Following a strong defensive showing in its first road game of the season,
the Nebraska basketball team returns to the friendly confines of the
Bob Devaney Sports Center when it takes on Arkansas-Pine Bluff on
Saturday, Nov. 22.

The Huskers and Golden Lions will tip off at 1:05 p.m. All of Nebraska’s
games can be heard on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network,
consisting of 31 stations around the state, and for free around the
world on the Internet at Huskers.com, the official Web site of Nebraska
Athletics. Veteran play-by-play man Kent Pavelka will call the action and
will be joined on the broadcast this weekend by former Husker Andy
Markowski.

Fans coming to the Devaney Center Saturday will be able to see two
Husker teams in action, as the NU women’s basketball team also
plays at home at 5 p.m. against Southern Utah. All fans holding men’s
basketball tickets will be admitted to the Husker women’s game with the
Thunderbirds for free.

Both Husker basketball programs will do their part to bring some extra
cheer to Lincoln-area families by participating in the Toys for Tots
program. Husker fans attending Saturday’s games at the Devaney Center
are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy or a cash donation to be
collected near the entrances of the Devaney Center by the Marines. The
Marines will also be collecting toys at Nebraska’s regular-season finale
football game with Colorado at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 28.

NU enters the weekend matchup looking to move to 3-0 to open the
season for the third straight year under Coach Doc Sadler, who is gunning
for his 40th victory at Nebraska. The Huskers have previously opened a
season with at least three straight wins just six times in the Big 12 era.

The Huskers come into the contest brimming with confidence, especially
on the defensive end. Nebraska has allowed just 46 and 50 points,
respectively, in its first two games in the regular season.

The 96 combined points allowed in the first two games of the season are
the fewest given up by the Huskers since allowing just 87 points (44 and
43 points) over the first two games of the 1958-59 season. Last year, the
Huskers allowed only 97 points (52 and 45) in the first two contests.

NU has allowed opponents to hit just 32.2 percent from the floor over two
games. The Huskers’ 3-point defense has been especially solid, holding
teams to 6-of-35 shooting for a paltry 17.1 percent beyond the arc.

Courtesy: Nebraska Media Relations