By Oliver Vandervoort ,
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Saturday night wasn’t always pretty for the Nebraska basketball team. Of course, it’s rarely all that pretty for a team in its second game of the season. And yet, despite starting off looking rough against the Providence Friars, the Huskers showed the talent, skill, and toughness that have led many analysts to believe they can have an even better season than last year's program-best campaign.
Coming off a warm-up season opener against LeMoyne , Nebraska stepped into a hostile environment the Huskers rarely see this early in the season. Early in the contest, it was clear the loud crowd at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff made the Huskers' turnover issues even more apparent.
In fact, Nebraska had 7 turnovers in the first ten minutes of the game. They also let Providence hit the boards hard, as the Friars grabbed 6 offensive rebounds in that period and outrebounded the Huskers 12-4 at one point early in the game.
And then, the Huskers’ defense, one of their calling cards in the 2025-26 season, stepped up, and it stepped up big. Providence went long stretches without scoring. In the eventual 67-58 win for Fred Hoibe...