Time used to be when a Nebraska basketball team would be overjoyed to defeat Wisconsin, a program with a penchant for deep NCAA Tournament runs, including a couple of recent Final Fours, and a ridiculous stretch of top four Big Ten Conference finishes.
Yet neither James Palmer Jr. nor Isaac Copeland cracked a smile when answering questions about the Huskers’ 63-59 victory Tuesday night over the Badgers before 13,497 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
“We had some struggles at the end,” Palmer said, “and we just have to finish better than that.”
Not even the recollection of Isaiah Roby’s assist from his rump to an open Anton Gill for a 3-pointer generated much reaction.