University of Tennessee Athletics
HOOPS CENTRAL: Vols vs. Nebraska
November 28, 2015 | Men's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee looks to escape Brooklyn with a win when it faces Nebraska in the third-place game of the Barclays Center Classic on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET.
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Gameday Time & Broadcast Info
- Opponent: Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Date: Saturday, Nov. 28
- Tipoff: 12 p.m. ET
- Venue: Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
- TV: None
- Watch Online: None
- Radio: Vol Network
- Online: Live Audio , Live Stats
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To follow Saturday's game, tune into your Vol Network affiliate or listen live online through the links above. Television and live streaming broadcasts are not available for Saturday's contest.
Tennessee opened the Barclays Center Classic on Friday night, seeing its second-half surge fall short against George Washington. The Vols trailed by as many as 15 in the second half and battled back to within one, but it was as close as UT would come before falling 73-70.
Making a homecoming of sorts, Bronx native Kevin Punter led Tennessee with 24 points against the Colonials -- 17 of which came in the second half. Devon Baulkman added 16 points, hitting four threes along the way, and Robert Hubbs III added 13. Tennessee outscored GW 43-35 in the second half and went the entire second period without a turnover.
Nebraska falls into the third-place game after dropping a 65-61 decision to No. 24 Cincinnati.
BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC
- Tennessee makes its first appearance in New York City since winning the 2010 NIT Season Tip-Off in Madison Square Garden when it takes part in the Barclays Center Classic this week.
- This is UT’s first-ever appearance in the Barclays Center Classic, and it is the program’s first game at the Barclays Center, which opened in Sept. 2012.
- It also marks Rick Barnes’ first career coaching appearance at the Barclays Center.
- The venue seats 17,732 when configured for hoops.
THE NEBRASKA SERIES
- Tennessee is 22-32 all-time against current members of the Big Ten conference. Of the 14 schools comprising the league, UT has met most frequently with the Big Ten’s Great Lakes State representatives—Michigan (5-5) and Michigan State (2-6).
- Tennessee did not face a Big Ten member in 2014-15, making its last contest against a Big Ten school its 73-71 defeat at the hands of Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2014 NCAA Tournament.
- As a longtime member of the Big 12, Nebraska faced current Vols coach Rick Barnes 13 times during his tenure at Texas. Barnes is 10-3 in those games.
- Barnes is 28-27 in his career against current members of the Big Ten. His .769 winning percentage against Nebraska is his highest against any program in the conference.
NEBRASKA CONNECTIONS
- Tennessee freshman Admiral Schofield (Zion, Ill.) played against Wisconsin freshman Ed Morrow (Chicago, Ill.) in AAU basketball.
- Tennessee has had just one all-time letterwinner from the state of Nebraska. Small forward Justin Albrecht (2003-04) was from Omaha.
- Tennessee’s baseball program has made three trips to the College World Series in Omaha: 1951, 1995 (Todd Helton, R.A. Dickey), 2001 (Chris Burke) and 2005 (Luke Hochevar, Chase Headley)
