Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (11/7)

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#13 Indiana 88, Morehead State 53
#22 Michigan 75, Purdue Fort Wayne 56
#23 Illinois 87, Eastern Illinois 57
Michigan State 73, Northern Arizona 55
Rutgers 75, Columbia 35
Penn State 93, Winthrop 68
Ohio State 91, Robert Morris 53
Maryland 71, Niagara 49
Cockeye 89, Bethune-Cookman 58
Northwestern 85, Chicago State 54
Nebraska 79, Maine 66
Wisconsin 85, South Dakota 59
Minnesota 61, Western Michigan 60

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

Games for Tuesday, November 8
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Purdue (5:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Thursday, November 10
Nebraska-Omaha at Nebraska (7:00 PM - BTN+)

 

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Huskers Post 79-66 Win in Opener
Huskers.com

Sam Griesel's 22 points led three Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska used a decisive second-half run to put away Maine, 79-66, in the season opener at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Griesel scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half in his Husker debut, finishing with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting and nine rebounds.

Juwan Gary pitched in a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, including eight offensive boards, while Keisei Tominaga had 19 points off the bench, including 10 during a two-minute first half surge.

Nebraska, which built a 40-28 lead at the break, saw Maine pull to within 54-53 after a 3-pointer from Gedi Jouzapaitis with 13:00 left. That would be as close as it got, as Emmanuel Bandoumel's basket started a 14-1 Husker run, while Griesel and Tominaga combined for nine of the Huskers' points in the run building a 68-54 lead with 8:35 left.

The Huskers clamped down on the defensive end as Maine missed eight straight shots and was 2-of-16 in a nearly 10-minute stretch after opening the half by hitting 10 of its first 12 shots after halftime.

Juozapaitis led the Black Bears with 20 points, including 6-of-7 from 3-point range, while Kristians Feierbergs added 16 points and six rebounds in the loss.

Nebraska jumped out to a blistering start, scoring the first nine points of the contest. Gary,
scored six points in the first 3:04 of the contest, including a trio off offensive boards. The Huskers eventually built a 13-2 lead in the first 6:23 of the before Maine settled in.

The Black Beats pulled to within 28-21 on a Juozapaitis 3-pointer before Tominaga and Griesel combined for seven straight points to push the lead back to 14. Tominaga scored NU's final 10 points of the half, including a 3-pointer that made it 40-25 with 2:24 left in the half.

The Huskers return to action on Thursday, Nov. 10, as Nebraska hosts Omaha at 7 p.m. The intrastate game will be streamed on B1G+, with radio coverage provided by Huskers Radio Network. Tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office during business hours (Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5p.m.).

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Maine	28	38	66
Nebraska	40	39	79

Maine	STATS	Nebraska
26-55 (47.3%)	FG	30-65 (46.2%)
12-29 (41.4%)	3FG	7-22 (31.8%)
2-10 (20.0%)	FT	12-16 (75.0%)
5	Off Rebounds	16
22	Def Rebounds	28
27	Total Rebounds	44
18	Fouls	10
16	Assists	12
15	Turnovers	13
7	Blocks	2
7	Steals	2
16	Pts in Paint	42
6	Pts off Turnovers	11
5	Second Chance Pts	16
3	Fast Break Pts	2
10	Bench Pts	28

SCORING

Maine
Gedi Juozapaitis - 20
Kristians Feierbergs - 16
Ja'Shonte Wright-McIeish - 9
Kellen Tynes - 8
Peter Filipovity - 4
Jaden Clayton - 3
Milos Nenadic - 3
LeChaun DuHart - 3
TOTAL - 66

Nebraska
Sam Griesel - 22
Keisei Tominaga - 19
Juwan Gary - 14
Wilhelm Breidenbach - 9
C.J. Wilcher - 7
Emmanuel Bandoumel - 6
Blaise Keita - 2
TOTAL - 79

 

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POSTGAME NOTES

- Juwan Gary posted his third career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. His other two came at Alabama during the 2021-22 season. Gary's 11 rebounds were a career-high, as his previous high was 10 on two occasions (vs. Louisiana Tech and vs. Drake, both in 2021-22)

- Gary had eight of the Huskers' 16 offensive rebounds, which was the most by the Huskers since the 2020-21 season opener vs. McNeese State (17). Last year's season high was 14, set twice. Nebraska had 16 second-chance points against Maine.

- Sam Griesel led NU with 22 points in his debut, his 14th career double-figure effort. He is now just two points away from 1,000 in his career

- Nebraska enjoyed a +17 rebounding advantage, the Huskers' best against a Division I opponent since the 2017-18 season.

- Keisei Tominaga reached double figures for the eighth time in his career with 19 points, including 13 in the first half.

- With the win, Nebraska improves to 86-41 all-time in season openers and has won 20 of the past 22 season openers.

- Wilhelm Breidenbach tied a career-high in points (9) and grabbed a career-best seven rebounds in the win

 

[hothouse_corn]

I'm most taken with the fact that the B1G only has three ranked teams. Hasn't it been more like 5-7 over the past decade? What's up with that?

 

[BBTown Bomber]

Is Keita anywhere close to being a B1G-level post?



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[doublewing]

Nice to be part of the Big Ten winners lounge and tied for first.