Game Day Essentials: Game #31 vs Iowa Hawkeyes - 3/9/2013

[hhcmatt]

Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-16) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (19-11)

Game Time 1:15 p.m CST, Saturday 3/9/2013



Huskers on TV/Radio/Internet
Television: BTN and BTN2Go
(Ch. 610 on DirecTV; Chs. 439, 9500 on DISH; Chs. 24 and 333-SD, 1333-HD on Time Warner Cable; Chs. 80 SD, 1080-HD on Cox Cable)
Play-by-play: Wayne Larrivee
Analyst: Shon Morris
Radio: Across the state on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM/94.5 FM) in Lincoln, KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington.
Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka
Analyst: Matt Davison
Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 94, XM 191Iowa Hawkeyes Info



Team Nick Name: Hawkeyes
Team Mascot: Herky the Hawk
School Location: Iowa City, IA
Last game out: Beat Minnesota
Coach: Fran McCaffery
Shirt not to wear: Yellow, Sioux City
Point Spread: Iowa by 5.5

Probable Starters:

Nebraska Cornhuskers
15 Ray Gallegos G 6-2 Jr.
24 Dylan Talley G 6-5 Sr.
2 David Rivers F 6-7 So.
31 Shavon Shields F 6-6 Fr.
13 Brandon Ubel F 6-10 Sr.

Iowa Hawkeyes

10 Mike Gesell G 6-1 185 FR
4 Roy Devyn Marble G-F 6-6 194 JR
1 Melsahn Basabe F 6-7 221 JR
30 Aaron White F 6-8 218 SO
34 Adam Woodbury C 7-1 235 FR


Opposing Player to Watch: Aaron White

The 6-8 White is one of two Hawkeyes in double figures and does most of his damage at the foul line. The sophomore averages nearly 7 attempts per game which is good for the 6th best FT rate in Division I and the best in the B1G (Trevor Mbakwe is 13th, Cody Zeller is 21st)

Game Outlook

Iowa on the road isn't Iowa at home. If the Hawkeyes get out to any sort of lead on the Huskers it will be a long day. Nebraska has locked up the #10 seed regardless of what they do today and that last game at the Bob seemed like the perfect end to the season...except it wasn't. Hopefully Miles will remind them a win here plus a couple in the tournament potentially means NIT. However, look for an Iowa team that hasn't lost at Carver Arena in nearly two months to be too much for the Huskers today.

Prediction: Nebraska 72 - Iowa 56 As you can tell from my outlook, i whiffed on who I was picking

Prediction: Iowa 72 - Nebraska 56 - Sadly I was a Trevor Menke 3 away from being off by just 3 points.

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Edited March 9, 2013 by hhcdimes
Sleepy Dimes

[cipsucks]

Gutsy pick, Dimes.  Or are you suffering from sleep deprivation? 

[HuskerActuary]

Gesell isn't playing. He's hurt.

[atskooc]

I was impressed with White in the first game.  We've got to keep a handle on that kid...somehow.

[hhcmatt]

Gutsy pick, Dimes.  Or are you suffering from sleep deprivation? 

 

Lol...yes...i picked it backwards!