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Huskers Back Home to Battle Lions – University of Nebraska

The No. 21/20 Nebraska women’s basketball team returns home just days after a record-setting win in South Dakota, as the Huskers try to tame North Alabama on Tuesday night.

Tip-off between the Huskers (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) and Lions (2-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun) at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 7 p.m. (CT) with tickets available now at Huskers.com.

A live video stream of the game will be provided to subscribers of B1G+, and Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be back on the radio call with pregame beginning at 6:30 p.m. (CT).

Nebraska is coming off a resounding 113-70 victory over South Dakota at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls on Saturday. The Huskers buried a school-record 20 three-pointers against the Coyotes, including 12 in the first half. Nebraska connected on 58.8 percent (20-34) of its threes, as nine Huskers sank at least one shot from long range.

Nebraska’s 113 points tied for the fourth-highest total in school history, while the Big Red’s 63.1 field goal percentage (41-65) was the seventh-best in the Husker record books. Nebraska also dished out 33 assists – the fourth-highest total in school history – with 10 Huskers distributing at least two assists led by 6-3 senior center Alexis Markowski’s career-high seven. 

Markowski, who is a Naismith, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award candidate, was one five Huskers to score in double figures, finishing with 14 points and five rebounds. The three-time All-Big Ten center, who is 17 rebounds away from 1,000, is averaging 14.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists.

Five-star freshman Britt Prince led Nebraska with a career-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting while adding four assists. The 5-11 point guard, who was a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, is averaging 13.0 points, 4.3 assists and a team-high 2.3 steals.

Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts added a career-high-tying 22 points while leading the Huskers with seven rebounds. Potts is averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds early in the season. Her per-40-minute production (28.6 pp40, 13.1 rp40) is better than national player of the year favorite JuJu Watkins (24.4 pp40, 7.6 rp40) at USC.

Seniors Kendall Moriarty (13) and Kendall Coley (12) added career highs against South Dakota. Coley went 4-for-4 from three-point range in the fourth quarter, while Moriarty knocked down 3-of-4 shots from long range on the night.

Logan Nissley, who joined Potts on the 2024 Big Ten All-Freshman Team, made her first start of the season against the Coyotes. The 6-0 guard finished with nine points on a trio of three-pointers.She gives the Huskers four players averaging in double figures (10.0 ppg) on the season.

Senior Alberte Rimdal added her second start of the year and finished with seven points. The 5-9 transfer from Florida has added 9.8 points per game.

Through four games, Nebraska’s offensive efficiency has been spectacular. The Huskers are averaging 90.8 points per game while shooting 55.9 percent from the field, including an astounding 47.8 percent (44-92) from three-point range. Indiana led the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.509) and three-point percentage (.398) a year ago.

The Huskers, who carry a plus-12.8 team rebound margin, have recorded assists on 92 of 128 made baskets (71.9 percent), including 33 of 41 (80.5 percent) in South Dakota. NU has 92 assists and just 57 turnovers (1.61) in 2024-25.

Last season, Nebraska advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament while shooting 42 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from long range with a school-record 292 threes. The Big Red was the best rebounding team in the Big Ten with a plus-7.8 margin, and the Huskers assisted on 64.5 percent (580-of-899) of their made baskets. The Huskers had 580 assists and 498 turnovers (1.16), which was the fifth-best ratio in the league. Michigan State led the Big Ten at 1.58.

 

21/20 Nebraska Cornhuskers
vs. North Alabama Lions
Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 7 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Live Video: B1G+ (subscription)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (6:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (StatBroadcast – Public)

21/20 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
22 – Natalie Potts – 6-2 – So. – F – 17.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg
40 – Alexis Markowski – 6-3 – Sr. – C/F – 14.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg
2 – Logan Nissley – 6-0 – So. – G – 10.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg
5 – Alberte Rimdal – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 9.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
23 – Britt Prince – 5-11 – Fr. – G – 13.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Off the Bench
44 – Petra Bozan – 6-3 – Fr. – F/C – 7.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
15 – Kendall Moriarty – 6-1 – Sr. – G – 5.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
3 – Allison Weidner – 5-10 – RJr. – G – 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
32 – Kendall Coley – 6-2 – Gr. – F/G – 3.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg
14 – Callin Hake – 5-8 – Jr. – G – 3.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg
33 – Amiah Hargrove – 6-2 – Fr. – F – 3.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg
12 – Jessica Petrie – 6-2 – So. – F – 1.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg
4 – Kennadi Williams – 5-4 – Fr. – G – Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (141-111); 18th Season Overall (334-220)

North Alabama Lions (2-2, 0-0 Atlantic Sun)
13 – Katie Criswell – 5-10 – So. – G – 6.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg
0 – Cameron Jones – 6-2 – Jr. – F – 10.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg
1 – Emma Kate Tittle – 5-7 – Jr. – G – 9.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg
10 – Charity Gallegos – 5-5 – Sr. – G – 11.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
23 – Alyssa Clutter – 5-9 – Jr. – G – 7.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Off the Bench
22 – India Howard – 6-0 – Jr. – F – 5.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg
20 – Jazzy Klinge – 5-10 – Jr. – F – 4.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg
21 – Rhema Pegues – 5-8 – Jr. – G – 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
12 – Sarang West – 5-8 – Jr. – G – 3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg
11 – Veronaye Charlton – 5-4 – So. – G – 2.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg
2 – Sofia Ceppellotti – 6-1 – Fr. – F – 1.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
5 – Sara Wohlgemuth – 5-4 – Gr. – G – 1.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
Head Coach: Candi Whitaker (Texas Tech, 2002)
First Season at North Alabama (2-2); 17th Season Overall (233-224)

Scouting the North Alabama Lions
• North Alabama comes to Lincoln with a 2-2 record following an 81-64 road loss at Kansas on Sunday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence.

• The Lions, who are under the direction of first-year Head Coach Candi Whitaker, posted a 12-18 record last season that included an 8-8 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference.

• Whitaker went to North Alabama after five successful seasons at Missouri Western. She previously spent four seasons as the head coach at her alma mater, Texas Tech, from 2013 to 2017, after beginning her career as a head coach at Kansas City (2006-12).

• Last season, Whitaker led the Griffons to the MIAA regular-season title as the 2024 MIAA Coach of the Year. She took Missouri Western to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2022.

• Senior guard Charity Gallegos has made an instant impact. The 5-5 transfer from Cal State San Marcos is averaging 11.3 points and a team-leading 3.0 assists. Gallegos, who had 16 points in Friday’s win over South Alabama, has hit seven threes, joining forces with junior Emma Kate Tittle (9) to hit 16 of North Alabama’s 24 threes this season.

• Tittle has added 9.3 points and 2.5 rebounds. As a freshman in 2022-23, the 5-7 guard averaged 7.5 points and shot 38.7 percent (41-106) from three-point range as a part-time starter. Last season, she played in just 15 games and averaged just 1.8 points per game while hitting just 7-of-27 threes (.259). Through four games she has hit 9-of-16 threes (.563) this season.

• Tittle is part of a junior-dominated Lions squad that features seven juniors on the roster, including three in the starting lineup and North Alabama’s four most productive bench players.

• Cameron Jones, a 6-2 junior forward, has added 10.5 points and 4.3 rebounds this season, including 11 points in the win over South Alabama and 10 points at Kansas on Sunday. Last year, Jones started three of 17 games but managed just 1.2 points and 1.6 boards. She earned six starts as a freshman and produced 2.9 points and 2.1 boards.

• Alyssa Clutter, a 5-9 junior guard, has added 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds this season. She is North Alabama’s top returning scorer (9.6 ppg) and rebounder (4.6 rpg) from 2023-24, when she was one of only two Lions to start all 30 games. Clutter, who was coached by former Colorado and Tulsa head coach and WNBA assistant Kathy McConnell-Miller at Trinity High School in Washington, Pa., was also a part-time starter as a freshman. Clutter had 15 points and seven rebounds in Friday’s win over South Alabama.

• Junior forward India Howard also made six starts last year and averaged 4.5 points and 4.4 rebounds while hitting 60.9 percent of her field goal attempts and leading the Lions with 27 blocks. She is averaging 5.8 points and 5.3 boards, while adding 2.3 assists and a team-leading three blocks. Howard had 11 points and four rebounds at Kansas.

• Newcomer Jazzy Klinge, a junior transfer from Johnson County Community College, has helped the Lions off the bench with 4.0 points and a team-best 6.0 rebounds. The 5-10 forward from Overland Park, Kan., was a first-team NJCAA All-American last season.

• Rhema Pegues, a 5-8 junior guard, was also a part-time starter as a freshman and sophomore. She averaged 6.8 points and 3.3 rebounds a year ago, while hitting 86.7 percent of her free throws. Pegues has pitched in 4.0 points and 2.0 boards this season, including eight points at KU.

• Sarang West, a 5-8 guard who began her career at Binghamton, before playing at Allen Community College last year, rounds out the seven-player junior class for the Lions. She has averaged 3.5 points, including 4-of-8 shooting from three-point range.

• Sophomore Katie Criswell (6.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg) rounds out North Alabama’s starting five. Criswell started 24 games a year ago and averaged 4.8 points and 2.4 rebounds while hitting 34.9 percent (22-63) of her three-point attempts. She played a major role in North Alabama staying within striking distance at halftime at Kansas, scoring a team-high 17 points, including a trio of three-pointers.

• Graduate guard Sara Wohlgemuth, sophomore Veronaye Charlton and freshman forward Sofia Ceppellotti also have contributed early in the season.

• North Alabama opened with a 66-63 win at UT Martin, before suffering a 73-64 defeat at Tennessee Tech. The Lions rebounded with a hard-fought 71-62 in-state win over South Alabama, before falling at Kansas on Sunday. North Alabama has hit 42.5 percent of its field goals, including 36.9 percent (24-65) of its three-pointers and 80.3 percent (49-61) through four games, while posting a plus-5.0 (37.0-32.0) rebound margin, but a minus-5.0 turnover margin (17.0-12.0). The Lions won the battle of the boards at Kansas, 35-32, but lost the turnover battle, 10-6. They out-rebounded USA, 44-35, but lost the turnover war, 17-13.

Nebraska vs. North Alabama Series History
• Tuesday’s game will be the first meeting between Nebraska and North Alabama, but Lions head coach Candi Whitaker is no stranger to the Huskers.

• Whitaker (formerly White), who is a 2002 Texas Tech graduate, was a starting guard on nationally ranked Lady Raider teams in 2001 and 2002. Whitaker’s junior year, No. 9 Texas Tech battled to a 66-50 win over the Huskers at the Devaney Center on Jan. 17, 2001. She started and dished out three assists in 19 minutes, but did not score.

• Her senior season, No. 17 Texas Tech cruised to a 99-57 win over the Huskers in Lubbock on Feb. 23, 2002. White finished with 12 points, seven assists and three steals in 30 minutes as a starter. Both of her Lady Raider teams advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Husker History of Home-Opening Success
• Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ home court. NU improved to 48-3 in home season openers with its 88-48 win over Omaha on Nov. 4, 2024.

• NU is 11-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers, including a 100-36 victory over Omaha (Nov. 7, 2022). Nebraska’s lone loss came on Nov. 7, 2018, with an 83-77 setback to Drake. In the first regular-season game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska powered its way to a 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013, in front of a Husker opening-day record crowd of 9,750 in the first Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally associated with women’s basketball.

• Nebraska’s only season-opening home losses have come to Drake (2018), South Dakota State (Nov. 19, 2005) and Kansas (Nov. 21, 1980).

• Nebraska has been strong in its first four home games every season. In fact, NU is 177-26 (.872) over 50 seasons in its first four home contests, including 44-7 in Game No. 2, 41-10 in Game No. 3 and 44-6 in Game No. 4.

Markowski Named to Naismith, Wooden Watch Lists

• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was among the 50 women’s college basketball players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Oct. 28) and the Wooden Award Watch List by the Los Angeles Athletic Club (Nov. 7).

• Markowski, a 6-3 center out of Lincoln Pius X High School, earned her third consecutive appearance on the Naismith Trophy preseason list.

• A three-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection, Markowski earned first-team All-Big Ten honors a year ago after averaging 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds in 2023-24. She also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after powering the Big Red to the Big Ten Championship Game.

• A three-time Lisa Leslie Center-of-the-Year Award candidate, Markowski was a second-team All-Big Ten choice as a freshman and sophomore. She was also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Markowski Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors

• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Sept. 26.

• The 6-3 center from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference’s 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten coaches and media. She also earned preseason All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2023-24 and as a sophomore in 2022-23, after being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year following the 2021-22 season.

• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate, Markowski claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of a 2023-24 season when she led Nebraska to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Markowski, who led Nebraska with team-best averages of 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds while starting all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers in 2023-24, produced 19 double-doubles a year ago.

• She earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.

• Markowski enters the North Alabama game just 17 rebounds away from becoming the sixth player in school history with 1,000 career rebounds. She is 297 rebounds away from Janet Smith’s more than 40-year-old Nebraska career rebound record (1,280). Markowski, who had 369 rebounds last season, is also within striking distance of one of the top-five rebounding totals in Big Ten Conference history.

• Markowski, who earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore in 2022-23, owns 1,422 career points to rank 16th all-time in scoring at Nebraska.

• USC’s JuJu Watkins was the only unanimous choice of the coaches and media to earn preseason All-Big Ten honors. The sophomore was the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by both.

• The coaches and media were also in agreement on the top five teams in preseason voting, beginning with No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Maryland and No. 5 Indiana.

Huskers Climb to No. 21/20 in National Rankings
•  With wins over Southern and South Dakota, Nebraska gained 39 ranking points (164) and remained No. 21 in the second regular-season Associated Press Poll (Nov. 18). The Huskers were No. 20 in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 (Nov. 12). Nebraska was No. 23 in both preseason polls.

•  The No. 21/20 rankings are the highest for the Huskers in the national polls since coming in at No. 21 in the AP on Feb. 16, 2015. The last time the Big Red was ranked higher than 20th came with a No. 19 AP ranking on Feb. 2, 2015.

•  The 2024-25 season marked the second time in the past three years that Nebraska has opened in the AP Top 25. In 2022-23, the Huskers began the season at No. 22 in the AP Poll.

•  The Huskers are one of seven Big Ten teams ranked in the national polls, joining No. 3/3 USC, No. 5/6 UCLA, No. 11/14 Maryland, No. 12/12 Ohio State, No. 23/24 Illinois and No. 25/RV Oregon. Iowa, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana and Penn State give the Big Ten 12 teams receiving votes among the top 40 in at least one of the polls.

•  Last season, Nebraska finished No. 25 in the final NCAA NET rankings.

Potts Showing Improvement as Sophomore
• Natalie Potts is off to one of the best starts by any player in the Big Ten through the first two weeks of the season. The reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year carries team-leading averages of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while hitting 69.4 percent of her shots from the field, including a sizzling 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range to lead the Big Ten.

• In 40-minute productions, Potts is producing eye-popping numbers of 28.6 points per 40 and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten.

• The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Potts, who won 8-of-15 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards during the regular season, was the most consistent freshman in the conference from start to finish. She won the inaugural weekly honor on Nov. 13, before claiming the final two freshman awards on Feb. 26 and March 4. She won at least one weekly honor during all five months of the season. Her eight weekly awards matched the total of Nebraska’s last Big Ten Freshman of the Year Alexis Markowski in 2022.

• Potts, who also claimed an honorable-mention All-Big Ten award from the conference media, was a unanimous choice on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the conference coaches.

• Logan Nissley joined Potts on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., came on strong late in the season to start Nebraska’s final 10 games. Nissley averaged 7.0 points and 2.1 rebounds on the season, while her 59 three-pointers were the second-highest total by a freshman in school history trailing only Jordan Hooper’s 67 (2010-11).

• Nebraska, which featured one of the youngest regular rotations in the Big Ten in 2023-24, was the only team with two players named to all-freshman teams by both the conference coaches and media. Freshman teammate Jessica Petrie also had a strong first season for the Big Red, joining Potts and Nissley in playing in all 35 games. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia averaged 3.8 points and 2.0 rebounds.

• Mary Ashley Stevenson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the league media after averaging 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds on the year. The forward from Purdue transferred to Stanford after the season.

Prince Off to Impressive Start for Huskers
• One of the most highly regarded players in the history of the state of Nebraska, two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year Britt Prince made her collegiate regular-season debut with 10 points and a game-high five assists as a starter in a win over Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Nov. 4).

• Prince is coming off the best performance of her young career with a team-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

• Prince, who won four consecutive Nebraska Class B state high school championships at PBA while playing for her mother, Ann Prince at Elkhorn North (2021-22-23-24), was the No. 16 recruit in the country according to Prospects Nation and No. 28 according to ESPN.

• An honorable-mention high school All-American last year by the Naismith award and MaxPreps, Prince produced one of the best senior seasons in Nebraska high school history in 2023-24. She averaged 27.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.9 steals. She led the state in both scoring and assists as a senior on her way to finishing with a Class B record 2,491 points, surpassing Husker All-American Jordan Hooper’s previous mark of 2,078.

• Prince also matched Hooper for No. 2 in state tournament history with 271 career points.

• In addition to being a four-time Super-State selection in basketball, Prince was a six-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist at the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships.

• She was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.

• Prince missed Nebraska’s win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9) with a lower leg injury, but returned for six points, four assists and three steals as a starter in a win over Southern (Nov. 12).

Husker Numbers to Watch
• Alexis Markowski (41) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, one more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).

• Alexis Markowski (1,422) ranks No. 16 on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list. She is 11 points away from No. 15 Diane DelVigna (1979-80) with 1,433 points.

• Alexis Markowski (983) needs 17 rebounds to become the sixth player in Nebraska women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 career boards. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-82), Emily Cady (1,114, 2012-15), Jordan Hooper (1,110, 2011-14), Kelsey Griffin (1,019, 2006-10) and Karen Jennings (1,000, 1990-93) own the top five rebounding marks in school history. Only two Husker men’s basketball players have achieved 1,000 rebounds, led by Venson Hamilton’s 1,080 (1996-99) and Aleks Maric’s 1,015 (2005-08).

• Natalie Potts (28.6 pp40, 13.1 rp40) and Alexis Markowski (26.2 pp40, 12.0 rp40) provide Nebraska with arguably the most productive inside duo in the Big Ten through four games, as the pair combines for 54.8 points and 25.1 rebounds per 40 minutes.

• Freshman post Petra Bozan (21.5 pp40, 11.1 rp40) has added another exceptionally productive post to Nebraska’s rotation off the bench, while sophomore forward Jessica Petrie is averaging a team-best 15.1 rebounds per 40 minutes.

• Logan Nissley (27.1 pp40, 8.1 ap40) and Britt Prince (21.7 pp40, 7.2 ap40) give the Nebraska backcourt a pair of young players combining for 48.8 points and 15.3 assists per 40 minutes as well.

• The 113 points scored by Nebraska against South Dakota on Saturday in Sioux Falls tied for the fourth-highest point total in school history and marked just the second time since the turn of the century that NU had scored 110 or more points (also North Carolina Central, 113, Nov. 20, 2021).

• Nebraska’s 20 three-pointers in the win over South Dakota Saturday shattered the previous school record of 17, which came in the 2010-11 season opener against Vermont at the Devaney Center on Nov. 13, 2010.

• The 30 combined three-pointers by Nebraska (20) and South Dakota (10) were the most in a game in school history, eclipsing the 27 hit by Nebraska (14) and Iowa (13) in the 2024 Big Ten Championship Game in Minneapolis (March 10) and 27 hit by the Huskers (13) and Illinois (14) on March 1, 2017.

• The Huskers have hit at least one three in 503 straight games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, 2008. Nebraska has hit at least two threes in 382 consecutive games.

• Nebraska has hit 10 or more threes 42 times in the last 112 games, including a school-record 20-of-34 threes in Saturday’s win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). The Huskers also hit 14-of-29 threes in a win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9). NU hit double-digit threes 12 times in 2023-24, including a season-high 16 threes against UNCW (Dec. 5). Nebraska drained 14 threes against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (March 10), after hitting 13 threes in a semifinal win over Maryland (March 9). The Huskers also hit double-digit threes in both regular-season games against Iowa, including 10 in NU’s 82-79 win over the No. 2 Hawkeyes at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Feb. 11).