[Husker] Nebraska 57, Kansas State 42

[NUStLNorris at aol.com]

Believe it or not, Nebraska improved to 12 and 3 on the season and 2 and 0  
in conference play with a 57-42 win over Kansas State tonight in  Manhattan.  
Nebraska led by as much as 23 (I believe it was  23) in the second half.
 
Cornhuskers played very well at the start of each half.  Got off to a  13-2 
start and then ripped off a big run at the start of half number two.   I 
thought NU was o.k.-to-good tonight.  KSU was horrible.  NU's  defense had to 
contribute to their woes ... but they started taking bad, forced  shots right 
out-of-the-chute.
 
I hope this signifies the permanent return of 6-foot-11 sophomore center  
Aleks Maric.  15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead the  way.  Joe 
McCray took a nasty spill early in the 2nd half ... seemed to  land hard on his 
tail bone while goin' to the hole.  Returned (slowly) to  the bench for the last 
10 minutes of the game after returning from the locker  room.
 
Joe has some time to rest and heal up.  He too, like Aleks, may slowly  be 
"rounding" into form (sorry).  No game this weekend.   Huskers and their 2 and 0 
Big XII mark will take on Iowa State at the Devaney  Center at 6:30 p.m. 
Tuesday, January 17.  
 
It's early.  NU is 2 and 0.  Mizzou is 2 and 0.  Oklahoma is  0 and 2.  But 
no talk about NU being the worst 12 and 3 team in the  country.  This was a 
huge win for Nebraska basketball.
 
There is no such thing as an ugly conference road win.
 
Dave Norris