For the first time in two seasons, the Husker men’s basketball team will look to rebound from a home non-conference loss, as the Huskers host Incarnate Word at Pinnacle Bank Arena Wednesday evening.
A limited number of tickets for Wednesday’s contest are available, beginning at $7, by visiting Huskers.com, calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIG RED or at the Pinnacle Bank Arena box office beginning Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Tipoff is set for 7:02 p.m. (central) and will be available on ESPN3 and on the WatchESPN app with Shawn Kenney and Mac McCausland on the call. For more information on WatchESPN and ESPN3, visit watchespn.com.
The game will be broadcast across the state of Nebraska on the 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 available on the Huskers’ app on iOS or android devices, as well as on TuneIn Radio and SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
The Huskers are 5-2 on the season and are coming off a disappointing 65-55 loss to Creighton on Sunday. In that game, the Huskers let a 10-point first-half lead slip away, as the Bluejays shot 47 percent, including 44 percent from 3-point range, and held the Huskers to 38 percent shooting. It marked the first time in 2014-15 that NU had been outshot from the field and snapped the Huskers’ 12-game home win streak in the process.
While Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields have been among the Big Ten’s top scorers this season at 21.0 ppg and 18.1 ppg, respectively, Nebraska has been looking for a consistent third offensive option. In Sunday’s loss, senior forward David Rivers gave the Huskers a boost with nine points and season highs in both rebounds (eight) and assists (two). Rivers is averaging career bests in scoring (6.6 ppg), rebounding (5.1 rpg) and shooting percentage (.600), while he is third on the team in rebounding and fourth in scoring.
Incarnate Word is 5-1 on the season following an 81-65 loss at UTEP on Monday night. The Cardinals, who are in the second year as a Division I program, went 21-6 last year and finished fifth in the Southland Conference with a 9-5 record. The Cardinal are a high-scoring squad, averaging 86.2 points per game this season and have four players averaging double figures, including senior guard Denzel Livingston, who is averaging 20.7 points per game.