LINCOLN — If Nebraska had played Ohio State two weeks earlier, amid their illness-riddled, jumper-slumping five-game losing streak, the drama might have ended much earlier. The Huskers might’ve lost control with 4:56 to play in the first half, when Malaki Branham hit his fifth 3-pointer to give the Buckeyes a 30-22 lead. Or with 10:08 to play in regulation, when E.J. Liddell made his first 3 to make it 59-51. Both jumpers capped quick 6-0 runs that gave OSU its largest lead of the game. Both Liddell and Branham entered the game making 33.3% of their 3-pointers. Could the pre-holiday Huskers have withstood those bad-luck runs? “Nah,” C.J. Wilcher said when asked after the game. “We all feel like we’re a totally different team just in terms of our mentality and how we approach the game.” Nebraska looked different during its 87-79 loss to Ohio State on Sunday. Until OSU’s…
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