Men’s basketball in the state of Nebraska will be red next year.

Nebraska went into Omaha on Friday night and upset No. 21 Creighton, 74-63. The Huskers improve to 4-1 on the year, while the Bluejays fall to 4-1.

NOW led from wire to wire at the CHI Health Center. The teams traded threes to open the game, then Nebraska led the rest of the way. The first half lead grew to 18 points before Creighton took care of business with an 11-2 run.

Creighton cut the deficit to single digits several times in the second half, but Nebraska’s defense held firm and the free throw shooting continued at a high clip to see the Big Red pull off the upset.

Shooting for Nebraska remained an issue as the Huskers shot 42.1% for the game, including 4 of 16 from 3. But free throw volume remained high, with the Big Red going 23 of 30 from the line.

Creighton shot 32.7%, but the problem was shooting from deep. The Bluejays made just 12 3s on 42 attempts.

The Huskers played extremely well on defense, forcing the Bluejays into 17 turnovers, 10 of which came via steals. Nebraska recorded just seven turnovers.

Five Huskers scored in double figures, led by Brice Williams and Juwan Gary with 16 points each. Connor Essegian added 15, while Berke Buyuktuncel and Rollie Worster scored 12 and 11 respectively.

For the second time in his career, Bluejay big man Ryan Kalkbrenner was held without a field goal. Pop Isaacs led the scoring for the home team with 25 points.

Nebraska returns home to host South Dakota on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 5:30 PM CST on Big Ten Network.

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