Getty Bruno Fernando and Maryland will host Nebraska.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will visit the Maryland Terrapins in College Park on Wednesday.
The game is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network. 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:
The Big Ten Network and the Big Ten Network “Extra Game channels” (the latter will televise extra games when there are overlapping ones on BTN at the same time) are 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 seven-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 (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast or other supported 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 the Big Ten Network. 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 (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show or other 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).
BTN2Go
Additionally, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Big Ten website, or on your phone, tablet, or streaming device via the BTN2Go 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 or Hulu credentials to sign in and watch on the BTN digital platforms.
Nebraska vs Maryland Preview
The 10-3 Terrapins entered the season with one of the best freshman classes in the country, sporting three players in the RSCI Top 100: big man Jalen Smith (16) and guards Aaron Wiggins (41) and Eric Ayala (84).
Smith has been the most productive of the newcomers so far, averaging 11.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. The Baltimore native missed the team’s most recent game, a 78-64 victory over Radford, with an illness.
Another freshman, forward Ricky Lindo, came off the bench to play 22 minutes and contribute career highs of eight points and 10 rebounds. He also blocked two shots, tying his career high.
“You have to give them credit, they work extremely hard every day at practice,” sophomore center Bruno Fernando said of his freshman teammates, according to The Baltimore Sun. “It’s always good to see a guy stepping up when one was down. Jalen obviously didn’t play for us tonight. Having Ricky coming in, you got to give him a lot of credit, his being able to rebound and help me on the boards boxing out.”
Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon told the paper he’s pleased with how his young roster has improved as the season’s gone on.
“I think the Virginia game (a 76-71 loss to the Cavaliers on November 28), they clearly were not ready for that one,” Turgeon said of his freshmen after the win over Radford.
“Stix (Jalen Smith) struggled a little bit in that game, he’s gotten a lot better. Eric Ayala was probably the only one that was ready for that game. The rest of them have really grown. … We feel good where our young kids are and how well they’re playing.”
Ayala scored 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting in that loss. He followed that game up with three poor-shooting efforts, but has since rattled off three straight games of 13 or more points.
Wiggins is averaging 9.5 points per game, but shooting just 36 percent from the field.
“We need Aaron to be more aggressive,” Turgeon said, per the Sun. “If he’s more aggressive, it opens up a lot for other people. That’s kind of been my message to him, both ends of the floor, be more aggressive. Doesn’t mean he has to shoot. He can make plays for other people, too.”
The No. 24 Cornhuskers are 11-2, but they have yet to play a ranked opponent. Junior forward Isaiah Roby Jr. leads the team in blocks (1.5) and rebounds (six) per game, and is second in steals (1.6) and fourth in scoring (10.1). But he missed the team’s last game, a 79-38 victory over Division II Southwest Minnesota State, with a groin injury.
He’s a game-time decision for the matchup with the Terrapins.
“He had a good practice,” Nebraska head coach Tim Miles said, according to STATS LLC. “But those things are tricky. You have to be careful — to aggravate it doesn’t take too much.”
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