Nebraska basketball: 3 takeaways from Ohio State loss

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Nebraska basketball can no longer count on Glynn Watson.

To say the Nebraska basketball team’s starting point guard is struggling is a massive understatement. Glynn Watson is sadly having a pretty bad season.

The timing for his poor season couldn’t be worse. Suffering through a career-worst shooting season, the Huskers would easily be in the top four of the conference if he were just shooting what he did as a freshman.

It’s hard to know just what is going on with Watson but it’s officially time for the team to adjust its approach in light of his struggles. On Monday night, the guard went 1 for 9 from the field. That included 0 for 3 from beyond the arc.

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That performance was on the heels of 2 for 6 (0-2) against Michigan, 2 for 6 (1-4) against Illinois and 7 for 20 against Penn State. The Penn State game is the one that was the most head-scratching and should have been a wakeup call for Tim Miles and company.

Watson seemed to finally be finding his stroke early in that contest. He was 5 for 6 and was the only Husker who could hit a shot.

Then something happened. He hit two of his last 14 shots. That included a shot on the last possession of regulation, a possession that could have allowed the Huskers to win, where Watson came out of a timeout, stood near the top of the key until the shot clock was down to five and heaved up a terrible 3-point shot.

The shot missed and the Nebraska basketball team lost in overtime to Penn State. Since starting 5 for 6 against Penn State, Glynn Watson has hit just seven of his last 35 shots, meaning he’s hitting 20% of his shots. The Huskers have to find a way to run the offense around him, rather than through him at this point.

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