Well, the first half was fun. In that half the Huskers saw their lead leap up to fifteen points ahead of the Spartans. Nebraska could not miss. Sparty couldn’t hit enough baskets to count. The sold out crowd in Lincoln was on fire. Fred’s game plan was working. They were shutting down MSU without much issue.
Those were the days. Well, or at least minutes.
Then the second half came around. In that time the Huskers lead slowly melted away like an ice cream cone on a hot summer day in July. Nebraska went dry and Michigan State couldn’t not miss a bucket.