• Nebraska vs Western Kentucky Highlights
• Nebraska opens season with 49-10 victory
• Nebraska will face a tough first two years in the Big10
• Pelini still not ready to name starting quarterback
• Huskers #8 in the AP Poll
• Sean Fisher out with a broken leg?
• Nebraska picked #9 in coaches poll
• Ndamukong Suh signs with the Lions
• Nebraska Big12 Media Day
• Nebraska and Oklahoma picked to win Big 12 divisions
• Kicker Niklas Sade commits to Nebraska
• Bubba Starling chooses Nebraska
• Nebraska heading to the Big10
• Nebraska to the Big10 looks like reality
• Nebraska gets 4 star cornerback commit Tevin Mitchel

The Nebraska Cornhuskers basketball team traveled down to Norman, Oklahoma on Wednesday night to take on the fifth rated Oklahoma Sooners. Most people thought that the Huskers would get blown out but they actually impressed some people by leading at halftime and being in the game right down to the final minute. The Huskers ended up dropping the contest by the score of 72-61.

Ryan Anderson had a career night for the Huskers as he scored 19 points and added seven rebounds. Anderson was on fire in the first half when he scored 17 of his 19 points. Steve Harley chipped in with 11 points while Sek Henry added 10 points of his own.

The lack of a big man sure hurt the Huskers on the defensive side of the ball. All American candidate Blake Griffin dominated in the second half and finished with 27 points and 18 rebounds. Nebraska just doesn’t have a player on the roster that can control a big force like Griffin.

Nebraska is now 2-2 in the conference and 12-5 overall. Their next game will be Saturday against Oklahoma State at the Devaney Center. Another tough conference game for the Huskers but this would could be a close one as it is being played in Lincoln.

3 Responses to “Huskers battle in Norman but fall 72-61”

1. Huskers battle in Norman but fall 72-61 - Nebraska Sports Blog Says:
   January 22nd, 2009 at 12:52 pm

   [...] Huskers battle in Norman but fall 72-61 [...]

2. Corey Says:
   January 22nd, 2009 at 10:46 pm

   I don’t think that the loss had nearly as much to do with us not having a big man as it did with poor shooting in the second half. We shot 50% in the first half from the field and then in the second half cannot throw it into the ocean. The other thing was some very poor free throw shooting.

   Also Blake Griffin is a punk.

3. Huskers battle in Norman but fall 72-61 | Northeast Kansans for Nebraska Says:
   January 22nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm

   [...] Huskers battle in Norman but fall 72-61 [...]

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