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Huskers Complete Big Ten Road Trip at Purdue The Nebraska women’s basketball team wraps up a two-game Big Ten road swing through Indiana by battling the Purdue Boilermakers on Wednesday afternoon in West Lafayette. Tip-off between the Huskers (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) and Boilermakers (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) at Mackey Arena is set for 1 p.m. (CT). Live television coverage will be provided by the Big Ten Network with Lisa Byington and Meghan McKeown on the call. Live radio will be available with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call across the Husker Sports Network stations, the Huskers App and on Huskers.com. ....
FULLER S FOUR THINGS TO WATCH: Post touches for Robbins –The importance of getting Liam Robbins to fill Daniel Oturu s starting center role can t be overstated when he transferred from Drake. Rewind back to earlier this fall when Robbins was ruled eligible to play immediately. The Gophers were doing cartwheels. Sure, the NCAA decided recently to approve all waivers for transfers to play this season. But Robbins playing seven games already this season was a big reason for the 6-0 start. Now the Gophers have to figure out how to consistently utilize the 7-foot junior as a post threat offensively. Outside of his 27-point game vs. UMKC where they were clearly went above and beyond establishing him inside, the Gophers have ignored Robbins frequently inside. In the 27-point Big Ten-opening loss at Illinois, Robbins didn t get a post touch until 14:22 left in the second half. Yes, Robbins was in foul trouble, but he received no passes inside when in the game until that point. ....