Huskers Top Broncos, 79-69
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Juwan Gary had a team-high 21 points to lead three Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska advanced to the College Basketball Crown championship game with a 79-69 win over Boise State on Saturday.
Gary hit 7-of-12 shots from the field, including a career-high four 3-pointers and added nine rebounds and three blocked shots as Nebraska improved to 20-14 on the season.
Brice Williams added 14 points, a season-high six assists and five rebounds while Sam Hoiberg added 10 points, as Nebraska (20-14) shot 46 percent from the field and 12-of-19 from 3-point range. With the win, the Huskers secured consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.
Nebraska will play UCF, a 104-98 overtime winner over Villanova, Sunday at 4:30 p.m. central. The game will be carried on FOX and the Husker Sports Network.
Nebraska took control of the game late in the first half, using a 15-1 spurt to turn a seven-point deficit into a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the game.
Trailing 26-19, 3-pointers from Hoiberg and Gary pulled the Huskers within one and started 15-1 Husker spurt, as Nebraska built a 34-27 lead after a Williams basket. Williams and Gary combined for 22 first-half points, as Nebraska went 6-of-9 from 3-point range and 9-of-10 from the foul line in the opening 20 minutes to build a 39-33 halftime lead.
Nebraska built on the lead, using an 8-2 run in the first 2:46 to stretch the lead to 49-37 after 3-pointers from Hoiberg and Gary forced a Bronco timeout.
Boise State, which got a game-high 26 from Tyson Degenhart, got to within 49-24 before a Morgan dunk and a 3-point play from Gary to stretch the lead to 12.
Nebraska eventually built a 74-59 lead after a Williams basket with 4:48 left, but Boise State (26-11) made one last run, the Broncos used an 8-0 run to pull to within seven after a RJ Keene jumper with 1:31 left.
Two Connor Essegian free throws pushed the leaf back to nine before a pair of Javan Buchanan free throws with 1:04 left, but could get no closer, as NU hit 3-of-5 foul shots in the final 1:03 to seal the win.
Huskers.com
Juwan Gary had a team-high 21 points to lead three Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska advanced to the College Basketball Crown championship game with a 79-69 win over Boise State on Saturday.
Gary hit 7-of-12 shots from the field, including a career-high four 3-pointers and added nine rebounds and three blocked shots as Nebraska improved to 20-14 on the season.
Brice Williams added 14 points, a season-high six assists and five rebounds while Sam Hoiberg added 10 points, as Nebraska (20-14) shot 46 percent from the field and 12-of-19 from 3-point range. With the win, the Huskers secured consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.
Nebraska will play UCF, a 104-98 overtime winner over Villanova, Sunday at 4:30 p.m. central. The game will be carried on FOX and the Husker Sports Network.
Nebraska took control of the game late in the first half, using a 15-1 spurt to turn a seven-point deficit into a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the game.
Trailing 26-19, 3-pointers from Hoiberg and Gary pulled the Huskers within one and started 15-1 Husker spurt, as Nebraska built a 34-27 lead after a Williams basket. Williams and Gary combined for 22 first-half points, as Nebraska went 6-of-9 from 3-point range and 9-of-10 from the foul line in the opening 20 minutes to build a 39-33 halftime lead.
Nebraska built on the lead, using an 8-2 run in the first 2:46 to stretch the lead to 49-37 after 3-pointers from Hoiberg and Gary forced a Bronco timeout.
Boise State, which got a game-high 26 from Tyson Degenhart, got to within 49-24 before a Morgan dunk and a 3-point play from Gary to stretch the lead to 12.
Nebraska eventually built a 74-59 lead after a Williams basket with 4:48 left, but Boise State (26-11) made one last run, the Broncos used an 8-0 run to pull to within seven after a RJ Keene jumper with 1:31 left.
Two Connor Essegian free throws pushed the leaf back to nine before a pair of Javan Buchanan free throws with 1:04 left, but could get no closer, as NU hit 3-of-5 foul shots in the final 1:03 to seal the win.
