After Thomas Allen banked in a shot from inside the lane late in Saturday's game, most of the crowd of 9,051 rose to its feet and roared.
Nine-thousand-plus fans was pretty impressive considering the blizzard that materialized as 15th-ranked Purdue was defeating Nebraska 75-72 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The crowd was engaged. Energy was good. The home team played hard, although I get sort of tired of people noting how hard the Huskers play in losses. Isn't strong effort something that should happen, you know, virtually all the time?
Yeah, Nebraska (15-13, 5-12 Big Ten) played harder than it did Tuesday night at Penn State.