After starting slowly and falling behind by double-digits, Kansas State (7-3) shut down Nebraska (5-7) for eight minutes, ran off a 16-0 scoring burst of its own, and ultimately beat the Cornhuskers 67-58 in Lincoln Sunday evening.
If you tuned in to the Big 10 Network looking for artful basketball, your Christmas wishes were denied. The action at times resembled more an open-gym scrimmage than a schemed and executed college game. Nebraska shot 32.8 percent from the floor, including a ghastly 5-28 (17.9%) from three-point range. Add in that the ‘Huskers made 5 of their first 8 long attempts, and you get a more complete picture.