With four games left in the regular season, NCAA Tournament bubble teams view fifth-ranked Ohio State as the proverbial 10-pound largemouth bass lurking beneath the lily pads.
Hooking and landing the Big Ten-leading Buckeyes (21-4, 13-1) would look awfully good on the resume. Nebraska (17-8, 8-6) will cast a line for a try tonight at Value City Arena.
“When you’re on top, everyone wants to take the person that’s on top out,” junior forward Shayla Cooper said. “Coach (Kevin McGuff) prepares us well to know that everyone is going to take their best shot at us. They want to beat us.