Nebraska nearly rallied back from a 17-point second-half deficit before falling to No. 17 Michigan State, 84-77 Saturday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Huskers (4-7, 0-4 Big Ten) trailed 52-35 with 17:34 remaining before making a spirited comeback behind the scoring of Teddy Allen, who had 19 of his team-high 23 in the second half.
Trailing 64-50, the Huskers ran off eight straight points, including a pair of Allen 3-pointers, to make it a six-point game with 9:52 remaining. NU continued to battle back and pulled to within 66-61 with 7:32 left.