Huskers Return Home to Face USC Wednesday Night – University of Nebraska

Huskers Return Home to Face USC Wednesday Night
The Nebraska men’s basketball team returns home on Wednesday evening, as the Huskers play host to USC. Tipoff from Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for shortly after 8 p.m., and the contest will be televised on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network, as well as on Huskers.com and the Huskers app. The game will also be available on the Fox Sports App. A limited number of 300 Level tickets are available for purchase for Wednesday’s matchup by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or at the PBA box office beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Nebraska (12-6, 2-5 B1G) looks to snap a four-game losing streak following a tough 69-66 loss at Maryland last Sunday. The Huskers overcame a nine-point deficit in the final five minutes with a 9-0 run, tying the score at 66 on a pair of Brice Williams free throws with 1:03 remaining but Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s basket with 39.8 seconds left put Maryland ahead for good. Gillespie finished with a game-high 22 points for the Terps. Three of the NU’s last four losses have been decided by three points or less or in overtime.

The loss overshadowed a strong performance from the Husker bench, which outscored Maryland’s reserves, 34-8. Andrew Morgan led NU with a season-high 17 points, while Ahron Ulis dished out a career-high 10 assists and had four rebounds and a pair of steals. In addition, Sam Hoiberg and Connor Essegian combined for 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range. Brice Williams was the only other Husker in double figures at Maryland with 14 markers while adding three assists and three steals. 

Nebraska held the Terrapins to a season-low 69 points and out-rebounded Maryland, 36-32, in the loss, and the Huskers will need another strong defensive effort on Wednesday as USC makes its first visit to Lincoln since the 2012-13 season. 

USC (11-7, 3-4 B1G) comes off an 84-69 home loss to then-No. 24 Wisconsin on Saturday. Saint Thomas led three USC players in double figures with 19 points while Rashaun Agee and Wesley Yates III had 15 and 11 points, respectively. Wisconsin shot 56 percent in the victory and got a game-high 28 points from John Blackwell to lead four Badgers in double figures.

Numbers to Know
7.9 – Nebraska is averaging 7.4 3-pointers per game while shooting 37 percent from the arc over the last 10 games. The Huskers shot just 30 percent from 3-point range in their first eight contests.

83.3 – Sam Hoiberg is shooting 83.3 percent from the field…