With a slow start, going down 24-0 in the first 20 minutes, Nebraska dug too deep a hole to come back from.  Despite several large breaks down field, UNL was unable to finish when they came within 10 meters of the tryline, and their momentum was killed by a stiff Minnesota defense.  Despite being down 29-0 at half, Nebraska came out strong in the second half, putting up three tries in the first 15 minutes to put the score at 29-17 in favor of Minnesota.  The score remained until the 70th minute when Minnesota was able to put up another try, followed by three more in the final minutes to improve their score to 51.