The Nebraska women’s basketball team learned a majority of its tip times and television designations for the 2022-23 season, when the Big Ten Conference and the Big Ten Network made their announcements of the conference-wide TV schedule on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
The Huskers, who are coming off a 24-9 campaign that included a trip to the 2022 NCAA Tournament, will regularly fill the network women’s basketball time slots, including marquee games on FOX and ESPN2 along with seven regular-season BTN appearances.
Nebraska, which ranked 18th nationally with an average home attendance lf nearly 4,500 fans per game last season at Pinnacle Bank Arena, has season tickets selling strong right now at Huskers.com. Fans can also purchase season tickets by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED. The Huskers have experienced a sales increase of approximately 20 percent so far leading into the final month of preseason sales.
Nebraska is scheduled to make its first Big Ten Network appearance of the season when the Big Red battle Michigan on Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Tip time is set for 6 p.m. (CT). Last season, the Huskers defeated the then-No. 10 Wolverines in a pair of classic clashes, including a 76-73 win in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis. Michigan went on to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight. Early in 2022, NU fought its way to a 79-58 victory over then-No. 8 Michigan at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Jan. 4.
It will be the first of three straight games for Nebraska in the conference network TV schedule, including an ESPN2 marquee matchup at Indiana on New Year’s Day. Tip-off between the Huskers and Hoosiers in Bloomington is set for noon (CT). Last season, NU dropped a 72-65 decision in Bloomington before rolling to a 72-55 win over the No. 5 Hoosiers in Lincoln on Valentine’s Day. Indiana was the Big Ten Tournament runner-up before advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
A week later, Nebraska will make its second BTN appearance of the season while battling Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. Tip time between the Huskers and Scarlet Knights is set for 1 p.m. (CT).
The Huskers return from a two-game Big Ten road swing to take on Penn State and Ohio State at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The game with the Buckeyes will be televised by BTN with a 1:30 p.m. (CT) tip on Saturday, Jan. 14….
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