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That is exactly what happened though I did at one point correctly set it at 4.5.

in terms of drivable vs flyable, it's better to be a high 9 than a low 8.

It was nice to dip our toes in the 20s for the first time since 2019

I know that's possible but in all seriousness I think we're down to 6.

It's been awesome logging on to there and having Nebraska show up without having to scroll down. If we get to 27, that would be the first time ever I wouldn't need to scroll down on my phone!

As noted, as a 8-9 we matchup with 1 seeds who get the first pick off all locations. We won't play Purdue, so that's 3 other one seeds. UConn and Houston are likely locks, and they're play at Brooklyn and Memphis, respectively. Who will be the last #1 seed? Currently the two likely teams, Tennessee or North Carolina, would go to Charlotte. If Arizona can leapfrog them? Salt Lake City If Marquette can leapfrog them? Indy If we end up as a 7 or 10? Probably anywhere except Spokane or Pittsburgh.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-9) vs Indiana Hoosiers (19-13) **B1G Quarterfinals** Date: Friday, March 15th, 2024 Time: approximately 8:00 pm Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis Broadcast: BTN Indiana Info Head Coach: Mike Woodson (3rd year) Location: Bloomington, Indiana Conference: B1G Nickname: Hoosiers Line: Nebraska by 4.5 Typical Rotation Depth: 8 KenPom rank: 85 Nota bene: Starting SG Trey Galloway is expected to be out in this game having suffered a lower body injury With Xavier Johnson back in the lineup, Indiana has now won 5 straight Fred Hoiberg is 0-4 in the B1G tournament Fred Hoiberg vs Mike Woodson is a matchup of former NBA coaches Indiana Center Payton Sparks was a teammate of Boogie Coleman last season at Ball St. Indiana boasts one of the tallest lineups in D-1, clocking in at #3 in KenPom's average height metric. Nebraska's secret scrimmage foe Utah is #2. Mackenzie Mgbako attended Roselle Catholic HS last season, playing with Simeon Wilcher. This is the same HS attended by CJ WIlcher and Jamarques Lawrence. Nebraska went 2-0 during B1G play vs the Hoosiers including a 85-70 win at Assembly Hall where the Huskers righted the ship after a 2nd half swoon KenPom most used lineups 4 0 Xavier Johnson 6-3 200 Sr 3 Anthony Leal 6-5 200 Sr 21 Mackenzie Mgbako 6-8 217 Fr 5 Malik Reneau 6-9 233 So 1 Kel'el Ware 7-0 242 So 8.1 Player to watch: Malik Reneau While not as dominant as Trayce Jackson-Davis, F/C Reneau has taken over as Indiana's go-to scorer in the paint while also ranking 2nd on the team in assists. Does have 3pt range. Is consistently a threat to foul out. Player to watch: Mackenzie Mgbako The 5 star freshman has become the Hoosier's main 3pt threat, shooting 37.8% from 3 in conference play. Player to watch: Kel'el Ware Another former 5 star, Ware transferred from Oregon and has started at the 5 for Indiana where he's arguably been their best player. Ware looks like a lottery pick at times but sometimes his motor doesn't match. Player to watch: Xavier Johnson Johnson is a mixed bag. At his best you have a pesky defender who can hit outside shots and make flashy passes for easy baskets. At his worst he's jacking bad shots and making freshmen type turnovers. It's worth noting that Indiana has won 5 straight since he's returned to the lineup and is 13-6 this season when he's played. Others to watch Freshman guard Gabe Cupps is mostly just bringing the ball up the court and shoots at a Benny Parker like rate. 6'8" 215# Miami transfer Little used Anthony Leal has played his way into this limited rotation and makes good basketball plays. Anthony Walker is nice depth but he's yet another post player who doesn't take outside shots. Guards CJ Gunn provides some end of the bench shooting. UNL Game Notes Out indefinitely 5 Ahron Ulis 6-3 190 lbs Junior - Likely out for the season Questionable 15 Blaise Keita 6-11 257 lbs Junior - Ongoing ankle injury recovery 11 Eli Rice 6-8 213 lbs Freshman - Ankle injury Possible starters for Nebraska 53 Josiah Allick 6-8 231 lbs Senior 30 Keisei Tominaga 6-2 179 lbs Senior 3 Brice Williams 6-7 213 lbs Junior 4 Juwan Gary 6-6 221 lbs Junior 51 Rienk Mast 6-10 248 lbs Junior Bench 10 Jamarques Lawrence 6-3 183 lbs Sophomore 0 C.J. Wilcher 6-5 214 lbs Junior 1 Sam Hoiberg 6-0 183 lbs Sophomore 9 Jarron Coleman 6-5 213 lbs Senior 21 Matar Diop 6-10 213 lbs Freshman 35 Henry Burt 6-7 216 lbs RS Freshman 2 Ramel Lloyd Jr. 6-6 210 lbs RS Freshman 31 Cale Jacobsen 6-4 200 lbs RS Freshman 24 Jeffrey Grace III 6-3 197 lbs Sophomore The Skinny: Nebraska finds themselves in the B1G tournament as a lock for the NCAA tourney for just the second time this century. Nebraska comes in looking to make the semi-finals for the first time and potentially increase their NCAA tourney seeding. The Huskers have been spreading out the minutes and seem to be getting stronger as the season progresses. Expect to see some live legs to start this game. For the most part, Indiana is a great matchup for the Huskers. Despite their height, Indiana is a remarkably poor rebounding team. The Hoosiers are careless with the ball and inevitably make poor basketball plays. By default, they're going to concede 3pt shots and Nebraska has certainly hit them against the Hoosiers this year. While Nebraska tends to defend without fouling, the Hoosiers tend to draw a lot of contact so it's something to keep tabs on. The Hoosiers have been one of the worst FT shooting teams in the country though. It's likely that both team will go on runs this game. The important thing here and going forward is that Nebraska doesn't let a team bury them with one. Between the rest and being overlooked for conference accolades, expect Nebraska to come out with an edge. Think the Huskers win comfortably here. Prediction: Nebraska 78 - Indiana 65 View full article

That's 5 wins in a row for Indiana with Xavier Johnson back in the lineup

It does feel like Xavier Johnson is less better than him

Creighton losing and Iowa St winning could be enough to flip Iowa St to a 2 seed and give Nebraska a shot at Omaha if they flip to a 7 or 10. Possibly could flip Drake there as well for resale value.

Slowly but surely working our way down the line on bracketmatrix to the point we're tied with Northwestern and even flipped up to the 8

Have the Timberwolves hookup

DW has been elite about getting to the FT line but the shooting hasn't developed.

Need a running clock on this Mary-Wisky game

Michigan State

Needing a win and drawing Minnesota in a semi-home game certainly isn't ideal.

Would be one heck of a hire

You get docked in the BPI if your home court is too high

Everyone goes by ticket sales unless Lee Barfneckt can shame them into releasing actual attendance.

We'll see. They have wins at North Carolina and at Alabama which does a lot of heavy lifting.

up to 30

Nebraska accomplished that feat no more than 2 years ago

That was a very DePaul way for DePaul to lose that one...just crushing whoever was still following a 3 win team.