# 1995–96 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1995–96 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (10th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 21–14 overall and 4–10 in Big Eight Conference play. After placing 7th in the conference standings, and losing in the quarterfinals of the final Big Eight tournament, Nebraska won the 1996 National Invitation Tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1995* | | vs. Toledo Big Island Invitational | W 72–59 | 1–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| Nov 25, 1995* | | vs. Oregon Big Island Invitational | W 114–106 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| Nov 26, 1995* | | vs. Minnesota Big Island Invitational | W 96–85 | 3–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| Dec 1, 1995* | | Georgia Southern Ameritas Classic | W 82–59 | 4–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 2, 1995* | | Grambling Ameritas Classic | W 96–80 | 5–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 6, 1995* | | at Creighton Rivalry | W 88–67 | 6–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Dec 9, 1995* | | at Minnesota | L 80–91 | 6–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 16, 1995* | | Northern Iowa | L 104–109 | 6–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 18, 1995* | | Northeastern Illinois | W 94–76 | 7–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 21, 1995* | | Delaware State | W 88–41 | 8–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 29, 1995* | | vs. Oregon Far West Classic | W 99–76 | 9–2 | Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 30, 1995* | | vs. No. 17 Mississippi State Far West Classic | L 66–69 | 9–3 | Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 3, 1996* | | No. 23 Texas | W 85–69 | 10–3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 6, 1996* | | Long Beach State | W 69–68 | 11–3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 10, 1996 | | Colorado | W 79–74 | 12–3 (1–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 13, 1996 | | at Oklahoma | L 100–117 $^{3OT}$ | 12–4 (1–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 17, 1996* | | Missouri-Kansas City | W 87–69 | 13–4 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 20, 1996 | | at Oklahoma State | W 66–57 | 14–4 (2–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 24, 1996 | | Missouri | W 76–58 | 15–4 (3–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 28, 1996 | | No. 3 Kansas | L 73–88 | 15–5 (3–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 31, 1996 | | at Kansas State | L 68–77 | 15–6 (3–3) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 3, 1996 | | Iowa State | L 65–75 | 15–7 (3–4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 7, 1996 | | at Missouri | L 98–99 | 15–8 (3–5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 10, 1996 | | at No. 21 Iowa State | L 59–74 | 15–9 (3–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 17, 1996 | | Oklahoma State | L 57–72 | 15–10 (3–7) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 19, 1996 | | at No. 5 Kansas | L 71–81 | 15–11 (3–8) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 25, 1996 | | Oklahoma | L 76–80 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (3–9) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 28, 1996 | | at Colorado | L 64–78 | 15–13 (3–10) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Mar 3, 1996 | | Kansas State | W 70–66 | 16–13 (4–10) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1996* | (7) | vs. (2) No. 23 Iowa State | L 60–62 | 16–14 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1996* | | at Colorado State NIT First Round | W 91–83 | 17–14 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Mar 19, 1996* | | Washington State NIT Second Round | W 82–73 | 18–14 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Mar 22, 1996* | | at Fresno State NIT Quarterfinals | W 83–71 | 19–14 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Mar 26, 1996* | | vs. Tulane NIT Semifinals | W 90–78 | 20–14 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 28, 1996* | | vs. Saint Joseph's NIT Championship | W 60–56 | 21–14 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||