1 week Ago By The Canadian Press
Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-14, 7-13 Big Ten) vs. UCF Knights (20-16, 9-14 Big 12) Las Vegas; Sunday, 5:30 p.m.
EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cornhuskers -3.5; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM LINE: UCF and Nebraska play in the College Basketball Crown.
The Knights are 9-14 against Big 12 opponents and 11-2 in non-conference play. UCF ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 10.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Moustapha Thiam averaging 2.
7. The Cornhuskers are 7-13 in Big Ten play. Nebraska is fifth in the Big Ten with 24.
9 defensive rebounds per game led by Berke Buyuktuncel averaging 4.1. UCF averages 80.
1 points, 7.3 more per game than the 72.8 Nebraska gives up.
Nebraska has shot at a 45.6% rate from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points higher than the 44.
9% shooting opponents of UCF have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Keyshawn Hall is shooting 42.8% and averaging 18.
8 points for the Knights. Darius Johnson is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Connor Essegian averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Cornhuskers, scoring 10.4 points while shooting 37.
2% from beyond the arc. Brice Williams is averaging 22.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knights: 7-3, averaging 83.1 points, 35.4 rebounds, 14.
0 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.
2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.2 points per game.
Cornhuskers: 4-6, averaging 75.4 points, 30.9 rebounds, 14.
0 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.
3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.7 points.
___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated Press.
