Following an overtime win at Minnesota on Saturday, the Huskers return to Pinnacle Bank Arena for the first time in 2023 to host Illinois Tuesday evening. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets, calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.) and at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Ticket Office 90 minutes before tipoff.
Tuesday’s game will be televised nationally on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network. It will also be available on the Fox Sports app.
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Date: Tues., Jan. 10 On the Air
TV/Online: Tuesday’s game will be televised on Big Ten Network with Kevin Kugler and Shon Morris on the call. The game will also be available online on the Fox Sports app.
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Nebraska (9-7, 2-3 Big Ten) comes off an 81-79 win at Minnesota on Jan. 7, marking the Huskers’ first overtime road win in conference play since 2001. Derrick Walker had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, as Nebraska fought back from a seven-point second-half deficit for a crucial road win. Juwan Gary added a season-high 18 points, including a go-ahead tip-in with 55 seconds left in overtime to give NU the lead for good while Sam Griesel had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists. NU went 8-of-11 from the charity stripe in overtime to seal the win and went 16-of-21 from the line in picking up its second road win of the year.
Walker has been a focal point of the Huskers attack, as he averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists on the Huskers’ two-game road trip. The 6-9 senior is enjoying career bests in scoring (14.5 ppg), rebounding (8.2 rpg) and assists (3.1 apg), giving the Huskers a strong inside threat. A win on Tuesday would allow the Huskers to equal their win total for all of 2021-22.
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