Nebraska Hoops Game Day: against Michigan

After Nebraska divided a road trip with two games in Northwestern and Penn State, he returns to the Pinnacle Bank Arena to achieve a showdown against No. 12 Michigan.

Here is what you need to know to go to the Huskers Matchup with the Wolverines …

Who, what, where, when

Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-10, 7-9 big ten) against Michigan Wolverines (20-6, 12-3 big ten)

Monday, February 24, 2025 – 7:00 p.m. CT

Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,500)

TV: FS1

Radio: Huskers Radio Network

Internet/streaming: Fox Sports app

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Nebraska projected starter

Brice Williams	G	Sr.	6-7/214	He has 14 games with 20 points or more this season and behind James Palmer Jr. (18 in 2018-19) for most in program history. He needs 22 points to reach 1,000 as a Husker.
Sam Hoiberg	G	Jr.	6-0/185	He missed his only shot and became goalless with an assist, a steal and four sales over 13 minutes in Penn State.
Rollie	G	Sr.	6-5/210	He ended with six points, three rebounds, two assists and three sales in Penn State to publish a team -plus/minus rating from -23.
Juwan Gary	F	Sr.	6-6/226	He scored six points with only 1-von 7 shootout with three templates and three steals in Nebraska's loss against Penn State. This marked its edition of the lowest score in seven games.
Andrew Morgan	F	Sr.	6-10/242	Early Foul Trouble limited him to Penn State for just 16 minutes, but he still achieved a season high of 18 points with a perfect 8-of-8 shooting from the field.

Michigan projected starter

Tre Donaldson	G	Jr.	6-3/195	A transfer of Auburn, which is an average of 12.3 points and a team high-high assistant per game. It also shoots 40% from the 3-point range.
Nimari Burnett	G	Sr.	6-5/200	The lonely recurring starter from last season has average
Roddy Gayle Jr.	G	Jr.	6-5/205	A transfer from the state of Ohio, which is an average of 10.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season.
Danny Wolf	F/c	Jr.	7-0/250	A transfer of Yale, which achieves an average of 12.8 points and leads the big ten with 9.9 rebounds per game. He also plays 3.5 assists per game.
Vladislav Goldin	C	Sr.	7-1/250	A broadcast by Florida Atlantic, who leads Michigan with 15.9 points per game, while he shoots 64 percent off the field.

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3 key to victory

Be ready to play

Nebraska divided his two-game road trip in Northwestern and Penn State, but both games could not have been much worse. The Huskers fell back for 20 points in both competitions. They managed to return to Down 20 in Evanston, but they bury a 26-point hole that was too deep in the State College to overcome too deep. If now, if you hit the first 20 minutes this evening, you can circling it as well as another one -sided loss. Do you want a few amazing numbers? Nebraska is -46 in the season at the first media time crossing and at the second time crossing of -60. The Wolverines have an average of over 80 points per game and shoot better than 48 percent as a team. So that Nebraska can deduct the surprise, it must be locked up from the opening tip to the last summer.

Try to curb the wolf

Fred Hoiberg is always free of all opponents Nebraskas Danny Wolf On Saturday it felt a little different. At 7th foot, 250 pounds, as Hoiberg described, Wolf is a basketball “unicorn”. The Yale transfer combines its impressive size with elite skills, sportiness and IQ on the pitch. Wolf, one of the leaders for Big Ten Player of the Year, has an average of 12.8 points and leads the conference with 9.9 rebounds per game. With 3.5 templates, he is also second in his team and took third place in the big ten with 1.5 blocks per game. In other words, Wolf does everything for the Wolverines. The Huskers have no player who can stop him, so it will require a committee effort to keep him in check.

Bring Berke back in the way

The most important key for Nebraska, which fits with wolf and the rest of Michigan's talented line -up Berke Buyuktuncel Back on the floor. The 6-foot 10 striker missed the last three games with a bricked up ankle, but Hoiberg said he was about to return to the Huskers this evening. During his recent absence, we saw how critically Buyuktuncel is for the success of NU. Northwestern won a whopping 23 offensive rebound, while Penn State collected 52 points in color. Buyuktuncel is the only player in Nebraska's squad with the size and mobility to stay with Wolf. He remains a game decision, but the second year should be an integral part in Nebraska's rotation tonight if it can go.

Quotable

“We are a quiet group, man. We are a calm group and we found a way to get out with our hair in flames, talk, to foam on the mouth, to play early and to measure themselves early. That is what it takes early. You have to see the sound. If you don't do this, the teams feel comfortable in you and things happen as if you had done the other night in Penn State. “

-Head trainer Fred Hoiberg in Nebraska has to bring more energy and start faster starts.

forecast

Michigan (-1.5) 76, Nebraska 72

Robins season record: 20-7

Vs. The spread: 12-15

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