Micah Johnson's day began at 5:40 a.m. so the 13-year-old from Wilcox, Nebraska, could be at school by 6:30 to ride the bus that would take Johnson and his classmates some 160 miles to Lincoln.
When you've never before been to Pinnacle Bank Arena for a Nebraska basketball game, it's worth an early start and long bus ride.
"This is my first time in Pinnacle Bank Arena," a smiling, wide-eyed Johnson said. "I've seen a lot of games on TV, but this is my first time here."
His impressions?
"What I love most about this is just the energy, the crowd," Johnson said from his front-row seat behind the north baseline.