¢ KU leads the all-time series, 159-71, including a 14-16 mark in Devaney Center. KU has won six straight in the series and 15 of the last 16. KU’s last loss to NU was a 74-55 decision on Feb. 15, 2004, in Lincoln, Neb. KU has won seven straight in Lawrence and two in a row in Devaney.

¢ Bill Self is 8-1 against Nebraska; Doc Sadler has not played against KU.

¢ Today’s game is NU’s first appearance on ESPN’s Big Monday since 2000. The contest will be NU’s only game at home during a 17-day stretch as NU plays three of four games on the road until Feb. 10 when Texas A&M will come to Lincoln.

¢ Nebraska is 9-1 at home this year – its only loss a one-pointer to Texas, 62-61.

¢ Aleks Maric is the only Husker to post a double-double this season. He has five.

¢ Charles Richardson has moved into the NU career top 10 for assists. He now has 330 in his career, passing Eric Piatkowski (324) for 10th place.

¢ The Huskers are 0-3 in conference road games this season and 0-6 overall in true road games. Away from the Devaney Center, Nebraska holds a 3-6 record this season with victories against Wyoming, Houston and Miami on neutral courts.

¢ Richardson has played all 40 minutes of a game four times this season. He is on pace to average more minutes per game in a season than any Husker since Tyronn Lue in 1997 and 1998 when he averaged 35.9 minutes per game.

¢ Coach Doc Sadler took over the Husker program after gaining a reputation as a strong defensive coach at Texas-El Paso. The Miners finished last season ranked 15th nationally by allowing just 59.5 points per game and setting a Conference USA season record by giving up just 56.0 points per contest in league action.

That defensive effort has carried over to Lincoln as the Huskers have held 12 of their first 19 opponents to 62 or fewer points in their first year under Sadler. NU’s foes average 61.2 points a game.

¢ The Nebraska roster went through a makeover at the beginning of the second semester as a pair of players announced they were leaving the team while another player was added.

On Dec. 27, true freshman forward Kris Douse announced his decision to transfer and left the squad before the trip to Miami. Then, on Jan. 7, sophomore forward Jim Ledsome, a native of Severna Park, Md., announced he was transferring to Delaware to be closer to his family and concentrate more on academics while still playing Division I basketball.

The Huskers also made an addition to the roster as 6-8, 265-pound forward Jeremy Barr enrolled at Nebraska and joined the basketball team. Barr played last season at Southern California and was a top-125 recruit out of Houston’s Westbury Christian High School. He began practicing with the Huskers on Jan. 8 (the first day of second-semester classes). He will be eligible following the completion of the 2007 fall semester.