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    Silverbacked1 reacted to hhcmatt for a article, Game Day Essentials: Game #18 at #3 Purdue   
    Purdue Info

    Head Coach: Matt Painter
    Location: West Lafayette, IN
    Conference: B1G
    Nickname: Boilermakers
    Mascot: Boilermaker Special, Purdue Pete
    Rotation Depth: 9
    Last Game: Beat Penn State
    KenPom: 6
    Line: Purdue by 14.5
    A couple of Famous Alumni: Glenn Robinson, Robbie Hummel
    Other:  
    In their first matchup, Nebraska took Purdue to the brink before ultimately falling in OT 65-62 Juwan Gary is out for this game; Look for Wilhelm Breidenbach or Denim Dawson to start Mason Gillis didn't play in the first matchup. The 6'6" 230# forward is an elite rebounder who while capable of shooting well from outside has struggled this season.  
    KenPom Analysis:  Purdue is a methodical offensive team which means that Nebraska can hunt for offensive rebounds without as much fear of being hurt in transition.  Purdue isn't a team likely to exploit Nebraska's turnover issues.
     

     
    Player to watch: Fletcher Loyer
    Foster Loyer's little brother has been a day 1 starter for the Boilermakers and is leading the team in 3pt attempts while hitting 37% of them.
     
    Player to watch: F Caleb Furst
    Typically Painter has two giant posts who split time. This season he has a guy like 6'10" Furst  who can play alongside Edey at the 4 or operating as a center given his ability to shoot from outside.
     
    Player to watch: C Zach Edey
    Edey is in the running for national player of the year as he has been racking up double-doubles in the first halves of games.  He's also constantly a threat to foul out your starting and backup centers.
     
    KenPom most used lineup
      PG SG SF PF C Pct 1 3 Braden Smith
    6-0  180  Fr 2 Fletcher Loyer
    6-4  185  Fr 25 Ethan Morton
    6-7  215  Jr 1 Caleb Furst
    6-10  230  So 15 Zach Edey
    7-4  290  Jr 26.9
       
     
    Others to watch
    This is your standard Matt Painter team: It's 4 guys who can shoot 3s that work around a giant post player.   
    UNL Game Notes
     
    Probable starters for Nebraska
    5    Sam Griesel    G    6-7
    25  Emmanuel Bandoumel    G    6-4
    0   C.J. Wilcher    G    6-5
    32  Wilhelm Breidenbach    F    6-10
    13  Derrick Walker    F    6-9
     
     
    Bench
    15   Blaise Keita C   6-11
    30  Keisei Tominaga    G    6-2
    10  Jamarques Lawrence - G  6-3
    12  Denim Dawson - F  6-6
    33  Oleg Kojenets    F    7-0
    12   Sam Hoiberg    G    6-0
    31  Cale Jacobsen  G  6-4
    35  Henry Burt  F  6-6
    24  Jeffrey Grace III  G  6-3
     
    Injured
    3   Quaran McPherson   G   6-3 - Out for the Year
    4   Juwan Gary  F  6-6
     
    Hoiberg Preser
     
    The Skinny: 
    Expect Nebraska to try more of the same on defense, swarming  Eddy and then chasing 3pt shooters. It's likely that Purdue hits more 3s at home than they did in Lincoln.
     
    Offensively, Nebraska desperately needs some outside shooting and generally speaking you can get 3pt looks against the Boilermakers. Simply try and feed whomever starts to get hot to supplement Derrick and Sam.  I think the Huskers will score some points tonight as either they'll finally make some shots or else Purdue will get up enough that their defensive intensity wanes. 
     
    Nebraska likely bounces back from their home whooping vs Illinois but that still doesn't mean they keep this game within 10 points.
     
    Prediction: Purdue 75 - Nebraska 60 
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    Silverbacked1 reacted to hhcmatt for a article, Game Day Essentials: Game #9 at #7 Creighton   
    Creighton Info

     
    Head Coach: Greg McDermott
    Location: Omaha, NE
    Conference: Big East
    Nickname: Blue Jays
    Mascot: Billy Blue Jay
    Last time out: Lost to Texas
    Opening Line: Creighton by 14.5
    Famous Alumni: Bob Gibson, Porter Moser
    Other:  
    Assistant coach Ernie Zeigler's son Trey is a grad assistant for the Jays  
    KenPom Analysis: Don't expect the Husker to shoot many FTs. Jays aren't pressuring on defense. Will they change strategy against Nebraska?

     
     
    Player to watch: Arthur Kaluma
    The Soph. forward is talented but he tends to dominate the shots while on the court while being the least efficient starter for the Jays. 
     
    Player to watch: Baylor Scheierman
    The Aurora native and South Dakota St transfer is known for his shooting range and accuracy, shooting 46.2% from 3 last year. What might surprise you though is that he leads Creighton in rebounds
     
    KenPom most used lineup
      PG SG SF PF C Pct 1 2 Ryan Nembhard
    6-0  170  So 23 Trey Alexander
    6-4  190  So 24 Arthur Kaluma
    6-7  225  So 55 Baylor Scheierman
    6-7  205  Sr 11 Ryan Kalkbrenner
    7-1  260  Jr 32.9
       
     
     
    Others to watch
    Ryan Kalkbrenner is fairly unstoppable when he gets the ball in the paint. Currently shooting 81.5% from 2 Former Big East Freshman of the year Ryan Nembhard has been putting up elite ass/to numbers Alexander is a situation shooter hitting over 40% from 3 and one of the Jays' better individual defenders TCU transfer Francisco Farabello has struggled this season from the outside though the veteran is the Jays' most used sub Shereef Mitchell is the backup pg, long ranger shooter Mason Miller is backup at the 4, and Fredrick King is backup at the 5  
    UNL Game Notes
     
    Probable starters for Nebraska
    5    Sam Griesel    G    6-7
    25  Emmanuel Bandoumel    G    6-4
    0   C.J. Wilcher    G    6-5
    4   Juwan Gary  F  6-6
    13  Derrick Walker    F    6-9
     
     
    Bench
    15   Blaise Keita C   6-11
    30  Keisei Tominaga    G    6-2
    32  Wilhelm Breidenbach    F    6-10
    10  Jamarques Lawrence - G  6-3
    12  Denim Dawson - F  6-6
    33  Oleg Kojenets    F    7-0
    12   Sam Hoiberg    G    6-0
    31  Cale Jacobsen  G  6-4
    35  Henry Burt  F  6-6
    24  Jeffrey Grace III  G  6-3
     
    Injured
    3   Quaran McPherson   G   6-3 - Out for the Year
     
    The Skinny: 
    The Blue Jays have quite the starting 5 this year that came together after landing Baylor Scheierman. There is a drop-off when they get into the bench but between the Jays' reasonable pace and their ability to play without fouling, their starters seldom leave the court. Fouls happen sometime so things could get interesting with the right ref crew.
     
    While the home court will certainly goad Nebraska into speeding up at points, the defense of Creighton hasn't been geared to do so. The Jays tend to focus on running teams off the 3 towards shot blockers. They also have been known to change things up when they play Nebraska. Can the Huskers exploit Kalkbrenner's lack of mobility with Derrick Walker?  Creighton's offense will be problematic for a Nebraska team that will overcommit to drivers at the expense of giving up wide open 3s. Nebraska is playing with fire if the Jays get open looks at home.
     
    It would be one hell of a win if the Huskers could figure out how to knock off the Jays in Omaha but this might be a little tighter than recent years just because Nebraska has been playing remarkably slow this season under Hoiberg. Prior to this year Nebraska consistently had an adjusted tempo of over 70 which is good for at least top 35.  This season as they patiently bring the ball up the court and swing through the offense, Nebraska currently ranks #309 at an adjusted tempo of 64.7. It becomes harder for either team to run up the score when you limit the shots.
     
    Nebraska with Derrick Walker has steadied themselves against a couple of low end P5 schools.  How does this newfound poise hole up in Omaha?
     
    Prediction: Creighton 78 - Nebraska 67
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