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Fox was gushing over the UCLA defense before the game. Nebraska: Hold my beer

Long range 2 for Meah

Really hopeful to be dancing this year. #GBR Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

tcp is smiling.

Rank us.

Was Mara in the paint long enough to qualify for in-state tuition?

Worster was outstanding today - wasn't sure what would happen against that UCLA pressure, but he was great with 0 turnovers. Plus he gave us a bit of offense early & hit big free throws late. Probably his best game with NU. Ulis gave us nice minutes too. I don't think we gave up a 'pick-six' live ball turnover - that was huge in a game where points were going to be tough to come by and after we've been giving up a few of them per game lately. UCLA could've had a couple, but Brice's foul stopped one (and UCLA only got 1 point on the possession) and Worster stopped a 2-on-1 by himself in the 2nd half. When Berke picked up that 4th foul with 10+ min to go, I thought we were in trouble. But the bench guys extended the lead nicely after that and really put it out of reach. Our early defensive communication was poor, but we dialed in far better after the first media timeout. Between the first media timeout and last media timeout (~32-ish min) we gave up only 38 points. In a conference game. Against the #15 team in the country. Insanely good defense. Ultimately our ability to get to the FT line - and make them - was the difference. That ability to draw fouls and score from the stripe when the other shots aren't falling is what makes Brice elite. Big opportunity to steal one on the road Tuesday against an Iowa team that is down from normal. Win that one and the sky's the limit for this group.

Zero turnovers for Rollie, Ulis and Sam in their 58 combined minutes. In a game against the best team in the country at turning opponents over, that's probably the most important stat right there. I've been pretty hard on Rollie for how loose he gets with the ball sometimes. But you could tell from the very first possession that he was going to take ball security seriously. Not sure we win this game without his reliable ball handling.

I started to get some Husker Hoops PTSD with about 4 min left. Where'd that 13 point lead disappear to? And it's like, not this shit again. But, we pulled it out. Players made plays. Rollie, Andrew, Sam and Brice hit some clutch free throws. And we beat the spread on a day when we shot like crap. This wasn't quite a must-win but winning it sure takes some pressure off down the road.

If you’re at the game, have fun for all of us! Be loud! Make Cronin wine and complain! And will the boys to another W! It’s going to be a battle! GBR!!!!

Going to put this here: Rollie was a dawg today. 11/4/2, ZERO TOs!! He deserves a lot of praise for this UCLA rock fight. He is built for the B1G! GBR!

Nah. We just need to win games.

This should be a ranked basketball team.

NEB Specialty Stats Bench Points 23 Points In Paint 20 Points off Turns 17 Opp Turnovers 15 2nd Chance Points 11 Off Rebounds 9 Fastbreak Points 10 Layups 9-13 Dunks 0-0 Times Tied 2 Times Taken Lead 5 Possessions 68 Scores 28 Pts Per Possession .971 Scoring % 41.2 Turnover % 19.1 Time Leading 21:24 Time Trailing 13:33 Time Tied 5:03

Aaaauuuggghhh! When you milk clock you wind up with poor shots. Attack the basket!

UCLA: Simultaneously thugs and crybabies.

In a world that Wisconsin scores 116 points in a Big 10 game, I’m glad there are historic programs keeping the leagues traditions

Dear lord Jesus-- thank you for keeping BW's knee intact.

Hellva game, As asked in the game thread, What is foul? Huskers matched UCLA'S thugness.

Since I gave up my season tickets, Nebraska is 28-1 at home. You're welcome.

Ideal scenario imo

Up to #33. Torvik has us at #29.

Nah. We just need to win games. Absolutely. We're setting ourselves up in a good position where our resume can speak for itself. No need to worry about the Marists and Delaware States of the world (sorry, @royalfan). Win and we're in.

Suck it, UCLA. Suck it, Cronin.

SAM

Yet we're not only in the game but we're winning. It's not pretty, but most other years this ends in a 15 point loss. I'll take a boring UVA style of game if it leads to similar success in March.

If you can make the bucket it can't be that bad a foul right?

Who had Morgan solo break on their prop bet?

Cronin has small man syndrome

I'm shocked it wasn't 7 on Nebraska and 6 on UCLA.

Burke with the kind of pick that will BREAK the press.

Okay I know it is just catch and shoot. No defender on you or crowd screaming or being tired but GG just went 23-25 from three with 17 of them in a row. Also only 2 hit iron. The two he missed hit back iron. So. I know now that he can make them and when coaches say he makes them in practice I can say yes he probably does. I agree with some on here that he is going to come in a game and explode and help us win one.

Any truth to the rumor that McDermott will be in the house today. He wants to be reminded of how great depth, defense and basketball is played...

It's a good thing we got some practice reps against Creighton then. Should be well prepared for this game now.

The Vault is locked down!!! Suck it small man syndrome Cronin!!! 20 in a row at home!!!! Keep it going Huskers!!!! GBR!!!!

Can we give Sam Hoiberg TWO scholarships?

No just guess because that is what these guys are doing right now crowd is trying but all the whistles are hard to keep goingMy watch just told me that my workout is going well keep it up

This sequence by Brice is killing us. Don’t stop the ball, led to an and 1. Turnover, clear path foul. Come on Brice.

This game is a turnbuckle and some ropes away from a WWE match

It's just too early in the year to be watching a Phillips 66 game from a Fonner Park booth with a mini-TV.

111 total points in 2 OTs is disgusting.

Been looking over UCLA's schedule and here are some things I've picked up on. 1. Their 11-2 record is a mix of buy game wins and winning a few bigger games both in and out of conference. 2. They do host wins over Oregon, Arizona and Gonzaga. 3. They don't tend to blow teams out or run away with games against good teams. The Gonzaga win was by 3, Arizona by 3, and Oregon by 2. 4. One of their losses (UNC) was by just 2 points. They also have a bit of an eye opening loss to New Mexico. But that was early in the year. So nothing we don't already know really. Going to be a dog fight. Neither team will probably pull away. Look for a game that's always within 10 points either way. We can definitely pull this one out. We also can't afford to take them lightly.

We probably got 14 more years till we get to recognize the 2013-2014 team. Would love to see PSP back at the vault. Walt should try to bank one from 3 in when he's back

Another positive is a number of the players individually within that ten year window, are still active in the professional ranks.

I'd argue Jordan Pope, Oregon St's best player last year, is significantly better than any of UCLA's guards offensively. He's playing very well for Texas this year. They also had Rataj on last year's team, who is a really good and versatile frontcourt player. I'm sold on the Bruin's defense. Guess I'm just not sold on them overall. Hopefully they don't change my mind tomorrow.