NEBRASKA 60 INDIANA 55
Player of the Game:
Terran Petteway- It doesn’t matter how many points he has.
And it doesn’t matter how he gets his points. Terran Petteway is going to take
over a game in the second half. He hit a jumper to give Nebraska the lead in
the second half Thursday. He shook off a defender with a nasty crossover to knock down a
step back 3-pointer with just under two minutes to go in the game, giving Nebraska it's biggest lead of the game. He rebounds.
He might be the team’s best defender. He even dished out 3 assists Thursday, a career high. This game
is just another argument for him to receive first team All-Big Ten votes. Yeah,
he was that good Thursday.
Key Stat:
Rebounding- Indiana outrebounded the Huskers 20-8 in the
first half, en route to 10 second chance points . It was a
different story in the second half though. Nebraska came out and outrebounded
the Hoosiers 14-9 after halftime, but that was only part of it. Noah Vonleh,
the Big Ten’s leading rebounder at almost 10 boards a game, finished with only
3 Thursday. Indiana also had one second chance point the entire second
half. It was a complete transformation for the Huskers after halftime, and it
was a huge difference in the contest.
Play of the Game:
I mention this in my game story (check it out in tomorrow’s
Daily Nebraskan), but Nathan Hawkins hit a massive jumper from behind the arc
late in the game. The crowd practically begged him to shoot it, and he didn’t
disappoint. The shot tied the game at 46 and sparked a 7-0 Nebraska run, which
gave the Huskers the lead for good. It was HUGE shot for a kid that made only
one of his six 3-pointers before Thursday’s matchup.
Quotes Worth Mentioning:
“After the last two nights,
it would appear that Psalm 37, 'The meek shall inherit the Earth. The first
shall be last and the last shall be first', kinda feels like the Big Ten right
now, doesn’t it? The other line that we always use, of course, is 'If you’re
going to get down, get down early.’” – Nebraska coach Tim Miles’ opening
statement Thursday
“No.
Did you? I just think it was lack of awareness and to what was working for us.
We played hard. We got a little quiet. We didn’t have as much being ready to be
on the attack. Again, you have to stay really disciplined. It doesn’t matter
what sport it is.” –Indiana coach Tom Crean on whether there was a Hoosier letdown
in the second half
“We
came a long way from where we were at the beginning of the year. Tonight, we
were down 32-19. At the beginning of the year we probably would’ve fallen
apart. But today we stayed together. We have come a long way.” –Petteway on
team’s improvement
“They’ve
been great, especially now that the conference season has started. We really
feed off of them. The place gets rocking in here.” –Shavon Shields on Pinnacle
Bank Arena crowd
Other Notes
- The 16-point
deficit is the largest Nebraska has overcome this season and second-largest
deficit overcome under Tim Miles. The largest was 19 points against Iowa last
season.
-Nebraska’s win tonight marks the first time the Huskers won
consecutive games in conference since joining the Big Ten.
-Nebraska’s 19-point first half is the Huskers; lowest
first-half total of the season.
-Nebraska improves to 10-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena and has won
12 of its last 13 home games dating back to last season
-Also, had a chance to talk to Nebraska freshman Nathan Hawkins Thursday. What a great representation of the Nebraska program. He was nothing but genuine and honest with me. I understand why Miles speaks so highly of him. I'll probably have a story on him within the next couple weeks.
Finally, I apoligize there hasn’t been a notes package from
Nebraska’s last two games. I’ve been a little lazy. It won’t happen this season.
Thanks for reading!
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