Basketball Big Ten Men's Scores and Standings (12/1)

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December 1
Maryland 96, Alcorn State 58
Penn State 87, Buffalo 64
Minnesota 79, Bethune-Cookman 62
Nebraska 103, North Florida 72

Standings
Oregon (8-0)
Wisconsin (8-0)
Maryland (7-1)
Penn State (7-1)
Purdue (7-1)
Nebraska (6-1)
Illinois (6-1)
Cockeye (6-1)
Michigan (6-1)
UCLA (6-1)
Washington (6-1)
Michigan State (6-2)
Northwestern (6-2)
Indiana (5-2)
Ohio State (5-2)
Minnesota (6-3)
Rutgers (5-3)
USC (5-3)

Games for Tuesday, December 3
Northwestern at Cockeye (6:00 PM - Peacock)
Sam Houston State at #14 Indiana (6:30 PM - BTN)
Michigan at #15 Wisconsin (8:00 PM - Peacock)
Washington at UCLA (9:30 PM - FS1)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, December 7
Nebraska at Michigan State (11:00 AM - BTN)

 

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Huskers Top Ospreys in Triple-Digit Performance
Huskers.com

Connor Essegian’s 22 points led five players in double figures, as Nebraska went over the century mark in a 103-72 win over North Florida on Sunday afternoon.

Essegian went 8-of-10 from the field, including six 3-pointers, as Nebraska shot a season-high 58 percent from the field, including 11-of-24 from 3-point range.

Juwan Gary finished with 18 points and five rebounds, while Brice Williams (17), Andrew Morgan (13) and Ahron Ulis (10) all finished in double figures. Nebraska had 22 assists, including six by Williams, and just six turnovers while enjoying a 25-2 advantage on points off turnovers.

The Huskers took control early, using an 18-1 run behind Essegian, who had seven of his 13 first-half points in the spurt, as Nebraska built a 18-4 lead after an Morgan 3-point play capped a 15-0 Husker spurt.

The Ospreys were within 28-18 after a Jasai Miles 3-pointer, but Gary had five points in a 13-2 Husker run over the next four minutes to extend the lead to 21, at 41-20, and the Huskers kept that 21-point lead heading into the locker room. NU shot over 50 percent from both the field and 3-point line en route to taking a 53-32 halftime lead.

North Florida (5-3), which already upset Georgia Tech and South Carolina in the first month of the season, trimmed a 27-point deficit to 67-52 with 14:15 left after seven straight points from Seward, Neb., native Nate Lliteras, who finished with a game-high 17 points. That would be as close as they got, as the Huskers used a 7-0 run, capped by a Sam Hoiberg 3-pointer, to stretch the lead back to 22 with 11:26 left and the Huskers led by at least 19 the rest of the day.

UNF was held to a season-low 72 points despite going 14-of-43 from 3-point range, as the Ospreys ranked in the top two nationally in 3-pointers made and attempted this season.

The Huskers will open Big Ten Conference play against the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing, Mich., on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. (CT). The game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.

 

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Postgame Notes
- Nebraska has now won 17 straight games at home dating back to last season

- Nebraska's 103 points is the most since scoring 110 against Doane on Dec. 17, 2020. The last time NU scored 100 points against a Division I opponent was 100 in a four overtime loss to North Carolina State on Dec. 1, 2021

- Nebraska shot a season-high 58.0 percent and a season-best 45.8 percent from 3-point range in the win. It is the first time NU shot at least 50 percent this season

- Connor Essegian led Nebraska with a game-high 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range. He is the first Husker in the Big Ten era to hit at least six 3-pointers in consecutive games, as well as the first in at least 20 seasons. Essegian is the first Husker with multiple games with at least six 3-pointers in a season since Kobe Webster in 2020-21.

- Essegian's 22-point effort was his second straight 20-point night and fourth of his career. It is the first time in his three seasons he had consecutive 20-point games.

- Brice Williams reached double figures for the 11th straight game dating back to last season, as he finished with 17 points and a season-high six assists.

- North Florida's 43 3-point attempts is a school record against Nebraska, breaking the mark of 42 set by Pickle Smoochers on Nov. 22.

- Nebraska had a 15-0 run from 18:15 to 14:42 in the first half, the sixth double-digit run of the season for NU. The Huskers have had at least one double-figure run in each of the last five games

- As a team, Nebraska finished with 22 assists and a season-low six turnovers. In the last two games, NU is averaging 23.0 assists per game.

- Nebraska had 53 points at halftime, making it back-to-back games for NU with at least 50 points at half.

- Nebraska finished with five double-digit scorers in the win, matching the most this season

- Nebraska is now 1-0 all-time against North Florida and 8-0 against teams from the Atlantic Sun Conference.

- The Ospreys came into today's game averaging 86.7 points per game on 46% shooting and were limited to a season-low 72 points on 38.5% from the field.
- Nebraska finished with a season-high 12 steals, the fifth time in six games with double-digit steals

- Sam Hoiberg matched his career high in steals with four, the last time he accomplished this feat was against Florida A&M on November 9, 2023

- Nebraska's bench outscored UNF 37-15, as the Huskers got double-digit efforts from Ahron Ulis (10 points, three assists) and Andrew Morgan, who had season highs in points (13) and rebounds (9)

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
North Florida	32	40	72
Nebraska	53	50	103

North Florida	STATS	Nebraska
25-65 (38.5%)	FG	40-69 (58.0%)
14-43 (32.6%)	3FG	11-24 (45.8%)
8-12 (66.7%)	FT	12-18 (66.7%)
37	Rebounds	38
19	Fouls	12
13	Assists	22
16	Turnovers	6
1	Blocks	4
2	Steals	12
22	Pts in Paint	58
2	Pts off Turnovers	25
11	2nd Chance Pts	9
0	Fast Break Pts	8
15	Bench Pts	37

SCORING

NORTH FLORIDA
Nate Lliteras - 17
Jasai Miles - 14
Jaylen Smith - 12
Liam Murphy - 10
Josh Harris - 8
Oscar Berry - 6
Mason Lee - 3
Ametri Moss - 2
TOTAL - 72

NEBRASKA
Connor Essegian - 22
Juwan Gary - 18
Brice Williams - 17
Andrew Morgan - 13
Ahron Ulis - 10
Sam Hoiberg - 7
Braxton Meah - 5
Rollie Worster - 4
Cale Jacobsen - 3
Jeff Grace - 2
Gavin Griffiths - 2
TOTAL - 103

 

[turek420845]

I wonder how much more votes we will receive. Weren't we already like 35th or something in the last rankings?