Huskers exorcise their Michigan demons by slamming Wolverines

The Huskers showed how good they can be Thursday night, exorcising their Michigan demons and picking up their biggest win of the season with a 72-52 rout of the No. 23 Wolverines in front of 14,589 rowdy fans Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The win marked Nebraska’s first in eight tries against Michigan since joining the Big Ten, and first over the Wolverines since 1964. In posting its largest margin of victory over a ranked opponent since a 28-point win over No. 25 Texas Tech in 2004, Nebraska also broke another almost incomprehensible streak.