The blessing and the curse of playing basketball in the Big Ten is that, no matter how disappointing the loss, you get the opportunity to saddle right back up and try again in a few days.
So it goes for Nebraska, which must move past the bitter defeat handed to it by No. 6-ranked Michigan State Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Huskers will leave Sunday for the trip to Piscataway, New Jersey, in what will very likely be a visually unappealing game against Rutgers on Monday. It's a game in which the Huskers will be favored, and one they should win.