Pregame
Neither team will be eliminated with a loss Saturday. The winner will advance to the regional championship Sunday night. The loser will play Sunday afternoon in an elimination game against the winner of Saturday’s game between Northeastern and NJIT.
Nebraska won the Big Ten regular-season championship with a 31-12 record against only conference opponents. The Cornhuskers were the Big Ten’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament because the conference did not host a tournament this year.
Nebraska won 8-6 over Northeastern in its regional opener Friday night.
Arkansas defeated NJIT 13-8 in its regional opener Friday afternoon.