Nebraska’s Cornhuskers went to Evanston Sunday Afternoon to play northwestn. The Huskers entered the match for a defeat against n ° 25 Maryland, which broke his sequence of four consecutive victories. BornBraska fell late in the Wildcats in the first half, but rebounded in the second to win 68-64.
Less than a minute after the start of the second half, the Huskers faced a deficit of 41-21. But from there, the Nebraska exceeded the northwest 47-23 to erase the massive margin. The Wildcats underwent 13 faults in the second half, allowing the Huskers to obtain 14 points on the Frank Lunker line, of which eight were among the last 10 points of the Nebraska.
Northwestern committed 21 faults during the day, allowing Nebraska to finish 22 out of 28 on the line. This played the decisive factor, the Wildcats dominating in all the other parts of the game. The Nebraska finished 20 out of 45 on the ground, while Northwestern pulled 262 out of 72. The Wildcats scored 36 points in the painting, while the Nebraska has marked 18 years. Northwestern has also exceeded 46-27 Huskers.
But most of the domination of the Wildcats occurred in the first half, while the Nebraska took control in the second period. The Huskers did not take the lead before 1:33 on the left in the competition, but once they secured it, they did not drop it.
Brice Williams And Juwan Gary led the return, marking 27 points in the second half after having made 8 out of 10 of the ground, 3 out of 4 beyond the arc and 11 out of 13 of the free throw line in the section. The duo combined for 10 out of 21 in total shooting, 3 out of 8 of the three -point beach and 15 out of 17 of the line to total 38 points.
Braxton Meah finished 4 out of 5 in total shooting and 2 out of 3 on the line to finish with 10 points. He also led the Nebraska in rebounds with seven. Andrew Morgan scored nine points, winning five on the line, and Connor Essegian Accumulated eight points, landing two shots beyond the arc.
The Huskers improved at 17-9 in the season and 7-8 at the conference. They will continue to face to face Penn State Wednesday evening. Tipoff is set at 5.30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
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