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We really don't know how good (or not) this team is. In the same way this game cannot define the season, the directional state universities can't either. We likely won't have a good read on this team until the midpoint of the conference season. The officiating is bad, has always been bad and always will be bad - accept it. The refs did not beat us today. MSU showed up, we did not.

these announcers and studio analysts make me realize how much I miss Raycom

55 was basket interfering

Shon Morris is like if AI called a game. Will be adamantly wrong about a couple things, believes past things are still true and has no personality at all.

My favorite Breslin center moment was in 2014 when the students counted down the shot clock early, which worked on David Rivers, who shot an ill advised fade away three pointer. He banks it in, the Huskers go on to win the game, and this game propels them towards the NCAA tournament.

Oooof that was baaaaaaad. Gonna have to rethink my rethink about this team. They quit today. That's not a good sign. Essegian is gonna end up being pretty good. I like him alot. He's nowhere close to what Tominaga gave us...yet. Silver lining - this happens at least once a season with a Hoibergs team. I think the best possible scenario is it happened game one in conference play, on the road, and against MSU. Team needs to delete this from the memory bank, regroup, and move on.

Fred literally just said he was pissed off in the postgame presser

He loves having the ball taken away from him more than Dowdell loves running into the first defender he sees

Griffiths needs a multi-game benching, and if the effort doesn't improve, send him packing. No effort whatsoever. And if you think that's too harsh, watch him standing still and not playing ANY defense on the possession in the last minute. Guy is just completely lost, and appears disinterested as well. I can handle bad, but not a lack of effort.

MSU is a very bad matchup for us this season. They are definitely a ranked team after this week. Our bigs just learned what the Big 10 feels like in the post against the most physical team in the conference. They’ll get better.

The way we rotate on D sometimes we can’t get a good block out position on D. But if you are allowed to tip the ball when it is in the cylinder and use your off hand to hold down the guy below you, no amount of blocking out is going to work. The truly sad thing about all of this is that MSU is good enough even without the extra help. Because you aren’t going to get this kind of officiating in the big dance. Only hurts our own down the line. Have said this since we came into this league. Same as no offensive holding on the line in football until the bowl games and all the BIG lineman get called for holding.

What kind of loser rips a ball out of Jacobson hands?

And they had plenty of time to look at it.

How bad does officiating have to be before you just pull your team from the floor and say we will take the L rather than the injuries?

MSU theater arts department would be proud of that tumble

Alley oop out of travel is a new one.

In my ref voice— no, over the back has never been a foul. Now a shove in the back is a foul and there has been multiple not called.

Amazing how all of our screens are illegal.

Ulis was in position, what a joke.

Kent says we'll see Berke today though likely in limited minutes

Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1) vs Michigan St Spartans (7-2) Date: Sunday Dec 7th, 2024 Time: 11:00 am Arena: Breslin Center Broadcast: BTN Michigan St Spartans Head Coach: Tom Izzo (30th season) Location: East Lansing, MI Conference: B1G Nickname: Spartans Mascot: Sparty Line: Michigan St. by 5.5 Rotation Depth: 11 Last time out: Defeated Minnesota Nota bene: This is Kent Pavelka's 1200th game behind the microphone for Nebraska Basketball. You might have noticed some slight changes to the site. Michigan St is 9th in KenPom's bench minutes% attribute with 42.8% of their minutes currently coming from the bench Nebraska's win over Michigan St in Lincoln broke an 11 game losing streak against the Spartans This game is an "Izzone Holiday Game" which means that students will be wearing Christmas outfits. Tom Izzo may or may not wear a Christmas sweater Rollie Worster will be playing against another former Utah State teammate. Last game it was Steven Ashworth, this game it's center Szymon Zapala Despite shooting 11/22 from 3 against Minnesota, Michigan St comes into this game as the 351st best 3pt shooting team in D-1 at 25.7%. They started slowly from 3 last season before finishing as the 43rd best 3pt shooting team in D-1. The Spartans have rolled out a new starting lineup after both of their loses this season Fred Hoiberg's son Jack played 3 seasons at Michigan St under Tom Izzo Player to watch: Jaden Aikns The senior wing leads the team in minutes and points per game. The career 36.8% 3pt shooter had made just 22% of his 3s this season Player to watch: Jaxon Kohler The junior post player has proven to be the best rebounder on the team, leading the team in total rebounds as well as dominating that statistic when he's on the court MSU Roster Player # Class Pos Height Weight Summary Jaden Akins 3 SR G 6-4 180 12.4 Pts 4.9 Reb 2.1 Ast Frankie Fidler 8 SR F 6-7 200 10.9 Pts 3.8 Reb 1.1 Ast Coen Carr 55 SO F 6-6 220 8.6 Pts 3.3 Reb 0.1 Ast Jase Richardson 11 FR G 6-3 185 9.6 Pts 2.6 Reb 2.3 Ast Jaxon Kohler 0 JR F 6-9 240 8.4 Pts 7.9 Reb 1.0 Ast Jeremy Fears 1 SO G 6-2 190 7.8 Pts 1.4 Reb 5.7 Ast Tre Holloman 5 JR G 6-2 180 7.7 Pts 1.6 Reb 4.0 Ast Xavier Booker 34 SO F 6-11 220 5.6 Pts 2.7 Reb 0.4 Ast Szymon Zapala 10 SR C 6-11 240 5.3 Pts 4.7 Reb 0.8 Ast Carson Cooper 15 JR C 6-11 230 4.7 Pts 3.7 Reb 0.7 Ast Kur Teng 2 FR G 6-4 190 1.4 Pts 0.3 Reb 0.1 Ast Gehrig Normand 7 SO G 6-5 190 1.3 Pts 0.0 Reb 0.0 Ast UNL Game Notes Roster/infirmary report 9 Forward Berke Büyüktuncel 6-10 244 lbs Sophomore (questionable, groin pull) Possible starters for Nebraska 3 Guard Brice Williams 6-7 214 lbs Senior 4 Forward Juwan Gary 6-6 226 lbs Senior 24 Guard Rollie Worster 6-5 210 lbs Senior 34 Center Braxton Meah 7-1 264 lbs Senior 0 Guard Connor Essegian 6-4 190 lbs Junior Bench 2 Guard Ahron Ulis 6-3 190 lbs Senior 5 Forward Braden Frager 6-7 220 lbs Freshman 8 Guard Jeffrey Grace III 6-3 200 lbs Junior 12 Guard Gavin Griffiths 6-7 193 lbs Sophomore 20 Forward Justin Bolis 6-8 225 lbs Sophomore 25 Guard Nick Janowski 6-4 208 lbs Freshman 31 Guard Cale Jacobsen 6-4 195 lbs Sophomore 1 Guard Sam Hoiberg 6-0 185 lbs Junior 23 Forward Andrew Morgan 6-10 242 lbs Senior 35 Forward Henry Burt 6-7 222 lbs Sophomore Out for year 51 Forward Rienk Mast 6-10 260 lbs Senior Hoiberg Presser Fred touches on the speed and physicality of Michigan St The Skinny: Nebraska opens B1G play against familiar foe Tom Izzo. While it seems like Nebraska has had some success against the Spartans, MSU has mostly dominated the series and had an 11 game winning streak going against the Huskers until they were shut down last season in Lincoln. Michigan State is known to struggle to start the season but have already cut their teeth with losses to Kansas and Memphis as well as wins over North Carolina and Colorado. One advantage Nebraska might have at the Breslin Center on a 11 am game is that it might be a little sleepy. It seems like Nebraska will continue to scramble against this Spartan team with suspect outside shooting. Much like Nebraska, Michigan St has seen an uptick in FT shooting though it's due mainly to Frankie Fidler and PG Jeremy Fears. The Huskers seems like their transition defense is solid but Michigan St is no joke and this year's team is looking to run to supplement their offense. Nebraska has yet to give up over 77 points or even a 10 point run this season. Can they keep the Spartans from string a run(s) together? Defense has always been the calling card for Izzo though Tom will be the first to tell you it was subpar in Minneapolis on Wednesday in spite of their 18 point victory. Michigan St plays man and makes you work for points in the half court. I would suspect after 2 straight games of 6 made 3s that Connor Essegian could be a focus of the Spartans. However, Izzo might recall the 20 points Juwan Gary had last year in Lincoln. Both teams are pretty good but expect constant player rotations on and off the bench as both teams try and figure out who is clicking today. At this point I think this Nebraska defense is real enough that they should be in every game they play this season. Can they find a way to steal one in Lansing? Prediction: Michigan St 75 - Nebraska 71 View full article

48-19 rebounding margin. -29 on the glass. That is a mind-boggling number. MSU clearly exposed something schematically against us in that realm. The good news: Nebraska has plenty of time to get this fixed, and hopefully a healthy Berke playing 30 minutes alleviates some of the issue. The bad news: Meah is not the rebounder we need him to be, and I don't know if that can change.

This is a very disheartening loss. We simply look overwhelmed.

Can we move our games (BB and FB) to Sunday nights? I hate starting every weekend with this sick, sad feeling.

I still think we need a 6'9" 350 7th string lineman to come in for 5 illegal screens/blocking fouls a game as a deterrent

Bye NET, Pom, etc. it was nice knowing you. Seriously you just can’t lose like this when it comes to metrics.

Better be a flagrant. It’s up high. Why aren’t they rushing to the monitor like someone died this time?

The mental focus is lacking today.

Still in this game despite all of the bullshit. Crappy to let them get the last 4 of the half, but we have a shot. Let’s do this guys.

Uhhhhhhhh??????? Flop?

...yet they are letting MSUplay physical. Finally a call.

Two very questionable calls to start the game on Meah and Gary. Welcome to Izzo hell

Man, the refs won't let us play physical

Good excuse to turn down the sound on the TV today and sync up the radio / Huskers app

This was my first time watching Nebraska play in person. Got tickets for Christmas and was just hoping we would keep it close. Was so excited after the win I went to go see us play at Michigan only to get smoked lol

South Dakota and North Florida were no contest, but I think they were still games.

Tom's a good listen. He thinks we have 2 future pros on the roster

I’ve watched 5 minutes of Northwestern basketball and I already can tell I’m not going to like them.

From Ferndale, MI, just outside of Detroit. It appears this song is on the hearts of many Husker Hoops fans for this team right now, and with good reason. GBR!

The sky is not falling, Fred should not be on the hot seat, or season is not doomed. I really liked how we played in the first half all things considered. We still need to figure out our offense, otherwise teams will just blanket Connor and we have nothing else. The second half was sad to see. Come back and beat a talented but beatable Indiana team and everything is back on track.

In the immortal words of Bill Callahan, “it’s only one game it’s only one season!” Let’s hope it does not derail this season.

I’m cool with the fans doing whatever, especially the students. It’s part of college basketball. The adult over the sound system while Morgan has the ball getting ready to shoot shouldn’t happen.

The bench is emptying for MSU. WE NEED TO DO THE SAME.

Yeah but at least two days of drinking without going to work, was always easier for me.

I had thought about going to the game with my boys since it’s just a 4 hour drive for us. Glad we didn’t go. And why does Izzy still have his starters in up by 36?

Just beat me to it!

Deceiving an official by initiating contact and falling down is illegal. Just saying.

Ann Arbor? Hopefully they can find the right city and time. ;)

This is still probably the biggest “swing” win we’ve had maybe ever. That game swung so much momentum in our favor.

The wow factor apparently is reflected in the 25-3 first set drubbing