[NU Sports] Shurna leads the way

[Beamsley, Jeff]

It was a good workmanlike game.  It is the sort of win that improving teams should have at home.

The big stats that jumped out at me. 

Almost 83% from the FT line for 24 points.  UNL shot FT well too, but they only got 7 points there.  

Even though it was a little shaky at the end, won the turn-over battle 9-14 and the steal battle 10-6.

They did dare us to beat them from the three point line, and we did shoot very well from there particularly in the first half, but ultimately the game was won at the FT line and the net 9 possessions we took away from them through turnovers and steals.

Hopefully having the experience of overcoming UNL's late run is a turning point for this team and they can finish strong.

Jeff

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From: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Roy S. Lamberton
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 10:34 PM
To: 'Weinbaum, Willie'; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Shurna leads the way

You don't suppose that Sobo is working his way out of the Frosh Slump? He seemed very much
in control tonight, he only had that one lapse late in the game that led to a TO.

But the older guys stepped it up, and pulled away.

And the game was on ESPN2 around here....

rsl

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Subject: [NU Sports] Shurna leads the way

Second half:

The suddenly hot-shooting Huskers, aided by a sloppy and misfiring NU offense and porous
defense, cut the lead to one point.  This looked like it could be a last-straw for the
Cats collapse. Then Shurna & Crawford shined, and Sobolewski provided an important spark,
Hearn hit a trey and the Cats were back up by double digits.  
Then Nebraska pressed and the Cats got frazzled, committing repeated turnovers...and
Nebraska made this one again seem like a potential epic disintegration.  But the Cats kept
hitting free throws, Shurna was solid (28 points and excellent defense, to go with a 20+
night for Crawford) and the team held off the Huskers.  

This was far from a masterpiece - - far too many times were the Huskers able to get easy
shots in the second half, especially on drives to the hoop.  And the Cats' failure to come
to help Sobolewski against the press was agony to watch.

But the Cats actually exceeded the Vegas expectations (the spread was a touchdown).  So
whether it's football or basketball, the Huskers have gotten a rude welcome from the Cats.

Hope's alive. :)
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