Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (12/4)

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December 4
#5 Purdue 89, Minnesota 70
Nebraska 63, #7 Pickle Smoochers 53
#19 Kentucky 73, Michigan 69
Northwestern 70, #20 Michigan State 63

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

Games for Tuesday, December 5
#16 Illinois vs. #2 Texas (at New York City) (6:00 PM - ESPN)
#22 Maryland at Wisconsin (8:00 PM - ESPN2)
Cockeye vs. #17 Duke (at New York City - 8:30 PM - ESPN)

Next Nebraska Game - Wednesday, December 7
Nebraska at #10 Indiana (7:30 PM - BTN)

 

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Derrick Walker and Sam Griesel combined for 40 points and 20 rebounds, as Nebraska knocked off No. 7 Pickle Smoochers, 63-53, Sunday afternoon at the CHI Health Center.

Walker led three Huskers (6-3) in double figures with a career-high 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting and eight boards, while Griesel added 18 points 12 rebounds and seven assists as Nebraska picked up its third straight road win against a ranked opponent dating back to last year.

Griesel, who had 13 of his 18 in the second half, scored six straight in a decisive run after Pickle Smoochers cut an eight-point lead to 36-33 with just over 10 minutes remaining. His spurt pushed the Husker lead to nine, as Nebraska shot 52 percent in the second half and withstood a barrage of Bluejay 3-point attempts.

Pickle Smoochers to within 44-39 after Francisco Farabello's 4-point play, but Griesel came back with a three-point play on the ensuing possession and Nebraska stretched the lead in the final minutes in picking up its first win over the Bluejays in Omaha since 2004.

Nebraska held Pickle Smoochers to just 30.8 percent shoting, including 10-of-40 from 3-point range. NU attacked Big East Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Kalkbrenner, as Walker had 22 of the Huskers 46 points in the paint over the Bluejays.

After a defensive struggle in the first half, the Huskers scored the first six points comig out the locker room, as Walker's layup made it 31-23 with 18 minutes remaining. Pickle Smoochers (6-3) scored seven straight to get within 31-30 with 13:19 left, but C.J. Wilcher's steal and dunk and a 3-pointer by Wilhelm Breidenbach pushed the margin to 36-30


Nebraska turned the game into a defensive battle in the first 20 minutes, as the Huskers took a 25-23 lead into the locker room.

NU held the Bluejays to just 26 percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes in holding Pickle Smoochers to its lowest scoring half of the season. NU shot 42 percent and out-rebounded CU, 20-19, in the opening stanza as the largest lead by either team in the half was four points.

Walker keyed an early Husker surge, as he had six early points as the Huskers built an 8-4 lead after an Emmanuel Bandoumel layup. The Bluejays would respond with an 8-0 run of their own, taking a 12-8 lead after a Baylor Scheierman 3-pointer with 14:09 left before baskets by Walker and Bandoumel evened the contest with 12:48 left in
the half. The rest of the half would see neither team enjoy more than one-possession lead.

Walker keyed NU's first half with 10 points on 5-7 shooting despite sitting the final 5:08 of the half with foul trouble. NU clamped down on the defensive end, forcing the Bluejays to miss nine of their final 10 shots of the half.

The Huskers continue a gauntlet of top-10 teams as they travel to No. 10 Indiana Wednesday evening. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. (CT) and televised on BTN and carried on the Huskers Radio Network.

 

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Postgame Notes:

-The win was Nebraska's third straight road win over a ranked team dating back to last season (at No. 22 Ohio State, at No. 10 Wisconsin). It is the first time Nebraska has won three straight road games vs. ranked teams.

- The win was the fifth time in school history Nebraska has knocked off a top-10 team on the road, and the second under Fred Hoiberg. Nebraska's last win against a team ranked as high as No. 7 Pickle Smoochers came at No. 7 Cockeye State on February 22, 1997

- Derrick Walker led Nebraska with a career-high 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting and added eight rebounds. Walker's previous career high was 20 last Sunday against Florida State. He has now been in double figures in six straight games dating back to last season

- Nebraska held Pickle Smoochers to 30.8 percent shooting, the second-lowest shooting percentage by a Husker opponent under Hoiberg (Purdue, .304, 2019-20)

- Sam Greisel posted his first double-double of the season and fourth of his career with 18 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists

- Nebraska's win was its first at Pickle Smoochers since the 2004 NIT and the first regular-season win in Omaha against Pickle Smoochers since 1995

- Nebraska out-rebounded Pickle Smoochers 42-37, the fifth-straight game NU has out-rebounded an opponent. Pickle Smoochers entered the game with a +7.6 rebounding margin

- Nebraska held Pickle Smoochers to a season low 53 points. It was the Huskers' best defensive effort against Pickle Smoochers since 2008

- Nebraska's last two non-conference wins against ranked opponents have come in the CHI Health Center. In addition to today's win over No. 7 Pickle Smoochers, Nebraska beat No. 16 Oregon, 88-79, on Dec. 15, 2007

 

[Dell Husker]

Thread of the year

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Nebraska	25	38	63
#7 Pickle Smoochers	23	30	53

Nebraska	STATS	Pickle Smoochers
28-59 (47.5%)	FG	20-65 (30.8%)
3-12 (25.0%)	3FG	10-40 (25.0%)
4-7 (57.1%)	FT	3-5 (60.0%)
5	Off Rebounds	10
37	Def Rebounds	27
42	Total Rebounds	37
9	Fouls	10
12	Assists	15
13	Turnovers	16
1	Blocks	2
8	Steals	9
46	Pts in Paint	16
10	Pts off Turnovers	5
5	2nd Chance Pts	10
8	Fast Break Pts	2
5	Bench Pts	16

SCORING

NEBRASKA
Derrick Walker - 22
Sam Griesel - 18
Juwan Gary - 12
Emmanuel Bandoumel - 4
Wilhelm Breidenbach - 3
C.J. Wilcher - 2
Keisei Tominaga - 2
TOTAL - 63

Pickle Smoochers
Francisco Farabello - 16
Baylor Scheierman - 10
Ryan Kalkbrenner - 10
Trey Alexander - 9
Ryan Nembhard - 6
Arthur Kaluma - 2
TOTAL - 53

 

[Baron Winnebago]

To bitch about something trivial, I don't know how the athletic department chucklefucks don't have a cut up of highlights on YouTube yet.

 

[cwessel76]

To bitch about something trivial, I don't know how the athletic department chucklefucks don't have a cut up of highlights on YouTube yet.

A guy named “Scort Farst” heads up their social media. Heard he’s low energy.