hhcmatt Posted December 3, 2023 Report Posted December 3, 2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-0) vs #15 Creighton Bluejays (6-1) Date: Sunday Dec 3rd, 2023 Time: 3:00 pm Arena: PBA Broadcast: FS1 Creighton Info Head Coach: Greg McDermott Location: Omaha, NE Conference: Big East Nickname: Blue Jays Mascot: Billy Blue Jay Last time out: Defeated Oklahoma St Clothes not to wear: ONLY WEAR RED KenPom Ranking: 11 Opening Line: Creighton by 3.5 Nota bene: The Nebraska Creighton rivalry has its own Wikipedia page KenPom most used lineup PG SG SF PF C Pct 1 1 Steven Ashworth 6-1 170 Sr 5 Francisco Farabello 6-3 180 Sr 23 Trey Alexander 6-4 190 Jr 55 Baylor Scheierman 6-7 205 Sr 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7-1 270 Sr 19.7 2 1 Steven Ashworth 6-1 170 Sr 23 Trey Alexander 6-4 190 Jr 55 Baylor Scheierman 6-7 205 Sr 41 Isaac Traudt 6-10 235 Fr 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7-1 270 Sr 18.8 3 1 Steven Ashworth 6-1 170 Sr 23 Trey Alexander 6-4 190 Jr 55 Baylor Scheierman 6-7 205 Sr 13 Mason Miller 6-9 190 So 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner 7-1 270 Sr 17.9 Player to watch: Trey Alexander Arguably the Blue Jay's best player is a lock down defender as well as a dynamic combo guard. Has struggled from 3 this season but has been hot from mid-range. First on the team in assists and steals, 2nd in rebounds and points. Player to watch: Baylor Schierman The Aurora, NE native leads the Jays in scoring and rebounding. Known for his shooting range and love of Nebraska Volleyball. Others to watch Two-time Big East defensive player of the year Ryan Kalkbrenner is still manning the center position for the Jays. Starting PG Steven Ashworth is hitting a blistering 47.1% from 3 though as a secondary scorer. Francisco Farabello comes of the bench as a scoring guard and is a 40% 3pt shooter. The 4 spot is a rotation mainly of Mason Miller and Isaac Traudt. Both are shooting about 47% from 3 with Traudt playing more at the moment as Miller is coming off an illness. Backup center Fredrick King at 6'10" 250 is a nice piece for the Jays but an obvious drop-off from Kalkbrenner. UNL Game Notes Roster/infirmary report Out indefinitely 5 Ahron Ulis 6-3 190 lbs Junior - Likely out for the season 15 Blaise Keita 6-11 257 lbs Junior - Ongoing ankle injury recovery Possible starters for Nebraska 10 Jamarques Lawrence 6-3 183 lbs Sophomore 30 Keisei Tominaga 6-2 179 lbs Senior 3 Brice Williams 6-7 213 lbs Junior 53 Josiah Allick 6-8 231 lbs Senior 51 Rienk Mast 6-10 248 lbs Junior Bench 4 Juwan Gary 6-6 221 lbs Junior 0 C.J. Wilcher 6-5 214 lbs Junior 9 Jarron Coleman 6-5 213 lbs Senior 1 Sam Hoiberg 6-0 183 lbs Sophomore 2 Ramel Lloyd Jr. 6-6 210 lbs RS Freshman 11 Eli Rice 6-8 213 lbs Freshman 21 Matar Diop 6-10 213 lbs Freshman 31 Cale Jacobsen 6-4 200 lbs RS Freshman 35 Henry Burt 6-7 216 lbs RS Freshman 24 Jeffrey Grace III 6-3 197 lbs Sophomore Fred Hoiberg/Reink Mast/Brice Williams presser The Skinny: At one point it seemed that Sunday's annual rivalry matchup would be a battle of undefeated teams. In a slight twist, Nebraska is the squad who's yet to stumble. The Jays had a clunker down in Kansas City vs Colorado St but otherwise have been firing on all cylinders including commanding wins over Iowa and Oklahoma St. With their ability to score in bunches, the Jays should be a tough out. Offensively the Huskers have been scoring from 3 and the FT line, a challenge against a Creighton team that runs you off the 3pt line and is often one of the best teams in D-1 at not putting teams on the FT line. Last season the Huskers took the fight directly at Kalkbrenner and we'll see if Reink Mast is used in a similar method. Defensively, the Huskers are likely to double down on Kalkbrenner and scramble to cover 3pt shooters. Will that work again this year? Speaking of last year, the Huskers completely bailed on offensive rebounds to stop the break. Will they be more aggressive this year? One thing to track in this game is turnovers as both teams are trying to force tough shots as opposed to generating turnovers. Thus, turnovers will likely be a sign of carelessness or lack of poise. Will either team crack under the pressure of what should be a ruckus atmosphere in Lincoln? Both teams probably like their chances in a close one. Prediction: Nebraska 72 - Creighton 70 View full article nuhusker7 1 Quote
Nighthawk Posted December 3, 2023 Report Posted December 3, 2023 Ok why do you have notes from the last game in this one? Nota bene: Nebraska is 2-0 all time vs Cal St. Fullerton with the smallest margin of victory at 24 points Nebraska is looking to start 7-0 for the first time in over 30 years (92-93 season) Bruce Bowen played for the Titans from 89-93 This was the team that Latrell Wrightsell played for last season Quote
hhcmatt Posted December 3, 2023 Author Report Posted December 3, 2023 30 minutes ago, Nighthawk said: Ok why do you have notes from the last game in this one? Nota bene: Nebraska is 2-0 all time vs Cal St. Fullerton with the smallest margin of victory at 24 points Nebraska is looking to start 7-0 for the first time in over 30 years (92-93 season) Bruce Bowen played for the Titans from 89-93 This was the team that Latrell Wrightsell played for last season I forgot that section Nighthawk 1 Quote
Nighthawk Posted December 3, 2023 Report Posted December 3, 2023 29 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: I forgot that section Ah ok...wasnt sure if I just never noticed that section or not. Quote
jimmykc Posted December 3, 2023 Report Posted December 3, 2023 I finally discovered the only way I can access "forums" is to click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner and use the pull-down menu to go to forum which doesn't give me the same info as the old way, i.e. who made the last post. Is this just a glitch with me, or does everyone else have this problem now? Quote
Nighthawk Posted December 3, 2023 Report Posted December 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, jimmykc said: I finally discovered the only way I can access "forums" is to click on the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner and use the pull-down menu to go to forum which doesn't give me the same info as the old way, i.e. who made the last post. Is this just a glitch with me, or does everyone else have this problem now? Not I. It goes directly to forums on my phone and my computer...skips over everything else along the way. Quote
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