Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (2/9)

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February 9
Rutgers 66, #16 Ohio State 64
Nebraska 78, Minnesota 65

Standings
1. Illinois (17-6, 10-3)
1. Purdue (21-3, 10-3)
1. Wisconsin (19-4, 10-3)
4. Michigan State (17-6, 8-4)
5. Ohio State (14-6, 7-4)
6. Rutgers (14-9, 8-5)
7. Michigan (12-9, 6-5)
8. Indiana (16-7, 7-6)
9. Cockeye (15-7, 5-6)
10. Northwestern (12-10, 5-8)
11. Penn State (9-11, 4-8)
12. Maryland (11-12, 3-9)
13. Minnesota (11-10, 2-10)
14. Nebraska (7-17, 1-12)

Games for Thursday, February 10
Cockeye at Maryland (6:00 PM - ESPN2)
#3 Purdue at Michigan (8:00 PM - ESPN)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, February 13
Nebraska at Cockeye (1:00 PM - FS1)

 

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Huskers Storm Past Gophers
Huskers.com
Alonzo Verge Jr. netted 20 of his 22 points in the second half, as Nebraska put together one of its best performances of the season in a 78-65 win over Minnesota Wednesday evening.

Verge keyed NU's decisive second-half run, with five points and a pair of assists as the Huskers (7-17, 1-12 Big Ten) broke open a 40-32 lead with 12 unanswered points to take a 52-32 lead after basket from Derrick Walker with 11:43 remaining. Following that run, the Huskers, who shot 58 percent after halftime, kept Minnesota at bay the rest of the way.

In addition to Verge's fifth 20-point game of the season, Bryce McGowens had 16 points, while Walker added 11 points and seven rebounds. All nine Huskers who played scored in the first half, as Nebraska never trailed.

Nebraska won the game on the defensive end, holding Minnesota to 39 percent shooting and forcing 18 turnovers against a Gopher team which entered the contest averaging fewer than 10 turnover per game. NU converted those miscues into 25 points.

Nebraska made its mark early, jumping out to a 9-2 lead, including a pair of alley-oops between Trey and Bryce McGowens. Minnesota got to within 9-6, but Nebraska used an 11-2 spurt to extend its lead to 20-8 and kept that margin the rest of the first half in taking a 32-21 lead.

NU limited Jamison Battle and Payton Willis to a combined 1-of-6 in the first half. Battle, who scored all 21 of his points in the second half, connected on a trio of 3-pointers in a 10-4 spurt that made it 38-31 with 15:05 left. Battle finished with 21 points, including five 3-pointers, and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Lat Mayen's putback on the next possession stretched the lead to nine and started a streak of six straight made baskets for NU, culminating with a 12-0 spurt to build a 20-point cushion.

Willis finished with 13 points on just 3-of-8 shooting, while Sean Sutherlin had 11 points off the bench for the Gophers (11-10, 2-10 Big Ten).
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Up next, the Huskers will hit the road to face Cockeye on Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised on FS1 and carried on Huskers Radio Network.

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Minnesota	21	44	65
Nebraska	32	46	78

Minnesota	Stats	Nebraska
22-56 (39.3%)	FG	28-58 (48.3%)
7-21 (33.3%)	3FG	7-18 (38.9%)
14-17 (82.4%)	FT	15-28 (53.6%)
8	Off Rebounds	8
29	Def Rebounds	26
37	Total Rebounds	34
19	Fouls	15
7	Assists	10
18	Turnovers	11
4	Blocks	4
4	Steals	12
22	Pts in Paint	40
12	Pts off Turnovers	25
7	Second Chance Pts	12
3	Fast Break Pts	21
11	Bench Pts	17

SCORING

Minnesota
Jamison Battle - 21
Payton Willis - 13
Sean Sutherlin - 11
Luke Loewe - 7
Eric Curry - 7
E.J. Stephens - 6
Total - 65

Nebraska
Alonzo Verge Jr. - 22
Bryce McGowens - 16
Derrick Walker - 11
C.J. Wilcher - 9
Trey McGowens - 6
Lat Mayen - 6
Kobe Webster - 3
Keisei Tominaga - 3
Eduardo Andre - 2
Total - 78