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1 Cornhuskers (5-0) Head Coach: Doc Sadler Record at : 5-0 (First year) Career Division I Record: (3 years) Career Record: (8 years) Assistant Coaches: Tony Benford, Philip Mathews, David Anwar at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-5) Head Coach: Fred Hill Hill's Record at RU: 1-5 (First year) Hill's Career Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Jim Carr, Craig Carter, Darren Savino Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 6 -Kearney (exh.)...w, Nov. 11 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (exh.)...l, Nov. 14 -Omaha...W, Nov. 18 No. 20/25 Creighton (NET2)...W, Nov. 21 Lubbock Christian...W, Nov. 27 Arkansas-Pine Bluff...W, Nov. 29 North Texas (FSNMW)...W, Dec. 2 at Rutgers... 3 p.m. Dec. 9 vs. Oregon (FSN)#... 2 p.m. Dec. 17 Alabama A&M...1 p.m. Dec. 20 Wyoming^... 9 p.m. Dec. 22 San Francisco/Hawaii^... TBA Dec. 23 TBA^... TBA Dec. 30 at Miami& (FSNMW)... 3 p.m. Jan. 3 Savannah State...7 p.m. Jan. 6 Western Kentucky...7 p.m. Jan. 10 at Iowa State (FSNMW)... 7 p.m. Jan. 13 Oklahoma State (ESPN Plus)...12:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at Oklahoma (FSNMW)... 7 p.m. Jan. 20 Colorado (ESPN Plus/ESPNU)...5 p.m. Jan. 24 Texas (FSNMW)...7 p.m. Jan. 27 at Kansas State (FSNMW)... 5 p.m. Jan. 29 Kansas (ESPN)...8 p.m. Feb. 3 at Missouri (ESPN Plus)... 12:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at Texas Tech (FSNMW)... 7 p.m. Feb. 10 Texas A&M (FSNMW)...7 p.m. Feb. 13 Kansas State (FSNMW)...7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Kansas (ESPN Plus)... 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at Baylor (FSNMW)... 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Missouri (ESPN Plus)...12:30 p.m. Feb. 28 Iowa State...7 p.m. March 3 at Colorado (ESPN Plus)... 12:30 p.m. March 8-11 at Big 12 Championship (ESPN Plus)... TBA (Oklahoma City, Okla.) ^Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii #at Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. &Orange Bowl Classic, Miami, Fla. *Big 12 Conference game ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL >>>Game Information Game: 6 Game Date: Dec. 2, 2006 Release Date: Dec. 1, 2006 Radio: Internet-only broadcast (Kent Pavelka, play by play; Andy Markowski, color) TV: None Internet: Huskers.com (live radio, stats) >>>Huskers Start Road Trek at Rutgers The men's basketball team hits the road for the first time this season when it heads to Piscataway, N.J., to take on Big East foe Rutgers on Saturday, Dec. 2. The game will tip off at 3 p.m. CST. Possible Lineups Cornhuskers Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. G Charles Richardson Jr. Sr * G Jamel White So * G Sek Henry Fr * G Ryan Anderson Fr C Aleks Maric Jr Rutgers Scarlet Knights Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. G Marquis Webb Sr G Anthony Farmer So * F Jaron Griffin So F JR Inman So F Adrian Hill Sr *assists The full broadcast of the game will be carried on the Internet and can be heard all over the world via Huskers.com, the official Internet site of the Athletic Department. The new play-by-play voice of the Husker basketball program, Kent Pavelka will call the action on Saturday against Rutgers and former Husker basketball letterwinner Andy Markowski will serve as color analyst for the second straight broadcast. The Husker Sports Network will air the pregame show and live coverage of the football team's appearance in the Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma. Frequent live basketball updates and periodic live game action will also be heard during the pregame football broadcast, which starts at 2 p.m. hopes to carry some home-court magic on the road in its first contest this season away from the Devaney Center. The Huskers have been efficient on offense while running to a 5-0 record in coach Doc Sadler's first year at the helm. has hit 54.7 percent from the field through five games, including three straight contests to open the campaign hitting better than 55 percent. Only once in the young season has NU failed to top 50 percent shooting for a whole game (44.0 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff). Sadler's defensive philosophy of pressuring the ball all the way up the court has helped the Huskers limit opponents to 52.8 points per game on 35.2 percent shooting. still needs to cut down on its turnovers, but has made up for its miscues by pressuring opponents into 95 turnovers, an average of 19.0 per game. Over the past two contests, NU has forced teams into 49 turnovers, the most in a two-game span by the Huskers since Numerical Roster Stats No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG A B S 1 Sek Henry G Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Patterson School [N.C.]) Charles Richardson Jr.^^^ G Sr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) Marcus Perry^ G Sr. Anniston, Ala. (Southern Union State CC) Jay-R Strowbridge G Fr. Ardmore, Ala. (Sparkman) Kyle Marks^ F So. Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) Aleks Maric^^ C Jr. Sydney, Australia (Life Center [N.J.] Academy) Mike Smith G RFr. Bronx, N.Y. (Regional) Paul Velander^ G So. Blacksburg, Va. (Blacksburg) Jamel White^ G So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute) Chris Balham F RFr. Kansas City, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West) Kris Douse F Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (IMG Academy [Fla.]) Jim Ledsome^ F So. Severna Park, Md. (Severna Park) Ryan Anderson G Fr. Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach) ^-letters earned The Series and Rutgers are meeting for just the second time in series history. The Huskers and Scarlet Knights first met during the season when Rutgers ran away with an victory in the final game of the Hoop and Quill Classic in St. Charles, Mo. Coming Up Next will have seven days before its next contest on Dec. 9 against Oregon in the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. It will be the first of two NBA arenas the Huskers will play in this season, as NU will also play in the Ford Center in Oklahoma City at the Big 12 Championship.

2 Team Leaders Double-Figure Scoring Games Aleks Maric 5, Ryan Anderson 3, Jamel White 3, Charles Richardson Jr. 2, Marucs Perry 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Ryan Anderson 2, Aleks Maric 2 Double-Doubles Aleks Maric 2 20-Point Games Aleks Maric 2 Games Leading NU in Scoring* Aleks Maric 4, Ryan Anderson 1 Games Leading NU in Rebounding* Ryan Anderson 3, Aleks Maric 3 Games Leading NU in * Charles Richardson Jr. 4, Sek Henry 2, Ryan Anderson 1, Jamel White 1 Games Leading NU in * Aleks Maric 4, Jim Ledsome 1, Marcus Perry 1 Games Leading NU in * Charles Richardson Jr. 5, Ryan Anderson 1, Kris Douse 1 *includes ties Big 12 Standings (through Nov. 29) Team Overall Big 12 Oklahoma State Missouri Texas A&M Iowa State Kansas Baylor Texas Texas Tech Kansas State Oklahoma Colorado Upcoming conference schedule Thursday, Nov. 30 Arkansas at Missouri, 8 p.m Saturday, Dec. 2 Kansas at DePaul, 1 p.m. TCU at Oklahoma, 1 p.m. Pacific at Texas A&M, 2 p.m. Texas vs. Gonzaga, 2 p.m. at Rutgers, 3 p.m. Pepperdine at Oklahoma State, 3 p.m. Texas State at Baylor, 3 p.m. Kansas State at Colorado State, 4:05 p.m. Northern Colorado at Colorado, 7 p.m. Non-Conference Opponent Records (through Nov. 29) Team Overall Creighton Arkansas-Pine Bluff North Texas Rutgers Oregon Alabama A&M Wyoming** Miami Savannah State Western Kentucky has also played Division II -Omaha and NAIA Lubbock Christian as regular-season games. Those schools, however, count the games as exhibitions and the loss to NU is not reflected in their season records. ** will face Wyoming at the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii. NU's second-round matchup will be against either San Francisco or Hawaii. Creighton, Valparaiso, Houston and UNC Charlotte are also in the tournament field. 2 >>>Road Warriors The basketball team can easily take on the title of 'Road Warriors' during the month of December. After opening the regular season with five straight home games, the Huskers go on the road for six of their next seven contests, with only one home game (vs. Alabama A&M) at the Devaney Center in December. The trek begins this weekend with a trip to New Jersey to take on Rutgers on Dec. 2 followed by a trip to Portland, Ore., to take on the Oregon Ducks on Dec. 9 at the Rose Garden, home of the Portland Trailblazers. Following the Alabama A&M game at home on Dec. 17, the Huskers leave the next morning for Hawaii where they will play three games in the Outrigger Rainbow Classic from Dec before coming home for Christmas break. ends the month with a road trip to the Orange Bowl Classic in Miami on Dec. 30. All told, the Huskers will travel 15,400 miles during the month, according to the Indo.com web site which tracks distances between cities "as the crow flies." The following are the distances the site lists as one-way trips from Lincoln, Neb. The total for one-way trips from Lincoln is 7,700 miles. Destination...Distance From Lincoln Piscataway, N.J miles (1880 km, 1015 nautical miles) Portland, Ore miles (2165 km, 1169 nautical miles) Honolulu, Hawaii miles (6088 km, 3287 nautical miles) Miami, Fla miles (2259 km, 1220 nautical miles)... 7,700 miles (12,392 km, 6,691 nautical miles) The trek around the country will be a new experience for the Huskers. Last year, played 10 of its first 11 games of the year at home with the lone road game coming just 60 minutes up I-80 at the Qwest Center Omaha against Creighton. NU's first out-of-state road game last year came on Dec. 31 when the Huskers fell to Florida State in Miami at the Orange Bowl Classic. 's most recent long stretch of road games like the upcoming month was in when the Huskers played five straight road games. NU played Miami in the Orange Bowl Classic before winning three straight games and the tourney title at the San Juan Shootout, and then ended the road stretch with a contest at Minnesota. The last time played at least six road contests in a seven-game span was when the Huskers played seven straight games away from Lincoln. That stretch started with true road games at Creighton and Minnesota before playing three games at the Team Comparison ( stats) Rutgers (1-5)... Opponents per game Scoring margin Field goal percentage pt. field goal percentage pt. field goal made per game Free throw percentage per game Rebound margin per game Turnovers per game per game per game Rainbow Classic, NU's last appearance in the tournament. NU finished the road trek with games at Kansas and Oklahoma State to open Big 12 Conference play. >>>Husker Fans Everywhere The Huskers look to start out the road slate on a strong note under first-year coach Doc Sadler. It will not be an easy task as has a young squad with only two players senior guard Charles Richardson Jr. and junior center Aleks Maric having played more than one year of Division I basketball. And only a few of the Huskers have played meaningful minutes in a tough road environment like they will see Saturday at "The RAC." But NU will have at least a small cheering section on its side as three Huskers from the East Coast will have plenty of support wearing the scarlet and cream on Saturday. Between Jamel White, a Brooklyn native, and Mike Smith, a Bronx native, the duo is expecting about 150 family members and friends in attendance Saturday. Jim Ledsome will bring the number closer to 200 when his bus load of friends and family make the trip from Maryland. >>>Huskers Look to Extend Streak heads into its first road contest of the year against Rutgers looking to extend its season-opening win streak to six games. NU has won at least six games to open a season only eight times in 111 years of the program's existence. Season...NU record before first loss ??? has been strong at home over the years, earning a record in 31 seasons at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. On the road, it has been somewhat of another story and the first road game of the year has been especially tough. NU has lost its first true away game each of the past 10 years since an victory over Creighton in During that span, NU has had its first game away from Lincoln at a neutral site four times and owns a 1-3 record. (5-0)... Opponents per game Scoring margin Field goal percentage pt. field goal percentage pt. field goal made per game Free throw percentage per game Rebound margin per game Turnovers per game per game per game

3 >>>Connecting with History In its last game on Wednesday, improved to 5-0 to start the season. The win marked the second time in school history that NU started consecutive seasons with a 5-0 record and the first time in more than 80 years since the and campaigns. is one of four Big 12 Conference teams without a loss this season (as of Wednesday, Nov. 29), joining Oklahoma State (8-0), Missouri (7-0) and No. 9/8 Texas A&M (6-0). Missouri played on Thursday, Nov. 30, against Arkansas. Three of the four undefeated teams in the conference have new head coaches, with only A&M's Billy Gillispie having been in his current position last year. >>>Unfamiliar Territory First-year Husker coach Doc Sadler has moved into territory rarely seen before among the fraternity of coaches at. With five wins to open the season, Sadler is undefeated as NU's head coach longer into his tenure than any previous Husker mentor in more than eight decades. The last time a first-year coach won at least five games to open his career in Lincoln was 1919 when Paul Schlisser went 6-0 to start the campaign. Overall, Sadler is only the fifth coach in program history to win his first five games as the Huskers' mentor. >>>Locking Down Coach Doc Sadler has always had his teams ready to play solid defense for 94 feet, whether on the Division I level or when he was a head coach in the junior college ranks. Sadler's first Husker squad is showing similar traits and improving in that area each game. To date, the Huskers have allowed just 52.8 points per game, a mark that ranks second in the league only behind Texas A&M's 46.7 points-per-game scoring defense. It makes sense that the teams would be near the top of the defensive statistical categories as their head coaches have the same approach to playing the game: play hard and play every foot of the floor on defense. They have a long history together as well, as A&M coach Billy Gillispie hired Sadler at UTEP as an assistant and when Gillispie left to coach the Aggies, Sadler took over as the Miners' head coach. >>>Shutting the Door has had a solid offensive performance to open the season. The Huskers rank among the national leaders by hitting 54.7 percent from the floor through its first five games. While it's defensive effort may have been overshadowed early on, this year's NU squad has already proven to be among the stingiest in recent NU history. The Huskers have held three straight opponents under 60 points and have not allowed more than 62 points yet this season. In fact, the Huskers held two opponents Lubbock Christian and Arkansas-Pine Bluff to 42 points each in back-to-back games, both NU wins. That two-game stretch marked the first time since 1982 that held consecutive opponents to less than 50 points apiece. That year it accomplished the feat on two occasions, most recently in a pair of victories against Air Force (W, 63-47) and Northern Iowa (53-42). This year's occurrence is only the seventh time since 1958 a span of 50 seasons that NU has combined to keep consecutive opponents to fewer than 50 points each. The campaign is also the last time limited three straight opponents to fewer than points 50. By holding Lubbock Christian and Arkansas-Pine Bluff to 42 points apiece, it was only the third time since 1958 that the Huskers allowed 84 or fewer combined points in consecutive games. The last time it happened was three seasons ago, when NU held Bethune-Cookman and Lipscomb to a combined 78 points, including a romp over BCC. According to the NCAA record book entering , ranked 11th in fewest points allowed in a single game since 1986 by holding Bethune-Cookman to 26 points in that contest. >>>Heating Up the Floor Entering the season, coach Doc Sadler said that the thought the Huskers would be a solid shooting team. Through the first five games of the season, Sadler's prediction has been an understatement. Heading into Saturday's road game at Rutgers, the Huskers have connected on 54.7 percent of their shots from the floor, including a solid 41.7 percent from 3-point range. According to ESPN.com, the Huskers ranked third in the nation (through Nov. 29) in field goal percentage, trailing only Northern Illinois (58.5 percent) and defending national champion Florida (54.9). Big 12 counterpart Texas A&M ranked fourth at 53.7 percent and Pittsburgh rounded out the top five at 53.5 percent. shot 59.7 percent (77-of-129) from the field over the first three contests of the season, and in fact hit at least 55.0 percent from the floor in each game. That is the longest stretch a squad has hit at least 55.0 percent in each game since the team connected on 55.2, 55.2 and 63.4 percent against Wisconsin, Texas A&M and Eastern Washington, respectively. opened the season hitting 56.5 percent (26-of-46) from the floor against -Omaha, the second time in three years the Huskers hit at least 50 percent of their shots in a season opener. As a follow-up, NU scorched the nets by hitting more than two-thirds of its field-goal attempts (67.6 percent, 25-of-37) in an upset of No. 20/25 Creighton in the second game of the year and first against a Division I team. continued its strong shooting by hitting 56.5 percent (26-of-46) against Lubbock Christian. The Huskers' strong streak ended against Arkansas- Pine Bluff when NU was limited to 44.0 percent shooting. played all 13 Huskers who were in uniform, including nine for at least 10 minutes apiece while trying multiple lineups as the Huskers led by more than 20 points for the majority of the contest. Junior center Aleks Maric leads the Big 12 Conference by hitting 71.4 percent (40-of-56) from the floor. Through Nov. 29, he also ranked sixth nationally according to ESPN.com, and first among players with at least 50 fieldgoal attempts. Media Relations One Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Fax: (402) Basketball Media Relations Director: Jerry Trickie jtrickie@huskers.com Office phone: (402) Cell phone: (402) Big 12 Coaches Teleconference The Big 12 Conference coaches will participate in a weekly mediaonly teleconference during , including: Monday, Dec. 11 Monday, Feb. 5 Thursday, Jan. 4 Monday, Feb. 12 Thursday, Jan. 11 Monday, Feb. 19 Monday, Jan. 15 Monday, Feb. 26 Monday, Jan. 22 Monday, March 5 Monday, Jan. 29 Monday, March 12* * - For only those coaches advancing to postseason (NCAA or NIT) play The teleconference begins at 10 a.m. CST. The call can be heard live or on replay via the Internet at Contact the Big 12 staff at (469) for the call-in and replay numbers. 10 a.m. Bill Self, Kansas 10:10 a.m. Billy Gillispie, Texas A&M 10:20 a.m. Sean Sutton, Oklahoma State 10:30 a.m. Scott Drew, Baylor 10:40 a.m. Mike Anderson, Missouri 10:50 a.m. Bob Knight, Texas Tech 11 a.m. Ricardo Patton, Colorado 11:10 a.m. Bob Huggins, Kansas State 11:20 a.m. Jeff Capel, Oklahoma 11:30 a.m. Doc Sadler, 11:40 a.m. Rick Barnes, Texas 11:50 a.m. Greg McDermott, Iowa State Husker Sports Network The Host Communications Husker Sports Network (formerly Pinnacle Sports Network) is in its 11th year producing and marketing live broadcasts of University of football, men s and women s basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball games. The Husker Sports Network has created a large network of state and national affiliates. All regular-season men's basketball games and any postseason contests will be broadcast on a 25-station basketball network in KFAB (1110 AM) is the Omaha affiliate, KLIN (1400 AM) is the Lincoln affiliate and while KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington also serves as a primary affiliate. All of 's men's basketball games can also be heard worldwide, free of charge, on Huskers.com. A great number of 's games can also be heard live on SIRIUS Satellite. Veteran radio announcer Kent Pavelka will lead the men's basketball broadcast in , along with former Husker basketball and football standout Matt Davison. Lane Grindle will serve as the host of Sports Nightly, a live daily call-in show focusing on NU athletics. Pavelka will host the Doc Sadler Radio Show on Monday nights throughout the season beginning at 7 p.m Husker Sports Network Stations Ainsworth KBRB-AM, 1400 Lexington KRVN-AM, 880 Alliance KCOW-AM, 1400 Lincoln KLIN-AM, 1400 Aurora KRGY-FM, 97.3 McCook* KSWN-FM, 93.9 Beatrice KWBE-AM, 1450 Norfolk KNEN-FM, 94.7 Chadron KCSR-AM, 610 North Platte KODY-AM, 1240 Falls City KTNC-AM, 1230 Ogallala KOGA-AM, 930 Fremont KHUB-AM, 1340 Omaha KFAB-AM, 1110 KFMT-FM, Scottsbluff KNEB-AM, 960 Grand Island KRGI-AM, 1430 Sidney KSID-AM, 1340 Hastings*, KLIQ-FM, 94.5 Valentine KVSH-AM, 940 Holdrege KUVR-AM, 1380 Wayne KTCH-AM, 1590 Kearney KGFW-AM, 1340 West Point KTIC-AM, 840 Kimball KIMB-AM, 1260

4 Earning a Bit of History The Huskers came out on the winning end of their first two regular-season games against -Omaha and Creighton to help first-year coach Doc Sadler reach his 50th career win in his 68th game as a Division I head coach. With a win over the Mavericks in the opener, Sadler became the first Husker head coach since Joe Cipriano in 1963 to win his first career game as a Husker, something that Moe Iba, Danny Nee and Barry Collier did not do. Sadler earned his 50th career victory at the Division I level against nationally ranked Creighton. With the win, Sadler became the first coach since Harry Good in 1946 to start his Husker head coaching career with a 2-0 mark. The Huskers added wins over Lubbock Christian, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and North Texas, helping Sadler become the first Husker mentor to start 5-0 since Paul Schlisser in The record for wins to open a career at NU is nine by Sam Waugh, whose Cornhusker team opened the season 9-0 before losing. Waugh coached one year at and had a 13-1 record in , including a perfect 12-0 record in conference play. Before coming to, Sadler posted the seventhhighest win total by a first-year Division I head coach in NCAA history with his teams' 27 victories in and with 48 wins over his first two years, he was just two victories out of the all-time top 10 for coaching wins in the first two seasons at Division I. First-Year NU Head Coaches...Record before first loss Sam Waugh, Paul Schlisser, Doc Sadler, ?? E.O. "Jumbo" Stiehm, T.P. Hewitt, Harry Good, E. Berry, Season Openers opened its 111th season of basketball with a victory over -Omaha. The game marked the earliest regular-season playing date in school history, matching the mark set in 1998 when the Huskers opened the season on Nov. 14 against UNC Greensboro. Before this season, is known to have played only seven games before Nov. 20, including two games last season when it played host to the John Thompson Basketball Challenge. picked up its sixth straight season-opening victory and ninth in the past 10 years with the win over UNO. The Huskers also extended their streak of victories in home openers to 26 with their win. Charging Ahead First-year coach Doc Sadler has said many times that his teams will play hard from start to finish, will get on the floor for loose balls and will take charges. Here is a quick look at the breakdown by game and player for that last statistic: Charges Taken (Team) Opponent North Texas 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2 Lubbock Christian 2 Creighton 3 -Omaha 2 s 10 Charges Taken (Player) Player Anderson 3 White 3 Velander 2 Ledsome 1 Maric 1 s 9 Freshman guard Ryan Anderson has been a pleasant surprise as he is second on the team by connecting on 64.3 percent (27-of-42). Anderson is third in the league statistics and first among Big 12 freshman, just ahead of Kansas' Darrell Arthur (64.2 percent). >>>The Series and Rutgers are meeting for just the second time in the series and first time since The Scarlet Knights lead by a 1-0 margin as they took the initial matchup between the squads in convincing fashion, grabbing an victory in the final game of the Hoop and Quill Classic in St. Charles, Mo. The Huskers own a mark against current teams in the Big East Conference with their most wins coming against Notre Dame (5-2 record). NU also owns wins over Marquette (4-4), South Florida (1-1), Pittsburgh (1-3) and DePaul (1-4). Marquette is the most recent Big East opponent the Huskers have faced, as NU ran past the NCAA-Tournament bound Golden Eagles, 84-74, last season in Lincoln. >>>Scouting the Scarlet Knights Rutgers enters the weekend looking to snap a fourgame losing streak after falling to Temple, 77-54, on the road on Wednesday night. RU is still winless against Division I competition this year, with its only victory coming in an decision over St. Thomas Aquinas in the second game of the year. The Scarlet Knights have already played one Big 12 Conference opponent, as they dropped the season opener at home to Kansas State, RU's other home loss came in a one-point setback against Jackson State, Rutgers is led by JR Inman, the only Scarlet Knight averaging double figures through the first six games. Inman has averaged 13.5 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game. Inman has hit 44.1 percent from the floor, the best percentage among players with at least 10 made field goals. Nearly half of his made baskets (10-of- 26) are 3-pointers, but as a team the Scarlet Knights are hitting just 26.7 percent from long range. Adrian Hill has added 8.8 points and 6.0 rebounds to rank second on the squad while Marquis Webb and Anthony Farmer have posted 7.5 and 7.0 points per game, respectively. Farmer also leads the team with 16 assists and seven steals. RU has averaged 60.5 points per contest while hitting 36.6 percent from the floor as a team. Defensively, Rutgers is allowing just 67.0 points per contest as opponents have hit 43.7 percent from the floor, including 42.5 percent from 3-point range. Rutgers is guided by first-year head coach Fred Hill (Montclair State, 1981). Hill own a 1-5 record at Rutgers in his first head coaching position. Before taking over the top spot, Hill was an assistant at Rutgers last year and spent the previous four years at Villanova as an assistant. He has eight years of experience in the Big East, as he also spent three years at Seton Hall. The Verona, N.J., native also spent two years at current Big East member Marquette from 1986 to >>>Maric Earns Big 12 Honors Junior Aleks Maric was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 20, following his performance in the Huskers' first two games of the season. The 6-11, 270-pound center led to a 2-0 start by averaging 23.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game while hitting 65.5 percent (19-of-29) from the floor. Maric, who returned to the court 11 days after an appendectomy to start the season opener, posted 29 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes against - Omaha in the Huskers' first regular-season game. He hit 11 field goals on a career-high 18 attempts and missed his second career 30-point contest by just one point. Last year, Maric had 37 points at Iowa State, the fifth-highest single-game mark in program history and the first 30-point game by a Husker since Against No. 20/25 Creighton on Nov. 18, Maric posted 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the Huskers to a 12-point victory. Maric was saddled with foul trouble in the first half and played just nine minutes, but came on to play 19 minutes in the second period when he recorded 15 points and eight boards. Maric was the first Husker to be named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week since 1999 when Venson Hamilton won it in back-to-back weeks on Jan. 18 and 25. Maric is only the third Husker to earn the conference's top weekly award, joining Hamilton and Tyronn Lue, who won the award three times including twice in Maric earned Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week honors as a freshman on Feb. 28, He was one of nine Husker newcomers to earn the honor since the formation of the league for the season. >>>First Time coach Doc Sadler has won at every level, but the Huskers' victory over No. 20/25 Creighton gave Sadler another first in his career. Not only was it his 50th win as a head coach at this level, but Sadler earned his first career victory over a ranked Division I team. Sadler entered the game with the Bluejays with an 0-3 record against ranked squads over the past two years at UTEP, with all three games played away from home. Here is a look at Sadler's career matchups with ranked squads: Date Team (rank) Result Nov. 18, 2006 Creighton (20)... W, Feb. 2, 2006 at Memphis (4)...L, March 3, 2005 vs. Utah^ (18)...L, Feb. 19, 2005 at Pacific (19)...L, ^NCAA Tournament >>>More Honors Junior center Aleks Maric was not the only Husker to earn an honor following the first week of the season. On Monday, Nov. 20, coach Doc Sadler was tabbed the Coach of the Week on collegeinsider.com's Weekly Honor Roll. The web site said: "Expectations at just got a little higher, and credit new coach Doc Sadler. The Huskers finally ended a seven-game losing streak to in-state rival Creighton, surprising the mid-major darlings to open the season 2-0. shot 67% from the field, scored on

5 its final 13 possessions of the game, and discovered it has a clutch performer in freshman guard Ryan Anderson (19 points and a key 3 in the final minutes). Yet, it all comes back to Sadler, who came to Lincoln this year after an impressive two-year stint at UTEP. With the win, he has already made a difference, earning some much-needed positive attention for the basketball team at a traditional football school." >>>Hot Shots scorched the net in a 12-point victory over nationally ranked Creighton on Nov. 18. The Huskers hit an impressive 67.6 percent (25-of-37) from the floor, their top single-game shooting percentage since hitting 72.3 percent (34-of-47) against UNC-Wilmington nearly nine years ago on Dec. 5, The percentage will likely rank among the best in the country when the first NCAA statistics are released in December, but does not top the Big 12 rankings as Oklahoma State has already hit 67.9 percent (36-of-53) against Florida Atlantic to take the top spot in the league. Last year in all of Division I, a 67.6 field-goal percentage for a single game would have ranked sixth nationally on the season. >>>For (Freshmen) Starters While first-year coach Doc Sadler would like to give his younger players time to adjust to the rigors of college basketball, he has had little choice but to start two freshmen in all of the Huskers' games this season. Guards Sek Henry and Ryan Anderson have performed well under pressure so far, especially Anderson who at 6-4 is playing out of position at the 4 spot. Henry led the team in scoring in the exhibition season with 20.0 points per game. In his first five regular-season games at the college level, Henry has averaged 7.0 points per game and is also second on the team with 19 assists, including 13 assists in the past three games combined. Anderson has shown a strong all-around game as he ranks second on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg) and field-goal percentage (64.3 percent). He has scored in double figures in three of the first five games. In the two games he failed to reach 10 points, Anderson added double-figure rebounds to lead the team. According to official box scores, Henry and Anderson were the first pair of true freshmen to start the season opener for the Huskers since the season when Mark Enright and Ron Taylor also opened the season in the lineup. Henry and Anderson are the third and fourth true freshmen since 2001 to start their first career game at, joining Jake Muhleisen (2001) and Marcus Walker (2005). >>>Anderson Steps Up Big for Huskers Freshman guard Ryan Anderson made his presence felt early in the campaign. The Seattle native has started every game and is second on the team in scoring, rebounding and field-goal percentage. He started off in good fashion in the Huskers' first exhibition game, as he hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds remaining to help NU to a victory over -Kearney. In his first regular-season contest, Anderson posted nine points with a game-high 11 rebounds, becoming the second Husker freshman in three years to post double-figure rebounds in his first career game. Anderson came back with an even bigger performance against No. 20/25 Creighton as he led the Huskers in scoring with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting. He hit his first six attempts from the floor and his only miss of the game was a long 3-point attempt in the final 10 seconds of the first half. Against Creighton and Lubbock Christian, Anderson connected on 12-of-14 field-goal attempts to pace the squad. He added a game-high 10 boards vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, giving him his second double-figure rebounding game of the season. On Wednesday against North Texas, Anderson continued his torrid pace as he scored 18 points on 8-of- 13 shooting and added five rebounds and three steals. >>>Injuries Deplete Frontcourt Depth The Huskers entered the season thin on experience across the front line, and the rash of injuries already seen this season has been felt most significantly in the paint. Because of the lack of depth, has started 6-4 freshman Ryan Anderson, who is listed as a guard, at the 4 spot in each exhibition contest and regular-season game so far. Sophomore Jim Ledsome, who had played 61 career minutes entering the season, started each exhibition game before center Aleks Maric gave the Huskers a bit of good news with his return to the lineup in the season opener. 's only other front-court returnee to play in a regular-season game is sophomore Kyle Marks, who returned from knee surgery to make his season debut against Lubbock Christian, but has since been sidelined again with soreness in the knee. Marks played 122 minutes last season. Redshirt freshman Chris Balham (legs) also missed time earlier this season and was not cleared to play until just hours before the first exhibition game. He then missed the regular-season opener but has played each game since. Freshman forward Kris Douse is the only Husker taller than 6-4 who has not had an injury and missed practice time this season. >>>Earning Their Keep Following a rash of injuries, the coaching staff held open tryouts for students on Oct. 12, a day before the official start of preseason practices. At times this fall, the Huskers have practiced with only six healthy players who are currently listed on the official roster. From the open tryout, the coaching staff took six players who are working out with the team on a limited basis. Forward Ben Nelson (#35, 6-7, 210, So., Atwater, Minn.) and Choul Laam (#40, 6-5, 230, Sr., Lincoln, Neb.) were the only walk-ons to see action in the exhibition games, while Laam and Nick Krenk (#11, 6-0, 170, City, Neb.) are the only two to dress during the regular season. Krenk joined the team as a manager a month before and practiced only one time with the team on the day The Last Time Out (vs. North Texas) Lincoln --- Aleks Maric recorded his second double-double of the season while held North Texas 24 points below its season average, as the Huskers picked up a victory over the Mean Green Wednesday at the Devaney Center. Playing in front of a crowd of 7,013 and a state-wide audience on FSN Midwest, the Huskers improved to 5-0 on the season while dropping North Texas to 5-2. The win marked the second straight season and third time in four years the Huskers have won their first five contests. The last time NU won six straight to open a season was Maric once again led with another dominating and efficient performance. He scored 26 points in only 26 minutes on 9-of- 11 shooting. He added game- and season-high totals of 11 rebounds and four blocked shots. Ryan Anderson chipped in 18 points and five boards, while Charles Richardson Jr. tied his season high with 11 points. Leading North Texas were Calvin Watson and Michael Sturns with 18 and 11 points, respectively. Sturns and Rich Young notched a team-high eight boards apiece. held UNT well below its season scoring average of 81.2 points per game. UNT had topped 90 points twice in the first six games of the season, and surpassed the 80-point plateau four times before being held to a season-low. North Texas s previous season low was 65 points in a two-point victory over Tulsa. After shooting 48.2 percent from the floor in their first six contests, the Mean Green were limited to 34.4 percent shooting on the night. UNT also served up 25 turnovers, a opponent season high, helping the Huskers hold their fifth straight opponent to less than 40 percent shooting from the floor. On the offensive end, executed well at times and finished the game draining 52.7 percent, its fourth of five contests hitting better than 50.0 percent from the field. dominated from the opening tip as the Huskers used a 12-0 run to set the tone. Maric began the scoring in dramatic fashion as the 6-11, 270-pound center nailed a 3-pointer, the first of his career, at the 18:43 mark to give the Huskers a 3-0 lead. Jamel White added a layup and Anderson drained a trey and scored an easy layup to give a quick 10-0 lead less than three minutes into the game. White pushed the Husker run to 12 straight points with an offensive rebound and scoop shot layup before NU forced the first of 15 first-half UNT turnovers on the next trip down court. North Texas Harold Stewart finally snapped the Huskers run with a jumper from the elbow at the 15:51 mark, but that was one of the few easy baskets in the opening period for the Mean Green. UNT finished the first period hitting just 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from the floor before halftime while committing 15 turnovers. recorded nine steals off the first-period miscues, a season high. After NU pushed the lead to 16 points at 18-2, Ben Bell added a jumper off an offensive rebound for the Mean Green s second basket of the game. extended to a 25-4 lead before Rich Young hit a pull-up 3-pointer to cut the UNT deficit to 18. North Texas made it two straight possessions with a basket just a minute later, but could not extend the run as Richardson s 3-pointer ran the Husker advantage back to 21, A pair of Maric putback dunks ran the Husker lead back up to 20 points, 36-16, before UNT started chipping away. The Mean Green cut the deficit to 16, 39-23, just over a minute remaining in the half on a 3-point play by Keith Wooden, but the Huskers scored the last three points for a 19-point margin. In the second half, continued its strong play, keeping the lead in double figures throughout the period. NU led by as many as 28 points at with just under 10 minutes remaining.. Postgame Notes recorded a season high for steals with 15 on the game. NU had nine steals in first half, which was more than any of its first four games. The previous team high was eight on two occasions. The Huskers forced 25 turnovers, an opponent season high. Junior center Aleks Maric recorded a double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds, his second double-double of the season and 15th of his career. Maric finished with his second 20-point performance of the season. It was Maric s fourth 20-point scoring night of his career. 5

6 Full House played in front of a packed house in coach Doc Sadler's second regular-season game when the Huskers defeated No. 20/25 Creighton, 73-61, in the Devaney Center. The game officially sold out on Nov. 15 and standing-room only tickets were then put on sale on a first-come, first-served basis. The game's official attendance (tickets distributed) was 13,832 and marked the first home sellout for the Huskers since Feb. 5, 2005, a span of 24 home games. That game was also against a ranked opponent as No. 3 Kansas earned a victory. This season's contest against CU was also the first non-conference sellout since the Bluejays last came to Lincoln on Dec. 11, Pro Connection Several former members of the basketball program are in action this fall playing professionally around the world, including three first-time players from recent NU rosters. Overall, 10 former Huskers are currently slated to play professionally this season, including three in the National Basketball Association: Tyronn Lue (Atlanta Hawks), Eric Piatkowski (Phoenix Suns) and Mikki Moore (New Jersey Nets). Piatkowski is one of the longest-tenured players in the NBA, as the veteran is in his 13th season this winter. Brian Conklin, a letterwinner from 2001 to 2004, became the most recent addition to the Huskers growing list of professional players. Conklin joined Omniworld Almere in The Netherlands for his first professional season in Omniworld in the Dutch League is the same club that former Husker John Turek played for last season. Also joining the professional ranks this season are former Huskers Wes Wilkinson and Jason Dourisseau, the co-mvps for last year s 19-win Husker squad that reached the Big 12 Championship semifinals. Wilkinson, who worked out for multiple NBA teams and played in the 2006 Vegas Summer League for the Boston Celtics, joined his new club, Okapi Aalstar, in Belgium in October. Last year, Wilkinson led with 11.9 points per game and broke into the Huskers single-season top-10 list with 61 blocked shots. Wilkinson was the only rookie from the United States listed on Aalstar s season-opening roster. Dourisseau began his first professional season playing with EnBW Ludwigsburg in early October. The Omaha native joined the squad in August for training camp and is one of three newcomers from the NCAA ranks, along with Ohio State s Ja Kel Foster and Utah State s Nate Harris. Dourisseau averaged 11.3 points and 7.3 rebounds both second on the team for last year. Turek moved to MPC/Capitals Groningen after averaging 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.5 steal per game for Omniworld last year. Turek was named to the Dutch League All-Star Game last season. Other former Huskers who are signed to play professionally around the globe this year include Cookie Belcher (Bnei Hasharon-- Israel--Premier League), Andrew Drevo (Nanterre-- France--Pro B), Steffon Bradford (Nanterre--France--Pro B) and Venson Hamilton (Real Madrid--Spain--ACB). Kimani Ffriend, Nate Johnson, Marcus Neal Jr., Tony Farmer and Larry Florence each played professionally as recently as last season, according to eurobasket.com, top professional basketball web site that tracks international teams. 6 before the season opener and was cleared to play in Jay-R Strowbridge's place because of an injury. Krenk is the son of former Chicago Bear and Husker football player Mitch Krenk. Krenk and Laam are the only two walk-ons added this fall to play in the regular season. Andrew Wicklund (#30, 6-5, 170, So., Colorado Springs, Colo.) also dressed for the exhibition games but has not suited up in the regular season. >>>Bumps, Bruises and Much More Seven Huskers returned from last season's squad that reached the NIT, including three starters in guards Charles Richardson Jr. and Jamel White and center Aleks Maric. Among the returnees, Richardson is the only Husker with significant experience who has not missed practice time with an injury or illness this fall. Last year, Richardson had surgery on his knee during the preseason and missed the first three games of the season before coming on to start 23 contests. This season, he is one of four players including freshmen Sek Henry, Ryan Anderson and Kris Douse who have not missed practice time because of an injury or illness. On the other hand, nine Huskers have missed time this year with a wide range of injuries that have relegated them to the bench, including: Jamel White (collarbone), Kyle Marks (knee cartilage), Paul Velander (foot and shoulder), Chris Balham (legs), Jim Ledsome (ankle), Jay- R Strowbridge (thigh and arm) and Mike Smith (thigh). Aleks Maric joined the growing injured list as he had an appendectomy on Nov. 3. He was not available for the two exhibition games but returned to practice on a limited basis Monday, Nov. 13 and made his season debut on Tuesday, Nov. 14 in the season opener. The 6-11, 270-pounder provides the majority of 's bulk in the paint and returned as one of the top centers in the conference after leading the Big 12 in double-doubles in league-only games last year with seven. In his season debut, Maric posted an impressive 29 points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes and then added 17 points and nine boards against Creighton to earn honors as the Big 12 Player of the Week. The Huskers also suffered a loss following the first exhibition game as senior guard Marcus Perry, who had already missed practice time because of foot problems, underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Nov. 9. Perry, who scored 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range off the bench in the first exhibition, tore cartilage in his left knee. Perry made his regular-season debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, hitting 3-of-6 3-point attempts on his way to 11 points with a career-high tying four rebounds. In his second game, he scored nine points off the bench on three 3-pointers in a 19-point victory over North Texas on Wednesday. While Perry made his return, the Huskers were without a pair of players as Paul Velander (shoulder) and Kyle Marks (knee) were in street clothes for the UAPB and UNT contests. Overall, five players have already combined to miss 12 games so far this season because of injury. >>>Leading by Example Senior guard Charles Richardson Jr. is the proven veteran of the squad as he is the Huskers' only returning three-year letterwinner. In fact, Richardson and junior center Aleks Maric are the only players on the squad with more than one year of Division I experience. The 5-9, 165-pound Richardson helped the Huskers to a campaign in 2006 that included their second NIT bid in three years. Richardson, who has quietly become one of the top floor generals in the Big 12, is chasing his third postseason appearance at this season. Behind his solid junior campaign setting up the Husker offense, Richardson ranked fourth in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.92:1 and was 10th in the league with 3.33 assists per game after gaining 100 assists on the year. His strong hand helped lead the Huskers to two victories at the Big 12 Championship in 2006, only the third time in school history that NU posted more than one win at the league postseason tournament. For his career, Richardson has 248 assists in 92 games, including a team-high 28 assists in four games this season. He leads the current squad in both categories and is second on the squad in games started with 40. Only Aleks Maric, who has started 41 of 63 career games, has more experience in the starting lineup. With similar statistics to last year, Richardson could move into the career top 10 for assists. Currently sitting in 10th place on the list is former Husker and current 13-year NBA veteran Eric Piatkowski, who had 322 assists in his career. >>>Talk With Doc Coach Doc Sadler will meet fans to talk about recent contests and the game plan for upcoming game with a series of four 'Talk with Doc' luncheons. The luncheons began on Nov. 17 when Doc talked about the upcoming game against Creighton. The the final three luncheons (Dec. 15, Jan. 19 and Feb. 9) will take place at the Club on the 20th floor of the US Bank Building in downtown Lincoln. Cost for the luncheons, which include a full buffet, is $15 per person per luncheon. Tables of eight are available for $120 and packages that include a full table of eight for all four luncheons are $450. >>>Testing the Waters Doc Sadler was the biggest addition to the program this summer, but the largest returnee on the floor for the Huskers literally and figuratively was junior center Aleks Maric. The 6-11, 270-pound Maric entered his name into the NBA Draft on April 28, After testing the waters, Maric withdrew his name before the deadline and, since he did not hire an agent, was able to return to the Huskers for the campaign. However, Maric wasn't initially convinced that he would return to Lincoln following Barry Collier's resignation as head coach in August. To help Maric make up his mind, Doc Sadler got on a plane to Australia less than 48 hours following his appointment as head coach and spent a few days with Maric and his family so they could get to

7 know each other. The following week Maric announced he would return to Lincoln in time for the start of fall classes. Maric, who had an appendectomy on Friday, Nov. 3, but has not missed any of the regular season, was the first Husker underclassman to declare early for the draft since Tyronn Lue announced his decision to forgo his senior season in Lue remained in the draft and was a firstround selection of the Denver Nuggets. He is still in the NBA playing for the Atlanta Hawks, one of three former Huskers currently in the league. Maric was one of eight underclassmen from the Big 12 Conference to declare early for the draft, a high for any conference. Six of the players remained in the draft, with Maric and Colorado's all-league guard Richard Roby being the only two to pull out. Of the six who stayed in the draft, four were selected in the first two rounds. >>>Early (Bird) Rankings When and Creighton played on Nov. 18, it was the earliest contest for the Huskers against a ranked team in school history. The previous earliest game was in the season-opener for the campaign when fell to No. 17 Texas, 83-81, in Austin on Nov. 23, That season was the first year of Big 12 Conference play, but the Huskers and Longhorns played twice, including the season opener which served as a non-conference game for both teams. improved to 2-0 all-time against ranked nonconference teams in the month of November. The only other time has played a ranked non-conference opponent that early came on Nov. 28, 1990, when NU stunned No. 5 Michigan State, 71-69, at home. Before the win over Creighton, the Huskers' last victory over a non-conference team in the regular season came on Dec. 8, 2002 when NU defeated No. 20 Minnesota, 80-60, in the Devaney Center. The Huskers now own a 9-31 record against ranked non-conference teams in the regular season. Here is a quick look at the Huskers' early season matchups with ranked teams over the past 20 years: Date Team (rank) Result Nov. 18, 2006 Creighton (20)... W, Dec. 21, 2002 Creighton (20)...L, Dec. 8, 2002 Minnesota (20)... W, Dec. 12, 1999 vs. Arizona (4)...L, Dec. 19, 1998 Minnesota (17)...L, Dec. 31, 1996 vs. Cincinnati (6)... L, Dec. 21, 1996 Minnesota (16)...L, Nov. 23, 1996 at Texas (17)... L, (ot) Jan. 1, 1996 Texas (23)... W, Dec. 30, 1995 vs, Mississippi State (17)...L, Dec. 10, 1994 Michigan State (15)... W, (ot) Dec. 28, 1992 vs. Michigan (6)...L, Dec. 4, 1991 at Michigan State (22)...L, Nov. 28, 1990 Michigan State (5)... W, Dec. 14, 1988 at Ohio State (14)...L, Dec. 19, 1987 at Wyoming (6)...L, >>>Quick Shots forced its last two opponents (Arkansas- Pine Bluff, 24; North Texas, 25) into a combined 49 turnovers, the most in consecutive games for the Huskers since That season the Huskers forced 19 against Southern Cal (Dec. 23, 1992) and 33 against Texas- Arlington (Dec. 21, 1992). In the game before the UTA matchup, the Huskers forced Appalachian State into 25 turnovers on Dec. 19. After two exhibition games where the Huskers put up 54 3-point attempts, has taken better shots in the regular season. It took the Huskers four games to reach 54 3-point attempts, and they hit 23, raising their percentage from the preseason to the regular season by nearly nine points from 33.3 percent to 41.8 percent. has gotten to the free throw line with frequency this year. NU has attempted at least 19 free throws in four of the first five games, hitting 69.4 percent as a team. NU has made 75 free throws, seven more than its opponents have attempted. The Huskers were outrebounded for the first time this season on Wednesday against North Texas as the Mean Green held a advantage on the glass, including 18 offensive rebounds. recorded 15 steals on Wednesday against North Texas, the most by a Husker squad since posting 15 against Oklahoma in Charles Richardson Jr. has led or tied for the team lead in steals in every contest and owns 15 steals through five games. He recorded 17 steals as a freshman in 31 games and 16 as a sophomore in 26 games. Last year he had 34 steals in 30 games. Aleks Maric owns two double-doubles this season and has moved his career total to 15 to rank eighth on the NU career chart. Last year he tied for fifth in NU singleseason history with 10 double-doubles. Maric needs four to move into the top five and with another eight, he would move to sole possession of third on the list. Venson Hamilton, the 1999 Big 12 Player of the Year, leads the list with 45 double-doubles, while Carl McPipe is second with 25 and Dave Hoppen third with 22. Maric has 482 career rebounds entering the weekend matchup against Rutgers. By posting the same rebound total as he had last year (251), Maric would move into 10th on the Husker career rebounds chart. Entering the season, Maric was just 10 rebounds behind the total Venson Hamilton had at the end of his sophomore season. Hamilton is the only player in NU history to post more than 1,000 career rebounds. Maric moved into the NU career top 10 for blocked shots with four against North Texas. He now owns 68 blocks in his career, good for 10th place on the Husker chart and two behind Carl Hayes, who sits in ninth with 70 blocks between 1990 and 's game against -Omaha on Nov. 14 marked the earliest season-opener in program history, tying the mark set in the campaign. Prior to this season, had played only four games before Nov. 19, but played twice this year before that date. Huskers Grab Seven in Early Signing Period Lincoln --- Seven players have signed National Letters-of-Intent in the fall signing period and will join the men s basketball team for the campaign, first-year head coach Doc Sadler announced on Nov. 15. Sadler s first recruiting class at has been recognized among the best in the nation during the fall. The Huskers current class was ranked No. 11 in the nation by Hoopmasters.com and in the top 20 by Hoopscoop.com. Among the individual players, Steve Harley was rated the No. 5 junior college prospect in the nation by JUCO Junction while Rishawn Norwood was No. 24 on the list of the top 100 junior college prospects. According to NBADraft.net, Norwood is the No. 3 rated junior college shooting guard in the nation while Harley is No. 3 among point guards. Shang Ping was rated No. 6 on the list of small forwards and Alex Chapman received an honorable mention. Norwood (No. 3) and Harley (No. 5) are also among the top five junior college recruits in the country according to Van Coleman, the national basketball analyst for CSTV.com and hoopmasters.com. According to Coleman, Ping gives the Huskers three of the top 30 junior college players. Alex Chapman, 6-9, 225, Canby, Ore. (Canby/Sheridan College) Will come to after one season playing junior college ball at Sheridan (Wyo.) College. A knee injury forced him to miss the end of his final season at Canby HS but he averaged 16 points and eight rebounds in 13 games Alonzo Edwards, 6-7, 215, Houston, Texas (Klein Forest) Averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots per game for Klein Forest High School. Ranked among the top 25 players in Texas by several publications, including No. 13 in the state by texashoops.com. Steve Harley, 5-11, 170, Temple Hills, Md. (Marriott/South Plains (Texas) College) Explosive scoring guard selected as a preseason first-team NJCAA All-American for South Plains (Texas) College. Ranked the No. 4 shooting guard in the country by Rick Ball for Sporting News Preseason Yearbook and a second-team preseason All-American by Street & Smith. Last season, averaged 20.7 points, 4.1 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game as honorable-mention All-American. Was ranked among the top 100 HS players in the country by Hoopmasters.com in Cookie Miller, 5-7, 165, Charleston, West Virginia (Capital/Harmony Community (Ohio) School) Ultra-quick point guard posted 17 points and nearly 12 assists per game last year at Harmony Community School in Cincinnati, Ohio. State player-of-the-year and was captain of the all-state squad as senior, his third selection to the team. Finished high school career with more than 1,500 points. Rishawn Norwood, 6-3, 185, Akron, Ohio (Buchtel/Mt. San Antonio [Calif.] CC) Led the California junior college ranks in scoring last season at 27.2 points per game with 5.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.4 steals. Scored a season-high 50 points in a contest last year. Averaged about 25 points and eight rebounds as HS senior. Shang Ping, 6-10, 230, Harbin, China (Illinois Central CC) Ping averaged 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last year. Earned all-conference and all-region honors last year and is a preseason second-team All-American in Both of Ping s parents played professional basketball. Brandon Richardson, 6-0, 160, Hawthorne, Calif. (Hawthorne) Enters senior season on the verge of breaking the school s alltime scoring record and is on pace to top the 2,000-point barrier. Averaged 22.5 points, 3.7 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals to earn league MVP honors last year. 7

8 Basketball Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2006) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (5-0) (5-0) (0-0) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (5-0) (5-0) (0-0) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Maric, Aleks Anderson, Ryan White, Jamel Perry, Marcus Richardson, Charles Henry, Sek Strowbridge, Jay-R Velander, Paul Smith, Mike Ledsome, Jim Balham, Chris Douse, Kris Laam, Choul Krenk, Nick Marks, Kyle TEAM Opponents TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /14/06 NEBRASKA-OMAHA W per game /18/06 CREIGHTON W Scoring margin /21/06 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN W FIELD GOALS-ATT /27/06 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W Field goal pct /29/06 NORTH TEXAS W POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS per game BLOCKS per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Opponents

9 The Last Time A Opponent... Scored 100 or more points ; vs. North Carolina A&T, 12/19/05 101; TCU, 3/15/99 Scored 41 to 50 points... 48; vs. Kansas, 2/8/06 42; Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/27/06 Scored 40 or fewer points... 39; vs. Kansas State, 3/7/84 (B8T) 34; Morgan State, 12/6/04 Shot 70% from the field ; vs. UNC Wilmington 12/5/97 (34-47).723; Kansas, 2/2/85 (34-47) Shot 60% from the field ; vs. Creighton, 11/18/06 (25-37).612; at Hawaii, 3/22/04 (30-49) Shot 90% from the free throw line ; vs. Baylor, 2/4/06 (20-22) 1.000; Missouri, 1/28/06 (6-6) Made 10, 3-Point... 11; vs. Colorado (2/22/06) (11-22) 11; Creighton, 11/18/06 (11-32) Had 60 rebounds... 60; vs. Oral Roberts, 12/22/99 62; Colorado, 2/15/75 Had 50 rebounds... 50; vs. Colorado, 2/22/06 50; Tennessee, 12/13/03 Had 30 assists... 35, vs. Northeastern Illinois, 12/21/94 30; Iowa State, 2/3/93 Had 15 steals... 15, vs. North Texas, 11/29/06 15; Florida State, 12/31/05 Had 10 blocked shots... 11; at Creighton, 12/11/05 10; at Texas A&M, 2/25/06 Had 10 or fewer turnovers... 9; vs. Missouri, 3/9/06 6; at Hofstra, 3/16/06 Had 20 or more turnovers... 24; at Kansas, 1/21/06 25; North Texas, 11/29/06 Had three players with 20 points... vs. Oregon, 11/25/95 Texas, 1/21/98... (Boone 30; Lue 30; Strickland 20) (Mihm 29, Axtell 25, Clack 22) Had three players with 10 rebounds... vs. Texas Tech, 1/19/00 at Kansas, 1/9/02... (Bradford 16, Ffriend 12, Truscott 11) (Collison 13, Gooden 12, Simien 10) Had five players reach double-figure points... vs. Colorado, 2/22/06 at Kansas, 1/21/06... (Wilkinson 17, White 17, Dourisseau 13, (Rush 17, Hawkins 17, Robinson 13,... Maric 13, Richardson 12) Jackson 13, Wright 12) Had a player score 40 points... 42; Eric Piatkowski, vs. Okla., 3/11/94 41; Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech, 2/18/06 Had a player score 30 points... 37; Aleks Maric at Iowa State, 2/15/06 30; Richard Roby, at Colorado, 1/25/06 Had a player grab 15 rebounds... 16; Aleks Maric at Iowa State, 2/15/06 15; Harry Disy, Louisiana Tech, 11/20/05 Had a player dish out 10 assists... 10; Jake Muhleisen vs. Minnesota, 12/8/02 10; C.J. Watson, Tennessee, 12/30/04 Had a player collect five steals... 5; Jake Muhleisen vs. Baylor, 1/21/04 6; Curtis Stinson, Iowa State, 2/15/06 Had a player block five shots... 5; Aleks Maric, at Hofstra, 3/16/06 5; Arthur Johnson, Missouri, 3/13/03 Individual Season/Career Highs Player /* 1 Sek Henry 8; two times (last 11/21/06) 3; two times (last 11/29/06) 6; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) 3 Charles Richardson Jr. 11; two times (last 11/29/06) 4; vs. Creighton (11/18/06) 9; vs. Creighton (11/18/06) career highs 15; vs. Oklahoma (1/7/06) 7; at Missouri (3/5/06) 9; two times (last 11/18/06) 4 Marcus Perry 11; vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/06) 4; vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/06) 2; vs. North Texas (11/29/06) career highs 13; vs. North Carolina A&T (12/19/05) 4; two times (last 11/27/06) 2; four times (last 11/29/06) 5 Jay-R Strowbridge 8; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) None 2; vs. North Texas (11/29/06) 12 Kyle Marks None None None career highs 6; vs. North Carolina A&T (12/19/05) 3; two times (last 12/19/05) *1; three times (last 2/18/06) 21 Aleks Maric 29; vs. -Omaha (11/14/06) 11; vs. North Texas (11/29/06) *4; vs. North Texas (11/29/06) career highs 37; at Iowa State (2/15/06) 17; at Kansas State (1/11/06) *5; at Hofstra (3/16/06) 23 Mike Smith 2; two times (last 11/27/06) 1; two times (last 11/29/06) None 25 Paul Velander 3; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) None 1; vs. Creighton (1/18/06) career highs 3; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) None 1; two times (last 1/18/06) 31 Jamel White 18; vs. -Omaha (11/14/06) 7; vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/06) 5; vs. Creighton (11/18/06) career highs 28; vs. Missouri (1/28/06) 7; three times (last 11/27/06) 6; at Hofstra (3/16/06) 32 Chris Balham 2; two times (last 11/29/06) 4; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) 1; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) 33 Kris Douse 3; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) 2; two times (last 11/21/06) 1; vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21/06) 34 Jim Ledsome 3; vs. -Omaha (11/14/06) 4; vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) *2; vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/06) career highs 5; vs. North Carolina A&T (12/19/05) 7; vs. North Carolina A&T (12/19/05) *2; vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27/06) 44 Ryan Anderson 19; vs. Creighton (11/18/06) 11; vs. -Omaha (11/14/06) 4; vs. -Omaha (11/14/06)

10 Team Game-by-Game Comparison Team FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D Reb. PF A TO B S Pts. -Omaha at No. 20/25 Creighton at Lubbock Christian at Arkansas-Pine Bluff at North Texas at at Rutgers vs. Oregon Alabama A&M at Wyoming (Rainbow Classic) vs. TBA (Rainbow Classic) vs. TBA (Rainbow Classic) vs. at Miami Savannah State at Western Kentucky at at Iowa State Oklahoma State at at Oklahoma Colorado at Texas at at Kansas State Kansas at at Missouri at Texas Tech Texas A&M at Kansas State at at Kansas at Baylor Missouri at Iowa State at at Colorado vs. TBA (Big 12 Championship)

11 Basketball Game-by-Game Review ( Individual Leaders ) Date Opponent Result Record (B12) Attendance 11/14 -Omaha W, (0-0) 9,658 Maric (29) Anderson (11) Richardson (6) Richardson (4) 11/18 No. 20/25 Creighton W, (0-0) 13,832 Anderson (19) Maric (9) Richardson (9) Richardson (1) 11/21 Lubbock Christian W, (0-0) 9,412 Maric (13) Maric, Anderson (6) Henry (6) Richardson (4) 11/27 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, (0-0) 9,661 Maric (19) Anderson (10) Richardson (7) Richardson (3) 11/29 North Texas W, (0-0) 9,787 Maric (26) Maric (11) Richardson, White (4) Richardson, Anderson (3) 12/2 at Rutgers 12/9 vs. Oregon^ 12/17 Alabama A&M 12/20 vs. 12/22 vs. San 12/23 vs. 12/30 vs. Miami$ 1/3 Savannah State 1/6 Western Kentucky 1/10 at Iowa State* 1/13 Oklahoma State* 1/17 at Oklahoma* 1/20 Colorado* 1/24 Texas* 1/27 at Kansas State* 1/29 Kansas* 2/3 at Missouri* 2/6 at Texas Tech* 2/10 Texas A&M* 2/13 Kansas State* 2/17 at Kansas* 2/21 at Baylor* 2/24 Missouri* 2/28 Iowa State* 3/3 Colorado* 3/8-11 at Big 12 Championship# ^ -- Pape' Jam, Portland, Ore. (Rose -- Outrigger Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii $ -- MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, Sunrise, Fla. * -- Big 12 game # -- at Big 12 Championship (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Miscellaneous Review Record When:...All Home Away Ahead at Halftime Behind at Halftime Tied at Halftime Bench Outscores Opponent's Opponent Bench Outscores NU Bench scoring is even Shooting 50% or Better Shooting Under 50% Opp. Shoots 50% or Better Opp. Shoots Under 50% Outshooting Opponent (pct.) Outshot by Opponent (pct.) Shooting is even Outrebounding Opponent Outrebounded by Opponent are Even Committing More TOs than Opp Committing Fewer TOs than Opp Turnovers are Even Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left In Overtime Scoring 80 or more points Scoring 79 or fewer points Allowing 80 or more points Allowing 79 or fewer points Field-Goal Percentage by Site: NU H (BDSC) = 54.7 A = 00.0 OPP A = 00.0 H (BDSC) = 35.2 Free-Throw Percentage by Site: NU H (BDSC) = 69.4 A = 00.0 OPP A = 00.0 H (BDSC) = 67.6 NU Average at BDSC: 72.2 ppg (361) Opp. Average at BDSC: 52.8 ppg (264) NU Average on Road/Neutral: N/A Opp. Average on Road/Neutral: N/A Attendance Summary: Attendance G W-L Avg. High **Home ,350 10,470 13,832 vs. Creighton Big N/A N/A N/A Away N/A N/A N/A Big N/A N/A N/A Neutral N/A N/A N/A s ,350 10,470 13,832 vs. Creighton Big N/A N/A N/A **Attendance figures are based on tickets distributed. Actual home attendance totals are: 5 games; 39,401 total; 7,880 average; high of 13,112 vs. Creighton Miscellaneous Streaks Biggest margin of victory... 29, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) Biggest margin of defeat... N/A Largest deficit overcome in win... 4, vs. Creighton (11/18) (CU led with 6:17 remaining in first) Largest halftime deficit overcome in win... 3, vs. Creighton (11/18) (NU trailed 31-28) Largest lead surrendered in loss... N/A Largest halftime lead surrendered in loss... N/A Largest lead at any time... 36, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (NU led with 6:44 remaining in second) Largest deficit at any time... 4, vs. Creighton (11/18) (CU led with 6:17 remaining in first) Largest runs without opponent scoring , vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) Largest opponent run without NU scoring , vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21)

12 Team/Individual Superlatives Individual Highs Opponent Individual Highs Scored 29; Aleks Maric, vs. -Omaha (1/14) 28; Nate Funk, Creighton (11/18) Field goals 11; Aleks Maric, vs. -Omaha (1/14) 9; Nate Funk, Creighton (11/18) Field goal attempts 16; Aleks Maric, vs. Kansas (2/8) 16; Nate Funk, Creighton (11/18) Field goal pct. (min. 5 att.) 1.000; Aleks Maric (6-6), vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21).563; Nate Funk (9-16), Creighton (11/18) 3-point goals 3; Marcus Perry two times (last 11/29) 7; Nate Funk, Creighton (11/18) 3-point attempts 6; Marcus Perry vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) 11; Nate Funk, Creighton (11/18) Free throws 8; Jamel White, vs. -Omaha (11/14) 6; Andrew Bridger, -Omaha (11/14) Free throw attempts 10; two times (last Aleks Maric, 11/27) 7; Andrew Bridger, -Omaha (11/14) Free throw pct. (min. 6 att.).833; two times (5-6), (last 11/18).857; Andrew Bridger (6-7), -Omaha (11/14) 11; Ryan Anderson, vs. -Omaha (11/14); Aleks Maric vs. North Texas (11/29) 12; Dane Watts, Creighton (11/18) 9; Charles Richardson Jr., vs. Creighton (11/18) 6; Jonah Broussard, Lubbock Christian (11/21) Blocked Shots 4; Aleks Maric vs. North Texas (11/29) 3; Rich Young, North Texas (11/29) 4; Charles Richardson Jr., two times (last 11/21) 4; Michael Sturns, North Texas (11/29) Team Highs Team Lows scored 76 vs. -Omaha (11/14); vs. North Texas (11/29) 65 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) First half 44 vs. -Omaha (11/14) 29 vs. Creighton (11/18) Second half 45 vs. Creighton (11/18) 31 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) Field goals 29 vs. North Texas (11/29) (55 attempts) 22 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (50 attempts) First half 16 vs. North Texas (11/29) (31 attempts) 12 vs. Creighton (11/18) (20 attempts); vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) (23 attempts) Second half 14 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) (23 attempts) 9 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (24 attempts) Field goal attempts 55 vs. North Texas (11/29) (29 made) 37 vs. Creighton (11/18) (25 made) Field goal percentage 67.6 vs. Creighton (11/18) (25-of-37) 44.0 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (22-of-50) 3-point goals 8 vs. Creighton (11/18) (14 attempts) 3 vs. -Omaha (11/14) (10 attempts) First half 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (10 attempts) 1 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) (6 attempts) Second half 5 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) (10 attempts) 1 vs. -Omaha (11/14) (3 attempts); vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (5 attempts) 3-point attempts 17 vs. North Texas (11/29) (7 made) 10 vs. -Omaha (11/14) (3 made) 3-point percentage 57.1 vs. Creighton (11/18) (8-of-14) 30.0 vs. -Omaha (11/14) (3-of-10) Free throws 21 vs. -Omaha (11/14) (29 attempts); vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (11/27) (28 attempts) 7 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) (11 attempts) First half 12 vs. -Omaha (11/14) (15 attempts) 0 vs. Creighton (11/18) (2 attempts) Second half 12 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (14 attempts) 2 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) (3 attempts) Free throw attempts 29 vs. -Omaha (11/14) (21 made) 11 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) (7 made) Free throw percentage 75.0 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (21-of-28) 57.9 vs. North Texas (11/29) (11-of-19) 38 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) 27 vs. Creighton (11/18) First half 21 vs. North Texas (11/29) 8 vs. Creighton (11/18) Second half 23 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) 10 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21); vs. North Texas (11/29) Personal fouls 26 vs. -Omaha (11/14) 9 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) 19 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) 14 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) Turnovers 18 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) 16 vs. Lubbock Christian (11/21) Blocked Shots 6 vs. North Texas (11/29) 1 vs. Creighton (11/18) 15 vs. North Texas (11/29) 1 vs. Creighton (11/18) Opponent Team Highs Opponent Team Lows scored 62, -Omaha (11/14) 42, Lubbock Christian (11/21); Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) First half 32, -Omaha (11/14) 17, Lubbock Christian (11/21) Second half 34, vs. North Texas (11/29) 22, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) Field goals 21, Creighton (11/18) (56 attempted); vs. North Texas (11/29) (61 attempts) 16, Lubbock Christian (11/21) (45 attempted); Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (49 attempts) Field goal attempts 61, vs. North Texas (11/29) (21 made) 45,, Lubbock Christian (11/21) (16 made) Field goal percentage 37.5, Creighton (11/18) (21-of-56) 32.7, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (16-of-49) 3-point goals 11, Creighton (11/18) (32 attempted) 2, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (13 attempted) 3-point attempts 32, Creighton (11/18) (11 made) 13, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (2 made) 3-point percentage 47.1, vs. North Texas (11/29) (8-of-17) 14.4, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) (2-of-13) Free throws 21, -Omaha (11/14) (26 attempted) 2, Lubbock Christian (11/21) (6 attempted) Free throw attempts 26, -Omaha (11/14) (21 made) 6, Lubbock Christian (11/21) (2 made) Free throw percentage 80.8, -Omaha (11/14) (21-of-26) 33.3, Lubbock Christian (11/21) (2-of-6) 43, vs. North Texas (11/29) 25, Lubbock Christian (11/21) Personal fouls 27, -Omaha (11/14) 14, Lubbock Christian (11/21) 15, Creighton (11/18) 5, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/27) Turnovers 25, vs. North Texas (11/29) 12, Creighton (11/18) Blocked shots 5, vs. North Texas (11/29) 2, three times (last 11/27) 10 vs. North Texas (11/29) 2, Creighton (11/18) Record by Lineup No. Starting Lineup Record 1. Richardson Jr., White, Henry, Anderson, Maric Win/Loss Margin Win Loss

13 Game 1 76, -Omaha 62 Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center) Nov. 14, 2006 VISITORS: -Omaha (0-0, exhibition) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 12 Johnston, Denny f Williams, Jeremy f Bennett, Jerry c Vanderslice, Josh g Jenkins, Michael g Bridger, Andrew Newman, Matt Robinson, Zac Patel, Timir TEAM 3 3 s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 26.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 80.8% 2 HOME TEAM: (1-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 Maric, Aleks c Henry, Sek g Richardson, Charles g White, Jamel g Anderson, Ryan g Krenk, Nick Smith, Mike Douse, Kris Ledsome, Jim Laam, Choul TEAM 1 1 s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.5% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 30.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 72.4% 3 Officials: Tom O'Neil, Brad Ferrie, Will Lynde. Technical fouls: -Omaha-None. -None. Attendance: 9658 Actual Attendance: 6701 Score by Periods 1st 2nd -Omaha Game 2 73, No. 20/25 Creighton 61 Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center) Nov. 18, 2006 NET2 VISITORS: Creighton (1-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 50 Watts,Dane f Tolliver,Anthony c Porter,Nick g Funk,Nate g Bahe,Nick g Miles,Isacc Dotzler,Josh Hibma,Pierce Morrison,Ty Gakou,Manny Nengsu,Brice Team s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 37.5% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 34.4% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% 1 HOME TEAM: (2-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 Maric, Aleks c Henry, Sek g Richardson, Charles g White, Jamel g Anderson, Ryan g Strowbridge, Jay-R Velander, Paul Balham, Chris Douse, Kris Ledsome, Jim TEAM s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 67.6% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.1% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 71.4% 2 Officials: Steve Gordon, Steve Skiles, Don Dailey. Technical fouls: Creighton-None. -None. Attendance: Actual Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Creighton Game 3 65, Lubbock Christian 42 Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center) Nov. 21, 2006 VISITORS: Lubbock Christian (2-0, exhibition) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 30 Baldwin, Marques f Rocha, Bernardo f Broussard, Jonah g Shakir, Munir g Eding, Max g Martin, Matt Tatum, Justin Cameron, D.J Hill, Tyler Huggins, Blake Minic, Drazen TEAM s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 35.6% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% 2 HOME TEAM: (3-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 Maric, Aleks c Henry, Sek g Richardson, Charles g White, Jamel g Anderson, Ryan g Strowbridge, Jay-R Krenk, Nick Marks, Kyle Smith, Mike Velander, Paul Balham, Chris Douse, Kris Ledsome, Jim Laam, Choul TEAM 1 1 s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.5% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 37.5% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 63.6% 1 Officials: Randy Heimerman, James Breeding, Kipp Kissinger. Technical fouls: Lubbock Christian-None. -None. Attendance: 9412 Actual Attendance: 5823 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Lubbock Christian Game 4 71, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 42 Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center) Nov. 27, 2006 VISITORS: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-4) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 23 Byrd, William f Hamilton, Timothy f Glass, Tyree f Frierson, Jason g Williams, Larry g Calvin, Terrance Noel, Torian Goins, Marcelle Smith, V'Angelo Davis, George TEAM s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 15.4% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% 1 HOME TEAM: (4-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 Maric, Aleks c Henry, Sek g Richardson, Charles g White, Jamel g Anderson, Ryan g Perry, Marcus Strowbridge, Jay-R Krenk, Nick Smith, Mike Balham, Chris Douse, Kris Ledsome, Jim Laam, Choul TEAM s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 75.0% 5 Officials: John Higgins, Rick Hartzell, Kevin Mathis. Technical fouls: Arkansas-Pine Bluff-TEAM. -None. Attendance: 9661 Actual Attendance: 6032 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Arkansas-Pine Bluff

14 Game 5 76, North Texas 57 Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Center) Nov. 29, 2006 FSN Midwest VISITORS: North Texas (5-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 02 Wooden, Keith f Young, Rich f Stewart, Harold f Bell, Ben g Watson, Calvin g Ruffin, Jared Sturns, Michael Edwards, Harold Mangrum, Collin Williams, Quincy Howerton, Justin TEAM s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 34.4% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 47.1% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 58.3% 3 HOME TEAM: (5-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 Maric, Aleks c Henry, Sek g Richardson, Charles g White, Jamel g Anderson, Ryan g Perry, Marcus Strowbridge, Jay-R Krenk, Nick Smith, Mike Balham, Chris Douse, Kris Ledsome, Jim Laam, Choul TEAM s TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 52.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 41.2% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.9% 2 Officials: Donnee Gray, Brent Meaux, Kelly Groom. Technical fouls: North Texas-None. -None. Attendance: 9787 Actual Attendance: 7013 Score by Periods 1st 2nd North Texas

15 Game-by-Game Notebook (Games 1-5) GAME 1 vs. -Omaha (NU 76, UNO 62) opened the Doc Sadler era with a win over in-state foe -Omaha, 76-62, at the Devaney Center. The Huskers sprinted to a deficit and finished the game hitting 56.5 percent from the floor and 72.4 percent (21-of-29) from the free throw line. Junior center Aleks Maric returned to action just 11 days after an appendectomy to pace the Huskers with 29 points in 29 minutes. Maric added a double-double with 10 rebounds while freshman Ryan Anderson just missed one in his first career game as he had nine points and a team-high 11 boards. Jamel White had a solid season-opener as he poured in 18 points, including 8-of-10 at the free throw stripe and was one of three Huskers with four assists. GAME 2 vs. Creighton (NU 73, CU 61) The Huskers picked up a solid early season victory with a win over No. 20/25 Creighton at a sold out Devaney Center. Playing in front of 13,112 mostly red-clad fans, the Huskers sizzled the nets as they hit 67.6 percent (25-of-37) from the floor, including 76.5 percent (13-of-17) in the second half. Guard Ryan Anderson led the way as he hit his first six attempts from the floor to pace NU with 13 first-half points. Anderson finished by hitting 7-of-8 from the field for a team-high 19 points while center Aleks Maric, who was saddled with foul trouble early in the first half, added 17 points, including 15 in the second period. Jamel White added 13 points and Charles Richardson Jr. had 11 points with a career-high tying nine assists against no turnovers to lead NU to its first regular-season win over CU since It was also NU's first regular-season win over a non-conference team since GAME 3 vs. Lubbock Christian (NU 65, LCU 42) Aleks Maric and Ryan Anderson combined to hit 11-of-12 attempts from the floor to lead the Huskers past Lubbock Christian, 65-42, in NU's third straight home contest. Maric was perfect on the night, hitting all six of his shots from the field and one free throw attempt while adding a game-high 13 points to go with six rebounds and three blocked shots. Anderson hit 5-of-6 attempts to score 10 points and was one of four Huskers with at least three assists. hit 56.5 percent from the field as a team, the first time the Huskers shot at least 55.0 percent in three straight games since the season. Thriteen players saw actoin with 10 scoring, including three players who scored their first career points. GAME 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (NU 71, UAPB 42) opened the season with four straight double-figure victories for the first time since , as the Huskers downed UAPB, 71-42, at the Devaney Center. Junior Aleks Maric had an efficient effort as he hit 6-of-10 attempts from the floor and 7-of-10 from the charity stripe to produce 19 points in 18 minutes. Maric added seven boards, one of three Huskers with at least seven rebounds. Freshman Ryan Anderson led the way on the glass, as he had his second double-figure rebounding effort of the year with 10 boards, while Jamel White (7) and Marcus Perry (4) tied their career highs. Perry came off the bench in his season debut to produce 11 points, including a team season-high three 3-pointers, while helping NU run past the Golden Lions. NU hit 44.0 percent from the floor, snapping a streak of three straight games over 56 percent shooting. GAME 5 vs. North Texas (NU 76, UNT 57) The Huskers opened the game on a 12-0 run, including five points from freshman Ryan Anderson, and cruised to a victory. Anderson and center Aleks Maric started hot and remained that way all game as the duo helped NU hit 52.7 percent from the floor. Anderson finished with 18 points while Maric dominated the paint to produce his second double-double of the year and 15th of his career with 26 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in 26 minutes of action. The Huskers opened a 25-4 lead midway through the first half and cruised to a 19-point halftime lead. UNT never mounted a serious threat as the Huskers' continued to apply defensive pressure, forcing an opponent season high 25 turnovers. had a season-high with nine steals in the first period and finished with 15 steals, the most by a Husker squad since 2001.

16 Charles Richardson Jr Sr. G Maywood, Ill TOTAL richardson game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 * CREIGHTON 11/18/06 * LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/06 * ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/06 * NORTH TEXAS 11/29/06 * s Marcus Perry Sr. G Anniston, Ala TOTAL perry game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 Did not play (injury) CREIGHTON 11/18/06 Did not play (injury) LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/06 Did not play (injury) ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/ NORTH TEXAS 11/29/ s Aleks Maric Jr. C Sydney, Australia TOTAL maric game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 * CREIGHTON 11/18/06 * LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/06 * ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/06 * NORTH TEXAS 11/29/06 * s

17 Jamel White So. G Brooklyn, N.Y TOTAL white game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 * CREIGHTON 11/18/06 * LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/06 * ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/06 * NORTH TEXAS 11/29/06 * s Jim Ledsome So. F Severna Park, Md TOTAL ledsome game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/ CREIGHTON 11/18/ LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/ NORTH TEXAS 11/29/ s Paul Velander So. G Blacksburg, Va TOTAL velander game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 Did not play (injury) CREIGHTON 11/18/ LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/06 Did not play (injury) NORTH TEXAS 11/29/06 Did not play (injury) s

18 Kyle Marks So. F Riviera Beach, Fla TOTAL marks game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 Did not play (injury) CREIGHTON 11/18/06 Did not play (injury) LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/06 Did not play (injury) NORTH TEXAS 11/29/06 Did not play (injury) s Chris Balham RFr. F Kansas City, Kan balham game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 Did not play (injury) CREIGHTON 11/18/ LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/ NORTH TEXAS 11/29/ s Mike Smith RFr. G Bronx, N.Y smith game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/ CREIGHTON 11/18/06 Did not play (coaches decision) LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/ NORTH TEXAS 11/29/ s

19 Sek Henry Fr. G Los Angeles, Calif henry game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 * CREIGHTON 11/18/06 * LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/06 * ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/06 * NORTH TEXAS 11/29/06 * s Ryan Anderson Fr. G Seattle, Wash anderson game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 * CREIGHTON 11/18/06 * LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/06 * ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/06 * NORTH TEXAS 11/29/06 * s Jay-R Strowbridge Fr. G Ardmore, Ala strowbridge game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/06 Did not play (injury) CREIGHTON 11/18/ LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/ NORTH TEXAS 11/29/ s

20 Kris Douse Fr. F Toronto, Ontario, Canada douse game-by-game NEBRASKA-OMAHA 11/14/ CREIGHTON 11/18/ LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 11/21/ ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 11/27/ NORTH TEXAS 11/29/ s