Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tipoff time set for NU men's NIT game at Mississippi
LINCOLN -- The Nebraska Cornhuskers will try to keep their men's basketball season alive on Monday when they travel to Oxford, Miss., to take on the Mississippi Rebels in the second round of the 2008 Mastercard National Invitation Tournament.
The game time has been set for an 8 p.m. tipoff and the contest will be seen nationally on ESPNU. It will be the Huskers' second telecast on ESPNU this season, as Nebraska defeated Arizona State (62-47) in Lincoln in December on the network.
Nebraska is coming off a first-round win over Charlotte on Wednesday night. The Huskers held the 49ers 22 points below their season average as they shot less than 32 percent from the field to let Nebraska run away with the 67-48 victory.
It was the eighth time this season, including the third time in the past seven games, that NU has held an opponent to less than 50 points. The Huskers, who own a 20-12 record, rank among the top 13 teams in the country in scoring defense, allowing 59.9 points per game.
Mississippi earned a chance to host its second straight NIT game after defeating UC Santa Barbara 83-68 at Tad Smith Coliseum. Ole Miss owns a 22-10 record with the win Wednesday and is 15-2 at home this season. The Rebels are led by freshman Chris Warren's 15.5 points and 4.5 assists per game.
The game time has been set for an 8 p.m. tipoff and the contest will be seen nationally on ESPNU. It will be the Huskers' second telecast on ESPNU this season, as Nebraska defeated Arizona State (62-47) in Lincoln in December on the network.
Nebraska is coming off a first-round win over Charlotte on Wednesday night. The Huskers held the 49ers 22 points below their season average as they shot less than 32 percent from the field to let Nebraska run away with the 67-48 victory.
It was the eighth time this season, including the third time in the past seven games, that NU has held an opponent to less than 50 points. The Huskers, who own a 20-12 record, rank among the top 13 teams in the country in scoring defense, allowing 59.9 points per game.
Mississippi earned a chance to host its second straight NIT game after defeating UC Santa Barbara 83-68 at Tad Smith Coliseum. Ole Miss owns a 22-10 record with the win Wednesday and is 15-2 at home this season. The Rebels are led by freshman Chris Warren's 15.5 points and 4.5 assists per game.
Subscribe to
Posts [Atom]
