Huskers Down Red Raiders

Lincoln, Neb.-Husker reserve forward Louis Truscott led a dominant three-man inside attack on Wednesday night, leading Nebraska to a 70-67 Big 12 Conference victory over Texas Tech at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Truscott scored a career-high 18 points, matched his career-best with 11 rebounds and also set personal bests with four assists and three blocked shots. Truscott was one of three Huskers to record a double-double in the contest. Forward Steffon Bradford scored 15 points and added 16 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the year, while center Kimani Ffriend scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the year. Bradford and Ffriend both recorded double-doubles for the second straight game.

The last time Nebraska had three players record double-doubles in the same game was in a January, 1992 game against Oklahoma in Lincoln, when Derrick Chandler, Carl Hayes and Dapreis Owens turned the trick. The Huskers need all the heroics of their three big men to hold off a second half Texas Tech rally. Nebraska led by as many as 12 points in the first half and held a 36-27 halftime edge. However, the Red Raiders opened the second half with a 10-3 run to slice the Husker lead to two points at 39-37.

Tech took its first lead of the second half with 11 minutes left and held a two-point advantage at 57-55 with 9:12 remaining. However, the Huskers took a 60-59 lead with 7:24 remaining and did not trail the rest of the game. Leading 68-65 late in the contest, Truscott blocked a James Ware 3-pointer to keep the Huskers in control and Tech's Rayford Young missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Nebraska's inside threesome keyed a 56-32 rebounding advantage, while the Husker defense limited Texas Tech to just 37.7 percent shooting from the field. The victory improved Nebraska to 8-9 overall on the season and gave the Huskers their first Big 12 win in four tries. Texas Tech dropped to 0-3 in the league and 9-5 overall.