How to Watch Nebraska vs. Northwestern Basketball: Live Stream & TV Channel Info – January 20

By Lineups Staff | Jan 19, 2024, 7:08pm

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) will look to extend a five-game home win streak when they square off against the Northwestern Wildcats (13-4, 4-2 Big Ten) on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The matchup airs at 2:15 PM ET on Big Ten Network.

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Cornhuskers vs. Wildcats Game Info

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Time: 2:15 PM ET
TV: Big Ten Network
Live Stream: Stream NCAA men’s basketball on Paramount Plus and Hulu + Live TV
Where: Lincoln, Nebraska
Venue: Pinnacle Bank Arena

Cornhuskers Insights

Nebraska is posting 78.5 points per game (81st-ranked in college basketball) this season, while ceding 70.1 points per contest (135th-ranked).
The Cornhuskers are 62nd in the nation with 39.2 boards per game this year. Meanwhile, they rank 283rd with 37.1 rebounds allowed per game.
Nebraska ranks 49th in the nation with 15.8 assists per game.
The Cornhuskers are committing 10.7 turnovers per game (104th-ranked in college basketball) this season, while forcing 11.2 turnovers per contest (237th-ranked).
This year, Nebraska is sinking 9.4 treys per game (35th-ranked in college basketball) and is shooting 34.6% (144th-ranked) from three-point land.
The Cornhuskers are ceding 8.6 threes per game (319th-ranked in college basketball) this season, while allowing a 32.6% three-point percentage (151st-ranked).
Nebraska is attempting 32.5 two-pointers per game this year, which account for 54.3% of the shots it has attempted (and 64.6% of the team’s baskets). Meanwhile, it is attempting 27.3 treys per contest, which are 45.7% of its shots (and 35.4% of the team’s buckets).

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Wildcats Insights

In 2023-24, Northwestern is 235th in the country on offense (72.9 points scored per game) and 76th defensively (67.0 points allowed).
On the glass, the Wildcats are second-worst in the country in rebounds (30.4 per game). They are 50th in rebounds allowed (32.4 per game).
Northwestern is 39th in the nation in assists (16.1 per game) in 2023-24.
In terms of turnovers, the Wildcats are ninth-best in the country in committing them (8.6 per game). They are 66th in forcing them (13.5 per game).
Northwestern makes 7.6 3-pointers per game and shoots 36.6% from beyond the arc, ranking 175th and 56th, respectively, in college basketball.
The Wildcats are 151st in college basketball in 3-pointers conceded (7.0 per game) and 289th in 3-point percentage defensively (35.2%).
In 2023-24, Northwestern has taken 63.3% percent of its shots from inside the arc, and 36.7% percent from beyond it. In terms of made shots, 71.3% of Northwestern’s baskets have been 2-pointers, and 28.7% have been 3-pointers.

Cornhuskers Leaders

Rienk Mast leads the Cornhuskers in rebounds and assists. Mast averages 12.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
Keisei Tominaga is Nebraska’s leading scorer, averaging 14.6 per game while tacking on 1.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
Tominaga leads the Cornhuskers in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
The Nebraska leader in both steals and blocks is Juwan Gary, who averages 1.2 takeaways and 0.9 rejections per game.

Wildcats Leaders

Boo Buie’s points (18.4 per game) and assists (4.9 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Wildcats’ leaderboards.
Brooks Barnhizer grabs 6.6 rebounds per game (he also scores 13.9 points per game and adds 2.6 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the Northwestern rebounding leaderboard.
Ty Berry averages 2.3 three-pointers per game, the most on the Wildcats.
Northwestern’s leader in steals is Barnhizer with 1.9 per game, and its leader in blocks is Matthew Nicholson with 1.4 per game.