Nebraska Basketball: Rust clearly shows in loss to Michigan State
Nebraska basketball could not get the job done on Saturday.
Prior to Saturday’s game against Michigan State, Nebraska basketball had not played a game in almost a month. January 10 was the last time they took the court, and it showed on Saturday.
Nebraska showed good energy in this game, they just could not convert. Perhaps one of the biggest things that I noticed was their inability to hit the three-point shot. They went three-of-17 on the afternoon. Michigan State did not have their best game either, as they only shot 39% from the field in comparison to 36.2% for Nebraska.
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Nevertheless, Michigan State was able to get it done on the glass, outrebounding the Huskers by a 35-24 margin. The same inconsistencies that Nebraska basketball has had all season plagued them once again. They went 11-of-24 from the free-throw line, certainly not ideal. Free throws have been a struggle for them this season. Again, Michigan State did not play their best basketball game, but they were able to get things done when it mattered most.
One of the things I noticed in particular was the absence of Teddy Allen in this game. He has been a spark plug for Nebraska basketball throughout the course of the season. He did not have his best game on Saturday afternoon. He was one-of-10 from the field, and only scored three points. For Nebraska basketball to be able to stay in games, they need Allen to be performing at his best every single time out. That may seem like quite a burden, but it is just the truth.
Again, this wasn’t an energy issue for Nebraska basketball. They looked like they wanted to be out on the court, and they looked like they wanted to play. It was more an execution problem, and this has popped up throughout the course of the season. It’s part of the reason why Nebraska has not won a game since December 17. Even with all of these coronavirus postponements, inconsistency was plaguing the Nebraska basketball program before this.
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Yes, it was their first game back in quite a while. However, they just were unable to get the job done in an effective way. Sure, there were some great moments in this game, and there were some really good things that I liked. Unfortunately, they were not able to put those moments together enough consistently throughout the course of the game in order to put forth a victory.