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UN nips Boilers in tourney opener

CHICAGO (AP) — Shavon Shields wasn’t about to brush this one off, to dismiss it as simply one small step for a program trying to make a big leap.

The way he sees it, this could be a start for Nebraska.

Shields scored 19 points, Brandon Ubel added 16 points and eight rebounds and Nebraska beat Purdue 57-55 Thursday in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

“Just build off this and keep going,” Shields said. “The only way we can go is up.”

The Cornhuskers (15-17) just completed their second season in the Big Ten, and after falling to Purdue in their first Big Ten tournament game last year, t...

 

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