Getty Greg McDermott and the Creighton Bluejays will visit Tim Miles and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday.
The Creighton Bluejays will visit their in-state rivals the No. 24 University of Nebraska Cornhuskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.
The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Fox. If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
Fox (live in most markets) is included in FuboTV’s main package, which includes 75-plus total channels and is largely tailored towards sports fans. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a handy “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch the game on-demand up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including Fox (live in most markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Fox (live in select markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
Fox Sports Go
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Fox Sports Go website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Fox Sports Go app. You’ll need to log in to a cable provider to watch this way, but if you don’t have that, you can still sign up for one of the above options and then use your FuboTV, Hulu or Sling TV credentials to sign in and watch on the Fox digital platforms.
Preview
A week before their showdown with Nebraska, Creighton almost pulled off the upset of the season. The Bluejays led the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs by seven at home, but Bulldogs point guard Zach Norvell scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half to lead his team to a 103-92 comeback victory.
A season earlier, Norvell led the Bulldogs to a comeback from an eight-point second half deficit at home against the Bluejays. He scored 21 in that contest, all in the second period.
“We played 40 minutes of pretty good basketball against them the last two years,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said after this year’s defeat, according to the Associated Press. “Unfortunately, those 40 minutes didn’t happen the same day. They are a problem to get stopped.”
Norvell’s 28 last week were a career high.
“It was big-time for us,” the sophomore guard said, per AP. “Coming into an environment like this with a good crowd, a well-coached opponent and knowing they would play really hard, we knew it was going to be a battle. We wanted to take the fight to them. It didn’t go well for us the first half. They made some tough shots. We were able to stay with it, stay poised and confident, and we were able to get a win.”
The Cornhuskers might not be ranked for long. On Wednesday night, they lost 85-78 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers for their second defeat of the season.
Minnesota guard Amir Coffey went off for 32 points, six rebounds, and six assists. He also helped hold Nebraska’s leading scorer James Palmer to 11 points on 3-of-14 shooting.
“He got where he wanted to. He found people. Made tough shots. Got to the foul line,” said Nebraska head coach Tim Miles, according to AP. “He got us on both sides of the floor. Sometimes, if a guy’s killing it on one end he might take a little vacation on the other, and Amir was really good on both ends of the floor.”
This will be the 52nd meeting between Creighton and Nebraska. The Bluejays have won the last seven matchups to take the series lead, 26-25. Miles and McDermott, dating back to their days as Division II coaches, have met 14 times.
McDermott’s won every time.
“I haven’t beat him,” Miles told the Omaha World-Herald. “So I need to beat him, right? And I won’t be happy until we beat them 14 straight.”