The Nebraska men’s basketball team matches up against Iowa tonight in Iowa City, in the first game between the two schools since 1976. The Huskers are coming off of their worst ever loss at the Devaney Center, a 79-45 defeat against 6th-ranked Ohio State last Saturday. The Huskers are 2-6 in Big Ten play thus far, with four of those six defeats coming against ranked teams. Their overall record is 10-9. The Hawkeyes have an 11-9 overall record and a 3-4 mark in Big Ten play. Their last game was a 75-68 loss to Purdue last Tuesday. Nebraska’s offensive output has been an indicator of success this year – they’re 9-2 when they score more than 60 points, which would seem possible against an Iowa squad has allowed 71 points per game. Tipoff from Carver-Hawkeye Arena is scheduled for 6 PM tonight.

The 19th-ranked Nebraska women’s basketball team are looking to make it back-to-back home victories as they host Iowa tonight at the Devaney Center. The Huskers rolled over Minnesota 64-49 on Sunday to snap a two-game losing streak. The win moved them to 16-3 on the season and 5-2 in Big Ten play. They sit in a three-way tie for third in the conference, two games behind undefeated Purdue and one game back of Ohio State. The Hawkeyes come in with an 11-9 record and a 3-4 Big Ten mark. They’re coming off a 68-52 loss at 18th-ranked Penn State on Sunday and have lost three of their last four. The Huskers haven’t played the Hawkeyes since the second round of the Women’s NIT in 2005, a Nebraska victory at the Devaney Center. Tipoff tonight in Lincoln is set for 7:05.

For the first time in franchise history, the Denver Nuggets have swept a five-game road trip. The Nuggets routed the Sacramento Kings 122-93 last night. Danilo Gallinari, who signed a four-year, 42 million dollar contract extension with the team earlier in the day, led the Nuggets with 23 points. The Nuggets won without the services of Rudy Fernandez and Aaron Afflalo, who were injured, and Timofey Mozgov, who left the team to be with his wife for the birth of their son. The Nuggets move to 13-5 with the win, and return home to face Toronto on Friday night.

The North Platte Community College basketball teams earned a home sweep of McCook Community College last night. The Lady Knights won their fourth straight contest with a 77-66 win over the Lady Indians. A 10-0 run late in the second half gave the Lady Knights the lead for good. Five players scored in double figures, led by Renee Otero’s 19 points. The Lady Knights improve to 11-9 with the win. In the men’s game, a phenomenal first half lifted the Knights to a 78-58 victory over McCook. North Platte led by 29 points at the halftime break and by as many as 34 points in the second half. Nick Tomsick’s 29 points led the Knights offensively. The Knights men move their record to 11-8. The Knights and Lady Knights are back in action Friday night, when they host Northeast Community College.

Nebraska freshman forward Emily Cady was named the Big Ten conference’s Freshman of the Week for her performance in games against Ohio State and Minnesota last week. Cady posted a career high 24 points in last Thursday’s loss at Ohio State. On Sunday, she scored 13 points and hauled in nine rebounds in the Huskers’ victory over the Golden Gophers. Cady is averaging 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game this season. The former Seward standout is the first Husker to win the Big Ten freshman of the week honor and the third Husker to win a weekly conference honor this year.. The Huskers moved up one spot to 19^th overall in the latest AP Top 25 poll. They return to action on Thursday night, when they host Iowa. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 at the Devaney Center.

Tonight on ESPN Radio 1410, it’s a doubleheader of North Platte Community College basketball. It’s the biggest rivalry game of the season at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium as the Knights and Lady Knights welcome McCook Community College to town. The Lady Knights enter tonight’s action on a three-game winning streak and have moved over the .500 mark to 10-8 on the season. The Knights men are also 10-8 on the year. They have opened Region IX play by splitting their first four contests. It’s the first Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference matchup of the season for both Knights teams. McCook’s men are 11-7, while the Lady Indians are 12-6. The women’s game tips at 5:30 tonight, followed by the men’s game at 7:30. ESPN Radio 1410’s coverage begins at 5:15.