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01/20 03:23 CST Sandfort and No. 7 Nebraska host Washington
Sandfort and No. 7 Nebraska host Washington
By The Associated Press
Washington Huskies (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (18-0, 7-0 Big
Ten)
Lincoln, Nebraska; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Nebraska faces Washington after Pryce Sandfort scored 22
points in Nebraska's 77-58 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.
The Cornhuskers are 11-0 in home games. Nebraska has a 14-0 record against
opponents above .500.
The Huskies are 2-5 in conference play. Washington is fifth in the Big Ten with
10.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Hannes Steinbach averaging 3.9.
Nebraska makes 47.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.2
percentage points higher than Washington has allowed to its opponents (43.2%).
Washington averages 6.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 fewer made
shots on average than the 9.2 per game Nebraska allows.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Hoiberg is averaging 8.4 points, 3.9 assists and two steals
for the Cornhuskers. Sandfort is averaging 17.1 points and 3.7 rebounds while
shooting 50.4% over the last 10 games.
Steinbach is shooting 55.1% and averaging 17.8 points for the Huskies. Zoom
Diallo is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cornhuskers: 10-0, averaging 78.8 points, 32.6 rebounds, 17.3
assists, 6.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points per game.
Huskies: 5-5, averaging 78.4 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.4 steals
and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 74.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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