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‘Back on track’: Nebraska men’s basketball defeats Northwestern

Northwestern goes down; next up the Hawkeyes!

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Previous coverage in the video aboveNebraska men’s basketball hosted Northwestern on Saturday.Pryce Sandfort got the Huskers on the board first with a three-pointer, and then he quickly followed it up with another three. Northwestern took the lead, but Braden Frager started to work down the deficit. An 8-0 run tied things up at 20 apiece.The Huskers claimed a 28-27 lead as the teams went into the locker room.The Wildcats were back up after the break, but Sandfort wasn’t about to let it get out of control.Another three!Check out this play from Sam Hoiberg.Nebraska went on to take down Northwestern 68-49.The Huskers will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes at 8 p.m.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

Previous coverage in the video above

Nebraska men’s basketball hosted Northwestern on Saturday.

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Pryce Sandfort got the Huskers on the board first with a three-pointer, and then he quickly followed it up with another three.

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Northwestern took the lead, but Braden Frager started to work down the deficit.

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An 8-0 run tied things up at 20 apiece.

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The Huskers claimed a 28-27 lead as the teams went into the locker room.

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The Wildcats were back up after the break, but Sandfort wasn’t about to let it get out of control.

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Another three!

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Check out this play from Sam Hoiberg.

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Nebraska went on to take down Northwestern 68-49.

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The Huskers will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes at 8 p.m.

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