LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Brandon Richardson hit a pair of free throws with 7.2 seconds left to seal Nebraska's 70-67 upset of No. 3 Texas on Saturday.Nebraska hadn't beaten a team ranked in the top three since knocking off No. 3 Missouri 98-91 in the 1994 Big Eight Conference tournament.
The Cornhuskers' second win over a Top 25 opponent this season broke Texas' school record Big 12 winning streak at 11 games. Nebraska downed then-No. 13 Texas A&M 57-48 on Jan. 29.
Richardson led Nebraska with 15 points, 10 in the second half. Toney McCray added 14.
Jordan Hamilton and Brown each had 18 to top Texas. Cory Joseph had 13.
Nebraska (18-8, 6-6 Big 12), which trailed by seven points at halftime, took a 64-53 lead on Lance Jeter's driving layup with 2:35 left. But the Cornhuskers made just six of 11 free throws in the last two minutes to help Texas get back in it.
Source: http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2011/02/19/no-3-texas-falls-at-nebraska/
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