Without a doubt, when reviewing the box score of Northwestern’s 73-59 loss at Nebraska on the closing day of the Big Ten regular season, one particular stat stands out. The Cornhuskers shot an uncanny 50 percent from three-point range, and did the same on their two-point attempts, resulting in a clean 50 percent mark from the field.
While Amy Williams’ team certainly exploited NU’s blizzard defense and the full and three-quarter court pressures Joe McKeown employed on Sunday to create a number of open looks from behind the arc, the truth is that UNL was simply shooting the ball incredibly well.