Nebraska-PSU off as Huskers postpone 5th game
Nebraska postponed its fifth game amid the coronavirus pandemic, calling of its Jan. 30 home game against Penn State.
Nebraska postponed its fifth game amid the coronavirus pandemic, calling of its Jan. 30 home game against Penn State.
Nebraska men's basketball program will pause for at least seven more days after coach Fred Hoiberg and 11 other staffers or players tested positive for COVID-19.
The St. James NIBC Invitational will feature some of the top high school basketball teams and players in the country. Who are the big names?
— Rob Phinisee scored 18 points and Aljami Durham scored 17 and Indiana beat Nebraska 84-76 on Sunday.
— Aaron Henry scored a career-high 27 points and No. 17 Michigan State ended a three-game losing streak with a 84-77 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night.
— Justin Ahrens came off the bench to score 18 points and freshman Zed Key added 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting as No. 25 Ohio State used balanced scoring to beat Nebraska 90-54 on Wednesday night.
— Brad Davison had 15 points and a career-high seven assists, and No. 9 Wisconsin overcame a dreadful start to beat Nebraska 67-53 Tuesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
— Marcus Zegarowski scored 22 points, Denzel Mahoney had 20 and No. 8 Creighton used a big run in the second half to pull away and beat Nebraska 98-74 Friday night.
— Jose Alvarado scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and led Georgia Tech to a 75-64 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
With the latest ESPN 100 update, Kentucky, Louisville and Creighton all made moves in the top 15.
— Teddy Allen scored 23 points and Nebraska turned back South Dakota 76-69 on Tuesday night.
— Teddy Allen scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half when Nebraska pulled away for a 79-57 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday.
— Grant Sherfield hit a 3-pointer with 7.1 seconds remaining to lift Nevada to a 69-66 victory over Nebraska on Thursday.
Nebraska's Derrick Walker has been suspended for the first 16 games by the NCAA for an undisclosed rules violation while he was at Tennessee in 2018-19.
Greenberg and Dakich tip off the podcast discussing the silliness of Bruce Pearl’s self-imposed sanctions, if the NCAA will close its investigation of LSU this season, why it’s not a big deal if games are being canceled and which matchups they’re excited to watch the first week of the season. Later, the guys preview the Big Ten and Pac-12 (18:45). And finally, they talk to Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell (43:33).
The top eight teams remained unchanged after national signing week, but Auburn, UNLV and Dayton all jumped up the rankings.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan | 8-1 | - | 13-1 |
Iowa | 6-2 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
Wisconsin | 6-2 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
Illinois | 6-3 | 2 | 10-5 |
Purdue | 6-4 | 2.5 | 11-6 |
Ohio State | 5-4 | 3 | 11-4 |
Minnesota | 4-4 | 3.5 | 11-4 |
Indiana | 4-4 | 3.5 | 9-6 |
Rutgers | 3-6 | 5 | 7-6 |
Northwestern | 3-6 | 5 | 6-7 |
Michigan State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 8-4 |
Maryland | 2-6 | 5.5 | 8-7 |
Penn State | 1-5 | 5.5 | 4-6 |
Nebraska | 0-5 | 6 | 4-8 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Bryce McGowens | SG | Signed | 90 |
Wilhelm Breidenbach | C | Signed | 84 |
Keisei Tominaga | SG | Signed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 0-7 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 7 |