Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (11/9)

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November 9
Minnesota 68, Omaha 64
Dayton 71, Northwestern 66
Nebraska 63, Bethune-Cookman 58
Nevada 63, Washington 53

Standings
Nebraska (2-0)
Illinois (2-0)
Cockeye (2-0)
Maryland (2-0)
Michigan State (2-0)
Minnesota (2-0)
Oregon (2-0)
Penn State (2-0)
Purdue (2-0)
USC (2-0)
Wisconsin (2-0)
Indiana (1-0)
Michigan (1-0)
Ohio State (1-0)
Rutgers (1-0)
Northwestern (1-1)
UCLA (1-1)
Washington (1-1)

Games for Sunday, November 10
Eastern Illinois at #17 Indiana (11:00 AM - BTN+)
Appalachian State at Wisconsin (11:00 AM - BTN+)
Michigan vs. Wake Forest (at Greensboro, NC) (12:00 PM - ESPN2)

Next Nebraska Game - Wednesday, November 13
Fairleigh Dickinson at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN+)

 

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Huskers Improve to 2-0 With 63-58 Win
Huskers.com

Juwan Gary had 11 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five steals, as Nebraska improved to 2-0 with a 63-58 win over Bethune-Cookman Saturday night.

Gary keyed a Nebraska (2-0) effort that saw the Huskers hold Bethune-Cookman to 35.5 percent shooting and forced 22 Wildcat turnovers, as the Huskers won their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.

Nebraska, which shot 34.5 percent, built a 16-point second-half lead, but Bethune-Cookman (0-2) continued to battle, and the Huskers finally subdued the Wildcats by going 6-of-6 from the line in the last minute.

Leading 29-24 at the break, Brice Williams had six of his 10 points in the first 1:42 of the half, as the senior hit consecutive 3-pointers to give NU a 35-26 advantage. A couple minutes later, NU used a 9-0 spurt to build its largest lead of the game at 46-30 with 13:55 left.

Bethune-Cookman chipped away, using an 8-0 run to cut the deficit in half at 46-38 before Connor Essegian’s layup ended the Wildcat run. Nebraska led 51-41 after Braxton Meah’s 3-point play with 8:20 left in regulation, but could not extend it further, allowing the visitors to hang around.

Leading 57-50 with 1:47 left, the visitors kept battling and got to within three twice in the last minute, the final time at 61-58 after a Gianni Hunt basket with 18 seconds left, but Brice Williams was fouled and hit both free throws to make it a five-point game, as NU held on.

In the first half, Nebraska used a strong defensive effort to overcome a poor shooting, as the Huskers took a 29-24 lead into the locker room. Nebraska held Bethune-Cookman to 35.7 percent shooting and forced 15 turnovers in the first half to overcome 26 percent shooting from the field.

Nebraska trailed 12-6 after a David Onanina basket at the 14:18 mark, but the Huskers responded with a 11-2 run to take a 17-14 lead after a pair of free throws from Berke Büyüktuncel, who finished with six points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocks.

The Huskers never trailed again the rest of the half, but Bethune-Cookman stayed in the game by hitting four 3-pointers, the last made it 27-24 with 35 seconds left in the half. Ahron Ulis sent the hosts to the locker room with a five-point lead, as he had a driving layup with just over two seconds left to give NU a 29-24 cushion.

The Big Red will conclude the three-game homestand, as they take on FDU on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. (CT) at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tickets are still available for the matchup by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets.

 

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November 9
Minnesota 68, Omaha 64
Dayton 71, Northwestern 66
Nebraska 63, Bethune-Cookman 58
Nevada 63, Washington 53

Quite the night for Big Ten basketball 😬😬

 

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Postgame Notes

- Nebraska has now won 14 straight games at home dating back to last season

- Nebraska has now won 23 straight games when holding opponents under 70 points, including 29-2 over the last two-plus seasons. The last time Nebraska lost a game when holding an opponent under 70 points was against Purdue in 2022

- Nebraska forced 22 turnovers, the most since forcing 22 turnovers at Michigan State on Feb. 6, 2021. It ties for the second-highest number of opponent turnovers in Fred Hoiberg's five-plus seasons at Nebraska

- Nebraska has forced 20+ turnovers in both games this season

- Nebraska finished with 11 steals, including a career-high five from Juwan Gary. Gary's previous high in steals was four at Kansas State last season. NU's 11 steals were its highest total since recording 15 against Indiana on Jan. 3, 2024. Gary also led NU with 11 points

- Brice Williams finished with 10 points, snapping a streak of four straight 20-point games dating back to last season

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Bethune-Cookman	24	34	58
Nebraska	29	34	63

Bethune-Cookman	STATS	Nebraska
22-62 (35.5%)	FG	19-55 (34.6%)
9-26 (34.6%)	3FG	4-22 (18.2%)
5-7 (71.4%)	FT	21-26 (80.8%)
39	Rebounds	41
23	Fouls	14
11	Assists	11
22	Turnovers	18
5	Blocks	4
5	Steals	11
24	Pts in Paint	30
12	Pts off Turnovers	21
8	2nd Chance Pts	11
4	Fast Break Pts	19
18	Bench Pts	22

SCORING

BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Gianni Hunt - 10
Jesus Carralero Martin - 9
Reggie Ward Jr - 9
Brayon Freeman - 8
Trey Thomas - 8
David Onanina - 5
Kalil Camara - 5
Daniel Rouzan - 4
TOTAL - 58

NEBRASKA
Juwan Gary - 11
Brice Williams - 10
Braxton Meah - 9
Connor Essegian - 8
Berke Buyuktuncel - 6
Andrew Morgan - 6
Rollie Worster - 5
Ahron Ulis - 5
Gavin Griffiths - 3
TOTAL - 63

 

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Omaha with the almost upset.