Can Husker men climb above .500 Saturday?

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska men’s basketball team looks for its fourth straight win on Saturday afternoon, as the Huskers play host to Minnesota.

Tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 2:30 p.m. and a limited number of tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets, calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.) and at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Ticket Office 90 minutes before tipoff. Saturday’s game will be carried on BTN and the Huskers Radio Network and will also be available online on the Fox Sports app.

Nebraska (14-14, 7-10 Big Ten) comes into Saturday riding a three-win streak following a 70-67 overtime win over Maryland on Feb. 19.

Derrick Walker had a career-high 23 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blockswhile Keisei Tominaga added 20 points as Nebraska rallied from an eight-point second-half deficit.

TV/Online: Saturday’s game will be televised on BTN with Connor Onion and Shon Morris on the call. The game will also be available online on the Fox Sports app.

Walker is quietly putting together an All-Big Ten caliber season, as he leads the Huskers in scoring (14.0 ppg), rebounding (7.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.599) while dishing out 3.7 assists per game.

He now has five 20-point games and has tied or established a new career best four times during the season.

Tominaga has been on a tear the last month, averaging 23.6 ppg while shooting 55 percent from the field and 46 percent from the 3-point line.

With a win on Saturday, the Huskers can post their longest Big Ten winning streak since the 2017-18 season and continue their late-season surge. Minnesota is last in the Big Ten.