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Nebraska men’s basketball makes incredible comeback but couldn’t claim the win over Purdue

The Huskers rallied back after a sloppy first half to send things into overtime, but they fell short in the last seconds of the game.

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No. 7 Nebraska hosted No. 13 Purdue on Tuesday. The Boilermakers flew past the Huskers, leading 16-3 right off the bat.The Huskers couldn’t bounce back in the first half as the Boilermakers went into the locker room with the 23-14 advantage.The Huskers started to cut the deficit.Nebraska was not playing around in the second half. Rienk Mast continued to cut the deficit.An 18-2 run for the Big Red made it a five-point game.They weren’t done yet.Mast tied things up at 68 apiece to send things into overtime. It was neck and neck as the two teams fought until the last second, but it wasn’t enough to stave off the Boilermakers. Nebraska fell 80-77.The Huskers will be back in action on Saturday at noon as they host Northwestern.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 |

No. 7 Nebraska hosted No. 13 Purdue on Tuesday.

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The Boilermakers flew past the Huskers, leading 16-3 right off the bat.

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The Huskers couldn’t bounce back in the first half as the Boilermakers went into the locker room with the 23-14 advantage.

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The Huskers started to cut the deficit.

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Nebraska was not playing around in the second half. Rienk Mast continued to cut the deficit.

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An 18-2 run for the Big Red made it a five-point game.

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They weren’t done yet.

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Mast tied things up at 68 apiece to send things into overtime.

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It was neck and neck as the two teams fought until the last second, but it wasn’t enough to stave off the Boilermakers. Nebraska fell 80-77.

The Huskers will be back in action on Saturday at noon as they host Northwestern.

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