Nebraska Vs Usc: No. 12 Huskers Head West for Mid‑Afternoon Matchup

The No. 12 Huskers make their final regular‑season trip as they prepare for nebraska vs usc at the Galen Center; tipoff listings show 3: 10 p. m. Central (4: 10 p. m. ET) and another listing shows 3 p. m. Central (4 p. m. ET), and the pregame broadcast begins approximately one hour before tipoff. The matchup matters because Nebraska can chase a school record in conference wins while Pryce Sandfort pursues a single‑season conference 3‑point mark.

Nebraska Vs Usc: Broadcast and timing

The game will be televised on a national cable network and made available through sports apps; radio coverage will be carried on the team’s radio network with named play‑by‑play and analyst voices. Pregame coverage starts about one hour before tipoff, and additional streams will be available through the team’s official digital channels and app.

Huskers team form and player status

Nebraska enters off a 74–61 victory over Maryland, built on an 18–3 second‑half run that sealed the game in the final 10 minutes. Freshman Braden Frager led the Huskers with 21 points and tied a career high with eight rebounds. Pryce Sandfort scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds and added four assists. Rienk Mast and Sam Hoiberg also reached double figures in that win.

Coverage of the program notes a flu strain affecting the team and campus, which required extra time for the Huskers to secure the Maryland victory. With three regular‑season games remaining, that health context accompanies Nebraska’s road trip to Los Angeles.

USC form and matchup notes

USC enters the game after an 81–62 loss at a crosstown rival. The Trojans were held to 35 percent shooting and committed 14 turnovers in that setback. A team‑high 25 points came from a single player, who also made five 3‑pointers, and another contributor added 10 points in the loss. USC’s overall record and conference mark place the Trojans on a midseason slide heading into this meeting with Nebraska.

Numbers to know and stakes

Nebraska is aiming for a school‑record 14th conference win after matching the program mark with 13 conference victories earlier in the season. The Huskers are 6–2 in Big Ten road games entering the final West Coast swing and are 9–4 in their last 13 Big Ten road contests dating to last season. Nebraska’s defense has held its last five opponents to a combined 37. 9 percent shooting and the team ranks among the national leaders in field‑goal percentage defense at 39. 6 percent.

Pryce Sandfort enters the game needing 10 conference 3‑pointers to match the single‑season mark of 80 set in 1994–95; if he reaches that number in the remaining conference games, he will match that single‑season conference record. Nebraska’s top four scorers are combining for 54. 1 points per game, and the team is 51–10 when scoring 80 points or more.

What to watch and a forward look

Key items to watch in the remaining regular‑season slate: whether Sandfort can close the gap on the conference 3‑point mark, whether Nebraska can secure a 14th conference win to set a new program standard, and how the Huskers handle the travel and health context on a two‑game West Coast swing. The immediate observable indicators are records, recent shooting and turnover trends, and the available win totals; advancing any of those metrics will shape Nebraska’s seeding picture and momentum heading into postseason play.

• Key takeaways: Nebraska seeks a program record in conference wins; Sandfort needs 10 conference 3s to match the single‑season mark; tipoff is mid‑afternoon ET with pregame coverage starting an hour earlier.