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Huskers to Face Sooners in Thanksgiving Hoops Matchup

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Blaise Keita and the Huskers take on Oklahoma on Thursday

A pair of former conference rivals will meet on the hardwood Thursday afternoon, as Nebraska will take on Oklahoma in the first round of the ESPN Events Invitational just outside Orlando, Fla. Tipoff between the Huskers and Sooners is set for 4 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN and carried on the Huskers' Radio Network. It is the first game of the night session which also features Memphis and Seton Hall.

For college sports fans, a meeting of the Huskers and Sooners on Thanksgiving weekend conjures up memories of classic football games over the years, including the legendary Game of the Century which took place on Thanksgiving in 1971 when No.