Nebraska basketball: Road to NCAA Tournament becomes clear

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The Nebraska basketball team could use some more “good wins”

To some degree, whether or not a win is “good” is out of the hands of the Nebraska basketball team. There was a time when beating Minnesota counted solidly as a “good” win.

Since the Huskers knocked off the Golden Gophers, Minny has spiraled. With yet another loss on Saturday to Ohio State, they’ve fallen out of the picture when it comes to the NCAA tournament.

The 20-point victory over Michigan is the biggest resume builder of the season. Kansas would have taken this title had they managed to close that out.

That loss is one that is a game that got away. It would have been a signature win for the Huskers and Tim Miles.

The good news is that the loss to Kansas and Creighton weren’t losses that will derail the season. They are both games that could have the Huskers as a tourney lock at this point.

Boston College is one game that people overlook as a “good win.” No, the Eagles aren’t the best or even close to the best team in the ACC.

At the same time, BC has knocked off Duke and is at least in the hunt for a bubble slot themselves. Sitting at 13-6 and 3-3 in the conference, the Huskers can look at that win as a resume builder.

Northwestern could have been a good win once upon a time as well. As it stands, the only real “good wins” for the Nebraska basketball team is Michigan and Boston College. That’s why Monday’s contest with Ohio State is so important.