Valley W, 95-67 84 Home 3-1 Fri Nov 25 59 3 Virginia L, 74-41 59 Neutral 3-2 Sat Nov 26 68 79 Memphis L, 100-92 76 Neutral 3-3 Tue Nov 29 72 27 Notre Dame L, 92-78 73 Away 3-4 Sat Dec 3 74 188 Nebraska Omaha L, 98-89 77 Home 3-5 Mon Dec 5 92 305 Stetson W, 95-68 76 Home 4-5 Thu Dec 8 86 28 Iowa St. W, 78-64 72 Home 5-5 Sat Dec 17 78 130 Northern Iowa W, 69-46 65 Neutral 6-5 Tue Dec 20 68 195 North Dakota W, 84-73 75 Home 7-5 Thu Dec 22 69 338 Delaware St. W, 89-57 79 Home 8-5 Wed Dec 28 67 14 Purdue L, 89-67 78 Away 8-6 0-1 Sun Jan 1 76 32 Michigan W, 86-83 71 OT Home 9-6 1-1 I think it's pretty safe to say that Jok is the straw that stirs the drink here, check out the 92% on FT: Ht Wt Yr G %Min ORtg %Poss %Shots eFG% TS% OR% DR% ARate TORate Blk% Stl% FC/40 FD/40 FTRate FTM-FTA Pct 2PM-2PA Pct 3PM-3PA Pct Go-to guys (>28% of possessions used) 14 Peter Jok National Rank 6-6 205 Sr 15 71.4 117.2 302 30.2 54 36.0 10 54.1 414 59.6 261 3.2 17.5 456 16.7 11.8 214 0.0 2.1 2.7 5.6 233 30.9 69-75 .920 22 61-129 .473 47-114 .412 318 KenPom's got this as the 4th highest rated game of the day: Rk Game Prediction Time (ET) Location Thrill Score 1 14 Purdue at 44 Ohio St. Purdue 73-70 (58%) 7:00 pm Columbus, OH Value City Arena 73.4 2 40 Minnesota at 43 Northwestern Northwestern 70-67 (61%) 9:00 pm ESPNU Evanston, IL Welsh-Ryan Arena 63.2 3 61 Colorado at 100 Arizona St. Colorado 77-76 (52%) 9:00 pm Pac-12 Networks Tempe, AZ Wells-Fargo Arena 56.2 4 75 Iowa at 81 Nebraska Nebraska 77-74 (60%) 9:00 pm Big Ten Network Lincoln, NE Pinnacle Bank Arena 53.3 We're gonna need a BIG and LOUD crowd! Did I mention I was pumped for this one? GO BIG RED!

Two wins separate us from Michigan, and with the 4th overall SOS compared to their 127th overall SOS (201 non-con), this game may be closer than some think. 2017 Schedule Game Plan | Opponent Tracker Date Rk Opponent Result Location Record Conf Fri Nov 11 31 337 Howard W, 76-58 65 Home 1-0 Sun Nov 13 31 160 IUPUI W, 77-65 67 Home 2-0 Thu Nov 17 36 38 Marquette W, 79-61 73 Neutral 3-0 Fri Nov 18 26 26 SMU W, 76-54 58 Neutral 4-0 Wed Nov 23 15 33 South Carolina L, 61-46 62 Away 4-1 Sat Nov 26 26 233 Mount St. Mary's W, 64-47 59 Home 5-1 Wed Nov 30 25 42 Virginia Tech L, 73-70 64 Home 5-2 Sat Dec 3 26 293 Kennesaw St. W, 82-55 60 Home 6-2 Tue Dec 6 27 80 Texas W, 53-50 61 Home 7-2 Sat Dec 10 27 13 UCLA L, 102-84 64 Away 7-3 Tue Dec 13 32 321 Central Arkansas W, 97-53 68 Home 8-3 Sat Dec 17 31 315 Maryland Eastern Shore W, 98-49 67 Home 9-3 Thu Dec 22 27 144 Furman W, 68-62 60 Home 10-3 Sun Jan 1 31 78 Iowa L, 86-83 71 OT Away 10-4 0-1 Wed Jan 4 33 85 Penn St. W, 72-69 65 Home 11-4 1-1 Sat Jan 7 31 54 Maryland L, 77-70 62 Home 11-5 1-2 Wed Jan 11 72 Illinois L, 66-65 59 49% Away × Depth chart over the past 5 games PG SG SF PF C 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 77% 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 57% 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 55% 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 58% 13 Moritz Wagner 6-11 240 So 61% 3 Xavier Simpson 6-0 180 Fr 23% 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 34% 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 39% 34 Mark Donnal 6-9 240 Sr 23% 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 27% 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 6% 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 16% 34 Mark Donnal 6-9 240 Sr 7% 15 Jon Teske 7-0 245 Fr 5% Most frequent lineups over the past 5 games PG SG SF PF C Pct 1 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 13 Moritz Wagner 6-11 240 So 26.2 2 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 13 Moritz Wagner 6-11 240 So 20.6 3 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 34 Mark Donnal 6-9 240 Sr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 8.5 4 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 34 Mark Donnal 6-9 240 Sr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 6.5 5 3 Xavier Simpson 6-0 180 Fr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 13 Moritz Wagner 6-11 240 So 4.2 6 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 3.9 7 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 34 Mark Donnal 6-9 240 Sr 3.4 8 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 13 Moritz Wagner 6-11 240 So 2.7 9 3 Xavier Simpson 6-0 180 Fr 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 21 Zak Irvin 6-6 215 Sr 34 Mark Donnal 6-9 240 Sr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 2.4 10 10 Derrick Walton 6-1 190 Sr 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6-4 190 Jr 22 Duncan Robinson 6-8 215 Jr 5 DJ Wilson 6-10 240 So 13 Moritz Wagner 6-11 240 So 2.4 UNKNOWN 3.9 Border thickness proportional to player %Poss, green shading proportional to 3PA/(.475*FTA+FGA) Position designation is estimated by an algorithm and may not reflect reality.

Big game. Bates-Diop is out for the season. 2017 Schedule Date Rk Opponent Result Location Record Conf Fri Nov 11 13 223 Navy W, 78-68 67 Away 1-0 Mon Nov 14 17 155 North Carolina Central W, 69-63 70 Home 2-0 Thu Nov 17 26 77 Providence W, 72-67 68 Home 3-0 Mon Nov 21 29 312 Western Carolina W, 66-38 64 Home 4-0 Wed Nov 23 28 314 Jackson St. W, 78-47 69 Home 5-0 Fri Nov 25 27 116 Marshall W, 111-70 77 Home 6-0 Wed Nov 30 22 5 Virginia L, 63-61 63 Away 6-1 Sat Dec 3 18 265 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 70-62 67 Home 7-1 Tue Dec 6 24 280 Florida Atlantic L, 79-77 76 OT Home 7-2 Sat Dec 10 33 98 Connecticut W, 64-60 65 Home 8-2 Sat Dec 17 35 12 UCLA L, 86-73 78 Neutral 8-3 Tue Dec 20 38 289 Youngstown St. W, 77-40 74 Home 9-3 Thu Dec 22 35 113 UNC Asheville W, 79-77 70 Home 10-3 Sun Jan 1 42 65 Illinois L, 75-70 68 Away 10-4 0-1 Thu Jan 5 47 18 Purdue L, 76-75 72 Home 10-5 0-2 Sun Jan 8 48 38 Minnesota L, 78-68 73 Away 10-6 0-3 Thu Jan 12 53 9 Wisconsin L, 89-66 67 Away 10-7 0-4 Sun Jan 15 57 46 Michigan St. W, 72-67 67 Home 11-7 1-4 Depth chart over the past 5 games PG SG SF PF C 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 63% 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 79% 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 67% 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 72% 32 Trevor Thompson 7-0 250 Jr 64% 3 CJ Jackson 6-1 175 So 37% 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 12% 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 13% 33 Keita Bates-Diop 6-7 235 Jr 16% 0 Micah Potter 6-9 240 Fr 26% 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 9% 24 Andre Wesson 6-6 220 Fr 11% 24 Andre Wesson 6-6 220 Fr 6% 10 David Bell 6-9 225 So 5% 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 10% Most frequent lineups over the past 5 games PG SG SF PF C Pct 1 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 32 Trevor Thompson 7-0 250 Jr 34.6 2 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 0 Micah Potter 6-9 240 Fr 10.2 3 3 CJ Jackson 6-1 175 So 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 32 Trevor Thompson 7-0 250 Jr 5.4 4 3 CJ Jackson 6-1 175 So 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 24 Andre Wesson 6-6 220 Fr 32 Trevor Thompson 7-0 250 Jr 3.3 5 3 CJ Jackson 6-1 175 So 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 0 Micah Potter 6-9 240 Fr 3.2 6 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 33 Keita Bates-Diop 6-7 235 Jr 3.1 7 3 CJ Jackson 6-1 175 So 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 32 Trevor Thompson 7-0 250 Jr 2.8 8 3 CJ Jackson 6-1 175 So 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 24 Andre Wesson 6-6 220 Fr 10 David Bell 6-9 225 So 0 Micah Potter 6-9 240 Fr 2.8 9 3 CJ Jackson 6-1 175 So 15 Kam Williams 6-2 185 Jr 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 33 Keita Bates-Diop 6-7 235 Jr 32 Trevor Thompson 7-0 250 Jr 2.5 10 13 JaQuan Lyle 6-5 210 So 1 Jae'Sean Tate 6-4 230 Jr 2 Marc Loving 6-8 220 Sr 33 Keita Bates-Diop 6-7 235 Jr 10 David Bell 6-9 225 So 2.5

Your Nebraska Cornhuskers are 3-0 in the league for the first time in 41 years. Fellas, this is the time we need to sit back and enjoy the ride because it's just starting to get really, REALLY fun! GBR!!! Will we get to 4-0? We'll know in three days. 2017 Schedule Game Plan | Opponent Tracker Date Rk Opponent Result Location Record Conf Fri Nov 11 61 349 Mississippi Valley St. W, 94-63 76 Home 1-0 Mon Nov 14 62 225 Eastern Washington W, 86-72 66 Home 2-0 Wed Nov 16 61 16 Butler L, 70-68 66 Away 2-1 Mon Nov 21 60 79 Texas W, 77-58 66 Neutral 3-1 Tue Nov 22 51 26 Notre Dame L, 70-66 61 Neutral 3-2 Fri Nov 25 53 300 Bryant W, 86-66 71 Home 4-2 Mon Nov 28 50 45 Wake Forest W, 65-58 68 Home 5-2 Sat Dec 3 45 182 DePaul W, 80-64 74 Home 6-2 Sun Dec 11 43 243 New Orleans W, 83-49 67 Home 7-2 Wed Dec 14 40 330 Chicago St. W, 68-64 64 Home 8-2 Sat Dec 17 47 33 Dayton W, 67-64 70 Semi-Home 9-2 Tue Dec 20 46 151 IUPUI W, 87-65 68 Home 10-2 Thu Dec 22 43 224 Houston Baptist W, 72-63 72 Home 11-2 Tue Dec 27 46 92 Penn St. W, 87-77 74 Away 12-2 1-0 Fri Dec 30 41 43 Michigan St. L, 61-52 63 Away 12-3 1-1 Thu Jan 5 44 34 Minnesota L, 70-66 65 Home 12-4 1-2 Strength of Schedule Components: 104.3 121 103.5 169 103.5 Overall: +0.80 142 0.00 Non-conference: -3.32 277 0.00 Depth chart over the past 5 games PG SG SF PF C 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 88% 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 62% 4 Vic Law 6-7 205 So 73% 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 66% 44 Gavin Skelly 6-8 225 Jr 44% 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 12% 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 37% 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 21% 32 Nathan Taphorn 6-7 215 Sr 31% 25 Barret Benson 6-10 240 Fr 38% 32 Nathan Taphorn 6-7 215 Sr 5% 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 18% Most frequent lineups over the past 5 games PG SG SF PF C Pct 1 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 4 Vic Law 6-7 205 So 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 25 Barret Benson 6-10 240 Fr 20.3 2 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 4 Vic Law 6-7 205 So 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 44 Gavin Skelly 6-8 225 Jr 15.5 3 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 4 Vic Law 6-7 205 So 32 Nathan Taphorn 6-7 215 Sr 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 9.5 4 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 44 Gavin Skelly 6-8 225 Jr 8.3 5 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 4 Vic Law 6-7 205 So 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 44 Gavin Skelly 6-8 225 Jr 5.2 6 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 4 Vic Law 6-7 205 So 32 Nathan Taphorn 6-7 215 Sr 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 4.7 7 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 4 Vic Law 6-7 205 So 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 44 Gavin Skelly 6-8 225 Jr 3.6 8 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 25 Barret Benson 6-10 240 Fr 3.4 9 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 32 Nathan Taphorn 6-7 215 Sr 44 Gavin Skelly 6-8 225 Jr 2.7 10 30 Bryant McIntosh 6-3 185 Jr 12 Isiah Brown 6-2 175 Fr 20 Scottie Lindsey 6-5 210 Jr 32 Nathan Taphorn 6-7 215 Sr 34 Sanjay Lumpkin 6-6 220 Sr 2.7 UNKNOWN 7.3 Border thickness proportional to player %Poss, green shading proportional to 3PA/(.475*FTA+FGA) Position designation is estimated by an algorithm and may not reflect reality. Not sure we need to be thinking about no-sit Sunday yet, but this one is pretty, pretty big. If you aren't there for this one, you ain't a Husker fan. Gonna be tough, but I have faith in these guys. Let's go get 4-0!