uneblinstu's postgame chatter : vol 17; ed 5 - Creighton

1 minute ago, Norm Peterson said:

First time in series history that Nebraska has won consecutive games on the road. I can't believe that.

I thought the same thing. Not even the early 90's?

HELL YES!!!!!!!!That is all for now 

Kalkbrenner's video game numbers.

9 minutes ago, HuskerFever said:

 

If only he would have emphasized EVERYONE. 

That bumped us up 10 spots to #42 in Torvik’s rankings 

Lost money on this game.  Couldn’t be happier.  Go Big Red!

I loved our intensity and aggressive play on offense by attacking Kalkbrenner.  Essegian was a nice spark off the bench… but everybody contributed to the victory.  
 

Not to but a damper on the big win but this Creighton team is not on the level of last year’s squad.  Neal, played good defense on Williams but they miss Alexander and Schierman.  

The defense was obviously great.

What I really liked is Connor moving without the ball.  I think him and Gavin will be a handful doing that this season. 

1 minute ago, brfrad said:

The defense was obviously great.

 

What I really liked is Connor moving without the ball.  I think him and Gavin will be a handful doing that this season. 

Hopefully Gavin watches and learns from what Connor did tonight.   Gavin has been awful the last couple games - but I still think he can be valuable if and when he learns what role he can play.    Has to also find a way to match the defensive effort we got from the other guys tonight.

9 minutes ago, millerhusker said:

That bumped us up 10 spots to #42 in Torvik’s rankings 

And has us going 17-12 now, missing the two unknown Hawaii games.

Notes from UNL

*-Nebraska picks up its second straight win at Creighton, both by double-figures (63-53 in 2022; 74-63 tonight).
*-The win marks the second straight Husker win in Omaha, the first time that has occurred since winning three straight times in Omaha between 1991 and 1995
*-Tonight marks the third time NU has beaten a ranked Creighton team, as the Bluejays were ranked 14th in the AP poll entering today. The others were in 2006 (No. 20) and 2022 (No. 7)
*-Nebraska improves to 28-30 all-time against Creighton. The Huskers have now won three of the past seven meetings after Creighton won seven straight meetings between 2011 and 2017,
*-Nebraska held Creighton to 63 points, 25 points under its season average (88.0). NU held the Bluejays to 32.7 percent shooting.
*-Nebraska put a season-high five players in double figures in the win, including a team-high 16 points from Juwan Gary. Gary is 2-0 in CHI Health Center in his career.
*-Nebraska committed a season-low seven turnovers in the win, while forcing 17 turnovers. NU had a 22-7 advantage on points off turnovers.
*-Nebraska never trailed and led for 38:11 of the night.
*-Nebraska held Ryan Kalkbrenner to four points on 0-of-1 shooting in 38:37 of action. He entered tonight averaging 25.8 ppg on .891 shooting. His only attempt was a 3-pointer in the first half.
*- Nebraska had an 11-0 run from 7:40-2:37 in the first half, the fourth double-digit run this season for NU.
*-Brice Williams reach double figures for the ninth straight game dating back to last season with his 16-point effort. It matches the longest stretch of his career.

*-Nebraska held Creighton to a season low 24 points in the first half. CU scored 39 or more points in the first half of each of its first four games.
*-Connor Essegian finished with 15 points off the bench, the fourth double-figure effort from a Husker reserve this season.

5 minutes ago, Cazzie22 said:

I loved our intensity and aggressive play on offense by attacking Kalkbrenner.  Essegian was a nice spark off the bench… but everybody contributed to the victory.  
 

Not to but a damper on the big win but this Creighton team is not on the level of last year’s squad.  Neal, played good defense on Williams but they miss Alexander and Schierman.  

If Ashworth Is out for a while they could really struggle.

Who stole Sam's head-band?

25 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

First time in series history that Nebraska has won consecutive games on the road. I can't believe that.

Welcome back, Normy. Fun one tonight in the big O. Now we can all root on Nebraska football and volleyball in Lincoln tomorrow. The entire state is A RED STATE!

30 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

First time in series history that Nebraska has won consecutive games on the road. I can't believe that.

Nebraska won 3 consecutive times in Omaha between 1991 and 1995.

1 minute ago, Bugeaters1 said:

 

Who does Iowa play