Shields	Petteway	Pitchford
----------------------------- 1 2 total Northwestern 33 27 60 NEBRASKA 35 41 76 -----------------------------

Nebraska Coach Tim Miles On difference in team tonight

"I think that when Terran (Petteway) had that crazy outburst, the guys were like, 'we're not losing tonight.' They played great defense, stayed in stance, and really did a great job on their two guards. It looked like a familiar team to me."

On if tonight's effort was what he thought he would expect this year "You can't expect anything in college basketball. Every year is new. There is always a different element. I hope we get more of it on Saturday because Penn State is a very big game for us, and we need to go on the road and win Big Ten games."

On if he saw this success coming "I charted out yesterday's practice and it was very favorable, but other practices I've charted out have been favorable, man and zone. I just liked the whole body language and energy around the guys. You can just tell they were locked in. They were in tune with what we were trying to do."

On if being at home changes anything "There's no doubt being at Pinnacle Bank Arena is a huge shot in the arm for our guys energy wise. I honestly do believe it boils down to we didn't make shots (last week). When you don't make shots, it's really hard to keep that energy going. Tonight, I think they were determined to get a 'W' on board. Now we have to have that same determination going to Penn State."

On the lineup change "It was okay. It was a lineup change. We'll see where we go from here. I have to look into Penn State further to see what the matchups are. They are going to have to earn playing time. We're kind of at the end of our rope here. I'm not going to play guys just to play guys."

Nebraska Guard Terran Petteway

On having a great offensive night "It was great to come out here and beat a team by more than seven or eight points. It felt really good--especially how we played on the defensive end."

On coming out aggressive on offense in the first half "Coach Miles and the team started telling me I was being too patient and probing too much, so that's definitely the reason why I came out so aggressive in the first half. I was just trying to get going."

On Northwestern playing man instead of zone "The things we worked on in practice this week, I think it would have worked great with what Minnesota was doing to us. If they would've ran zone today, we would've been ready for it."

On getting the offense flowing versus man to man "I think anyone would like man-to-man instead of zone unless they have a team full of shooters. I think our defense created our offense tonight. We got stops, and we were able to get out and run and build on our lead and that got us in the flow."

On being more proud of his defense vs his offense "Defense over offense. That's Nebraska if you haven't noticed. We pride ourselves on the way we play on the defensive end and that's why we got the big win tonight."

On Walter Pitchford's efforts in practice "He's been playing his butt off. Even though he hasn't been playing how he wants to, he's still been coming to practice with a great attitude and going hard every day. I knew it was going to come, it was just a matter of time."

On the intensity of shooting practices "They've been pretty intense, I'll leave it at that."

Nebraska Forward Shavon Shields

On efficiency "It's huge. We've been struggling shooting--it's no secret. Getting everyone stepping in and hitting three's and a lot of easier looks they can knock down was something we've been talking about. Get the ball moving, get easy step-in shots instead of a lot of contested shots and try to get the offense flowing. I think that's what we did."

On reaching 1,000 career points "It's a great accomplishment. I couldn't do it without these guys, but there's a bigger picture that we're trying to get to as a team. So I enjoy it, it's awesome, but we have a lot of work to do as a team so just move on from it."

On having to get his 1000th points on a free throw because the ref didn't count his shot "I actually didn't know how many points I had or what I needed, so it didn't matter."

On this game as a confidence boost "I think as a team we just need every single person in the locker room believing that we can do it and make a run. If we do that and everyone is on the same page, everyone's locked in and everyone has the same goal, I think we can do it."

Northwestern Coach Chris Collins

Opening Statement "For the first 25 minutes of the game, I thought we did a good job of keeping ourselves right there to set ourselves up for the finish. I really credit Nebraska tonight on this game. I thought we played a good first half, and we saw a veteran, mature, physical team versus a young inexperienced group. That's what I saw out there and to their credit, they cranked it up. I thought their two guards were magnificent defensively. Petteway gets 28 and makes shots, but I thought his defense on Demps was phenomenal, and I thought Parker did a great job on McIntosh. We are really relying on those two kids to produce for us because of where we're at. We need their scoring, and I thought their ability to take those two guys out of the game really hurt us. We were getting good shots and getting the ball inside to Olah and then we had a stretch for about four or five minutes in the second half where they hit us with that spurt and that was the ball game. We're playing 34 to 35 minutes of the game and not putting 40 minutes together. We have to play for 40 minutes."

On if he considered playing zone defense "We played a little bit of zone and had zone concepts out of our man. We were trying to give some help and pay a little more attention to Petteway. Maybe in hindsight we should have played a little more. We played a little bit (of zone) in the second half. They shot the ball so well early and had it going and then we were worried about going to a zone because they were already shooting really well."

On how the Nebraska defense affected their offense "In the first half, we were shooting over 50 percent. We were running our stuff well and we knew they were going to trap us and use ball screens. I thought we worked, and we were moving the ball well. The other guys were getting wide open shots. They were putting so much attention on our two guards. Parker is one of the best defenders in the conference. He's strong and low to the ground so his constant physicality and speed wears on you, especially when you're a young guy. We still found a way to get 60 with our two guards only getting 10. We are building. We are trying to win every game, but we are also trying to build a program."

On how tough it was to get Olah the ball "When we did get him the ball, they were swarming him. A lot of it was their defense. He was getting it and then they were swarming it and he was trying to kick it out and make the right play. If you have two guys on you, you give yourself up and that's what we preach. If there are two guys on one, you make the extra pass and try to be ready to knock it down. I thought we were getting the ball, but I thought they were doing a really good job defensively not letting him get to a quick move. Overall, I don't think it was our offense. They shot 63 percent from the field. It's going to be tough to win on the road if you let a team shoot 63 percent. We were pretty good offensively; it was our defense that let us down."

On Nebraska getting to the lane in the second half "I thought we wore down. I thought we did a good job in the first half. We lost our principles a little bit. We were trying to give more help and I thought they were able to drive it a little bit better. Part of that is when you do get a little tired; maybe you are a half a step slower. Give them credit. They continued to attack and get into the paint. If they did have open shots, they knocked them down. They made 10 three's and they had not been shooting like that. When they are functioning offensively and playing with that kind of energy they are a really good team because their defense is a staple. They are one of the best defensive teams in our conference."