Indiana tries to snap 3-game losing skid to Nebraska

Indiana aims to run its winning streak to five games Friday night when Nebraska welcomes the Hoosiers to Lincoln, Neb.Indiana (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) has lost the past three meetings with Nebraska after winning seven straight. The Hoosiers are led by center Oumar Ballo, a transfer from Arizona who averages 13.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, and forward Malik Reneau (team-best 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds).Reneau, according to Indiana, is one of five major-conference players to average at least 10 points per game with a field goal percentage of at least 60 and 80 percent from the free-throw line.Off Indiana’s 82-67 home win over Minnesota on Monday, head coach Mike Woodson said there are things to work on going forward.”When you get a team down 15, 20 points, you got to remember how you got them down and continue to do the same things that got you the lead,” said Woodson, “and I don’t think we did that coming down the stretch.”Nebraska’s best win this season was over then-No. 14 Creighton in an in-state battle last month. But the Cornhuskers (6-2, 0-1) haven’t played a very difficult schedule, and were blown out 89-52 by current No. 21 Michigan State on the road last weekend.The Spartans became the first team in 25 games to make more than 50 percent of their shots against Nebraska, so improved defense will be key for the Huskers. Nebraska was also outrebounded 48-19.

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