Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (12/20)

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December 20
#18 Indiana 96, Elon 72
Nebraska 75, Queens 65
Northwestern 92, Illinois-Chicago 54

Standings
1. Purdue (11-0, 2-0)
1. Wisconsin (9-2, 2-0)
3. Michigan (7-3, 1-0)
3. Northwestern (9-2, 1-0)
3. Ohio State (7-3, 1-0)
6. Indiana (9-3, 1-1)
6. Maryland (8-3, 1-1)
6. Michigan State (7-4, 1-1)
6. Penn State (8-3, 1-1)
6. Rutgers (7-4, 1-1)
11. Cockeye (8-3, 0-1)
12. Nebraska (7-6, 0-2)
12. Illinois (8-3, 0-2)
12. Minnesota (5-6, 0-2)

Games for Wednesday, December 21
Eastern Illinois at Cockeye (2:30 PM - BTN+)
Oakland at Michigan State (5:30 PM - BTN)
Michigan vs. North Carolina (at Charlotte, NC) (6:00 PM - ESPN)
Maine at Ohio State (7:30 PM - BTN)
New Orleans at #1 Purdue (8:00 PM - ESPNU)

Next Nebraska Game - Thursday, December 29
Cockeye at Nebraska (6:00 PM - BTN)

 

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Huskers Put Five in Double Figures in Win Over Queens
Huskers.com
Sam Griesel's 16 points led five Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska closed out non-conference action with a 75-65 win over Queens in Campio's Battle in the Vault Tuesday evening.

Griesel, who hit 6-of-9 shots and added three assists, keyed a balanced attack that saw the Huskers shoot 53 percent from the field, including 56 percent in the opening 20 minutes. Nebraska (7-6) never trailed in snapping a three-game losing streak.

In addition to Griesel, Keisei Tominaga added 15 points off the bench while Derrick Walker (13), Juwan Gary (11) and Emmanuel Bandoumel (10) gave NU five players in double figures. Walker also matched his career high with six assists, while Bandoumel grabbed eight boards, as the Huskers out-rebounded Queens, 41-35, and held the Royals (9-3) to a season-low 33.8 percent shooting.

Nebraska jumped on the visitors, scoring the first 11 points, including four by Walker, to take an early lead. Queens pulled to within 13-9 after a pair of 3-pointers from Quan McCluney before Walker and Wilhelm Breidenbach keyed another 11-0 spurt as the Huskers built a 24-9 lead after a Walker basket.

Queens got within 24-15 after a 3-point play from A.J. McKee before NU used a 7-0 run to push the lead back to 16, at 31-16 after a Sam Griesel basket and eventually built the lead to 17 in the final minutes of the first half.

Nebraska led by as many as 17, at 60-43 after Tominaga's 3-pointer with 12:15 left, but the Royals made one last run. Queens used a 10-2 surge to get within nine, at 62-53 after McKee's jumper with 9:21 remaining, but baskets from Bandoumel and Gary pushed the lead back to 13, and NU led in double figures the rest of the night.

Kenny Dye and McKee led Queens with 13 points apiece, as the Royals shot just 26 percent in the first half.

The Huskers will be off for Christmas before returning to action on Dec. 29 when the Huskers resume Big Ten action against Cockeye. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be televised on BTN and carried on the Huskers Sports Network. Tickets are available for the matchup by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling 800-8-BIGRED.

 

[Jim14510]

That's a solid quad 2 win I'm guessing.

 

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Postgame Notes

- Nebraska put five players in double figures, the third time this year Nebraska put five players in double figures

- Derrick Walker tied a career high with six assists, matching his previous best set against Penn State in the 2021 Big Ten Tournament

- NU held Queens to 33.8 percent shooting, the Royals' lowest shooting percentage of the season. It is the sixth opponent held to 40 percent or less this year. NU has held three straight opponents to 40 percent or fewer.

- Nebraska shot 52.5 percent from the field on the evening, the fifth time this season the Huskers have shot 50 percent or better

- Walker finished with 13 points, his seventh double-figure effort in eight games

- Nebraska out-rebounded Queens 41-35, as Queens had entered the game with a +10.9 rebounding margin

- Keisei Tominaga had 15 points off the bench, his eighth double-figure game of the season, including seventh off the bench

- Nebraska finishes non-conference play with a 7-4 mark, including the Huskers' first unbeaten home non-conference record since 2018-19

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Queens	26	39	65
Nebraska	43	32	75

Queens	STATS	Nebraska
22-65 (33.8%)	FG	31-59 (52.5%)
7-29 (24.1%)	3FG	6-23 (26.1%)
14-22 (63.6%)	FT	7-10 (70.0%)
11	Off Rebounds	5
24	Def Rebounds	36
36	Total Rebounds	41
12	Fouls	15
12	Assists	15
10	Turnovers	13
2	Blocks	4
9	Steals	4
28	Pts in Paint	40
13	Pts off Turnovers	15
7	2nd Chance Pts	2
8	Fast Break Pts	4
24	Bench Pts	19

SCORING

QUEENS
Kenny Dye - 13
AJ McKee - 13
Quan McCluney - 10
Chris Ashby - 9
Kalib Mathews - 7
Jay'Den Turner - 6
BJ McLaurin - 5
Gavin Rains - 2
TOTAL - 65

NEBRASKA
Sam Griesel - 16
Keisei Tominaga - 15
Derrick Walker - 13
Juwan Gary - 11
Emmanuel Bandoumel - 10
C.J. Wilcher - 6
Wilhelm Breidenbach - 4
TOTAL - 75