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ESPNU to televise NU-Ole Miss

By the Lincoln Journal Star
Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 - 10:02:24 am CDT
Nebraska's second-round NIT matchup at Mississippi will tip off at 8 p.m. Monday, the NU athletic department announced Thursday.

The game will be televised by ESPNU (Time Warner channel 235). It will be the Huskers’ second telecast on the network this season. Nebraska beat Arizona State 62-47 in Lincoln in December in a game that was televised by ESPNU.

The Huskers (20-12) beat Charlotte 67-48 on Wednesday in Lincoln to earn the second-round matchup with the Rebels. The Huskers held Charlotte to 22 points below their season average -- the Niners shot less than 32 percent from the field.

It was the eighth time this season and the third time in the last seven games that NU has held an opponent to fewer than 50 points.

The Rebels (22-10) beat UC-Santa Barbara 83-68 at Tad Smith Coliseum. Ole Miss is 15-2 in Oxford this season and are led by freshman Chris Warren, who is scoring 15.5 points and dishing out 4.5 assists per game.