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Petteway & Shields postgame
Miles postgame
December 31, 2014
Huskers fall to Hoosiers
on New Year’s Eve
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Indiana            40  30    60
Nebraska           32  33    65
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Lincoln — Nebraska erased a 16-point deficit but could not complete the comeback, as the Huskers lost a hard-fought battle to Indiana, 70-65, in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams.

Nebraska (8-5 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) scored seven of the game's first nine points, only to see Indiana (11-3, 1-0) respond with a 17-3 run. The Hoosiers led 36-20 with five minutes remaining in the first half before the Huskers made their move.

NU closed the first half on a 12-4 run and trailed 40-32 at the break after Terran Petteway nailed a late 3-pointer to cut the lead to single digits. The Huskers then opened the second half on a 14-2 run, capped by a Walter Pitchford 3-pointer that gave Nebraska a 46-42 lead with 15:28 remaining.

UP NEXT: IOWA
Nebraska will look to even its Big Ten record on Monday when the Huskers travel to Iowa City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes.
 
Tip-off is set for 8 p.m., and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.

In turning a 16-point deficit into a four-point lead, Nebraska outscored Indiana 26-6 over a nine-minute stretch to end the first half and begin the second period. Despite the momentum, the Huskers' lead would be short lived. Indiana regained the lead at 49-48 and with the score tied 49-49, the Hoosiers used a 12-3 run to go on top 61-52 with 7:37 remaining.

Indiana stretched its lead to 13 on a layup by Hanner Mosquera-Perea with 4:19 on the clock. That would prove to be the Hoosiers' final basket, as Nebraska held Indiana to only three free throws the rest of the way. The Huskers got as close as 67-64 following a pair of David Rivers free throws with 1:05 remaining, but a pair of potential defensive rebounds were lost out of bounds down the stretch, ending Nebraska's comeback hopes.

Petteway had a game-high 23 points for Nebraska, while Shavon Shield added 20 points. The duo each notched 20 points in the same game for the sixth time in their careers and for just the second time in a conference game. Pitchford added 11 points, hitting 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

Robert Johnson led three Hoosiers in double figures with 14 points, while Mosquera-Perea tied his career high with 12 points and posted a double-double by adding 10 rebounds.

Postgame Notes
• Nebraska falls to 0-4 in Big Ten Conference openers and sees its eight-game Big Ten win streak snapped.
• Today marked only the third time in 13 games NU had been outshot by an opponent, and the Huskers are 0-3 in those games.
• Nebraska held Indiana to a season-low 70 points this afternoon. IU was fourth nationally in scoring at 86.4 points per game.
• Indiana became the first opponent since Incarnate Word to shoot over 40 percent against the Huskers. NU had held its last four foes to 34 percent shooting.
• It marks the first time in three tries that Indiana has defeated Nebraska in Lincoln since the Huskers joined the Big Ten.
• Terran Petteway reached double figures for the 24th straight game, which is the longest streak by a Husker since Venson Hamilton also had 24 straight games in double figures in 1998-99.
• Petteway had his seventh 20-point game of the year and 19th of his career with a game-high 23 points.
• Shavon Shields had 20 points, his fifth 20-point effort of the season and 10th of his career.
• It marked the fourth time this season that Nebraska has had a pair of 20-point scorers.
• Nebraska committed a season-low eight turnovers. The previous low was 10 in the season opener against Northern Kentucky.
• Walter Pitchford's three assists is a career high, topping his previous best of two on three previous occasions. Pitchford also reached double figures for the fourth time in the last six game with 11 points and five rebounds.

Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.