I hope we win this one. I don’t know what it is….. maybe it’s that Creighton embodies Omaha for me, and as a western Nebraska guy, I resented the focus of so much attention on Omaha.

Anyway, screw ’em.

Harley, Sek, Ade, Balham, and Anderson for NU

Carter, Witter, Dotzler, Woodfox, Lawson for Creighton

Stinnett not starting again for Creighton. What’s the deal?

At least not on Cox in Omaha…

And pressing out of the gate.

TO on Creighton’s2nd possession.

2-0 CU

Harley double dribbles

drives for first NU bucket

2-2

refs may be focusing on double dribbles tonight

for either team. just swapped TOs

off a Goaltend…

4-2 NU

Witter hits both

4-4

lots of turnovers, some fouls, and missed shots.
Defense ruling so far. Either that, or sloppy ball-handling.

off a moving screen

hits a 3

7-4 CU

NU misses the shot

Creighton drives and turns it over with a foul

heavy pressure for both teams

then Woodfox hits a long three with a defender in his face.

We need a bucket.

10-6 CU

We’re seeing the travelling grab bag tonight

NU forces a tieup and gets the ball

25%?

another slow start.

10-6 Creighton

Dagunduro got swatted out of bounds on the last play.

Nebraska is missing shots and not getting 2nd looks. Both teams are having trouble handling the ball.

just hurled one of those mini-basketballs into the top row…
He’s got an arm, too?

NU now 2-10 shooting

then Creighton walks

Still 10-6 Creighton

Harriman for CU gets fouled as he’s falling over.

Hits first FT

But Sek is fouled on the RB and heads to the line

That foul was on Anderson? He was barely in on that play?!

Lawson hits first, misses 2nd

Cookie gets the steal and drives down to score…
Should have been a foul

that’s 9 for NU.

15-8 Creighton at first TO

but 2 of Creighton’s are 3s.

Creighton’s had 8 FT attempts, and will get another 1-and-1 after the break.

17-8 Creighton

Will shoot 2

Waves off a great bucket.

Harley races ahead for lay-in

17-10 NU

Creighton turns it over on an offensive foul

Jays answer

19-12 Creighton

Probably a good call, too. Richardson couldn’t figure what to do with it, got out of control.

one was blocked

ball is tipped back in.

Doc calls TO.

21-12 Creighton

NU turns it over.

21-12 Creighton at under-4 TO

i’m over visiting some people, checking in…..

12 friggin’ points in the first half?

23-12 Creighton

We need to be back in this before half

McCray hits a jumper. 23-14 Creighton

hits a 3.

26-14 Creighton

NU 0-5 3FG

Shooting 2

after another 2nd-chance bucket by Woodfox

28-18 Creighton

Korver answers with a 3

31-18 Creighton

NU tips the missed shot out of bounds with 1.2 to go

31-18 Creighton at half.

Doc says the boys are getting big eyes and being impatient.

Both teams were shooting terribly for the first 15 minutes or so.

Creighton got ahead big because they got to the line a lot.

NU is having some serious foul trouble, which has cut down the rotation a little, and Creighton sharpshooters are starting to get open here at the end of the half.

Huskers need to be patient and create some shots.

Creighton has 24 RBs to NU’s 12. Creighton has 11 offensive boards on 18 missed shots. We can’t let them have 2nd chances on more than half their shots.

NU’s forced 12 TOs and got 8 points from them, but have turned it over 10 times (yet Creighton has 4 pts from those TOs).

Defensively, holding Creighton to 9-26 shooting, but getting let down on the boards. Creighton’s hitting 40% from behind the arc, giving up 5 or 6 wide-open looks from long range.

Offensively? Can’t hit anything. 7-23 shooting after hitting a couple easy shots the last 2 minutes.

Verdict: ugly first half. Very ugly. Can still get back in the game, but need some offense and some stops to create a run.

as 2nd half starts

Maybe he should do color?

Ade gets the RB, turns it over

Some more misses, and a TO by Creighton

Some hustle later and Harley gets a charge called on him

6-0 NU Run

31-24 NU

gets Creighton on the board in the half

33-24 Creighton

36-24 Creighton

in frustration.

sets up Ade for NU’s first 3

36-28 Creighton

Which is always a good thing

and NU crashes the boards

Dagunduro fouled after getting the board

36-29 Creighton

Harley hits a layin

Altman calls timeout.

36-31 Creighton

Shots are starting to open up and fall. Nebraska’s got back in the game

36-34 Creighton
10-0 NU run

what’s the score?

live stats sucks, you know that?

37-36 NU after Anderson’s 3!

that’s what I like to hear

Another Creighton turnover.

Altman has gone to Lawson out of both TOs for the same result

NU has stormed back with INTENSITY.

Whatever Doc said at halftime apparently worked. Creighton looks like they’re getting buried under a Husker stampede.

Jays have 8 TOs in first 8 minutes of the half, which have turned into 10 NU points.

38-37 Creighton

40-38 NU

43-38 NU

eek

Harley tips it in

45-38 NU

Creighton calls a TO right afterwards.

45-41 NU

ugh

47-41 NU

NU is shooting 55% this half.

NU up 6

What a turnaround!

12-0 NU advantage

eating clock

Doc calls TO

11 steals for us, though.

Cookie called for a foul on defensive end

now EVERYONE has gone cold

to save a possession. That could kill.

Still 47-41 NU

both teams have gone cold, but Creighton’s headed to the line.
Jays like to use FTs to kick-start offense.

Huskers must get some baskets to put this away before Jays start hitting shots.

47-41 NU

NU needs to work for an easy bucket.

47-42 NU

CU ball

Velander gets the board, but Lawson gets “fouled”

Take it inside!!!!!

Harriman steals and lays it in

47-47

NU calls time

Game is tied after 4 quick Creighton points.

We need to stop playing so timid on offense. Drive, move, and create — stop shooting long shots

49-47 NU

49 all

will shoot 2

okay. time.

up 1, 44.7 to go

Doc calls time.

29 on shot clock

Force Creighton to hurry

NU ball, shot clock is off

Harley shooting 1-and-1

have audio now.

now we have to hit fouls…..

hits both

52-49 NU

25.9 to go

Doc calls TO

NU has a chance to hold for final shot

what time???

54-52!!!

take that you jay bastards!

i feel better…… we’ve beat the rich kids from Omaha. I like it.

NU shoots 13-27 in the second half and takes control of the game.

NU 20-50 shooting, 5-17 3pt FG, 27 RBs (8 offensive)
CU 17-48 shooting, 7-19 3pt FG, 29 RBs (14 offensive)

Creighton turned the ball over 24 times, leading to 22 NU points.
NU turns the ball over 16 times, leading to 6 NU points

Creighton 11-13 from the line. NU 9-13.

Bench scoring fairly even: 21 for Creighton, 19 for NU.

Eight Huskers played at least 18 minutes. Seven scored.
Harley had 18, Ade 11, Velander 9.
Harley also had 6 RBs, 3 steals.

Wrapup and report card coming late tonight.

Followed the end of this game on ESPN.com. Was a pretty awesome game.

Good win.

I’m hoping that you guys can break out and be a really solid second-best team in the North. I’m sick of the South dwarfing over the North in both sports, and I really don’t want Missouri to be left over as the second best team in the North.