Wildcats to Battle Cornhuskers on Saturday Night

NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	TELEVISION	LIVE STATS
Saturday, Feb. 16	Nebraska	7:30 p.m.	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska	BTN	Huskers.com
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EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, to face the Cornhuskers on Saturday at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT.

The Wildcats are coming off a close contest against Rutgers on Wednesday. Senior forward Vic Law led the team in scoring with 17 points, while redshirt junior A.J. Turner added 11 points and contributed four assists. Sophomore guard Anthony Gaines also pulled in six rebounds in the contest.

Nebraska is 14-11 on the season and 4-10 in the Big Ten. The 'Cats have defeated the Cornhuskers in four out of the last five matches within the past three seasons.

STORYLINES TO WATCH

TURN IT OVER: Northwestern forced 16 turnovers on Wednesday against Rutgers and converted those turnovers into 15 points It's been a trend: the Wildcat defense has forced more turnovers than their opponents in the last three games.

COMING IN HOT: The Wildcat bench has contributed major points for the squad. The bench tallied 17 points against Rutgers on Wednesday and almost half of the team's points in the second half. Junior forward A.J. Turner has proven to be an essential sixth man for the 'Cats, scoring 32 points from the bench in the past three games, including 15 points against Iowa.

THANKS FOR THE HELP: The 'Cats have recorded double digit assists in the past four games. Three Wildcats tallied four assists against Rutgers: Vic Law, Dererk Pardon, and A.J. Turner — who leads the team in assists with 75 this season.

QUOTABLES

"I want these guys to stay upbeat. They have to keep fighting. You really only have two choices: you can lay down on the season or you can dig down and fight. There is no doubt in my mind what that group in my locker room is going to do. They are going to fight. They are going to come back tomorrow, and we are going to get ready to fight on Saturday against Nebraska."
-- Sullivan-Ubben Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Collins on the rest of the season

"We know the opportunity we have ahead of ourselves. We have seven games left. Obviously this one was tough. We wanted to win. We got to focus on Nebraska and come in ready to work tomorrow and go get that win."
-- Redshirt junior forward A.J. Turner on coming back strong

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Wildcats to Battle Cornhuskers on Saturday Night

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Anthony Gaines

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A.J. Turner

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