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.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Lexie Brown scored 14 points to help No. 5 Maryland extend its winning streak to 15 games with a 59-47 victory over No. 19 Nebraska on Sunday.

Brionna Jones had 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Terrapins, who are riding their longest winning streak since going 16-0 to start the 2011 season. Malina Howard also finished with 12 points for Maryland (21-2, 12-0 Big Ten).

Nebraska (17-6, 7-5) was playing without junior guard and leading scorer Rachel Theriot, who missed her second straight game with an ankle injury. Theriot, a first-team All-Big Ten pick last season, is averaging 16.5 points per game.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Geno Thorpe scored 14 points, Brandon Taylor 11 and Penn State was able to take advantage of Nebraska’s cold shooting to beat the Huskers 56-43 on Saturday.

The teams combined for just 35 first-half points before picking up the pace in the second half. Nebraska shot 15 of 51 from the field and just 2 of 20 from 3-point range.

Nebraska (13-10, 5-6 Big Ten) trailed by as many as 11 points late in the game but closed to within 44-41 before Penn State (15-9, 3-8) pulled away with just over 3 minutes to play.

Shep Garner’s 3-pointer, Thorpe’s steal and layup and the same combination from D.J. Newbill gave the Lions a 55-43 lead with 34 seconds to play.

Nebraska, led by 13 points from Terran Petteway and 12 from Shavon Shields, has yet to win a road game in conference play.

The No. 19 Nebraska women’s basketball team shoots for an upset of No. 5 Maryland on Sunday, when the Huskers travel to College Park, Md.

Tip-off between the Big Red (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) and the Terrapins (20-2, 11-0 Big Ten) is set for 3 p.m. (CT), with live national television coverage by ESPN2. Brenda VanLengen and Stephanie White will be on the call for ESPN2. Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action on stations across the network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln, 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM in Lexington.

The Huskers opened a five-day East Coast road trip with a 46-43 loss at No. 21 Rutgers on Thursday night. Nebraska struggled offensively against the Scarlet Knights while playing without first-team All-Big Ten and honorable-mention All-America point guard Rachel Theriot. The 6-0 junior missed the first regular-season game of her career after suffering an ankle injury on Tuesday in practice. Theriot’s status is day-to-day.

Playing against one of the Big Ten’s best defenses at Rutgers, the Huskers hit just 22.1 percent of their shots from the field, including 5-for-30 threes (.167) in producing a season-low point total. Despite the offensive struggles, the Huskers fought to the finish to suffer their fourth one-possession or overtime loss on the road this season. Three of those four narrow losses have come to top-25 foes.

Maryland is the only team in the nation to produce a definitive win over the Big Red. The No. 5 Terps ran to a 75-47 win over the Huskers in Lincoln on Jan. 3, in a game that was tied at 27 at halftime.
Senior guard Tear’a Laudermill has led the Huskers in scoring in five straight games, increasing her season averages to 13.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Laudermill needs nine points to become Nebraska’s third active 1,000-point career scorer, joining senior Emily Cady and Theriot.

Cady enters Sunday’s game with 1,333 career points and 1,014 career rebounds. Cady, who notched her ninth double-double of the year with 13 points and 14 rebounds at Rutgers, needs just six rebounds to move to No. 3 on NU’s all-time rebounding list ahead of 2010 All-American Kelsey Griffin.

#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten)
3 – Hailie Sample – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 7.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg
23 – Emily Cady – 6-2 – Sr. – F – 12.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg
1 – Tear’a Laudermill – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 13.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg
13 – Brandi Jeffery – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 7.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg
33 – Rachel Theriot – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 16.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg
or – 30 – Chandler Smith – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 1.5 ppg, 0.9 rpg
or – 5 – Natalie Romeo – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 5.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg
or – 22 – Allie Havers – 6-5 – So. – C – 4.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Off the Bench
31 – Anya Kalenta – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 4.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg
34 – Jasmine Cincore – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 1.9 ppg, 0.3 rpg
12 – Emily Wood – 5-5 – Fr. – G – 0.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg
11 – Esther Ramacieri – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg
50 – Darrien Washington – 6-2 – Fr. – F – Redshirting
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
13th Season at NU (258-147); 25th Season Overall (453-287)

#5 Maryland Terrapins (20-2, 11-0 Big Ten)
5 – Malina Howard – 6-4 – Jr. – C – 5.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg
42 – Brionna Jones – 6-3 – So. – C – 12.4 ppg, 8.9 rpg
1 – Laurin Mincy – 6-0 – RSr. – G – 14.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg
4 – Lexie Brown – 5-9 – So. – G – 12.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg
32 – Shatori Walker-Kimbrough – 5-11 – So. – G – 14.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Off the Bench
3 – Brene Moseley – 5-7 – Jr. – G – 5.7 ppg, 1.1 rpg
22 – Tierney Pfirman – 6-2 – Jr. – F – 5.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg
2 – Kiara Leslie – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 4.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg
12 – Kristen Confroy – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 4.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg
33 – A’Lexus Harrison – 6-0 – RFr. – F – 2.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg
15 – Chloe Pavlech – 5-9 – Jr. – G – 2.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg
0 – Aja Ellison – 6-3 – Fr. – F – 1.2 ppg, 0.9 rpg
Head Coach: Brenda Frese (Arizona, 1993)
13th Season at Maryland (327-103); 16th Season Overall (384-133)