GT: UMass vs Nebraska - 11:30AM - ESPN3

[huskeraddict]

November 21, 2013

11:30am CT - ESPN3

TD Arena (5,100) - Charleston, SC

CHARLESTON CLASSIC - OPENING GAME

UMass Minutemen 3-0 (Last: W 85-69 vs Youngstown State)

vs

Nebraska Cornhuskers 3-0 (Last: W 83-57 vs SC State)

Head Coaches

UMass Derek Kellogg (88-77 at UMass)

Nebraska Tim Miles (301-238, 18-18 at Nebraska)

Injury Report

UMass

No injuries to report

Nebraska

G - Nathan Hawkins - Stress fracture - Questionable

Scouting UMass

Massachusetts comes to Charleston riding a 3-0 start, including victories over Boston College (86-73) and LSU (92-90). UMass is coached by Derek Kellogg, who played for Coach John Calipari at the school in the mid-1990s. Kellogg is in his sixth season at UMass, and has guided the program to consecutive NIT appearances in 2012 and 2013. Last year, UMass went 21-12 before losing in the first round of the NIT.

The Minutemen return three starters and seven letterwinners and were picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic-10 preseason poll. They are led by senior point guard Chaz Williams, who is a two-time first-team All-Atlantic 10 selection. Williams averaged 15.5 points, 7.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a junior while his 242 assists ranked second nationally in 2012-13. Williams earned A-10 Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 21.5 points and 10.0 assists per games in two wins last week. Junior center Cady Lalanne provides a solid inside game by averaging 18.7 points on 78 percent shooting and 11 rebounds per contest. He was A-10 Player of the Week during the opening weekend, totaling 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting and 12 rebounds against Boston College.

 

[Mavric]

Nebraska Tim Miles (301-238, 18-18 at Nebraska)

Get over the hump ... and never look back!

 

[Blackshirts007]

Will be a very tough game. Hopefully we can play close and give us a chance at the end. I would love to see us play well in the tourney.

 

[Something Clever]

Good early season test on a neutral court, eager to see how the team handles themselves

 

[BigRedBuster]

So....I have never used ESPN3. Is there a subscription or anything to watch it on that?

 

[wiuhusker]

So....I have never used ESPN3. Is there a subscription or anything to watch it on that?

As long as you have a cable provider and know your login information for your account you should be fine. But there is no separate subscription required

 

[huskeraddict]

Gallegos starting in place of Rivers

 

[huskeraddict]

Huskers trail 11-5 at the first media break. UMass is controlling the offensive glass but they have the height advantage. Need to make our shots count.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

Marketing class was unimportant today, got just enough time to watch us before my meeting.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

Shavon with a nice piece of acting. But a bad job of executing.

 

[huskeraddict]

Ugh, our FT shooting needs work on the whole.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

0 points from that intentional foul. CAN'T DO THAT

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

Thank God Shields came to play this game. Because everyone else is probably a little too amped.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

We're going to have to double inside. Let them take those 3s or outside shots. Other teams are going to want to beat us inside--we're going to have to make them beat us from the outside.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

17-13 Minutemen at the 2nd TV timeout.