Crash a party? That's the idea.
Wisconsinย has plans on celebrating an outright Big Ten championship by beating the Huskers on Sunday afternoon. Nebraska (9-21, 3-16), though, is riding into town with theย scheme to keep springing surprises after the two best performances of its season.
“It's been gratifying for our guys,” Husker coach Fred Hoiberg said of his team winning two straight on the road, including a Tuesday upset of ranked Ohio State. “Obviously we look back and we're all very disappointed with the results of the year. But as we say, anything can happen. We've got one more game, and then we're all zero-and-zero heading into the postseason.”
Let's set this up, shall we?
How to watch/listen
Tip time: 1 p.m. atย Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin
TV/Online:ย Sunday's game will be televised on BTN. It is also available on the web, mobile devices and connected TVs via the Fox Sports App.
Radio:ย Carried on the Huskers Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.
Projected starters
Alonzo Verge Jr.: 6-foot-3, 164 pounds
Trey McGowens: 6-foot-4, 196 pounds
Bryce McGowens: 6-foot-7, 179 pounds
Lat Mayen: 6-foot-9, 217 pounds
Derrick Walker Jr.: 6-foot-9, 239 pounds
The Matchup
โ The Huskers have excelled of late on the offensive end because they haven't gotten sped up, as Fred Hoiberg likes to say.ย “I think there's a misconception with that sometimes that if you're playing with pace, that means you have to shoot it quickly,” the coach said. “Pace is getting up the floor, getting in your action, and executing with speed … But especially when teams have gone on runs, we've stayed within ourselves much better, the best that we have all season.”
Put another way: The Huskers have hit singles consistently in the last couple weeks. Made the simple plays and the extra pass too….