hhcmatt Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-11) vs Michigan St Spartans (13-9) Date: Thursday Feb. 2 Time: 6:00 pm CST Arena: PBA TV Broadcast: ESPN Half time event: Tyronn Lue will be in attendance and will have his jersey retired at half time Michigan St. Info Head Coach: Tom IzzoLocation: East Lansing, MIConference: B1GNickname: Spartans Mascot: Sparty Shirt not to wear: Green, Plate of ArmorLast time out: Beat MichiganTypical Rotation Depth: 10+Line: Nebraska by 1Tempo: "B1G slow"Style: Very high assist, 3pt shot loving4 Factors Good: Shooting, Defending (especially from 2)4 Factors Bad: Losing in the Turnover Game Four Factors Effective FG%: 54.6 34 45.8 24 50.4 Turnover %: 20.6 288 17.1 279 18.9 Off. Reb. %: 28.4 209 28.4 126 29.5 FTA/FGA: 36.2 158 34.4 151 35.6 Most Frequently Used Lineup over the last 5 games 5 Glynn Watson6-0 175 So 0 Tai Webster6-4 195 Sr 11 Evan Taylor6-5 206 Jr 15 Isaiah Roby6-8 214 Fr 12 Michael Jacobson6-9 230 So 23.1 11 Lourawls Nairn5-10 175 Jr 14 Eron Harris6-3 190 Sr 1 Joshua Langford6-5 210 Fr 22 Miles Bridges6-7 230 Fr 44 Nick Ward6-8 250 Fr 11.1 The number on the right indicates the % of minutes this lineup is used. In other words, the low 11.1% number represents fairly accurately that Michigan St. shuffles a lot of players in and out. Miles Presser Watson Presser Player to watch: Nick Ward Michigan St has 4 talented freshmen who play a lot of minutes but 250# 6'8" Ward brings height and size to a team that lost Deyonta Davis to the draft and Gavin Schilling to injury. Despite only averaging 19.2 MPG he leads the team in rebounds, Free Throw attempts and second in the team in scoring. The Skinny Ed Morrow is still a game time decision. This isn't your typical Michigan St team full of experienced players. This year's Michigan St team currently starts three freshmen including probable one-and-doner Miles Bridges. While an exceptional shooting team per usual, this Michigan St team is one of the most turnover prone and worst rebounding squad Izzo has fielded in a decade. It's also lost 4 of it's last 6 games. At some point you expect this team to rip off a bunch of wins and once again make the NCAA tournament. Did that start with their win over Michigan? Does it finally not happen this year? On offense Nebraska should be generally familiar with Michigan's pack defense and the goal will be to outwit and outwill their way into the paint against the Spartan's above average shot blocking. Defensively you might see some help off some of the lower output players, specifically whomever is running point as Bridges and Ward are tough to stop one-on-one. The 1-3-1 also is another sort of gamble you can through at this team who is capable of burning it for easy 3s or turning it over for easy baskets. Both teams have played closely the last three years and overall this season. Michigan St hasn't won on the road in 2017; Nebraska is retiring the jersey of their greatest PG in history. Prediction: Nebraska 74 - Michigan St 68 with a 63% chance of Runzas View full article atskooc 1 Quote
49r Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Nebraska 7 The Spartans roll into Lincoln looking to make it two in a row. by DomGarrett@DomGarrett Feb 2, 2017, 1:31pm CST Quote
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