LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Tim Miles is about to find out if his tough love gets the results he desires.

The Cornhuskers (13-14, 5-10 Big Ten) have lost five straight and seven of eight heading into Thursday night’s game at Ohio State (19-8, 8-6).

They hit bottom with a 28-point home loss to Iowa on Sunday. Miles responded by locking his players out of their posh locker room and lounge and cutting off media access to them.

Miles said the team showed “outstanding” effort in the two practices after the Iowa game.

The Huskers have scored 46 or fewer points in four of their last eight games. While going 0-7 in Big Ten road games, the Huskers are shooting 22.7 percent on 3s and averaging 51.7 points.

He says he hasn’t decided when the lockout would end.