Michigan Basketball: Michigan at Nebraska — Game Notes
Posted at 6:00pm — 1/9/2014
Michigan Basketball: Michigan at Nebraska — Game Notes
GAME DAY
• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2014
• Tip: 8:05 p.m. CT / 9:05 p.m. ET
• Location: Lincoln, Neb.
• Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000)
• TV Broadcast: ESPN2
• TV Crew: Joe Tessitore (p-by-p) & Sean Farnham (analyst)
• U-M Radio: Detroit: WWJ (950 AM) | Ann Arbor: WWWW (102.9 FM)
• U-M Radio
Crew: Matt Shepard (p-by-p) & Terry Mills (analyst)
• Satellite Radio: Sirius: 92 | XM: 190 | Note: Nebraska radio broadcast
INSIDE THE GAME
• Michigan Coach: John Beilein | 132-89 (seventh season) | 683-407 (36th season)
• Nebraska Coach: Tim Miles | 23-24 (second season) | 302–242 (19th season)
• Series History: Michigan holds an 8-2 all-time record against Nebraska. The Wolverines have won their last four against the Cornhuskers including the first two games since Nebraska joined the Big Ten. Two seasons ago, U-M won its first win in Lincoln, Neb., 62-46, and the Wolverines have a 1-2 road record.
Jan 12, 2014; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Tim Miles looks on in the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sandra Dukes-USA TODAY SportsABOUT THE OPPONENT
• Nebraska is 8-6 overall, 0-2 in Big Ten Conference play under second-year head coach Tim Miles, having fallen on the road at Iowa (67-57) and Ohio State (84-53) in its first two conference games.
• Nebraska is a perfect 7-0 at home this season; the Cornhuskers are playing their first season in the new Pinnacle Bank Arena.
• Two players are scoring in double figures for the Cornhuskers, led by 17.3 points per game from Terran Petteway, sixth-best in the Big Ten. Shavon Shields also scores in double figures for Nebraska at 11.9 points per contest.
• Nebraska’s opponents are shooting 43.5 percent from the field, the highest mark in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers average 7.8 steals per contest, tied with Michigan State for second in the Big Ten.
• Nebraska is in its third season as a member of the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers finished tied for 11th in the league in 2011-12 (4-14) and finished 10th last season (5-13).
Jan 18, 2014; Madison, WI, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach John Beilein reacts at the Kohl Center. Michigan defeated Wisconsin 77-70. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY SportsMAIZE & BLUE THINGS TO KNOW
• Michigan has won four straight games and improved its record to 10-4 overall.
• Over the last four seasons, Michigan has a 14-14 road record in Big Ten games.
• Without Mitch McGary, U-M’s only upperclassmen — Jordan Morgan and Jon Horford–have become quite a reliable low post duo. Over the last two games, they have combined to average 16.0 points, 13.5 rebounds and shoot 68.4 percent from the field (13-for-19).
• Coming off the bench in Big Ten play, Jon Horford is averaging 8.5 rebounds per game.
• Nik Stauskas leads U-M in scoring (17.8) and has six straight double figure scoring games, however, he has also led U-M in assists the last two games (5.5 apg), including a career-best seven at Minnesota.
• Glenn Robinson III showed little effects from an ankle injury suffered at Minnesota as he scored 12 points and had three rebounds in 31 minutes against Northwestern.
• Derrick Walton Jr. has continued to attack the basket in Big Ten play. He earned 12 trips to the free throw line (9-for-12, 74.0 percent) and is averaging 9.0 points per game.
• Jordan Morgan has 99 career starts. He needs just one more to become the 20th Wolverine in history to start 100-plus career games.
• Known for his long range shooting, Nik Stauskas has had an even balance of scoring this season. He is 32-for-62 on two point field goals (51.6 percent) — mainly driving to the basket — and 32-for-70 from long range (45.7 percent). He leads U-M from free throw line going 72-for-90 (80 percent).
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