Florida A&M faces final non-conference game - Nebraska

Tonight’s game against Florida A&M (2-9) could put Nebraska in first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

LINCOLN, NE — No offense to Florida A&M, Nebraska’s final nonconference basketball foe of the season tonight, but the Huskers are well into preparation for Big 12 play. Before a practice last week, coach Doc Sadler delivered a 10-minute “do-better” lecture with a list of five keys to surviving inside the conference. The first item — hard work — draws no complaints from Sadler. “I told the guys our hard work has always been there,” he said. “But the past few games, I’ve seen that we need to get the other four things going to have a chance.”

It’s a common-sense list: Sense of urgency, enthusiasm, free throws and transition defense. “We can’t control some things, like our size,” Sadler said. “But we can control all those others. And sometimes in the past few games, I haven’t seen those things taken care of like they need to.”

FAMU head coach Eugene Harris (center) and assistant coaches Reggie Sharp (r) and John "Johnny" Jones (l) are poised for a major beat down and a paycheck with the Huskers.

Tonight’s game against Florida A&M (2-9) could put Nebraska in first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Huskers beat fellow MEAC teams South Carolina State and Maryland-Eastern Shore in the past week. Nebraska (9-3) played perhaps its tidiest game of the season Saturday in routing Maryland-Eastern Shore 88-56. The Huskers shot a season-high 61.1 percent from the field and committed only three turnovers, tying the school record. Florida A&M has played two Big 12 foes, losing to Kansas State 96-57 and to Texas A&M 67-57. The Rattlers also have lost four games to Southeastern Conference teams.

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