There was a time not all that long ago when suffering a close loss to Rutgers in basketball would qualify as just short of a disaster.
Not anymore. Not with the Scarlet Knights ranked 24th in the country and playing in front of a sold out crowd against an undersized opponent still in search of its first road win.
So while Nebraska’s 75-72 loss Saturday afternoon at the Rutgers Athletic Center could certainly be seen as a crushing defeat after the Huskers had rallied from a 14-point deficit to take the lead, this season of building for NU means the Huskers can take away more than their share of positives.