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with 84-76 win over SMU
by Jim Johnston
Nebraska's basketball team
hopes Saturday's performance
was a preview of things to
ionic.
The Cornhuskers. with an
84-76 win over Southern
Methodist, snapped a
three-game skid and pushed
their record to 2-3. But,
perhaps most important, the
Cornhuskers gained
confidence.
"EVERYBODY was feeling
pretty low after we lost three
of our first four games," said
Nebraska center Chuck Jura
after Saturday's win. "We
needed this one. We know
we're a better team than what
we showed last week."
The Huskers were definitely
an improved team Saturday.
Then offense was no longer
stagnant. They moved the
basketball on offense and shot
52 per cent for the game.
"That's got to be one of the
most pleasing aspects of this
game," said head coach Joe
Cipriano. "We moved the ball
for the good shot."
ANOTHER pleasing aspect
was the performance of senior
forward Mike Peterson.
Peterson, playing what
Cipriano termed his best game
ever at Nebraska, scored 17
points while connecting on
eight of 13 field goal attempts.
And Peterson didnU confine
his 6-8 frame to the easy two
points under the basket. He
demonstrated his versatility by
scoring from the corners and
grabbing 10 rebounds.
"Mike played an aggressive
game," Cipriano asserted. "We
need his outside shooting to
take off some of the pressure
inside."
ONE THING Cipriano was
concerned about last week was
finding a team leader. Perhaps
that problem was solved
Saturday, too.
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Senior Al Nissen, who plays
both forward and guard,
claimed Nebraska's scoring
honors with 18 points and
proved his ability to lead the
team.
Nissen was the play maker,
the one who made Nebraska's
offense click. He was the talker
on defense, the one who
made Nebraska play as a unit.
- "WE HAVE to look at this
game as a big boost
psychologically," said
Cipriano. "We needed to gain
some confidence. But we also
have to be realistic about it.
Southern Methodist wasn't as
good a team as others we've
played this year."
The Huskers never trailed.
Nebraska jumped to a 15-5
lead and held a 43-30 cushion
at the intermission.
The Cornhuskers
maintained a 10-point lead
through most of the second
half, but couldn't take
complete control of the game
and had to struggle in the final
five minutes.
THE HUSKERS, leadinf
77-62 with 5:16 remaining
quickly fell to a 79-7.'
advantage with 2:16 left
Southern Methodist's Larry
Dezell could have cut the lead
to four points with 1:56
remaining on an easy layup but
he was instead called for a
charging foul.
Nissen connected on both
ends of the one-andone and
gave the Huskers a comfortable
81-73 lead. The Mustangs
didn't threaten from that
point.
Nebraska takes a five-day
break before meeting Idaho in
first round action of the
Husker Classic at the UNL
Coliseum Friday. Baylor meets
LaSalle in the tournament
opener Friday.
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Regents raise coaches'pay
The Nebraska Board of
Regents approved salary
increases ranging from $1,000
to $1,500 for assistant football
coaches.
Recieving increases from
$18,000 to SI 9,000 were Mike
Corgan, Cletus Fischer, John
Melton, Tom Osborne, Jim
Ross and Carl Selmer.
Monte Kiffin, Warren
Powers and Bill Thorton
received raises from $15,00 to
$16,500 and Jim Waiden from
$11, 000 to $12,500.
Other members of the
athletic department staff are
on fiscal year, July 1 to July 1
appointments.
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1971