MINNEAPOLIS — The feeling on a cold Wednesday night near downtown was that the Nebraska men's basketball team let one get away.
It counts as a loss, just the same as the 18-point defeat to Texas Tech a couple weeks ago. But the 85-78 defeat at the hands of the Golden Gophers hurt in a way that only a few games each season do.
The Huskers had this game in their hands. Then they quit scoring, and quit coming up with stops while seeming to lose the aggressiveness that had carried them to a 13-point lead with 17 minutes left.