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Huskers Host Hawkeyes on Legends Weekend

Nebraska-Huskers-BasketballNebraska returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Sunday afternoon, as the Huskers welcome the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The tilt between the Huskers and Hawkeyes is a sellout, although a very limited number of returned tickets could go on sale at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Pinnacle Bank Arena box office.

Tipoff is set for 2:06 p.m. and the contest will be televised nationally on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Shon Morris on the call. Sunday’s game is also available online and on mobile devices on BTN2Go.

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.

Sunday’s game is Legends Weekend for the Husker basketball program, as over 50 former players are expected to return for the weekend. The Huskers will honor the contributions of former coach Jerry Bush at halftime and wear throwback jerseys from the 1954-55 season, Bush’s first year at the helm of the Husker basketball program.

Nebraska (13-13, 5-9 Big Ten) played one of its best road games of the season, pushing No. 16 Maryland to the wire before falling 69-65 on Thursday. The Huskers shot 44 percent from the field and out-rebounded the Terrapins, 33-26, but were done in by an outstanding performance from Maryland freshman Melo Trimble, who had 26 points, six rebounds and five assists.

For Nebraska Coach Tim Miles, a lineup shift helped to jump start a Husker attack which had struggled scoring points away from home. NU had 15 assists, including a career-high nine from Terran Petteway, while putting three players in double figures on a night where Petteway was held to eight points.

Junior Walter Pitchford continued his hot shooting, matching his career high with 19 points, including five 3-pointers, while redshirt freshman Nick Fuller established career highs in both points (12) and rebounds (five) in a career-high 26 minutes.

Iowa (16-10, 7-6 Big Ten) comes in with a 16-10 record after rolling past Rutgers, 81-47, on Thursday. Jarrod Uthoff’s 14 points led four Hawkeyes in double figures, as Iowa shot 51 percent from the field and held Rutgers to 32 percent shooting.

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