Washington has impressive 6-11 German frosh Hannes Steinbach (17.8 ppg & 11.1 rpg), a potential NBA lottery pick in June, yet the Huskies are falling short vs. the Big Ten's upper echelon. Though USC transfer G Wesley Yates (13 ppg), who recently returned to active duty after missing almost a month, is likely to make increasing contributions after playing limited minutes last week vs. the Michigan schools, the issue for Danny Sprinkle is defense, with U-Dub allowing 81 ppg in conference play. That's likely not enough to deal with Fred Hoiberg's high-flying Huskers, still unbeaten with their perfect blend of weaponry that spreads the floor with shooters like 6-7 ex-Iowa F Pryce Sandifort (16.7 ppg) to cause matchup issues galore for foes. Play Nebraska
