The Huskies mush into town…
Date: Wednesday January 21st, 2026
Tipoff: 8:06 p.m. (central)
Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)
TV/Online:
Wednesday’s game will be broadcast on BTN with Kevin Kugler, LaPhonso Ellis and Andy Katz on the call. It will also be available online on the FOX Sports and FOX Sports 1 apps.
Radio:
Wednesday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jeff Smith on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KCRO (660 AM) and KIBM (1490 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.
Preview: Courtesy of Huskers.com
The Huskers (18-0, 7-0 B1G) come off a 77-58 win at Northwestern last Saturday. Pryce Sandfort and Braden Frager combined for 44 points, as Nebraska shot 56 percent from the field in the second half and held Northwestern to its lowest total of the season. Sandfort led NU with 22 points, while Frager had 20 markers off the bench, his fourth 20-point game of the season. The duo combined for 10 points in a decisive 17-3 second-half run that turned a 46-41 lead into a 19-point cushion.
Sandfort has been one of the breakout stars in the Big Ten, as he averages 16.7 points per game and comes off back-to-back 20-point efforts. The 6-foot-7 wing is second in the Big Ten in 3-pointers with 60 and averaged 25.0 ppg on 57 percent shooting in two wins last week.
The Huskers, whose 18-0 start is the best in program history, climbed to seventh in Monday’s AP poll, marking the highest ranking in school history. The Huskers are 7-0 in the Big Ten and a win against Washington on Wednesday would give the Huskers their first 8-0 start in conference play since the 1965-66 season.
Washington (10-8, 2-5 B1G) comes off a 80-63 loss to No. 12 Michigan State on Saturday. Zoom Diallo led the Huskies with 18 points while Hannes Steinbach added 17 points and nine boards. Washington trailed 52-45 with 11:15 left, but MSU run off eight straight points and led by double-figures the rest of the way. Steinbach has been one of the Big Ten’s best freshmen, averaging 17.8 points and a conference-high 11.1 rebounds per game.
Nebraska climbed to No. 6 in the NET following the win at Northwestern. The Huskers are one of four teams in the top eight of the NET (No. 1 Michigan, No. 5 Purdue, No. 6 Nebraska, No. 7 Illinois) as of Jan. 19. No conference has more teams in the top 25 and top 50 of the NET than the Big Ten.
As of Jan. 19, Nebraska’s five Quad 1 wins ties for fourth nationally, trailing only Duke (eight), Arizona (seven) and Purdue (six). NU is one of 10 teams nationally with five or more Quad 1 wins. NU is also 10-0 in the first two quads.
Category: General Sports
