The Nebraska men’s basketball team looks for its sixth straight home win Tuesday night, as the Huskers welcome No. 5/4 (AP/Coaches) Wisconsin to Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Tuesday’s game between the Huskers and Badgers is sold out, although any returned tickets, if available, will go on sale at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Ticket office at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tipoff is set for 8:05 p.m. (central) and the contest will be televised nationally on ESPN with Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich and Sam Ponder on the call.Saturday’s game is also available online and on mobile devices on the WatchESPN app.
The game will be broadcast across the state of Nebraska on the 37-station IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, 1110 KFAB in Omaha and KRVN 880 AM in Lexington with Kent Pavelka calling the action and Matt Davison adding color commentary. The game can be heard for free on Huskers.com and is available on the Huskers’ app on iOS or android devices, as well as on TuneIn Radio and on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
The Huskers (13-10, 5-6 Big Ten) cut a 20-point deficit to 44-41 in the second half, but could not complete the comeback, falling at Penn State, 56-43, on Saturday. Nebraska struggled from the field, shooting 29 percent in the loss, including just 4-of-23 in the first half in falling behind 22-13.
Nebraska’s second-hald comeback was keyed by backup guards Tai Webster and Tarin Smith, who combined for 13 second-half points. Both players also tied career highs in steals with four and two, respectively, helping NU record a season-high 12 steals.
Nebraska’s 1-2 punch of Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields combined for 25 points and 12 rebounds in the losing effort, but were held to 8-of-25 shooting. Petteway, who went over 1,000 career points at Nebraska on Saturday, is third in the Big Ten in scoring at 18.9 points per game, while Shields ranks seventh in the Big Ten in both scoring (15.9 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 rpg).
Nebraska has been a much better team at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Big Ten play this season, averaging 65.0 ppg at home and just 48.6 ppg on the road.
Wisconsin (21-2, 9-1 Big Ten) has been on a roll since the first meeting between the two teams nearly a month ago. The Badgers have won six straight, including a 65-50 win over Northwestern on Saturday. The Badgers feature Big Ten Player of the Year frontrunner Frank Kaminsky, who is averaging 17.5 points and 8.1 rebounds a game to rank in the top five of the Big Ten in both categories.