UM holds off Nebraska for big road win

Michigan's Derrick Walton Jr. (10) picks up a loose(Photo: Nati Harnik, Associated Press)Lincoln, Neb. — Winning on the road in the Big Ten, well, we all know.

It’s not easy.

And Nebraska has among the best home-court advantages in the nation, with sellouts night after night, day after day, in its pro-size arena.

That’s why Michigan coach John Beilein said a win here would be big, very big.

BOX SCORE: Michigan 81, Nebraska 68

And the Wolverines got it, using a ferocious spurt to start the second half, then withstanding the Cornhuskers’ runs in a 81-68 victory Saturday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The victory halts Nebraska’s winning streak at four, after it won at Michigan State earlier in…