Overview
- Pinnacle Bank Arena is sold out for the 9 p.m. ET tip in Lincoln, a rare top-15 meeting hosted by Nebraska and its first since 1991.
- FanDuel lists Michigan State as a 1.5-point road underdog with a total of 145.5 points for Friday’s game.
- The Cornhuskers are 13-0 with their best start in program history, featuring quality wins over Wisconsin and a road victory at then-No. 13 Illinois.
- The Spartans are 12-1 after a 114-97 win over Cornell, highlighted by Jeremy Fears Jr.’s 21 points and 11 assists and another double-double from Jaxon Kohler.
- Key dynamics center on Nebraska’s scoring duo of Rienk Mast and Pryce Sandfort and high-volume three-point shooting versus Michigan State’s rebounding strength and Kohler’s nightly double-double production.