The “Battle for NU” had a guest of honor for the game: former Nebraska Basketball Head Coach Danny Nee. Coach Nee led the Huskers to a 254-190 record, and an 88-116 record in conference play. Nee led Nebraska to 5 NCAA tournament bids and 5 NIT Tournament appearances. Nebraska won the NIT in the 1995-96 season.
First Half Analysis:
Nebraska played fairly well in the first half, taking a 39-35 lead heading into the break. The two overriding stats that come to mind when looking at this half was Northwestern’s 3-point shooting and the Nebraska turnovers.