Nebraska returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena for the final time this season, as the Huskers host No. 10/9 (AP/Coaches) Maryland on Senior Night this Sunday.
The tilt between the Huskers and Terrapins is a sellout, although a very limited number of returned tickets could go on sale at 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Pinnacle Bank Arena box office.
Tipoff is set for 6:36 p.m. and the contest will be televised nationally on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Stephen Bardo on the call. Sunday’s game is also available online and on mobile devices on the BTN2Go 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 will honor seniors Moses Abraham, Kye Kurkowski, Trevor Menke, David Rivers and Leslee Smith in pregame ceremonies and fans are urged to be in their seats by 6:15 p.m.
Nebraska (13-16, 5-12 Big Ten) looks to break a seven-game losing streak, while Sunday’s game is only the third home game in the last month for the Huskers. NU has faced a challenging stretch late in the season, as the Maryland game is the seventh straight game against teams who are either expected to be in the NCAA Tournament or on the bubble.
The Huskers had a chance to steal a road win on Wednesday, trailing by six with two minutes left before falling 69-57 at Illinois. The Huskers were done in by strong 3-point shooting from Illinois, which went 7-of-16 from beyond the stripe, while the Illini also went 20-of-23 from the foul line to hold on down the stretch.
The Huskers had three players in double figures, led by Shavon Shields’ 14 points. Seniors David Rivers and Leslee Smith put together strong efforts, as Rivers had 10 points and five rebounds, while Smith nearly had a double-double with season bests in both points (eight) and rebounds (nine).
Maryland (25-5, 13-4 Big Ten) has already locked up the double-bye for the Big Ten Tournament and will be the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament next week in Chicago. The Terrapins have won six straight since a loss at Iowa, including a 60-50 win over Rutgers on Tuesday.