Fresh off a signature victory that vexed some old demons, No. 15 UCLA dives into the heart of Big Ten Conference play when it faces Nebraska on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln, Neb.UCLA (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) flashed its signature grind-it-out defense to earn a 65-62 neutral-court victory over Gonzaga last Saturday. The win exacted a small measure of revenge for the Bruins after losing to the Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament twice over the past four seasons.Now comes a test against Nebraska (11-2, 1-1), which already has a victory over then-No. 14 Creighton on its resume. The Cornhuskers are 7-0 on their own floor this season and 25-1 at home over the past two.UCLA head coach Mick Cronin typically has late-blooming teams amid the rigors of learning a demanding defense. But Cronin’s current group has shortened the learning curve in its debut Big Ten season and entered Thursday seventh in the nation with 58.7 points allowed per game.”You have to be mature enough to realize, even if you win, you got to get better,” said Cronin, whose team has single-digit losses against New Mexico and North Carolina.”We have 18 Big Ten games left. Our next game is at Nebraska and it’s been two years since they lost at home. So it’s not going to stop.”Transfers are leading the Bruins’ charge. Kobe Johnson (Southern California) and Skyy Clark (Louisville) anchor the defense, while Tyler Bilodeau (Oregon State) and Eric Dailey Jr. (Oklahoma State) lead the team with 14.5 and 11.4 points per game, respectively.After winning three games in four days to take the title of the Diamond Head Classic at Honolulu, Nebraska returned home to earn an easy 77-43 victory over Southern on Monday.Connor Essegian scored 20 points for the Cornhuskers, who shot 49.1 percent from the floor and held Southern to 25.4 percent shooting