Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (12/29) (1 Viewer)

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December 29
#1 Purdue 82, Florida A&M 49
Northwestern 63, Brown 58
Penn State 60, Delaware State 46
Ohio State 90, Alabama A&M 59
Nebraska 66, Cockeye 50
Central Michigan 63, Michigan 61
Maryland 80, Maryland-Baltimore County 64
Illinois 85, Bethune-Cookman 52

Standings
1. Purdue (13-0, 2-0)
1. Wisconsin (9-2, 2-0)
1. Michigan (7-5, 1-0)
1. Northwestern (10-2, 1-0)
1. Ohio State (9-3, 1-0)
6. Indiana (10-3, 1-1)
6. Maryland (10-3, 1-1)
6. Michigan State (8-4, 1-1)
6. Penn State (10-3, 1-1)
6. Rutgers (8-4, 1-1)
11. Nebraska (8-6, 1-2)
12. Illinois (9-4, 0-2)
12. Cockeye (8-5, 0-2)
12. Minnesota (6-6, 0-2)

Games for Friday, December 30
Buffalo at Michigan State (5:00 PM - BTN)
Western Michigan at #15 Wisconsin (7:00 PM - BTN+)
Coppin State at Rutgers (7:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Tuesday, January 3
Nebraska at Michigan State (6:00 PM - BTN)

 

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Huskers Clamp Down on Cockeyes in 66-50 Win
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Juwan Gary's 14 points led five Huskers in double figures, as the Huskers held Cockeye to 26 percent shooting in a 66-50 victory Thursday evening.

Gary, who also grabbed nine rebounds, keyed the Huskers' best defensive performance since the 2018-19 season, as the Cockeyes were held 33 points below their Big Ten-leading scoring average.

In addition to Gary, Sam Griesel had 12 points and 10 rebounds while C.J. Wilcher (13), Emmanuel Bandoumel (10) and Derrick Walker (10) all finished in double figures for Nebraska, which improved to 6-1 at home with the only setback coming in an overtime loss to now No. 1 Purdue.

Nebraska (8-4, 1-2 Big Ten) thrilled the sellout crowd of 14,920 with a 20-0 first-half run, turning a 9-8 lead into a 21-point cushion en route to taking a 38-26 lead into the locker room. NU eventually pushed the lead to 24 and cruised to a 16-point win.

The 50 points allowed was NU's best defensive effort under Fred Hoiberg and lowest by a Big Ten opponent since Northwestern was held to 50 points on Feb. 16, 2018. Nebraska held Cockeye (8-5, 0-2 Big Ten) to a season-low 26 percent shooting, the lowest by a Husker opponent since Mississippi Valley State shot 19 percent on Nov. 6, 2018.

Nebraska out-rebounded Cockeye 54-40, as the 54 rebounds were the most by a Husker team against a Big Ten opponent since joining the conference in 2011-12.

Cockeye scored the first points of the game on Patrick McCaffery's 3-pointer, but Walker and Griesel combined for nine straight points to give the Huskers a six-point lead. Cockeye was within 9-8 before the Huskers held Cockeye scoreless for nearly nine minutes as the Cockeyes missed 16 straight shots at one point to fall behind 29-8.

Cockeye responded with a 16-4 run in a four-minute span to trim the lead to 33-24 with 1:40 remaining in the half. However, that was as close as they would get, as Nebraska closed the half with a three-pointer by Gary to take a 38-26 lead to the locker room. Nebraska was aided by hot shooting from behind the arc, making 6-of-9 attempts in the first half.

The Huskers came out of the break strong, using a 12-4 run in the first four minutes of the second half to go ahead 50-30. Despite a seven-minute scoring drought for NU, Nebraska still held a 20-point advantage with five minutes remaining. The Big Red led by double figures the rest of the way as they improved to 8-6 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.

Filip Rebraca led the Cockeyes in scoring, finishing with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Kris Murray had 17 points and eight rebounds.

Nebraska travels to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans on January 3. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (central), and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and carried on the Huskers Radio Network.

 

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Nebraska Postgame Notes vs. Cockeye
*-Nebraska’s 50 points allowed was a season low (53 at Pickle Smoochers) and the lowest by a Fred Hoiberg coached team at Nebraska (previous low 51 vs. Rutgers, 3/1/21).
*-The 50 points allowed is the lowest by a Husker team since Northwestern scored 50 on Feb. 16, 2019.
*-Nebraska held Cockeye to season lows in points (50) and field goal percentage (.260), as Cockeye entered the game leading the Big Ten in scoring offense (83.8 ppg).
*-Prior to tonight’s Cockeye’s season low shooting percentage was .383 vs. Clemson.
*-Nebraska has now held four straight opponents (Purdue, KSU, Queens and Cockeye) to 40 percent or lower. Nebraska has now held seven teams to 40 percent or less shooting this season.
*-Nebraska held Cockeye to .746 PPP, NU’s second-lowest total of the year (.73 at Pickle Smoochers). Cockeye entered the game in the top-10 nationally in offensive efficiency
*-Nebraska out-rebounded Cockeye 54-40, as NU’s 54 caroms was its highest total of the year (46, at St. John’s) and most since collecting 55 against Doane on Dec. 17, 2020. It was the most against a Division I team since having 55 vs. Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 6, 2018.
*-Nebraska’s 54 rebounds tonight marked it highest total in a Big Ten game since joining the league in 2011-12 and most in a conference game since at least the 2002-03 season.
*-Nebraska’s 20-0 run was its largest of the of the season. The previous high was 12 against both Maine and Boston College
*-The 26 first-half points allowed by the Huskers was the lowest by a Hawkeye team this season (27 vs. Wisconsin)
*-All five of Nebraska's starters put up double figures tonight. It marked the fourth time this season that NU had five players put up double figures.
*-Sam Griesel’s 12 points and 10 rebounds marked his second double-double of the season and fifth of his career.
*-Derrick Walker finished with 10 points, his eighth double-figure effort in nine games.
*-Emmanuel Bandoumel finished with 10 points, his eighth double-figure effort this season.
*-C.J. Wilcher finished with 13 points, his sixth double-figure effort this season.
*-The win snapped a four-game losing streak to Cockeye dating back to the 2019-20 season.

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Cockeye	26	24	50
Nebraska	38	28	66

Cockeye	STATS	Nebraska
19-73 (26.0%)	FG	24-59 (40.7%)
7-28 (25.0%)	3FG	8-22 (36.4%)
5-8 (62.5%)	FT	10-14 (71.4%)
17	Off Rebounds	14
23	Def Rebounds	40
40	Total Rebounds	54
14	Fouls	12
12	Assists	14
6	Turnovers	14
4	Blocks	7
7	Steals	4
24	Pts in Paint	24
13	Pts off Turnovers	9
10	2nd Chance Pts	10
2	Fast Break Pts	4
11	Bench Pts	7

SCORING

Cockeye
Kris Murray - 17
Filip Rebraca - 16
Connor McCaffery - 5
Josh Dix - 5
Patrick McCaffery - 3
Tony Perkins - 3
Dasonte Bowen - 1
TOTAL - 50

NEBRASKA
Juwan Gary - 14
C.J. Wilcher - 13
Sam Griesel - 12
Emmanuel Bandoumel - 10
Derrick Walker - 10
Jamarques Lawrence - 3
Keisei Tominaga - 2
Wilhelm Breidenbach - 2
TOTAL - 66