seaofred92 Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Tacko Fall is back (damn) but BJ Taylor is still out with an ankle injury. UCF is 3-0 and led by Johnny Dawkins: 1 Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 Take the leash off Timmy and run run run. Don’t let the 7’6” monster get back to defend the rim. Attack him and don’t settle for 3s or it will be a long turkey night. And maybe to help get the blood flowing(and usual lull) after halftime run a little press. You know change it up a bit with your “most athletic team” Quote Link to comment
Roll Skers Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 If we win this Scott Frost is guarenteed to come here Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Take the 6 points...NU will win this one outright. UCF not at full strength Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Quote Nebraska looks to build some early season momentum, as the Huskers travel to Florida for the AdvoCare Invitational this week. The tournament takes place at the HP Fieldhouse begins on Thursday, as the Huskers take on UCF at 5 p.m. (CT) in an opening-round game. Fans can watch the action online as Thursday’s game will be carried on ESPN3 and the ESPN app on mobile devices, including Apple TV, with Jon Sciambi and Fran Fraschilla on the call. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also be available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, on TuneIn Radio and on the TuneIn Radio app. The radio broadcast begins one hour prior to tipoff. The Huskers (3-1) put together their best offensive performance of the season in a 92-70 win over North Dakota Sunday afternoon. Nebraska shot 53 percent from the field and had four players in double figures. Junior forward Isaac Copeland broke out of an early-season slump in a big way with a game-high 30 points on 12-of-14 shooting from the field. Copeland, who grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, had scored just 21 points in the Huskers' first three contests. Copeland, who had missed a good portion of the offseason following back surgery last winter, is one of six Huskers averaging double figures as he is at 12.8 points per game. Senior Anton Gill also enjoyed a breakout performance, scoring a carer high 16 points, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, in just his second game back from groin and knee injuries. Gill and Copeland combined on seven of the Huskers' eight 3-pointers against North Dakota, as NU had struggled from beyond the arc in the first three games. The Huskers will need strong shooting against a UCF squad that is 3-0 on the season, including an 11-point win over William and Mary on Saturday. The Knights, who won 24 games en route to reaching the NIT semifinals, have battled injuries early in the season, but regained the services of junior center Tacko Fall over the weekend. The 7-foot-6 center had 13 points and seven rebounds in just 15 minutes of action in his 2017-18 debut. Fall hit all five of his shots from the field, and is a career 73 percent shooter from the field. Depending on Thursday's result, the Huskers will face either No. 23 West Virginia or Marist on Friday. The second semifinal is at 4 p.m. (CT) while the consolation game is set for 6:30 p.m. http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211686599 a lot of really really good info in there about us and UCF alike 1 Quote Link to comment
seaofred92 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 From the link above: Quote SCOUTING UCF Second-year coach Johnny Dawkins has UCF coming to the AdvoCare Invitational with a 3-0 mark following wins over Mercer (88-79), Gardner-Webb (68-65) and William and Mary (75-64). The Knights return three starters from a team that won 24 games and reached the semifinals of the 2017 NIT. UCF has battled injuries, as projected starters B.J. Taylor (17.4 ppg and 3.5 apg in 2016-17) and Aubrey Dawkins (Michigan transfer) are out of action. In addition, Tacko Fall missed UCF's first two games with a hip injury before returning on Saturday. Fall was the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2016-17, blocking 94 shots while averaging 10.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. UCF led the nation in defensive field goal percentage in 2016-17, as opponents shot just 36.5 percent from the floor and averaged 61.2 points per game. Senior A.J. Davis is averaging a double-double with 13.3 points and 12.0 rebounds per game and is the son of former NBA star Antonio Davis. Series History: Thursday's matchup is the first meeting on the basketball court between the two teams. Nebraska is 17-23 all-time against members of the American Athletic Conference with the last meeting being a 65-61 loss to Cincinnati at the 2015 Barclays Classic. 1 Quote Link to comment
Big red surfers Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 UCF wins this easily. We can't shot from the outside and UCF beat Gardner Webb. Something Nebraska couldn't do. Quote Link to comment
Big red surfers Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 2 hours ago, seaofred92 said: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211686599 a lot of really really good info in there about us and UCF alike Game is on espn 3 for those that have the app. Quote Link to comment
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