Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (11/4)

[Alum-Ni]

Ohio State 80, #19 Texas 72
#14 Purdue 90, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 73
Michigan State 81, Monmouth 57
Maryland 79, Manhattan 49
Penn State 108, Binghamton 66
Wisconsin 85, Holy Cross 61
Northwestern 90, Lehigh 46
Cockeye 89, Texas A&M-Commerce 67
Nebraska 87, Texas-Rio Grande Valley 67
Michigan 101, Cleveland State 53
Illinois 112, Eastern Illinois 67
USC 77, Chattanooga 51
Oregon 91, UC-Riverside 76
#22 UCLA 85, Rider 50

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

Games for Tuesday, November 5
UC-Davis at Washington (9:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, November 9
Bethune-Cookman at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN+)

 

[Alum-Ni]

Huskers Open Season With 87-67 Win
Huskers.com

Lincoln - Brice Williams scored a game-high 27 points, while Connor Essegian had seven of his 13 points off the bench in a decisive second-half run, as Nebraska defeated the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 87-67 on Monday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Williams carried the Huskers (1-0) with 19 first-half points, and Nebraska eventually built a 15-point second half lead before UTRGV came back. The Vaqueros fought back and got to within 69-65 on K.T. Raimey’s basket with 5:52 left before Essegian took over.

The 6-foot-4 guard started a 12-0 Husker spurt with seven unanswered points, as he hit a 3-pointer and then connected on two free throws on the next possession to push the lead to nine with 4:13 left. Essegian then capped a personal 7-0 spurt with a driving layup to extend the lead to double figures with 3:52 left. NU, which got six straight stops, eventually extended the margin to 81-65 after a Juwan Gary basket with 2:40 left.

The Big Red had four players in double-digits, as Rollie Worster had 18 points, nine rebounds and four steals while Andrew Morgan added 10 markers.

Nebraska held the Vaqueros to 38% shooting and forced 20 turnovers which led to 26 Husker points.

Williams got the Huskers going early, scoring the first eight points of the night in the 2:51 span and NU lead 14-6 before UTRGV came back. The Vaqueros, who hit eight 3-pointers in the first half used a 10-4 spurt to take a 22-21 lead on a Howie Fleming Jr. free throw with 8:01 left in the half.

The teams would trade the lead back and forth, and Nebraska trailed 29-28 before the Huskers took control. NU ran off ran off six straight points to take a 34-29 lead on a Gavin Griffiths basket with 3:45 left in the half. UTRGV pulled within 34-32, but Williams scored Nebraska’s final eight points of the half, as the Huskers took a 42-36 lead into the break.

NU opened the second half with a 15-8 spurt to stretch the lead to 15, at 59-44 after Worster's jumper with 14:35 remaining before UTRGV mounted a comeback.

Raimey led UTRGV (0-1) with 14 points.

The Big Red will continue the three-game homestand, as they take on Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Nov. 9. Tip is set for 7 p.m. (CT) at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tickets are still available for the matchup by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets.

 

[Alum-Ni]

Postgame Notes
- Nebraska's 87 points is its highest total in a season opener since scoring 102 against McNeese State in 2020-21

- Nebraska has won 13 straight games at home dating back to last season

- Senior guard Brice Williams finished with 27 points, his highest total as a Husker. His previous high was 25 vs. Oregon State last year

- Williams now has four straight 20-point efforts dating back to last season's Big Ten Tournament. It marked the 18th 20-point game of his career

- Rollie Worster nearly finished with a double-double with 18 points -- one off his career high -- and nine rebounds. Worster also had four of NU's nine steals on the night

- Nebraska forced 20 turnovers, its highest total since getting 21 turnovers against Kennesaw State on Dec. 22, 2021

- Nebraska's 35 free throws were its highest total since going to the line 36 times against Florida A&M last season

- Nebraska got 27 points from its bench, including double-figure efforts from Connor Essegian (13) and Andrew Morgan (10). Essegian had 10 of his 13 points in the second half, including seven straight points in Nebraska's 12-0 run

- Nebraska outscored UTRGV 40-18 in the paint in the win

 

[Alum-Ni]

	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Texas-Rio Grande Valley	36	31	67
Nebraska	42	45	87

UTRGV	STATS	Nebraska
24-62 (38.71%)	FG	28-57 (49.12%)
13-41 (31.71%)	3FG	6-19 (31.58%)
6-9 (66.67%)	FT	25-35 (71.43%)
32	Rebounds	42
27	Fouls	15
11	Assists	11
20	Turnovers	13
0	Blocks	2
4	Steals	9
18	Pts in Paint	40
11	Pts off Turnovers	26
15	2nd Chance Pts	10
0	Fast Break Pts	9
23	Bench Pts	27

SCORING

TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY
K.T. Raimey - 14
Cliff Davis - 12
Dekedran Thorn - 11
Tommy Gankhuyag - 11
Howie Fleming Jr. - 7
Trey Miller - 6
Hasan Abdul Hakim - 4
Jaylen Washington - 2
TOTAL - 67

NEBRASKA
Brice Williams - 27
Rollie Worster - 18
Connor Essegian - 13
Andrew Morgan - 10
Juwan Gary - 9
Berke Buyuktuncel - 6
Gavin Griffiths - 4
TOTAL - 87