Nebraska Basketball: 2018-19 keys for a Cornhuskers win over Wisconsin

By Erik Mauro | Jan 28, 2019

LINCOLN, NE - JANUARY 17: Thomas Allen #12 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Isaiah Roby #15 and Glynn Watson Jr. #5 walk off the court after the loss against the Michigan State Spartans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on January 17, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

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2. Block out the noise

Doubt is starting to creep in. Three losses in a row, a key player injured, your coach’s seat is hotter than ever. The message all year has never been any different: Go make history. Be the first team in school history to win an NCAA tournament game.

Fans are starting to get restless, the only way to get them back on your side is to just go out and play. Nothing else matters for two hours except the play on the court. Wisconsin won’t come in and take it easy, they need a good road win, too.

Nobody is feeling sorry for themselves, except Nebraska. The time for doubt is over. They need somebody to step up, a vocal, on-court leader to set things straight when they start to go AWOL. This team has been missing that for the better part of a month now. When things start spiraling, they spiral and they can’t keep the train on the tracks.

Nebraska is going to get punched in the mouth tomorrow. If the Huskers can keep the train on the tracks, and match the Badgers punch for punch, going back to their attitude early in the season, they have a good chance to win this game.

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