On today's episode of Knight's Weekly, Paxton sat down with Jeff Thurman, Head Coach of the North Platte Community College Women's Basketball team, and discussed the opening weeks of basketball and how the team progressed from game to game. Coach Thurman also discussed what he wants to see more of from his team in the future.&nbsp;

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🎙️ Knight's Weekly #5 2025 featuring North Platte Community College Women's Basketball Coach Jeff Thurman

Story by NU Athletic Communications

Nebraska returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Wednesday night hunting for its fifth consecutive win to open the season when the Huskers play host to Oral Roberts.

Tip-off between the Huskers (4-0) and the Golden Eagles (2-3) is set for 7 p.m. (CT) with Starting 5 Mini-Plan and single-game tickets available now at Huskers.com.

Live audio will be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers App from the Huskers Radio Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call together for their 25th consecutive season. Over the air, fans can find the radio broadcast on 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 1490 AM/97.3 FM/97.7 HD3 in Omaha.

A live video stream will be provided to subscribers of B1G+.

Nebraska improved to 4-0 with an 82-70 win over North Dakota State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Sunday. Sophomore Amiah Hargrove scored a career-high 17 points to lead four Huskers in double figures against the Bison, who were the preseason pick to finish second in the Summit League in 2026. The 6-2 forward added a team-high seven rebounds while enjoying a perfect shooting night (7-7 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) in the victory. Hargrove is averaging 9.8 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds off the bench early this season for the unbeaten Big Red.

Nancy Lieberman Award candidate Britt Prince continued her strong play to open her sophomore season with 16 points and three assists against NDSU. Prince has scored at least 15 points in each of NU's first four games while averaging a team-best 19.0 points per contest. The 5-11 point guard out of Elkhorn North High School has added 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists on the year. She is also shooting a team-best 61.2 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range.

Junior Jessica Petrie has joined Prince as the only Huskers to put up double figures in all four victories this season. The 6-2 power forward from Gold Coast, Australia produced 12 points, three rebounds and season highs of four assists and two blocks against the Bison. She erupted for a career-high 20 points in a win over Samford (Nov. 8), while scoring 11 points against both Northwestern State (Nov. 3) and Creighton (Nov. 12). Her effort in the win over the Bluejays included a 70-foot buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the first quarter that made ESPN SportsCenter's No. 3 Top Play. Through four games, Petrie is averaging 13.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Sophomore Claire Johnson contributed 10 points off the bench for her third game in double figures as a Husker, including 21 points in a season-opening win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3) and 11 points in the win over Creighton (Nov. 12). The 5-9 guard is one of three Huskers averaging in double figures on the season (10.5 ppg).

While three Huskers - Britt Prince (19.0 ppg), Jessica Petrie (13.5 ppg) and Claire Johnson (10.5 ppg) - are averaging double figures, three more are averaging 9.0 or more points per contest, including Amiah Hargrove (9.8 ppg), Petra Bozan (9.5 ppg) and Callin Hake (9.0 ppg).

Nebraska has scored 80 or more points in each of its first four games this season and is averaging 87.3 points per contest. In Sunday's win over North Dakota State, 10 different Huskers hit the scoring column. It marked the first time since the first four games of 2015-16 that Nebraska has produced 80 or more points in four consecutive contests. The 2015-16 Huskers scored 88 or more in each of the first five games before losing 88-46 at No. 1 UConn in Hartford (Nov. 28, 2015).

4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 9.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg

12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 13.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg

1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 4.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg

14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 9.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg

23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 19.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg

5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 10.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg

33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 9.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg

21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg

2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 5.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg

34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg

15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg

00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg

22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - RSo. - F - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg

3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt

Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)

10th Season at Nebraska (162-123); 19th Season Overall (355-232)

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2-3, 0-0 Summit League)

22 - A'Maya Holton - 6-0 - Fr. - F - 10.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg

30 - Kayten Donley - 6-1 - Fr. - F - 7.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg

2 - Gentry Baldwin - 5-5 - Jr. - G - 8.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg

3 - Anna Trusty - 6-0 - So. - G - 13.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg

11 - Jalei Oglesby - 5-8 - RSr. - G - 17.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg

0 - Ari Gordon - 5-11 - RJr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg

10 - Preslee Hartsock - 5-8 - Fr. - G - 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg

1 - Azailah Funches - 6-1 - So. - G - 3.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg

15 - Alana Shetlar - 6-3 - RFr. - G/F - 2.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg

14 - Hannah Coons - 6-1 - RFr. - F - 2.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg

33 - Taylor Jackson - 6-3 - Gr. - C/F - 1.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg

20 - Bella Edwards - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 1.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg

Head Coach: Cophie Anderson (Fresno State, 2005)

First Season at ORU (2-3); First Season Overall (2-3)

• Oral Roberts comes to Lincoln with a 2-3 record following a Monday night home loss to Tulsa (78-69 OT). The Golden Eagles opened the season with home wins over Friends (97-65) and Haskell (92-50) before a 112-62 loss at No. 22 Oklahoma State. ORU also suffered a 76-65 setback at Lindenwood in St. Charles, Mo., before facing the Golden Hurricane.

• Cophie Anderson is in her first season officially as ORU's head coach, but she served as the acting head coach for three seasons. She helped the Golden Eagles to the postseason three straight years, including the 2023 WNIT and the 2024 and 2025 WBIT. In 2024-25, Oral Roberts finished with a 24-9 record that included a 12-4 Summit League mark. ORU fell to No. 25 South Dakota State, 84-68, in the Summit League title game before suffering a WNIT loss at Missouri State.

• ORU is replacing all five starters from last year's team, including four who averaged double figures. First-team All-Summit Taleyah Jones (18.1 ppg), Ruthie Udoumoh (12.1 ppg), Makyra Tramble (10.6 ppg) and Emily Robinson (10.0 ppg) are all gone, along with fellow starter Meghan Weinrich (6.1 ppg).

• Udoumah, ORU's top rebounder (8.2 rpg), Tramble, who led the Summit League in assist-to-turnover ratio and steals per game while leading the Golden Eagles with 64 threes, and Weinrich completed their eligibility. Jones and Robinson, who combined for 107 threes, both transferred to Arkansas to play for former ORU head coach Kelsi Musick.

• Redshirt senior Jalei Oglesby and sophomore Anna Trusty have been reliable threats for ORU early this season. Oglesby, a 5-8 guard from Howe, Okla., scored at least 18 points in each of the first four games, including 24 in the loss at Oklahoma State. However, she was limited to four points on 2-of-12 shooting against Tulsa. Oglesby is averaging 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals while shooting 47.3 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. She has not hit a three-pointer and was just 1-for-7 last season. Oglesby was first-team All-Summit League and won her second straight Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2025.

• Trusty, a 6-0 guard from Greenwood, Ark., also put up double figures in the first four games, including 14 points against both Oklahoma State and Lindenwood, before being held to eight by Tulsa. She has hit just 2-of-10 three-pointers. She was the MIAA Freshman of the Year at Arkansas-Fort Smith in 2024-25 after being named the Gatorade Arkansas High School Player of the Year in 2023-24.

• Ogelsby and Trusty both fouled out in the overtime loss to Tulsa, as did fellow starters Gentry Baldwin and A'Maya Holton while ORU's fifth starter, Kayten Donley, committed four fouls in a game with 65 total fouls. ORU was whistled for 37 fouls.

• Holton, a true freshman, has started all five games and ranks third on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) while leading ORU in rebounding (5.6 rpg). The 6-0 forward from San Antonio opener her career with 26 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Friends, but totaled just two points combined in losses to Lindenwood and OSU. She bounced back with 14 points against Tulsa.

• Donley (7.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg), a 6-0 freshman forward from Bethany, Okla., and Baldwin (8.6 ppg) from Bixby, Okla., have rounded out the starting five for all five games. Donley produced double figures with 10 points and five assists against Tulsa, while Baldwin erupted for 21 points, including 3-of-7 threes, against the Golden Hurricane. Baldwin had produced just 22 total points through the first four games. Baldwin has hit a team-best 7-of-20 (.350) threes.

• As a team, ORU is shooting 43.1 percent but just 24.4 percent (20-82) from three-point range. The Golden Eagles have hit 70.9 percent of their free throws. ORU carries a minus-5.0 team turnover margin and a minus-2.8 rebound margin, including an 11-board deficit in the loss to Tulsa.

• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Oral Roberts 8-0, including a 90-61 win over the Golden Eagles in the most recent meeting on Dec. 4, 2020 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. All eight games in series history have been played in Lincoln.

• ORU battled Nebraska until late in the fourth quarter in a 77-67 loss to the Huskers on Dec. 14, 2019 - the closest game in the series.

• In the first meeting at PBA in Nebraska's opening year in the arena, the No. 18 Huskers rolled to an 89-53 win on Dec. 29, 2013. It is the only meeting either team has been ranked at game time.

• The previous year in the final meeting between the two teams in the Devaney Center, Nebraska battled to an 80-67 victory on Dec. 20, 2012.

• The first-ever meeting between the teams came with a 100-87 Nebraska victory at the Devaney Center on Nov. 27, 1987. Every other game between the teams has been played in December, prior to Wednesday's matchup.

• The Huskers put up 100 points again on ORU with a 110-61 win in the second meeting (Dec. 5, 1989), before a 95-62 win over the Golden Eagles (Dec. 31, 1990). The teams did not meet again until a 70-51 Husker win on Dec. 2, 2008.

• Nebraska is allowing opponents just 53.0 points per game through four contests, despite surrendering 70 points in a win over North Dakota State (Nov. 16).

• Through four games, Nebraska is forcing 24.0 turnovers per game while committing just 14.5 for a plus-9.5 turnover margin.

• The Huskers forced 25 Creighton turnovers - the most by the Jays since committing 26 turnovers against Minnesota, Dec. 30, 2012.

• The Huskers have forced at least 20 turnovers in each of their first four games against Northwestern State (24), Samford (27), Creighton (25) and North Dakota State (20). The last time NU forced 20-plus turnovers in four straight games came in 2011-12 when they produced seven straight 20-turnover games from Nov. 27 to Dec. 21, 2011 - at Florida State (21), at Georgia Tech (26), Texas-Pan American (22), Creighton (21), at Northern Arizona (23), Vermont (22) and South Dakota State (20).

• Nebraska notched 17 steals in the win over Samford (Nov. 8) - the most by a Husker team since getting 19 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Jan. 2, 2008.

• Eliza Maupin (100) played in her 100th collegiate game on Sunday against North Dakota State. Maupin played 98 games in three seasons at Kansas State.

• Jessica Petrie (397) needs three points to reach 400 in her college career.

• Amiah Hargrove (195) needs five points to reach 200 in her college career.

• Callin Hake (593) needs seven points to reach 600 in her college career.

• Britt Prince (479) needs 21 points to reach 500 in her college career.

Prince Named to Nancy Lieberman Watch List

• Nebraska's Britt Prince was named to the list of 20 women's college basketball players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List on Oct. 27. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

• Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award is open at http://www.hoophallawards.com.

• Prince, a 5-11 sophomore from Omaha, Neb., returns for her second season at Nebraska after averaging 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.

• Through four games this season, she is averaging a team-best 19.0 points per game while hitting 61.2 percent (30-49) of her shots from the field, including 4-of-8 threes (.500).

• She opened 2025-26 with 19 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).

• Prince followed with a season-high 23 points, two assists and two steals in a win over Samford (Nov. 8), before getting 18 points and a season-high seven rebounds in a win over Creighton (Nov. 12).

• She added 16 points, two rebounds and three assists in a win over North Dakota State in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Nov. 16).

• In an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24), Prince had a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists to go along with five rebounds.

• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

• In the NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville, after powering Nebraska to two wins at the Big Ten Tournament by averaging 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three games, including a career-high-tying 24 points against Big Ten Tournament champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.

• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a road win at Iowa (Jan. 16), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.

Potts Earns Spot on Katrina McClain Watch List

• Nebraska's Natalie Potts was included on the list of 20 women's college basketball players named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List on Oct. 30. The McClain Award was the fourth of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

• Fan voting for the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award is open at http://www.hoophallawards.com.

• Potts, a 6-2 redshirt sophomore from O'Fallon, Mo., returns for her third season at Nebraska in 2025-26. She was the 2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the fifth game of the 2024-25 campaign. Potts was averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first four games prior to her injury. She was shooting 69.4 percent from the field, including 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range to lead the Big Red to a No. 19 national ranking and a 4-0 start.

• In 40-minute production, Potts put up eye-popping numbers of 28.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten through the first four games last season.

• In 2023-24, Potts led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Potts, who won 8-of-15 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards during the regular season, was the most consistent freshman in the conference from start to finish. She won the inaugural weekly honor on Nov. 13, 2023, before claiming the final two freshman awards on Feb. 26 and March 4. She won at least one weekly honor during all five months of the season. Her eight weekly awards matched the total of fellow Nebraska Big Ten Freshman of the Year Alexis Markowski in 2022.

• Potts, who also claimed an honorable-mention All-Big Ten award from the conference media, was a unanimous choice on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the conference coaches.

• After sustaining her knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19, 2024), Potts underwent knee surgery (Dec. 4). She continues to rehab with hopes of returning to the court mid-season.

Huskers Sign Three Top 100 High School Recruits

• Nebraska signed a trio of top-100 high school seniors from the Midwest on the opening day of the national signing period on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

• Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Girls National High School Player of the Year candidate Ashlyn Koupal (South Dakota), Ava Miles (Missouri) and Maddi Stewart (Oklahoma) plan to join Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and the Huskers as true freshmen for the 2026-27 campaign.

• "We are thrilled that these three talented, hard-working, driven young women have chosen to join our Husker family," Williams said. "Ashlyn, Ava and Maddi each bring the skills, intelligence, character and work ethic to thrive as Huskers and will be instrumental in helping us continue to raise the bar in our program."

Huskers shoot for fifth straight win Wednesday

Story by UNK Athletic Communications

Kearney, Neb. – Sophomore guard Anna Vaaler scored 23 points and the Sioux Falls Cougars ended the game on a 12-0 run to defeat Nebraska Kearney, 62-50, Tuesday night in South Dakota.

Tied for second in the preseason Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) poll, USF moves to 1-2 while the Lopers fall to 3-3. This was UNK's first trip to Sioux Falls in a decade.

UNK fell behind at the half by a 32-19 score as they were shooting just 21% (6 of 29) from the field. Polish senior Malgorzata Byczkowska hit two threes to lead with USF getting 12 points from sophomore guard Alexis Rose. The Blue &amp; Gold came out of the locker room ready to go as they dominated the third quarter by a 16-9 margin. Diller freshman Myleigh Weers had eight points with the Lopers having a 15-4 edge on the glass.

Having 51 points over the first two games, including 33 in a loss to Fort Hays State, Vaaler got hot in the fourth (11 points) as the Cougs opened a 50-43 lead with just 5:10 left. That's when UNK countered with an 8-0 spurt that featured triples from Byczkowska and Kansas junior Jordan Sears. The 51-50 advantage was the Lopers second of the night.

However, Sioux Falls scored the game's final 12 points thanks to a Vaaler three, jumper and two freebies, a Rose bucket and two freebies and a two-pointer by junior guard Ayla Brown. Meanwhile, UNK missed its last nine shots and committed a turnover.

"We'll have to go back and evaluate the last five minutes of offense for us. Didn't score it well enough in the last couple of minutes and gotta figure out ways to finish that one," said UNK head coach Drew Johnson on the KRVN Radio post-game show. "I loved out fight; I thought we fought really hard."

Sioux Falls overcame 25 turnovers by limiting UNK to 30% (19 of 64; 7 of 32 threes) shooting. The Cougs were plus three on the glass, went 12 of 14 at the line and got a combined 41 points from Vaaler and Rose. They were 15 of 28 from the floor, 9 of 10 at the line and grabbed 14 rebounds.

"We flew around a little bit (on defense), got some traps there late which ended in some steals," said Johnson. "But 25 turnovers by us is too many as well. Just kind of trying to figure that all that out."

Lincoln redshirt senior point guard Jillian Aschoff paced the Loper cause (12 points, seven rebounds, five assists) with Byczkowska at nine points and five boards off the bench. Next, Weers had eight with South Dakota redshirt junior post Bailee Sobczak seeing her first action of the season and having four points and two o-boards in seven minutes. However, she left the court due to injury and didn't return.

UNK heads to Augustana (0-2) on Thursday night. That game tips at 5 and can be head on KAMI Country 100.1, 92.7 FM/1580 AM. 

Story by UNK Athletic CommunicationsKearney, Neb. – Sophomore guard Anna Vaaler scored 23 points and the Sioux Falls Cougars ended the game on a 12-0 run to defeat Nebraska Kearney, 62-50, Tuesday night in South Dakota.Tied for second in the preseason Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) poll, USF moves to 1-2 while the Lopers fall to 3-3. This was UNK's first trip to Sioux Falls in a decade.UNK fell behind at the half by a 32-19 score as they were shooting just 21% (6 of 29) from the field. Polish senior Malgorzata Byczkowska hit two threes to lead with USF getting 12 points from sophomore guard Alexis Rose. The Blue &amp; Gold came out of the locker room ready to go as they dominated the third quarter by a 16-9 margin. Diller freshman Myleigh Weers had eight points with the Lopers having a 15-4 edge on the glass.Having 51 points over the first two games, including 33 in a loss to Fort Hays State, Vaaler got hot in the fourth (11 points) as the Cougs opened a 50-43 lead with just 5:10 left. That's when UNK countered with an 8-0 spurt that featured triples from Byczkowska and Kansas junior Jordan Sears. The 51-50 advantage was the Lopers second of the night.However, Sioux Falls scored the game's final 12 points thanks to a Vaaler three, jumper and two freebies, a Rose bucket and two freebies and a two-pointer by junior guard Ayla Brown. Meanwhile, UNK missed its last nine shots and committed a turnover."We'll have to go back and evaluate the last five minutes of offense for us. Didn't score it well enough in the last couple of minutes and gotta figure out ways to finish that one," said UNK head coach Drew Johnson on the KRVN Radio post-game show. "I loved out fight; I thought we fought really hard."Sioux Falls overcame 25 turnovers by limiting UNK to 30% (19 of 64; 7 of 32 threes) shooting. The Cougs were plus three on the glass, went 12 of 14 at the line and got a combined 41 points from Vaaler and Rose. They were 15 of 28 from the floor, 9 of 10 at the line and grabbed 14 rebounds."We flew around a little bit (on defense), got some traps there late which ended in some steals," said Johnson. "But 25 turnovers by us is too many as well. Just kind of trying to figure that all that out."Lincoln redshirt senior point guard Jillian Aschoff paced the Loper cause (12 points, seven rebounds, five assists) with Byczkowska at nine points and five boards off the bench. Next, Weers had eight with South Dakota redshirt junior post Bailee Sobczak seeing her first action of the season and having four points and two o-boards in seven minutes. However, she left the court due to injury and didn't return.UNK heads to Augustana (0-2) on Thursday night. That game tips at 5 and can be head on KAMI Country 100.1, 92.7 FM/1580 AM.

UNK WBB: Sioux Falls ends on a 12-0 to Win, 62-50

The Huskers (4-0) come off one of their best offensive performances in years, rallying from 16 points down to defeat Oklahoma, 105-99, last Saturday. The Huskers overwhelmed Oklahoma by shooting 64 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes, including 9-of-14 from 3-point range. The 61 second-half points marked NU's highest single-half total in more than two decades while the 105 points was the Huskers' highest total in regulation against a Division I team since 2018.

Pryce Sandfort led five Huskers in double figures with career highs in both points (28) and assists (seven), while Rienk Mast added 26 markers, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range and six rebounds. It marked just the fifth time in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present) and first time since 2021 that multiple Huskers had 25-point games.

The Huskers face a New Mexico team that is 3-1 on the season following a 76-68 loss at New Mexico State last Saturday. Deyton Albury led the Lobos with 18 points as NMSU outscored UNM, 49-41 in the second half. &nbsp;New Mexico features a balanced attack with five players averaging between 9.5 and 13.0 points per game.&nbsp;

8 - Nebraska has won eight straight games dating back to last season's College Basketball Crown. It is the nation's longest active winning streak and NU's longest win streak since winning 11 straight games during the 2010-11 season..

12.0 - Nebraska is averaging 12.0 3-pointers per game to lead the Big Ten and rank 16th nationally as of Nov. 17. Last year, NU had just 22 3-pointers through the first four contests.

3.6 - Over the last eight games dating back to the College Basketball Crown, Sam Hoiberg is averaging 3.6 assists per game with a 3.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Hoiberg has double the number of steals (16) than turnovers (eight) in that stretch.

3- For just the third time in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present), Nebraska returns multiple double-figure scorers with Rienk Mast (12.3 ppg in 2023-24) and Connor Essegian (10.7 ppg). In both previous instances (2018-19 and 2024-25), Nebraska has advanced to postseason play. \

.933 - Over the last three-plus seasons, NU is 42-3 when holding foes to under 1.00 PPP and 44-5 when holding opponents to under 70 points. Nebraska has improved its KenPom defensive efficiency in each of the past three seasons.

.957 - Nebraska is 22-1 at home in non-conference play over the last three-plus seasons and is 35-9 (.795) at home in non-conference action in Fred Hoiberg's tenure at Nebraska.

.804 - Nebraska is 41-10 under Fred Hoiberg when scoring 80 or more points, including a 32-7 mark over the last three-plus seasons. Of those seven losses since the start of 2022-23, four were in overtime.

Worth Noting• Nebraska's eight-game win streak is the longest for the Huskers under Fred Hoiberg, bettering the seven-game win streak to start the 2023-24 season. Nebraska is averaging 84.8 ppg on 49 percent shooting during its eight-game win streak and has scored at least 1.00 points per possession in all eight contests. &nbsp;

• Nebraska is averaging 20.8 assists per game over the first four contests, which is well above NU's first four games totals for each season under Fred Hoiberg. Last year, NU averaged 14.7 assists per game for the season. The Huskers have recorded 20-or-more assists in three of the first four contests.

• NU's team 2.32-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio is also well above NU's early-season pace after four games. In Saturday's win over Oklahoma, Nebraska had 20 assists and just five turnovers, its lowest total since having a school-record two turnovers against Duquesne in 2023. That helped NU set a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, its second-best performance since the start of the 2011-12 season.&nbsp;

• Nebraska has now won its last 15 non-conference games dating back to Nov. 22, 2024. It is the longest streak in the nation, ahead of Loyola Marymount (11) and South Carolina (10) thru Monday's games.

• Junior guard Cale Jacobsen became the eighth different Husker to reach double figures this season with his 10-point performance against Oklahoma. He set a career high with 10 points and matched his career high with six rebounds. &nbsp;Of the eight players who have reached double figures, five have had at least one game of at least 18 points, including four 20-point efforts (Pryce Sandfort-2; Rienk Mast-1; Braden Frager-1).

• Over the last three games, Pryce Sandfort is averaging 22.3 ppg on 60 percent shooting, including 13-of-26 from 3-point range. The junior wing also has 11 assists and no turnovers in that span.&nbsp;

• Nebraska has had eight double-digit scoring runs over the first four contests, including three each against West Georgia and FIU.

• Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg won a pair of conference tournament titles in the T-Mobile Center during his tenure at Iowa State (2014-15).&nbsp;

• This is NU's second Hall of Fame Classic appearance and first since a runner-up finish in 2018. NU last played in the arena against Kansas State on Dec. 17, 2022, a 71-56 loss to the Wildcats.

• Nebraska's signing class of Colin Rice and Jacob Lanier is ranked by ESPN as the No. 24 signing class nationally during the early signing period.

Scouting New MexicoNew Mexico comes to Kansas City with a 3-1 record, posting wins against East Texas A&amp;M, UT Arlington and UC Riverside before falling at New Mexico State last Saturday. The Lobos are coming off a year where they went 27-8 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament under Richard Pitino, who took the Xavier job after the season. That started an overhaul in Albuquerque as the roster is completely retooled from a year ago with nine transfers and five freshmen. Even with the changes, the Lobos were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West preseason poll. Fifth-year senior Deyton Albury leads UMN in scoring with 13.0 ppg in three games and has shown a proficiency to get to the foul line, averaging eight free throw attempts per game. Freshman Tomislav Buljan is averaging 11.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game and has three double-doubles in the Lobos first four contests.&nbsp;

Eric Olen is in his first season at New Mexico after spending the last 12 seasons at UC San Diego. During his tenure, he guided the Tritons to five straight NCAA Division II Tournaments before the school made the jump to Division I. Last season, the Tritons went 30-5, won the Big West title and reached the NCAA Tournament in its first season of tournament eligibility.&nbsp;

Series history: Thursday's meeting is only the second between the two programs and first since an 83-71 Lobo win in the first round of the 2009 NIT Tournament. Daniel Faris led the way for New Mexico, scoring 28 points to go with 13 rebounds while Sek Henry had 13 points and Steve Harley added 11 in a losing effort. Nebraska is 39-21 against the current members of the Mountain West following last year's win over Boise State in the 2025 College Basketball Crown semifinals.

Oklahoma RecapPryce Sandfort had a career-high 27 points to lead five Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat Oklahoma, 105-99, at the Sanford Pentagon on Nov. 8.&nbsp;

Sandfort hit 10-of-18 shots from the field and added a career-high seven assists as Nebraska (4-0) shot 64.3 percent from both the field and 3-point line in the second half to overcome a 51-44 halftime deficit. Rienk Mast added 26 points, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, to give NU multiple 25-point scorers for the first time since 2021, while Berke Büyüktuncel (16), Jamarques Lawrence (14) and Cale Jacobsen (10) all finished in double figures.&nbsp;

Nebraska’s 105 points was its highest total in regulation against a Division I opponent since 2018, as the Huskers finished the night shooting 57.6 percent from the field, including 15 3-pointers, in posting its eighth straight win dating back to last season.&nbsp;

Nebraska trailed 63-53 after a Nijel Pack jumper with 14:37 left before taking control of the contest behind Lawrence, who scored all 14 of his points in the second half. The Huskers ran off eight straight points, including consecutive 3-pointers from the senior guard to pull within 63-61 to force an Oklahoma timeout. On NU’s next possession, Jacobsen’s 3-point play with 12:40 left gave the Huskers their first lead of the night at 64-63. The Huskers continued to roll as a Lawrence basket and a Sandfort 3-pointer pushed the Husker advantage to 72-67.&nbsp;

The Sooners pulled to within 80-78 on a Pack 3-pointer with 7:25 left, but 3-pointers from Jacobsen, Lawrence and Mast keyed a 9-2 run that made it 89-80 with 5:55 left. NU eventually built an 11-point lead with 2:43 left and withstood OU’s comeback by going 8-of-8 from the line in the final minute.&nbsp;

Notes from the Oklahoma Win• Nebraska picked up its first win over Oklahoma since the 2010-11 season and its first win over a current Southeastern Conference member since an 82-71 win over Tennessee in the 2015 Barclays Classic.

• Nebraska scored over 100 points in regulation for the first time since scoring 110 points against Doane on Dec. 17, 2020. It was also NU's first 100-point effort in regulation against a Division I opponent since Nov. 6, 2018.

• Saturday's win over Oklahoma marked only the seventh time in the last 20 seasons that a Big Ten team had 15 3-pointers, 20 assists and five turnovers or less in a game.&nbsp;

• Nebraska's 61 second-half points against the Sooners was its highest total since scoring 61 against App State on Dec. 31, 1994.&nbsp;

• Nebraska overcame a 16-point deficit, the 10th time the Huskers have overcome a double-figure deficit under Hoiberg. The 16-point deficit was NU’s largest comeback since a 20-point comeback at Northwestern last

season. Nebraska has three double-figure comebacks during its eight-game win streak (Arizona State, UCF, Oklahoma).

Story by NU Athletic Communications The Huskers (4-0) come off one of their best offensive performances in years, rallying from 16 points down to defeat Oklahoma, 105-99, last Saturday. The Huskers overwhelmed Oklahoma by shooting 64 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes, including 9-of-14 from 3-point range. The 61 second-half points marked NU's highest single-half total in more than two decades while the 105 points was the Huskers' highest total in regulation against a Division I team since 2018.Pryce Sandfort led five Huskers in double figures with career highs in both points (28) and assists (seven), while Rienk Mast added 26 markers, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range and six rebounds. It marked just the fifth time in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present) and first time since 2021 that multiple Huskers had 25-point games.The Huskers face a New Mexico team that is 3-1 on the season following a 76-68 loss at New Mexico State last Saturday. Deyton Albury led the Lobos with 18 points as NMSU outscored UNM, 49-41 in the second half. &nbsp;New Mexico features a balanced attack with five players averaging between 9.5 and 13.0 points per game.&nbsp;Numbers to Know8 - Nebraska has won eight straight games dating back to last season's College Basketball Crown. It is the nation's longest active winning streak and NU's longest win streak since winning 11 straight games during the 2010-11 season..12.0 - Nebraska is averaging 12.0 3-pointers per game to lead the Big Ten and rank 16th nationally as of Nov. 17. Last year, NU had just 22 3-pointers through the first four contests.3.6 - Over the last eight games dating back to the College Basketball Crown, Sam Hoiberg is averaging 3.6 assists per game with a 3.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Hoiberg has double the number of steals (16) than turnovers (eight) in that stretch.3- For just the third time in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present), Nebraska returns multiple double-figure scorers with Rienk Mast (12.3 ppg in 2023-24) and Connor Essegian (10.7 ppg). In both previous instances (2018-19 and 2024-25), Nebraska has advanced to postseason play. \.933 - Over the last three-plus seasons, NU is 42-3 when holding foes to under 1.00 PPP and 44-5 when holding opponents to under 70 points. Nebraska has improved its KenPom defensive efficiency in each of the past three seasons..957 - Nebraska is 22-1 at home in non-conference play over the last three-plus seasons and is 35-9 (.795) at home in non-conference action in Fred Hoiberg's tenure at Nebraska..804 - Nebraska is 41-10 under Fred Hoiberg when scoring 80 or more points, including a 32-7 mark over the last three-plus seasons. Of those seven losses since the start of 2022-23, four were in overtime.Worth Noting• Nebraska's eight-game win streak is the longest for the Huskers under Fred Hoiberg, bettering the seven-game win streak to start the 2023-24 season. Nebraska is averaging 84.8 ppg on 49 percent shooting during its eight-game win streak and has scored at least 1.00 points per possession in all eight contests. &nbsp;• Nebraska is averaging 20.8 assists per game over the first four contests, which is well above NU's first four games totals for each season under Fred Hoiberg. Last year, NU averaged 14.7 assists per game for the season. The Huskers have recorded 20-or-more assists in three of the first four contests.• NU's team 2.32-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio is also well above NU's early-season pace after four games. In Saturday's win over Oklahoma, Nebraska had 20 assists and just five turnovers, its lowest total since having a school-record two turnovers against Duquesne in 2023. That helped NU set a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, its second-best performance since the start of the 2011-12 season.&nbsp;• Nebraska has now won its last 15 non-conference games dating back to Nov. 22, 2024. It is the longest streak in the nation, ahead of Loyola Marymount (11) and South Carolina (10) thru Monday's games.• Junior guard Cale Jacobsen became the eighth different Husker to reach double figures this season with his 10-point performance against Oklahoma. He set a career high with 10 points and matched his career high with six rebounds. &nbsp;Of the eight players who have reached double figures, five have had at least one game of at least 18 points, including four 20-point efforts (Pryce Sandfort-2; Rienk Mast-1; Braden Frager-1).• Over the last three games, Pryce Sandfort is averaging 22.3 ppg on 60 percent shooting, including 13-of-26 from 3-point range. The junior wing also has 11 assists and no turnovers in that span.&nbsp;• Nebraska has had eight double-digit scoring runs over the first four contests, including three each against West Georgia and FIU.• Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg won a pair of conference tournament titles in the T-Mobile Center during his tenure at Iowa State (2014-15).&nbsp;• This is NU's second Hall of Fame Classic appearance and first since a runner-up finish in 2018. NU last played in the arena against Kansas State on Dec. 17, 2022, a 71-56 loss to the Wildcats.• Nebraska's signing class of Colin Rice and Jacob Lanier is ranked by ESPN as the No. 24 signing class nationally during the early signing period.Scouting New MexicoNew Mexico comes to Kansas City with a 3-1 record, posting wins against East Texas A&amp;M, UT Arlington and UC Riverside before falling at New Mexico State last Saturday. The Lobos are coming off a year where they went 27-8 and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament under Richard Pitino, who took the Xavier job after the season. That started an overhaul in Albuquerque as the roster is completely retooled from a year ago with nine transfers and five freshmen. Even with the changes, the Lobos were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West preseason poll. Fifth-year senior Deyton Albury leads UMN in scoring with 13.0 ppg in three games and has shown a proficiency to get to the foul line, averaging eight free throw attempts per game. Freshman Tomislav Buljan is averaging 11.8 points and 10.8 rebounds per game and has three double-doubles in the Lobos first four contests.&nbsp;Eric Olen is in his first season at New Mexico after spending the last 12 seasons at UC San Diego. During his tenure, he guided the Tritons to five straight NCAA Division II Tournaments before the school made the jump to Division I. Last season, the Tritons went 30-5, won the Big West title and reached the NCAA Tournament in its first season of tournament eligibility.&nbsp;Series history: Thursday's meeting is only the second between the two programs and first since an 83-71 Lobo win in the first round of the 2009 NIT Tournament. Daniel Faris led the way for New Mexico, scoring 28 points to go with 13 rebounds while Sek Henry had 13 points and Steve Harley added 11 in a losing effort. Nebraska is 39-21 against the current members of the Mountain West following last year's win over Boise State in the 2025 College Basketball Crown semifinals.Oklahoma RecapPryce Sandfort had a career-high 27 points to lead five Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska rallied from a 16-point deficit to defeat Oklahoma, 105-99, at the Sanford Pentagon on Nov. 8.&nbsp;Sandfort hit 10-of-18 shots from the field and added a career-high seven assists as Nebraska (4-0) shot 64.3 percent from both the field and 3-point line in the second half to overcome a 51-44 halftime deficit. Rienk Mast added 26 points, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, to give NU multiple 25-point scorers for the first time since 2021, while Berke Büyüktuncel (16), Jamarques Lawrence (14) and Cale Jacobsen (10) all finished in double figures.&nbsp;Nebraska’s 105 points was its highest total in regulation against a Division I opponent since 2018, as the Huskers finished the night shooting 57.6 percent from the field, including 15 3-pointers, in posting its eighth straight win dating back to last season.&nbsp;Nebraska trailed 63-53 after a Nijel Pack jumper with 14:37 left before taking control of the contest behind Lawrence, who scored all 14 of his points in the second half. The Huskers ran off eight straight points, including consecutive 3-pointers from the senior guard to pull within 63-61 to force an Oklahoma timeout. On NU’s next possession, Jacobsen’s 3-point play with 12:40 left gave the Huskers their first lead of the night at 64-63. The Huskers continued to roll as a Lawrence basket and a Sandfort 3-pointer pushed the Husker advantage to 72-67.&nbsp;The Sooners pulled to within 80-78 on a Pack 3-pointer with 7:25 left, but 3-pointers from Jacobsen, Lawrence and Mast keyed a 9-2 run that made it 89-80 with 5:55 left. NU eventually built an 11-point lead with 2:43 left and withstood OU’s comeback by going 8-of-8 from the line in the final minute.&nbsp;Notes from the Oklahoma Win• Nebraska picked up its first win over Oklahoma since the 2010-11 season and its first win over a current Southeastern Conference member since an 82-71 win over Tennessee in the 2015 Barclays Classic.• Nebraska scored over 100 points in regulation for the first time since scoring 110 points against Doane on Dec. 17, 2020. It was also NU's first 100-point effort in regulation against a Division I opponent since Nov. 6, 2018.• Saturday's win over Oklahoma marked only the seventh time in the last 20 seasons that a Big Ten team had 15 3-pointers, 20 assists and five turnovers or less in a game.&nbsp;• Nebraska's 61 second-half points against the Sooners was its highest total since scoring 61 against App State on Dec. 31, 1994.&nbsp;• Nebraska overcame a 16-point deficit, the 10th time the Huskers have overcome a double-figure deficit under Hoiberg. The 16-point deficit was NU’s largest comeback since a 20-point comeback at Northwestern lastseason. Nebraska has three double-figure comebacks during its eight-game win streak (Arizona State, UCF, Oklahoma).

Nebraska MBB: Huskers to battle Lobos at Hall of Fame Classic in KC

Nebraska junior golfers Tommy Kelley and Jaxson Hinze signed to join the Husker men's golf team for the 2026-27 season, during the fall signing period in mid-November.

“I'm thrilled to welcome both Tommy Kelley and Jaxson Hinze to the Cornhusker golf family," Coach Judd Cornell said. "Tommy has already distinguished himself both locally and nationally after great finishes at the Western Junior and The Bobby Chapman. Jaxson comes in with great momentum as the 2025 Nebraska Junior Amateur Champion and multiple appearances at some of the top junior tournaments in the United States. We really look forward to bringing their drive, skill and championship mindset to the University of Nebraska.”

Kelley comes to Nebraska ranked No. 57 nationally in the 2026 class by Junior Golf Scoreboard. He was previously ranked as high as 49th on the list of the nation's top recruits.Kelley has produced an outstanding junior golf career including three semifinal appearances at the Nebraska Junior Match Play. He advanced to the finals of the 2024 Junior Match Play, after earning a semifinal appearance in 2023. During the summer of 2025, Kelley posted the best score in stroke play before advancing to the semifinals of match play at the event. He added a third-place finish at the 2025 Nebraska Junior Amateur.

He tied for ninth at the 2025 Bobby Chapman Invitational and tied for 25th at the 2025 Western Junior Championship. Kelley also earned top-10 finishes at the AJGA Austin Minnesota (3rd), AJGA Wyndham Clark (6th), and the AJGA Wichita Championship (7th) in 2025.

In 2024, Kelley added a third-place finish at the AJGA Stan Utley Championship, a tie for fourth at the Indian Creek Invitational and a tie for seventh at the AJGA Colorado Junior. Earlier in his career, Kelley became the youngest player ever (14 years, 10 days) to make the cut at the Nebraska Men's Amateur Championship.

Along with outstanding junior career, Kelley has been one of the state's top high school golfers at Omaha Creighton Prep. He helped the Junior Jays to a fourth-place team finish while taking third individually as a junior in 2025. As a freshman, he was a member of Creighton Prep's Class A state runner-up team, finishing 14th individually, before helping Prep to a third-place team finish as a sophomore with a 13th-place individual effort.

A Super-State and all-state performer as a junior, he led the state of Nebraska in scoring differential during the 2025 season, while posting a 69.78 stroke average on the year. A two-time district champion, Kelley fired a Creighton Prep record 63 at the district championship as a sophomore in 2024.

Kelley selected Nebraska over Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgetown, South Dakota State and Wyoming.

"I chose Nebraska because of the amazing coaching staff and teammates who will push me to get better."

Hinze, a senior from Waco, Neb., captured the individual title at the 58th Nebraska Junior Amateur June 11, 2025. Hinze led after every round but had to hold off fellow Division I signee Zack Erstad in a playoff to claim the title. Hinze finished at 211 (-2) over three rounds at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney.

Hinze and Erstad tied through 36 holes again at the Nebraska Junior PGA Championship in Fremont (June 16-17). Hinze posted a two-round total of 140 (-2) to qualify for the National Junior PGA Championship in West Lafayette, Ind. (July 29-August 1).

Hinze added a tie for fifth at the AJGA Coca-Cola Junior Championship at The Highlands in Harbor Springs, Mich. (June 30-July 3), where he finished at 218 (+2) after rounds of 70, 72 and 76.

During the high school season, Hinze was the Class B state runner-up for York, falling in a playoff at Monument Shadows in Gering. Hinze posted a two-round total of 139 (-3), including a 68 (-4) in the second round.

As a freshman, Hinze fired a school-record 67 (-5) to help York share the Class B-3 district title, before taking ninth individually at the state tournament in Gering to help the Dukes capture the Class B state team championship.

Hinze, who was ranked No. 189 by Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 171 in AJGA, joined Kelley as one of eight players on the 2025 Kansas-Nebraska Junior Cup team.

"I chose Nebraska because Judd and Travis (Minzel) are amazing coaches," Hinze said. "The team members, the facilities - both outdoor and indoor - the training table and everyone who will always be there to help me made Nebraska the best choice for me."

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsNebraska junior golfers Tommy Kelley and Jaxson Hinze signed to join the Husker men's golf team for the 2026-27 season, during the fall signing period in mid-November.“I'm thrilled to welcome both Tommy Kelley and Jaxson Hinze to the Cornhusker golf family," Coach Judd Cornell said. "Tommy has already distinguished himself both locally and nationally after great finishes at the Western Junior and The Bobby Chapman. Jaxson comes in with great momentum as the 2025 Nebraska Junior Amateur Champion and multiple appearances at some of the top junior tournaments in the United States. We really look forward to bringing their drive, skill and championship mindset to the University of Nebraska.”Kelley comes to Nebraska ranked No. 57 nationally in the 2026 class by Junior Golf Scoreboard. He was previously ranked as high as 49th on the list of the nation's top recruits.Kelley has produced an outstanding junior golf career including three semifinal appearances at the Nebraska Junior Match Play. He advanced to the finals of the 2024 Junior Match Play, after earning a semifinal appearance in 2023. During the summer of 2025, Kelley posted the best score in stroke play before advancing to the semifinals of match play at the event. He added a third-place finish at the 2025 Nebraska Junior Amateur.He tied for ninth at the 2025 Bobby Chapman Invitational and tied for 25th at the 2025 Western Junior Championship. Kelley also earned top-10 finishes at the AJGA Austin Minnesota (3rd), AJGA Wyndham Clark (6th), and the AJGA Wichita Championship (7th) in 2025.In 2024, Kelley added a third-place finish at the AJGA Stan Utley Championship, a tie for fourth at the Indian Creek Invitational and a tie for seventh at the AJGA Colorado Junior. Earlier in his career, Kelley became the youngest player ever (14 years, 10 days) to make the cut at the Nebraska Men's Amateur Championship.Along with outstanding junior career, Kelley has been one of the state's top high school golfers at Omaha Creighton Prep. He helped the Junior Jays to a fourth-place team finish while taking third individually as a junior in 2025. As a freshman, he was a member of Creighton Prep's Class A state runner-up team, finishing 14th individually, before helping Prep to a third-place team finish as a sophomore with a 13th-place individual effort.A Super-State and all-state performer as a junior, he led the state of Nebraska in scoring differential during the 2025 season, while posting a 69.78 stroke average on the year. A two-time district champion, Kelley fired a Creighton Prep record 63 at the district championship as a sophomore in 2024.Kelley selected Nebraska over Iowa State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgetown, South Dakota State and Wyoming."I chose Nebraska because of the amazing coaching staff and teammates who will push me to get better."Hinze, a senior from Waco, Neb., captured the individual title at the 58th Nebraska Junior Amateur June 11, 2025. Hinze led after every round but had to hold off fellow Division I signee Zack Erstad in a playoff to claim the title. Hinze finished at 211 (-2) over three rounds at Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney.Hinze and Erstad tied through 36 holes again at the Nebraska Junior PGA Championship in Fremont (June 16-17). Hinze posted a two-round total of 140 (-2) to qualify for the National Junior PGA Championship in West Lafayette, Ind. (July 29-August 1).Hinze added a tie for fifth at the AJGA Coca-Cola Junior Championship at The Highlands in Harbor Springs, Mich. (June 30-July 3), where he finished at 218 (+2) after rounds of 70, 72 and 76.During the high school season, Hinze was the Class B state runner-up for York, falling in a playoff at Monument Shadows in Gering. Hinze posted a two-round total of 139 (-3), including a 68 (-4) in the second round.As a freshman, Hinze fired a school-record 67 (-5) to help York share the Class B-3 district title, before taking ninth individually at the state tournament in Gering to help the Dukes capture the Class B state team championship.Hinze, who was ranked No. 189 by Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 171 in AJGA, joined Kelley as one of eight players on the 2025 Kansas-Nebraska Junior Cup team."I chose Nebraska because Judd and Travis (Minzel) are amazing coaches," Hinze said. "The team members, the facilities - both outdoor and indoor - the training table and everyone who will always be there to help me made Nebraska the best choice for me."

Nebraskans Kelley, Hixson sign with Huskers

The Nebraska men's basketball team hit the road for the first time this season, as the Huskers travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., for a matchup with Oklahoma. Tipoff from a sold-out Sanford Pentagon is set for 6 p.m. (central) and the game will be televised nationally on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network, as well as Huskers.com and on the Huskers app.

The Huskers (2-0) used a career night from Sam Hoiberg and a strong defensive effort to down Maryland-Eastern Shore, 69-50, Tuesday night. Hoiberg scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and tied career highs in rebounds (seven) and steals (four) as the Huskers overcame an off night from 3-point range. NU's defense held the Hawks to 31 percent shooting and forced 16 turnovers. The Huskers limited UMES to a 2-of-20 shooting during a nearly 12-minute stretch in building a 31-point second half lead. Nebraska has been stout on the defensive end, holding all three opponents to under 0.90 points per possession on a combined 33.5 percent shooting.

While Hoiberg's performance was the highlight, Nebraska got another strong performance from Pryce Sandfort, as he finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and added five rebounds. Sandfort leads a balanced Husker attack at 14.0 ppg while shooting 52 percent from the field and 41 percent from long range while averaging 3.0 3-pointers per contest. 

Following three straight home games, NU begins a stretch of three straight away from home against an Oklahoma team which won 20 games and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2025. The Sooners are 2-1 on the year after a 95-69 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday. Xzayvier Brown's 19 points led five Sooners in double figures as Oklahoma shot 57 percent in the second half to pull away down the stretch. One of four first-year transfers in the OU starting lineup, Brown averages a team-high 18.7 points per game to pace a Sooner offense which is averaging 88.3 points per game on 49 percent shooting. 

Following Saturday's game, the Huskers will play in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City next week, taking on New Mexico on Thursday, Nov. 20.

7 - Nebraska has won seven straight games dating back to last season. It is the nation's longest active winning streak and a win over Oklahoma on Saturday would give the Huskers their longest win streak since the 2010-11 season (11 games). 

11.0 - Nebraska is averaging 11.0 3-pointers per game to rank sixth in the Big Ten as of Nov. 13. Last year, NU had just 17 3-pointers through the first three contests.

3.5 - Over the last seven games dating back to the College Basketball Crown, Sam Hoiberg is averaging 4.0 assists per game with a 3.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Hoiberg has double the number of steals (16) than turnovers (eight) in that stretch.

3- For just the third time in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present), Nebraska returns multiple double-figure scorers with Rienk Mast (12.3 ppg in 2023-24) and Connor Essegian (10.7 ppg). In both previous instances (2018-19 and 2024-25), Nebraska has advanced to postseason play. 

401 - Nebraska's 2025-26 roster entered the season with 401 career starts at the Division I level. Rienk Mast has 111 starts in his career while Kendall Blue has started 89 times during his career at St. Thomas. 

.800 - Nebraska is 40-10 under Fred Hoiberg when scoring 80 or more points, including a 31-7 mark over the last three-plus seasons. Of those seven losses since the start of 2022-23, four were in overtime.

• Nebraska's seven-game win streak matches the longest win streak for the Huskers under Fred Hoiberg, as NU also won the first seven games of the 2023-24 season. Nebraska is averaging 82.0 ppg on 48 percent shooting during its seven-game win streak and has scored at least 1.00 ppp in all seven contests. 

• Nebraska is averaging 21.0 assists per game over the first three contests, which is well above NU's first three games totals for each season under Fred Hoiberg. Last year, NU averaged 14.7 assists per game for the season. NU's 2.03 assist-to-turnover ratio is also well above NU's early-season pace after three games 

• Nebraska had 20-or-more assists in each of its first two games, including 29 against FIU, its highest total since having 35 against Northeastern Illinois on Dec. 21, 1994.

• Through three games, Nebraska has seven players who have reached double figures following Sam Hoiberg's 18-point effort on Tuesday.  Of those seven players, five had had at least one game of at

least 18 points, including a pair of 20-point efforts (Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort). 

• Nebraska has had seven double-digit scoring runs over the first three contests, including three each against West Georgia and FIU. 

• Nebraska's signing class of Colin Rice and Jacob Lanier is ranked by ESPN as the No. 24 signing class nationally during the early signing period. 

• Seniors Sam Hoiberg and Jamarques Lawrence are the only players on the Husker roster who played in the 2023 matchup with Oklahoma, as they both played the final 43 seconds against the Sooners.

Oklahoma comes into Saturday’s game with a 2-1 record following its 95-69 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tuesday night. OU opened with a win over St. Francis before falling at No. 21 Gonzaga on the

road last Saturday. The Sooners revamped their roster in the offseason with eight newcomers while three others were on the 2024-25 roster returned after not playing last season.  

The Sooners are led by a pair of high-scoring guards in Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack. Brown was a first-team All-Atlantic-10 pick at St. Joseph’s, where he averaged 17.6 points and 4.3 assists per game in 2024-25. This season, he is leading OU in scoring at 18.7 ppg on 54 percent shooting.  Pack, who played previously at Kansas State and Miami, averaged 13.9 ppg in nine starts before suffering a season-ending foot injury last season. He has averaged double figures every year of his college career and is averaging 16.3 ppg. Tae Davis and Derrion Reid give the Sooners four double-figure scorers while Mohamed Wague is grabbed nearly eight rebounds and blocking two shots per game. 

Head Coach Porter Moser, who played collegiately at Creighton and began his coaching career on the Bluejay staff, is in his fifth season at Oklahoma after previous stops at Arkansas-Little Rock, Illinois State and Loyola-Chicago. Moser guided Loyola-Chicago to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in his 10 years at the school, including a Final Four in 2018 and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2021.  At OU, he has guided the Sooners to consecutive 20-win seasons, including an NCAA Tournament appearance last season. 

Oklahoma leads the all-time series, 105-83, that began on Jan. 31, 1921. Saturday’s meeting will be the first between the schools since the 2022 ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, a game the Sooners won 69-56. This is the second non-conference meeting since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011-12, as the schools were conference rivals for 90 years. The matchup with Oklahoma is potentially one of two SEC opponents on the 2025-26 schedule, as Nebraska could face Mississippi State on the second day of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City. 

For the third straight year, Nebraska will be playing a neutral-site game at the Sanford Pentagon when the Huskers take on Oklahoma. It will be a busy Husker basketball weekend, as the Sanford Pentagon will host a women's basketball matchup between Nebraska and North Dakota State on Sunday afternoon. 

• The Husker men are 2-1 in the building, which hosted its first college game on Nov. 8, 2013. That was also the date of the first game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.  Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State (94-74, 12/16/18) and Oregon State (84-63, 11/18/23) before falling to Saint Mary’s (77-74, 11/17/24) last season. 

• A capacity crowd of 3,200 is expected as tickets went quickly once they went on sale in September.

Behind a career-high 18 points from Sam Hoiberg and 19 from Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska improved to 3-0 on the season with a 69-50 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore Tuesday night. 

Hoiberg hit 7-of-10 shots from the field, tied career highs in rebounds (seven) and steals (four) and added four assists without a turnover as he bettered his previous career high of 15 set on two other occasions. 

Sandfort led all scorers with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting while adding five rebounds, as Nebraska built a 31-point lead in the second half en route to its seventh straight win dating back to last season. 

Nebraska took control of the game in a 12:38 stretch spanning the final four-plus minutes of the first half and 8:08 of the second half, outscoring UMES 37-9 while holding the Hawks to 2-of-20 shooting in that stretch.

• Nebraska extended its win streak to seven games and improved to 4-0 all-time against UMES

• Hoiberg's 18 points topped his previous career high of 15 set two other times, most recently against Lindenwood on Nov. 6, 2023. He has reached double figures in three of NU's last eight contests. 

• Nebraska held Maryland-Eastern Shore to 31.0 percent shooting, the third straight opponent NU has held under 40 percent shooting

The Nebraska men's basketball team hit the road for the first time this season, as the Huskers travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., for a matchup with Oklahoma. Tipoff from a sold-out Sanford Pentagon is set for 6 p.m. (central) and the game will be televised nationally on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network, as well as Huskers.com and on the Huskers app.The Huskers (2-0) used a career night from Sam Hoiberg and a strong defensive effort to down Maryland-Eastern Shore, 69-50, Tuesday night. Hoiberg scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and tied career highs in rebounds (seven) and steals (four) as the Huskers overcame an off night from 3-point range. NU's defense held the Hawks to 31 percent shooting and forced 16 turnovers. The Huskers limited UMES to a 2-of-20 shooting during a nearly 12-minute stretch in building a 31-point second half lead. Nebraska has been stout on the defensive end, holding all three opponents to under 0.90 points per possession on a combined 33.5 percent shooting.While Hoiberg's performance was the highlight, Nebraska got another strong performance from Pryce Sandfort, as he finished with a game-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and added five rebounds. Sandfort leads a balanced Husker attack at 14.0 ppg while shooting 52 percent from the field and 41 percent from long range while averaging 3.0 3-pointers per contest. Following three straight home games, NU begins a stretch of three straight away from home against an Oklahoma team which won 20 games and reached the NCAA Tournament in 2025. The Sooners are 2-1 on the year after a 95-69 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday. Xzayvier Brown's 19 points led five Sooners in double figures as Oklahoma shot 57 percent in the second half to pull away down the stretch. One of four first-year transfers in the OU starting lineup, Brown averages a team-high 18.7 points per game to pace a Sooner offense which is averaging 88.3 points per game on 49 percent shooting. Following Saturday's game, the Huskers will play in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City next week, taking on New Mexico on Thursday, Nov. 20.Numbers to Know7 - Nebraska has won seven straight games dating back to last season. It is the nation's longest active winning streak and a win over Oklahoma on Saturday would give the Huskers their longest win streak since the 2010-11 season (11 games). 11.0 - Nebraska is averaging 11.0 3-pointers per game to rank sixth in the Big Ten as of Nov. 13. Last year, NU had just 17 3-pointers through the first three contests.3.5 - Over the last seven games dating back to the College Basketball Crown, Sam Hoiberg is averaging 4.0 assists per game with a 3.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Hoiberg has double the number of steals (16) than turnovers (eight) in that stretch.3- For just the third time in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present), Nebraska returns multiple double-figure scorers with Rienk Mast (12.3 ppg in 2023-24) and Connor Essegian (10.7 ppg). In both previous instances (2018-19 and 2024-25), Nebraska has advanced to postseason play. 401 - Nebraska's 2025-26 roster entered the season with 401 career starts at the Division I level. Rienk Mast has 111 starts in his career while Kendall Blue has started 89 times during his career at St. Thomas. .933 - Over the last three-plus seasons, NU is 42-3 when holding foes to under 1.00 PPP and 44-5 when holding opponents to under 70 points. Nebraska has improved its KenPom defensive efficiency in each of the past three seasons..800 - Nebraska is 40-10 under Fred Hoiberg when scoring 80 or more points, including a 31-7 mark over the last three-plus seasons. Of those seven losses since the start of 2022-23, four were in overtime..957 - Nebraska is 22-1 at home in non-conference play over the last three-plus seasons and is 35-9 (.795) at home in non-conference action in Fred Hoiberg's tenure at Nebraska.Worth Noting• Nebraska's seven-game win streak matches the longest win streak for the Huskers under Fred Hoiberg, as NU also won the first seven games of the 2023-24 season. Nebraska is averaging 82.0 ppg on 48 percent shooting during its seven-game win streak and has scored at least 1.00 ppp in all seven contests. • Nebraska is averaging 21.0 assists per game over the first three contests, which is well above NU's first three games totals for each season under Fred Hoiberg. Last year, NU averaged 14.7 assists per game for the season. NU's 2.03 assist-to-turnover ratio is also well above NU's early-season pace after three games • Nebraska had 20-or-more assists in each of its first two games, including 29 against FIU, its highest total since having 35 against Northeastern Illinois on Dec. 21, 1994.• Through three games, Nebraska has seven players who have reached double figures following Sam Hoiberg's 18-point effort on Tuesday. Of those seven players, five had had at least one game of atleast 18 points, including a pair of 20-point efforts (Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort). • Nebraska has had seven double-digit scoring runs over the first three contests, including three each against West Georgia and FIU. • Nebraska's signing class of Colin Rice and Jacob Lanier is ranked by ESPN as the No. 24 signing class nationally during the early signing period. • Seniors Sam Hoiberg and Jamarques Lawrence are the only players on the Husker roster who played in the 2023 matchup with Oklahoma, as they both played the final 43 seconds against the Sooners.Scouting OklahomaOklahoma comes into Saturday’s game with a 2-1 record following its 95-69 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tuesday night. OU opened with a win over St. Francis before falling at No. 21 Gonzaga on theroad last Saturday. The Sooners revamped their roster in the offseason with eight newcomers while three others were on the 2024-25 roster returned after not playing last season. The Sooners are led by a pair of high-scoring guards in Xzayvier Brown and Nijel Pack. Brown was a first-team All-Atlantic-10 pick at St. Joseph’s, where he averaged 17.6 points and 4.3 assists per game in 2024-25. This season, he is leading OU in scoring at 18.7 ppg on 54 percent shooting. Pack, who played previously at Kansas State and Miami, averaged 13.9 ppg in nine starts before suffering a season-ending foot injury last season. He has averaged double figures every year of his college career and is averaging 16.3 ppg. Tae Davis and Derrion Reid give the Sooners four double-figure scorers while Mohamed Wague is grabbed nearly eight rebounds and blocking two shots per game. Head Coach Porter Moser, who played collegiately at Creighton and began his coaching career on the Bluejay staff, is in his fifth season at Oklahoma after previous stops at Arkansas-Little Rock, Illinois State and Loyola-Chicago. Moser guided Loyola-Chicago to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in his 10 years at the school, including a Final Four in 2018 and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2021. At OU, he has guided the Sooners to consecutive 20-win seasons, including an NCAA Tournament appearance last season. Oklahoma leads the all-time series, 105-83, that began on Jan. 31, 1921. Saturday’s meeting will be the first between the schools since the 2022 ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando, a game the Sooners won 69-56. This is the second non-conference meeting since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011-12, as the schools were conference rivals for 90 years. The matchup with Oklahoma is potentially one of two SEC opponents on the 2025-26 schedule, as Nebraska could face Mississippi State on the second day of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City. Painting Sioux Falls Red This WeekendFor the third straight year, Nebraska will be playing a neutral-site game at the Sanford Pentagon when the Huskers take on Oklahoma. It will be a busy Husker basketball weekend, as the Sanford Pentagon will host a women's basketball matchup between Nebraska and North Dakota State on Sunday afternoon. • The Husker men are 2-1 in the building, which hosted its first college game on Nov. 8, 2013. That was also the date of the first game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State (94-74, 12/16/18) and Oregon State (84-63, 11/18/23) before falling to Saint Mary’s (77-74, 11/17/24) last season. • A capacity crowd of 3,200 is expected as tickets went quickly once they went on sale in September.UMES RecapBehind a career-high 18 points from Sam Hoiberg and 19 from Pryce Sandfort, Nebraska improved to 3-0 on the season with a 69-50 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore Tuesday night. Hoiberg hit 7-of-10 shots from the field, tied career highs in rebounds (seven) and steals (four) and added four assists without a turnover as he bettered his previous career high of 15 set on two other occasions. Sandfort led all scorers with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting while adding five rebounds, as Nebraska built a 31-point lead in the second half en route to its seventh straight win dating back to last season. Nebraska took control of the game in a 12:38 stretch spanning the final four-plus minutes of the first half and 8:08 of the second half, outscoring UMES 37-9 while holding the Hawks to 2-of-20 shooting in that stretch.Notes from Tuesday's Win• Nebraska extended its win streak to seven games and improved to 4-0 all-time against UMES• Hoiberg's 18 points topped his previous career high of 15 set two other times, most recently against Lindenwood on Nov. 6, 2023. He has reached double figures in three of NU's last eight contests. • Nebraska held Maryland-Eastern Shore to 31.0 percent shooting, the third straight opponent NU has held under 40 percent shooting

Huskers renew rivalry with Oklahoma Saturday night

Kearney, Neb. – The fifth-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team warmed up and a got a combined 25 kills from outside hitters Emilee Lane and Carly Purdy to sweep Northwest Missouri (-19, -13, -9) Thursday night at Buckle Court.

Story by UNK Athletic CommunicationsKearney, Neb. – The fifth-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team warmed up and a got a combined 25 kills from outside hitters Emilee Lane and Carly Purdy to sweep Northwest Missouri (-19, -13, -9) Thursday night at Buckle Court.The Lopers (25-3, 12-3) are now in a second-place tie with Central Oklahoma in the league standings with Washburn (11-3) right behind and Missouri Western (13-2) right ahead.Northwest (9-15, 3-12), hoping to get into next week's eight-team MIAA Tournament in St. Joseph, put a fight early on as it was just a 15-14 lead after a kill by junior Gabrielle Gartner."We took a pretty good shot from them early and I wasn't surprised. They are playing for their tournament lives so they were sharp. They were hard to stop … I looked down halfway through the first set and they were hitting .500," said Loper head coach Rick Squiers. "They also played good defense almost all the way through the match."A 'Cats service error made it 20-17 and then back-to-back kills from Purdy (North Platte) and Lane (Hays, Kan.) got UNK to set point. An unforced NW error then made it 1-0 on the scoreboard. In set two, the Lopers out hit the 'Cats by over .200 points while also serving up three aces. Finally, it was a block party in the third (8.00) with redshirt sophomore middle Sydney Davis (Dannebrog) leading the way."We outlasted and played super clean and didn't make mistakes. Then we had that big blocking run and that kind of frustrated them and took the fight out of them at the end," said Purdy. "It was two things; obviously Syd Davis can do that. She's that kind of blocker and we see that every day in practice. And Rhyan did a great job of being steady back there (service line). Didn't make an error, didn't let them outta of that rotation."Lane reached her match-high 14 kills in just 29 swings (.429) with Purdey at 11 and hitting an efficient .333. Next, Davis had 11 stuffs (three solo and eight assisted), junior libero Ellie Spang (Ft. Wayne, Ind.) provided 14 digs and three aces, and graduate setter Peyton Neff (North Platte) totaled 34 assists, 10 digs, and three kills. Finally, sophomore DS Rhyan Mock (Stilwell, Kan.) at seven digs and an ace.Northwest got 12 digs and six kills from senior RS Kassidy Mohwinkle.UNK hosts Mo West Friday at 7 p.m. and after the Younes Hospitality MIAA/NSIC Crossover Basketball Tournament. Back in early October, the Lopers used huge rallies in the first and fourth sets to beat the Griffons in five.