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Nebraska defense regains its edge while slowing Jays' attack

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There's a number buried near the bottom of the stat sheet from Nebraska's win over Creighton that is nearly as surprising as the Huskers outscoring the Bluejays from the three-point line.

Creighton — run and gun, let it fly Creighton — finished with zero fast-break points.

But for the most part, going by the stats, the Huskers succeeded greatly in job No. 1 against the Jays: Get back and guard.

At Minnesota three days prior, Nebraska failed on the defensive end — the Gophers shot 57 percent in the second half and 52 percent for the game, becoming the first NU opponent in 35 games to shoot better than 50 percent from the field.