Nebraska head coach Tim Miles met with reporters on Friday to preview the Huskers’ road game at Ohio State on Saturday.

Here is a recap of what Miles had to say about his team and NU’s rematch with the Buckeyes…

***Miles said freshman wing Isaiah Roby is still receiving around-the-clock treatment on what he called a “moderate” ankle sprain that Roby suffered in the final minutes of Tuesday’s win over Penn State. That includes ice and even acupuncture treatments to speed up his recovery as much as possible.

Miles said Roby was on crutches immediately after the PSU game, but was walking normally under his own power on Thursday. Roby didn’t practice on Friday, and his status for Ohio State remains highly in doubt.

“I don’t know how much we’ll do with him,” Miles said. “I would say that it’s 50/50 at best that he even dresses out.”

***As for the rest of the injury report, Miles said sophomore guard Glynn Watson (groin) is much healthier than he was earlier this month, but said sophomore forward Edward Morrow is still fighting through the foot injury that has plagued him most of the conference season.

Miles said Morrow practiced some on Friday and is expected to “be in the lineup right away” at Ohio State.” That means freshman center Jordy Tshimanga will once again get the start with Morrow coming off the bench.

***One of the most frustrating aspects for Nebraska about its series with Ohio State over the years has been the Buckeyes’ ability to steal victories from the Huskers in the final minutes.

Not only did OSU pull out a stunning 67-66 last-second win over NU in Lincoln back on Jan. 18, it did so by overcoming a 12-point Nebraska lead. Last season, the Huskers led by two with less than a minute left in regulation but fell in overtime, 65-62.

Going back to NU’s memorable 2013-14 season, the Buckeyes trailed by as many as 18 points in the second half before rallying back for a 71-67 victory in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Miles noted that Nebraska had as much as an 89-percent chance of winning at one point in the second half in its most recent loss to Ohio State, and in that Big Ten Tournament defeat they had a 95-percent chance before things went south.

Needless to say, finishing strong has been a major point of emphasis for the Huskers over the past few practices.

***It’s no secret that Nebraska doesn’t exactly have the best track record vs. Ohio State over the years. Entering Saturday’s game, the Buckeyes hold a 14-3 edge in the all-time series, including a 10-1 advantage since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011.

That’s even more apparent in games in Columbus, Ohio, as NU has lost all seven of its road games vs. OSU by a average score of 76.6-53.6. In four road games since 2012, the average score has been a whopping 76.5-48.5 at Value City Arena.

***In order to change those fortunes, Miles said Nebraska must be better in producing points in the paint. The Huskers were out-scored 38-30 in the paint in this year’s one-point loss to the Buckeyes, and in their lone victory over OSU in the Big Ten, NU owned a 38-26 scoring advantage at the rim.

Miles said his team’s 46 paint points against Penn State were definitely encouraging, but noted that Ohio State was a much bigger and longer team than the Nittany Lions.

***Miles said he expects Saturday’s matchup to be different not only with Morrow back in the lineup, but with Tshimanga playing the best best basketball of his young career right now.. Miles even said this might be the best lineup Nebraska has put up against Ohio State since he’s been the coach.

***Miles said one of his biggest concerns for Saturday was matchup up with Ohio State’s Jae’Sean Tate on defense. At 6-4, 230, Miles said the Huskers struggled keeping Tate away from the rim in the first meeting this season, when he scored 13 points with five rebounds.

“That will be of keen interest to us during the game of where we are with that matchup,” Miles said.

***Miles admitted that the goal of staying out of the bottom four in the final conference standings has been brought up a couple times this season, including as recently as Thursday when assistant Kenya Hunter addressed it to team during meetings.

Miles stressed that in order to win the Big Ten Tournament as an 11-14 seed, you’d have to win five games in five days, where as the top four seeds only have to win three in three days.

“As we found out the hard way last year against Maryland, that’s not easy,” Miles said.