What to watch for: Nebraska finishes non-conference action against Southern

LINCOLN Coming off of its Diamond Head Classic tournament championship, head coach Fred Hoiberg and the Nebraska mens basketball team takes their four-game winning streak into their final non-conference matchup of the season Monday night against Southern University.

Here is everything to know about the Jaguars ahead of the matchup.

What: Southern at Nebraska When: 8 p.m.

CT, Dec.

30 Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln TV: Big Ten Network Records/Rankings: Nebraska enters Mondays game with a 10-2 overall record and 1-1 in Big Ten play.

The Huskers, winners of their last four matchups, were unranked in this past weeks Associated Press Top-25 poll.

Southern enters Mondays game with a 5-7 overall record, and losers of its past three games.

The Jaguars were unranked in this weeks AP Top-25 poll.

Coaches: Nebraska Fred Hoiberg is in his 11th year as a college basketball head coach and sixth at Nebraska.

He has an all-time coaching record of 188-152 and 73-96 during his time with the Huskers.

Southern Kevin Johnson is in his eighth season as a college basketball head coach and second at Southern.

He holds an all-time coaching record of 88-121 and 23-21 during his time with the Jaguars.

Projected Starters Nebraska F Berke Buyuktuncel (8.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.5 APG) F Juwan Gary (11.9 PPG, 4 RPG, 0.9 APG) F Braxton Meah (3.5 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 0.8 APG) G Brice Williams (19.7 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.3 APG) G Rollie Worster (8.2 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.6 APG) Southern G Jordan Johnson (10.4 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 0.7 APG) F DaMariee Jones (7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.6 APG) G Joe Manning (5.8 PPG, 1 RPG, 0.9 APG) F Brentay Noel (4.1 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 0.5 APG) G Derrick Tezeno (7.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 0.6 APG) Nebraska Update: Nebraskas Christmas trip to Hawaii was a success, winning the Diamond Head Classic championship by beating Murray State, Hawaii and Oregon State in the tournament championship, marking the first time the Huskers have won a multi-team event since the 2000 San Juan Shootout.

Senior guard Brice Williams is playing at an All-Big Ten level, averaging 22 points per game during the three-game stretch.

Berke Buyuktuncel also scored a career-high 16 points in Nebraskas win over the Beavers.

The Huskers missed backup point guard Ahron Ulis in all three games, after he suffered a sprained ankle during practice ahead of the tournament.

Nebraskas defense is also playing at an elite level, allowing just 59 points over its last four-game stretch.

Southern Update: Southern has lost all four of its previous games this season against Power Four teams, losing at Iowa, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and in its last game against Southern California.

If there is one thing the Jaguars do well, it is pounding the offensive glass.

Southern is averaging over 13 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks 30th in college basketball this season.

It has led to Southern scoring 79 points per game, which ranks in the top-100 in the country.

Outside of that, the Jaguars struggle across the board.

They allow teams to shoot over 36% from behind the arc, so opportunities for Brice Williams and Connor Essegian will be there, and the Jaguars foul a lot, getting called for over 18 per game, while Nebraska is one of the best free-throw shooting teams in the country, making 77% of its attempt so far this season.

Prediction: Nebraska 81, Southern 60.

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