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NCAA Basketball: Injury Report (Ed Morrow out indefinitely)

By Carmine Carcieri

Dec 28, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers bench reacts as they have a lead and eventually upset the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall. Nebraska defeats Indiana 87-83. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Bloomington, IN, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers bench reacts as they have a lead and eventually upset the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall. Nebraska defeats Indiana 87-83. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 5, 2017; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Tim Miles yells during the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the third overtime at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska won 93-90. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Tim Miles yells during the game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the third overtime at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska won 93-90. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /

Ed Morrow is out indefinitely with foot injury

After losing six of eight games coming into conference play, the Nebraska Cornhuskers are suddenly tied for second in the Big Ten standings with a 3-1 record. Tim Miles’ team has wins at Indiana and Maryland, and a 93-90 victory at home against Iowa.

They have three of their next four games on the road though, and now they will be playing without sophomore forward Ed Morrow for an indefinite period of time. The 6’7″ Chicago, IL native has a right foot injury.

This may not seem like big news, but the Cornhuskers have an opportunity to make the NCAA Tournament. They are 9-7 on the season and have plenty of chances to defeat teams like Purdue, Michigan (twice), Northwestern, Michigan State (twice), Wisconsin and Minnesota.

And Morrow is a critical piece to the puzzle. He is the team’s third leading scorer (behind Tai Webster and Glynn Watson Jr.) at 10.1 points per game and is the team’s top rebounder (7.9 boards).

The Cornhuskers cannot afford to lose key players, especially one of their top scorers and rebounders.

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This is underrated adversity that Miles will have to overcome. It’s doable, but the Cornhuskers will have to receive even more clutch play from Webster and Watson.

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