Where: Lincoln, Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena
Opponent: Nebraska Cornhuskers 4-3
Time: 9:15pm EST
Game Notes:
bceagles.com
TV: ESPNU
Online: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=058c15de-65ee-4144-a2ad-58c9762606fe
Radio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audio...llege:oas-1109/content/bc:allaccess-Live-4979
Who's Out: Seems as if QPost, PAligbe, and DHand are all still out, however, PAligbe is no longer wearing a boot.
BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NEBRASKA - ALL-TIME SERIES
The Nebraska men's basketball team return home Wednesday night, as the Huskers will take on Boston College in the ACC/Big Ten Men's Basketball Challenge presented by Continental Tire. Tipoff is set for 8:15 p.m. and tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets, calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.) and at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Ticket Office beginning Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday's game is also the annual Toys for Tots Drive, as the Huskers have partnered with the U.S. Marines on the event. Husker fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to the game, and cash donations for the cause will be taken. The Marines will be stationed at both Pinnacle Bank Arena entrances (South Lobby and North Entrance) to accept donations that will brighten the holiday season for children in the Omaha and Lincoln area.
The Huskers (4-3) return home following a 1-2 weekend at the ESPN Events Invitational following a 75-58 victory against Florida State on Sunday night. The Huskers put together their most complete game of the season in the win over the Seminoles, shooting 50 percent from the field and putting five players in double figures. Derrick Walker led NU with a career-high 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Sam Griesel, Keisei Tominaga and C.J. Wilcher added 13 apiece. NU which had 11 first-half turnovers, committed just three miscues in the final 30 minutes while holding Florida State to 36.4 percent shooting in the second half.
Walker has been a force since returning to the lineup as he posted double-doubles in both contests after missing Nebraska's first five games. The 6-foot-9 senior is averaging 17.5 points on 74 percent shooting along with 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Walker's inside presence has opened up the Huskers' offense, as Nebraska has put at least four players in double figures over the last two contests.
Boston College (5-2) comes off a 53-49 win over Rhode Island on Sunday. The Eagles held the Rams to 23 percent shooting in the second half to break open a 28-all halftime tie. BC trailed 44-40 with less than eight minutes remaining before closing the game on a 13-5 run. Jaeden Zackery led BC with 16 points, as the Eagles went 18-of-23 from the line, including 10-of-12 in the second half.
Numbers to Know
.667 -Derrick Walker's career field goal percentage at Nebraska. He is on track to set NU's career record in that category. Larry Cox (.625, 1974-76) and Dave Hoppen (.600, 1983-86) are the only two Huskers with career field goal percentages above .600.
9.2 - Nebraska is allowing its opponents only 9.2 free throw attempts per game. The Huskers have held four of its seven opponents to 10 free throws or less this season. NU held both Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Oklahoma to three free throw attempts. On the other hand, NU is getting to the line an average of 17.2 times per game.
2019 - The season opener over Maine marked the first time since the first round of the 2019 Big Ten Tournament (68-61 vs. Rutgers) where the Huskers won a game while being out-shot by its opponent.
Opponent: Nebraska Cornhuskers 4-3
Time: 9:15pm EST
Game Notes:
Boston College / Nebraska Game Notes (PDF) - Boston College Athletics
Boston College / Nebraska Game Notes (PDF)
bceagles.com
Online: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=058c15de-65ee-4144-a2ad-58c9762606fe
Radio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audio...llege:oas-1109/content/bc:allaccess-Live-4979
Who's Out: Seems as if QPost, PAligbe, and DHand are all still out, however, PAligbe is no longer wearing a boot.
BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NEBRASKA - ALL-TIME SERIES
- Today's game marks the second meeting between BC and Nebraska.
- The Huskers won the lone previous meeting - 71-62 - on Nov. 29, 2017 in Lincoln. The game was also part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
- BC assistant coach Jim Molinari spent five seasons on the coaching staff at Nebraska, from 2014-19.
- Boston College is 20-22 in games versus Big Ten opponents.
- The Eagles all-time vs. the Big Ten: Indiana (3-1); Iowa (2-0); Michigan (4-1); Michigan State (3-3); Minnesota (1-1); Nebraska (0-1); Northwestern (2-4), Ohio State (1-1); Penn State (2-3); Purdue (0-3), Wisconsin (2-4).
- BC has never faced Illinois, Maryland, or Rutgers in Big Ten play.
- Since 2006, Boston College is 7-6 in the Big Ten/ ACC Challenge.
- The Eagles did not compete in the 2021 Challenge.
- In its last appearance in 2020, BC lost, 85-80, in OT at Minnesota.
- BC has faced Nebraska twice in Challenge play - in 2017 and 2022.
- The Eagles are 3-3 in ACC/Big Ten Challenge road games.
- Jaeden Zackery has scored a season-high 16 points in consecutive games - both wins - over Wyoming and Rhode Island.
- Over the two games, the 6-2 guard has gone to the free throw line 16 times, connecting on 15. He was 8-8 vs. Wyoming and 7-8 vs. URI.
- Against Rhody, Zackery also dished out three assists in 35 minutes.
- Versus Wyoming, he led all scorers, while also grabbing four boards.
- Prior to the scoring outburst vs. Wyoming, he had tallied 11 points in his previous two games - including a season-low four points against Tarleton State, going without a field goal for the first time in his 39-game career.
- He has led BC in scoring twice this year and nine times in his career.
- BC is 4-1 this season when he scores in double digits.
- The sophomore guard ranks second on the Eagles in scoring, averaging 11.6 points per game.
- In the shot clock era, Boston College has held consecutive opponents under 50 points on the scoreboard.
- Over the past two games, the Eagles have held Wyoming to 48 points and, last time out, Rhode Island to 49.
- Prior to that, the last time BC kept its opponent under 50 in consecutive games came during the 2003-04 season, limiting Rutgers to 44 points on Feb. 22, 2004 and Virginia Tech to 48 on Feb. 25, 2004.
- Boston College is 12-4 all-time on the November 30 calendar date.
- November 30 honors several causes, but none more notable than National Personal Space Day.
- Several notable events in history occurred on November 30 - 1858 - John Landis Mason received a patent for the first pepper shaker with a screw-on cap; 1872: the first international football (soccer) match was held, with England and Scotland playing to a 0-0 draw; 1907: Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle; 1973: Paul McCartney and Wings release "Band on the Run;" 1982: "Thriller" - Michael Jackson's sixth studio album - released; 1993: The Brady Gun Control bill was signed into law.
- Notable November 30 birthdays: actress Kaley Cuoco; British prime minister Winston Churchill; football/baseball star Bo Jackson; novelist Mark Twain; satirist Jonathan Swift; Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.
The Nebraska men's basketball team return home Wednesday night, as the Huskers will take on Boston College in the ACC/Big Ten Men's Basketball Challenge presented by Continental Tire. Tipoff is set for 8:15 p.m. and tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets, calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.) and at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Ticket Office beginning Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday's game is also the annual Toys for Tots Drive, as the Huskers have partnered with the U.S. Marines on the event. Husker fans are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to the game, and cash donations for the cause will be taken. The Marines will be stationed at both Pinnacle Bank Arena entrances (South Lobby and North Entrance) to accept donations that will brighten the holiday season for children in the Omaha and Lincoln area.
The Huskers (4-3) return home following a 1-2 weekend at the ESPN Events Invitational following a 75-58 victory against Florida State on Sunday night. The Huskers put together their most complete game of the season in the win over the Seminoles, shooting 50 percent from the field and putting five players in double figures. Derrick Walker led NU with a career-high 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Sam Griesel, Keisei Tominaga and C.J. Wilcher added 13 apiece. NU which had 11 first-half turnovers, committed just three miscues in the final 30 minutes while holding Florida State to 36.4 percent shooting in the second half.
Walker has been a force since returning to the lineup as he posted double-doubles in both contests after missing Nebraska's first five games. The 6-foot-9 senior is averaging 17.5 points on 74 percent shooting along with 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Walker's inside presence has opened up the Huskers' offense, as Nebraska has put at least four players in double figures over the last two contests.
Boston College (5-2) comes off a 53-49 win over Rhode Island on Sunday. The Eagles held the Rams to 23 percent shooting in the second half to break open a 28-all halftime tie. BC trailed 44-40 with less than eight minutes remaining before closing the game on a 13-5 run. Jaeden Zackery led BC with 16 points, as the Eagles went 18-of-23 from the line, including 10-of-12 in the second half.
Numbers to Know
.667 -Derrick Walker's career field goal percentage at Nebraska. He is on track to set NU's career record in that category. Larry Cox (.625, 1974-76) and Dave Hoppen (.600, 1983-86) are the only two Huskers with career field goal percentages above .600.
9.2 - Nebraska is allowing its opponents only 9.2 free throw attempts per game. The Huskers have held four of its seven opponents to 10 free throws or less this season. NU held both Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Oklahoma to three free throw attempts. On the other hand, NU is getting to the line an average of 17.2 times per game.
2019 - The season opener over Maine marked the first time since the first round of the 2019 Big Ten Tournament (68-61 vs. Rutgers) where the Huskers won a game while being out-shot by its opponent.
