[Husker] Nebraska 61, Texas Tech 59

[nustlnorris at aol.com]

A couple of observations from the morning after ...
 
Nebraska's been "junkin' up" their defenses a bit lately to help counter their unconventional line-up (from a size standpoint).  Box-and-one and zone have been used extensively in the past two road wins.  Last night, Jarrius Jackson, Tech's All-Big XII go-to-guy, was held to five points -- his first non-double figure scoring game in about 50.  Jackson torched Nebraska for 41 last year in the Devaney Center.  Jay-R Strowbridge was on him for most of the second half.  Bobby Knight gave a ton of credit to Jay-R for his defensive effort.
 
Richardson finished with 15 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.  Marcus Perry scored all 13 of his points in the last 8.5 minutes.  If I recall correctly, NU finished the game on a 21-8 run.  The Huskers outscored Tech 45-30 in the second half while shooting 52 percent from the field with few turnovers.
 
Nebraska basketball is the lead story on ESPN's Sportscenter, with Richardson's shot being #1 in their "top ten plays."
 
Happy signing day.
 
Dave Norris
 
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