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Huskers Meet Spartans in Midweek Clash

Huskers Meet Spartans in Midweek Clash


Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-9, 4-6 Big Ten)

vs. Michigan State Spartans (11-10, 3-7 Big Ten)

Thursday, February 2, 2023, 7:30 p.m. (CT)

Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, Nebraska

Tickets:
Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Live TV: BTN
Sloane Martin (PBP), Brenda VanLengen (Analyst)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (7 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM/1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Special Event: National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Huskers Meet Spartans in Crucial Midweek Clash

The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena for a pivotal midweek battle with Michigan State on Thursday night.

Tip-off between the Big Red (12-9, 4-6 Big Ten) and the Spartans (11-10, 3-7 Big Ten) is set for 7:30 p.m. (CT) with tickets on sale now at Huskers.com. Live television coverage will be provided by the Big Ten Network with Sloane Martin and Brenda VanLengen on the call. 

The game also can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on 107.3 FM and 1400 AM in Lincoln along with 590 AM in Omaha, Huskers.com and the Huskers App.

Nebraska has dropped three of its last four games with all of the losses to current top-10 Big Ten opponents. Michigan State has lost five of its last six with four setbacks to top-25 Big Ten foes at game time.

Although both the Huskers and Spartans have struggled in the amazing meat-grinder that is the 2022-23 Big Ten schedule, both teams are battling for position in the conference standings for the conference tournament and at-large bids in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

Nebraska enters the week at No. 41 in the NCAA NET rankings, two spots ahead of No. 43 Michigan State, and on paper the difference between the two teams seems razor thin.

The Huskers are coming off a narrow 80-76 loss at No. 10 Iowa on Saturday, despite all five Nebraska starters scoring in double figures. Sam Haiby led Nebraska with 16 points as she continues to expand her game after missing 10 of the first 11 games this season with a leg injury. Over the past five games, the 5-9 guard from Moorhead, Minn., is averaging 12.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals. She needs 15 points to reach 1,500 in her Nebraska career.

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