Nebraska plays the No. 15 UCLA Bruins after Connor Essegian scored 20 points in Nebraska's 77-43 victory over the Southern Jaguars. Saturday's matchup is the first of the season between the two squads. Nebraska is 1-1 against the Big Ten, and UCLA is 2-0 against conference opponents.
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The Cornhuskers are 7-0 on their home court. Nebraska scores 77.7 points and has outscored opponents by 12.6 points per game. The Bruins have gone 2-0 against Big Ten opponents. UCLA ranks fourth in the Big Ten shooting 37.1% from 3-point range. Nebraska makes 47.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.1 percentage points higher than UCLA has allowed to its opponents . UCLA averages 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer made shots on average than the 8.8 per game Nebraska gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Rollie Worster is averaging 8.2 points for the Cornhuskers.LAST 10 GAMES: Cornhuskers: 8-2, averaging 77.4 points, 33.4 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field.
Bruins: 9-1, averaging 78.6 points, 30.3 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 8.9 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.1 points.
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