Game Day Essentials: Game #28 vs Ohio St.

[Red Don]

You were expecting Dimes, maybe!  Seriously, Dimes is tied-up and asked that something be posted - so here's a cheap imitation of his 'Game Day Essentials' (minus his 'Skinny' & 'Prediction' of course) 

I know, I know, Dimes hurry on back.

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Sat, 2/20 @ PBA,  6:00 pm CST, BTN

 

Huskers (14-13 & 6-8), KenPom ranking: #95   vs Ohio State (17-10, 9-5) KemPom #65

Last:  Wed, 2/17 @ Indiana (20-6 & 10-3) #22, (L, 80-64) - Good effort by Huskers w/o Shields or Morrow. McVeigh lead scorer with a career-high 17 pts 

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Let's Go Huskers BEAT THE BUCKEYES "PACK" 'THE VAULT'

......(Must-Win Game For Post-Season Hopes - Gotta Win this One @ Home!)........
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Links: Game Page, Pre-Game Notes, Audio/Visual & Live Game Stats

o Huskers Game Page:
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.d...CLID=210727293

o Live Game Stats (ESPN - click on ‘Box Score’):
http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/li...&DB_OEM_ID=100
OR
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask.../date/20160220

o Broadcast Televison: BTN
o Online: BTN2Go.com
o Announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler & Shon Morris

o RADIO: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network - inc'l KLIN-Lincoln (1400 AM); KXSP-Omaha (590 AM); & KRVN-Lexington (880 AM)
o Radio Announcers: Kent Pavelka & Matt Davison
o Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/li...&DB_OEM_ID=100

o Satellite Radio: Sirius: Ch. 93; XM: Ch. 195

o Game Officials:  Lamont Simpson, Bo Boroski and Kelly Pfeifer

o Opening line: Huskers are favored by 2 points.

o Game Notes: (more than you want to know)
http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/4499407.pdf
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The Nebraska men’s basketball team returns home for a crucial matchup Saturday night, vs Ohio State.
With four games to go, Nebraska needs to put together a couple of wins to solidify their place in the Big Ten standings and avoid playing in the opening round on March 9.

Whether Shavon Shields will play in this important game is questionable, and expected to be a Game Time Decision.  Ed  Morrow is doubtful for the OSU Game and expected to be called-on only in emergency.

Ohio State (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten) comes to Lincoln riding a three-game winning streak following a 76-66 win over Michigan on Tuesday. In that game, the Buckeyes held the Wolverines to 39 percent shooting and put five players in double figures, led by Marc Loving and Jae’Sean Tate’s 13 points.

 

OSU Likely Starters                

No. Name                  Po. Yr.  Ht.    Wt.    G/GS  PPG  RPG  Other

13   JaQuan Lyle         G   Fr   6-5   210   27/23   10.0   3.9   4.4 apg

2     Marc Loving          F   Jr   6-7    220   27/27  12.6    5.3   1.7 apg

33   Keita Bates-Diop   F  So   6-7   235   27/27   11.9    6.6   1.1 bpg

1    Jae’Sean Tate        F  So   6-4    225   27/27  11.6    6.2   1.3 spg

32  Trevor Thompson  C  So  6-11   250   27/20    7.0    5.1   1.3 bpg

 

Nebraska – Likely Starters

No Name                     Po Ht.   Wt. Yr. GP/GS (mins)   PPG RPG APG

3    Andrew White III     G   6-7  216  Jr. 27/27 - 29.4       17.5  6.1   0.7

5    Glynn Watson Jr.   G   6-0  165  Fr. 27/15 - 23.9        8.8   1.7   2.6

12  Michael Jacobson  F   6-8  222  Fr. 27/17 - 17.6        4.8   4.0   0.4

0   Jack McVeigh **   G/F  6-8   210  Fr.  26/2 -  17.0        4.9   2.8   1.1

32  Benny Parker       G    5-9  175 Sr.  27/27 - 25.4        4.6   2.4   2.2 

 

(Shields - Questionable, Game Day Decision; Morrow - Doubtful for OSU Game)

31  Shavon Shields   G/F  6-7  225 Sr.  24/24 - 30.4      15.7   5.0   2.9

 

Rotation                  

0    Tai Webster         G    6-4   196  Jr.  27/12 - 26.4       9.7  3.8   1.8

11  Bakari Evelyn       G   6-2   178  Fr.  15/0 -   5.4        1.4   0.5   0.3

23  Nick Fuller          G/F  6-7   204  So. 19/0 -  8.7         2.3   1.5   0.2

24  Jake Hammond     F  6-10  235  So. 23/8 - 11.7        2.6   3.2    0.3

30  Ed Morrow Jr.        F   6-7   225  Fr.  24/1 - 13.8        3.8  3.6    0.1

Bench                  

4   Johnny Trueblood  G  6-4   195  Fr.   9/0 - 3.1           0.9   0.2   0.4

15  Malcolm Laws       G  6-1   190  So.   6/0 - 3.2          0.2   0.3   0.0

20 Tanner Borchardt   F  6-8   274  Fr.   8/0 - 3.5           0.8   1.1   0.0

 

** McVeigh's stats do not seem to be updated after the Indiana game (17 pts)

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[PimpMario]

Thanks for posting this. The line surprises me.

[HB]

Most of the lines I saw were Huskers minus 10.  Something is amiss.  

 

EDIT:  Never mind.  I can't read.  Surprisingly, I can't blame the pregame ritual, which I won't start for a couple of hours.

[cipsucks]

 

You were expecting Dimes, maybe!  Seriously, Dimes is tied-up

 

Standhardinger would be proud......

[HuskerFever]

For some reason, I don't think this was a straight copy and paste from Dimes... I wonder how I came to that conclusion?? Oh, hey Red Don! 

 

    

[Red Don]

HEY!  I'm an emotional guy (especially when watching the ladies play)

 

But I did say 'cheap' imitation.  (and here I was doing so well too, going through emoticon withdrawal. )

[Red Don]

Here is Rosenthal's take on the game (& what to look for).

 

WHO TO WATCH

 

Thompson. He doesn't have the gaudy stats of other big men in the Big Ten, but he'll be a challenge for an undersized Nebraska team. He averages 1.3 blocks per game.

 

Jacobson. This will be one of those games where Jacobson must "warm to the fight," as Tim Miles likes to say, against Ohio State's frontcourt length and athleticism.

 

Plus

Can Huskers get to the rim, with Ohio State's Defense?

 

EDIT:

Answers

1. Yes:.  Thompson with 0 points, and only 1 block all game (but 10 rebounds)

2. Yes:   Jacobson with 5 points, & 9 rebounds

3.  No    Huskers were not very successful in getting to the rim, which was crucial when mid-range, perimeter shots & FTs were not falling.

 

 

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/nebraska-ohio-state-fast-break-points/article_2a0c7413-8fee-5917-bf7a-4f6507685d82.html

[Dead Dog Alley]

Forgot the officiating crew of Blind, Shady, & Crooked.

[huskerbaseball13]

Forgot the officiating crew of Blind, Shady, & Crooked.

We shot 27% front the field...I repeat 27% from the field. Perhaps we can have some beef with officiating...but I suggest we start first with our inability to but the ball in the hoop.

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[hhcmatt]

Clutch as usual by Red Don. Maybe one day I'll talk him into writing all of these.

[Red Don]

We didn't win, so we oughta just Shoot The Messenger!  (after we Shoot the Ball)