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February 17, 2016
Huskers Fall to Indiana
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               1   2   total 
Indiana  (22) 41  39    80 
NEBRASKA (NR) 34  30    64 
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Bloomington, Ind. — Despite a career-high 17 points from Jack McVeigh, Nebraska was unable to become the first visiting team to win in Assembly Hall this season, as the Huskers fell to No. 22 Indiana, 80-64, Wednesday evening.

McVeigh led NU with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting, as he topped his personal best set twice before including the first matchup with the Hoosiers in January to pace three Huskers (14-13, 6-8 Big Ten) in double figures.

The Hoosiers (21-6, 11-3 Big Ten) used a 20-2 spurt spanning the end of the first half and start of the second half to take control. Indiana shot 53 percent from the field and was led by Troy Williams, who had a game-high 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting.

Nebraska, which led for most of the first half, built a 30-24 lead after a McVeigh 3-pointer with 5:09 left in the half, but the Hoosiers closed the half on a 17-4 spurt to take a seven-point lead into the locker room. Indiana opened the second half with a 13-2 spurt to put NU into a hole.

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Photo Courtesy Stephanie Carpenter/Nebraska Communications
Jack McVeigh had a career-high 17 points in the loss to Indiana.

Nebraska rallied midway through the second half, using a 9-0 surge to pull within 57-47 after a Glynn Watson Jr. jumper and eventually whittled the deficit to 62-54 after a bucket from Tai Webster with 9:13 left. Webster finished with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting for NU.

That would be as close as Nebraska would get, as Indiana used a 7-0 run to take a 71-54 lead and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

The Huskers return home on Saturday to take on Ohio State at 6 p.m. A very limited number of tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the NU Athletics Ticketing and Development Department at 800-8-BIGRED. The game will be carried on the IMG Husker Sports Network and televised on BTN

Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.