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KU defense may face three-point barrage against Northeastern: ‘That’s who we are’

Senior Serbian sensation Vasa Pusica and his mid-major Northeastern teammates spent almost an entire 40-minute shootaround firing up three-point shots Wednesday at Vivint Smart Home Arena.

Threes off the dribble and bounce; threes off pass-outs from the paint to the perimeter; threes all over the arena that is home to the NBA’s Utah Jazz.

“That’s who we are,” said Pusica, a 6-foot-5 former Bel Aire (Kan.) Sunrise Christian Academy standout. He is one of four Huskies shooting better than 40 percent from three-point range entering Thursday’s 3 p.m. Central time, first-round NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional contest between No.