The annual Creighton-Nebraska rivalry renews on Saturday when the Huskers head 50 miles east on I-80 to Omaha. Fred Hoiberg’s first Nebraska squad began the season with two home losses to KenPom #228 UC Riverside (66-47) and #168 Southern Utah (79-78 in 2OT). They rebounded to win 90-73 over a South Dakota State team ranked #177, but then needed overtime to beat #336 Southern 93-86.
In the Cayman Islands the week of Thanksgiving, they made it three straight wins by rallying in the second half to beat Washington State 82-71. But then they got throttled by an extremely average George Mason squad 85-66.