Game Day Essentials: Game #33 vs Georgetown

[hhcmatt]

Nebraska Cornhuskers (18-14) vs Georgetown (18-15)

 

Date: Wednesday Apr. 2nd, 2025

Time: 8:30 am CST
Arena: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Broadcast:  FS1

(Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson and Allison Williams)

Georgetown Info

Head Coach: Ed Cooley (2nd year)
Location: Washington, DC
Conference: Big East
Nickname: Hoyas

Mascot:  Jack the Bulldog

Line: Nebraska by 7.5
Typical Rotation Depth: 6+

KenPom rank: 86

Nota bene:  

• This is the first ever matchup between Nebraska and Georgetown
• Kenya Hunter came on as an assistant from Georgetown under Tim Miles. He'd bring along former Hoyas Moses Abraham and Isaac Copeland
• Forward Drew Fielder has entered the transfer portal and won't play. Centers Julius Halaifonua and Thomas Sorber are out with season ending injuries.
• Starting wing Micah Peavy, starting guard Jayden Epps, and freshman Kayvaun Mulready missed Monday's game with illness
• Nebraska will finish over .500 for the 3rd consecutive season

 

Player to watch: Jordan Burks

The Kentucky transfer is one of the few remaining available post players available for the Hoyas. Burks ripped off a double-double vs a lengthy Washington front court including 6 offensive rebounds

 

Player to watch: Malik Mack

With Peavy and Epps out, Harvard transfer Malik Mack went nuts vs Washington St, scoring 37 including a ridiculous 8-12 from 3 for the sub 35% 3pt shooter.

 

Georgetown roster

Player	#	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	Summary
Micah Peavy	5	SR	G	6-7	215	17.2 Pts 5.8 Reb 3.6 Ast
Malik Mack	2	SO	G	6-1	170	12.5 Pts 3.7 Reb 4.3 Ast
Thomas Sorber	35	FR	F	6-10	255	14.5 Pts 8.5 Reb 2.4 Ast
Jayden Epps	10	JR	G	6-2	190	12.8 Pts 2.1 Reb 2.3 Ast
Drew Fielder	20	SO	F	6-10	216	7.1 Pts 5.4 Reb 1.0 Ast
Jordan Burks	23	SO	F	6-9	202	5.5 Pts 3.4 Reb 0.6 Ast
Curtis Williams	11	SO	G	6-5	205	4.8 Pts 1.8 Reb 0.5 Ast
Caleb Williams	4	FR	F	6-0	230	4.2 Pts 3.8 Reb 0.8 Ast
Drew McKenna	7	FR	G	6-8	200	1.5 Pts 1.5 Reb 0.2 Ast
Kayvaun Mulready	45	FR	G	6-4	220	1.0 Pts 0.6 Reb 0.4 Ast
Julius Halaifonua	25	FR	C	7-0	270	3.0 Pts 2.0 Reb 0.7 Ast
Austin Montgomery	14	JR	F	6-4	180	0.4 Pts 0.3 Reb 0.0 Ast
Hashem Asadallah	15	SO	G	6-1	180	0.0 Pts 0.2 Reb 0.0 Ast
Michael Van Raaphorst	30	FR	G	6-2	210	0.0 Pts 0.8 Reb 0.0 Ast

 

Other players

 

Micah Peavy is arguably Georgetown's most important player, currently leading the Hoyas in scoring, rebounds ,and steals while shooting 40% from 3 for a team that doesn't shoot well from outside. Jayden Epps is GT's other double digit scorer though a sieve on defense. Louisville transfer wing Curtis Williams is more effective inside the arc than out. Ditto for freshman Caleb Williams. Freshman forward Drew McKenna hasn't played much this season but is effective on the boards. Anyone else are end of the bench guys that will chip in minutes if needed. 

UNL Game Notes

 

Roster/infirmary report

24    Guard    Rollie Worster     6-5    210 lbs    Senior - Out Foot

 

 

Possible starters for Nebraska

3    Guard    Brice Williams     6-7    214 lbs    Senior

4    Forward    Juwan Gary     6-6    226 lbs    Senior

23    Forward    Andrew Morgan     6-10    242 lbs    Senior 

1    Guard    Sam Hoiberg     6-0    185 lbs    Junior

9    Forward    Berke Büyüktuncel     6-10    244 lbs   

 

Bench

2    Guard    Ahron Ulis     6-3    190 lbs    Senior

0    Guard    Connor Essegian     6-4    190 lbs    Junior

34    Center    Braxton Meah     7-1    264 lbs    Senior 

31    Guard    Cale Jacobsen     6-4    195 lbs    Sophomore

12    Guard    Gavin Griffiths     6-7    193 lbs    Sophomore

5    Forward    Braden Frager     6-7    220 lbs    Freshman
8    Guard    Jeffrey Grace III     6-3    200 lbs    Junior
20    Forward    Justin Bolis     6-8    225 lbs    Sophomore
25    Guard    Nick Janowski     6-4    208 lbs    Freshman

35    Forward    Henry Burt     6-7    222 lbs    Sophomore

 

Out for year
51    Forward    Rienk Mast     6-10    260 lbs    Senior

 

The Skinny: 

Like Nebraska football, former basketball heavyweight Georgetown has fallen on hard time, completely bottoming out during the Patrick Ewing era.  The Hoyas hired long time Providence coach Ed Cooley and after a rough first year Cooley has the Hoyas back in a post-season fueled by defense.

 

It's questionable how much defense Georgetown has to offer given how much interior defenders this team has lost.  Nebraska has a chance to dig into the interior at the rim and on the boards. Offensively , the Hoyas really don't have anyone who can consistently get to the FT line so they rely on offensive rebounds and needing to score inside.

 

Ultimately this is team that Nebraska is geared to beat.  One thing worth mentioning is that Georgetown has won close games, Nebraska has not. If it comes down to the wire, Nebraska could find their season at an end.

 

Prediction: Nebraska 75 - Georgetown 67

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[hskr4life]

Line is now Nebraska -9.5. Woah.

[hhcmatt]

1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

Line is now Nebraska -9.5. Woah.

 

Either they will still have guys out or else it's the Nebraskan in Vegas effect