NEB

MINN

Walker has 22, Nebraska wins at Minnesota in OT, 81-79

AP
Jan 07, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Derrick Walker scored 22 points and combined with Sam Griesel for nine points in overtime to lift Nebraska Cornhuskers to an 81-79 win over Minnesota Golden Gophers on Saturday.

Walker scored his five points in the first 31/2 minutes of overtime to keep the Cornhuskers on top. After Minnesota's Jamison Battle tied the game at 74 with a 3-pointer at the 1:17 mark, Juwan Gary broke the tie with a put back of a Walker miss. Griesel then hit four-free throws after a Golden Gopher turnover and a miss for an 80-74 lead with less than 10 seconds to play.

Gary had 18 points and Griesel 17 for the Cornhuskers (9-7, 2-3 Big Ten), who shot 51% (30 of 59) from the field with five 3s and 16 of 21 from the foul line (76%), including 8 of 11 in overtime. Walker had eight rebounds and seven assists, Griesel had six boards and five assists.

It was the first time Nebraska has won a Big Ten road game in overtime and the first conference OT road win since a win at Colorado in a Big 12 game in February of 2001.

Battle scored 20 points for Minnesota (6-8, 1-4) but was 8-of-21 shooting; 4 of 13 on 3-pointers. Dawson Garcia had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Joshua Ola-Joseph and Ta'lon Cooper 12 apiece. Taurus Samuels forced the overtime with a 3 with 4.8 seconds left in regulation.

Garcia had 15 points as Minnesota took a 39-33 at the end of the first half filled with mini runs.

Garcia had four points when the Golden Gophers took an 18-13 lead near the middle of the half. The Cornhuskers put together a 9-0 run to go up 31-26 at the 5:22 mark. Then Garcia had a pair of 3s in an 11-0 run, that included five points from Cooper before the teams traded buckets in the last minute.

Nebraska shot 52% but was 3 of 9 from distance while Minnesota was 6 of 12 behind the arc and shot 50% overall.

Gary had a three-point play to kickstart a 12-0 Nebraska run that produced a 54-47 lead when Griesel scored with 12:52 to play.

That matched Minnesota's biggest lead in a game that had eight ties and 15 lead changes.

Nebraska is home against Illinois on Tuesday, Minnesota is at No. 24 Ohio State on Thursday.

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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
33
MINN
Golden Gophers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Derrick Walker vs. Dawson Garcia (Golden Gophers gains possession)
20:00		C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
19:47	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:47	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
19:26		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
19:24		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
19:06		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup
19:04		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
18:44		Sam Griesel misses two point layup
18:42		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
18:26		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
18:24		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
18:20		Jump ball. (Cornhuskers gains possession)
18:17	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	3-2
18:00		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
17:58		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
17:55		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul
17:39		Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
17:37		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
17:29		Derrick Walker turnover (traveling)
17:15		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
17:13		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
16:57	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	5-2
16:40	+3	Taurus Samuels makes three point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	5-5
16:08	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)	7-5
15:48	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	7-8
15:27		Taurus Samuels personal foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul)
15:27		TV timeout
15:20	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)	9-8
15:03	+2	Taurus Samuels makes two point layup	9-10
14:46	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	11-10
14:25	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Taurus Samuels assists)	11-12
14:00		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
13:58		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
13:51	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup	13-12
13:41		Emmanuel Bandoumel shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-13
13:39	+1	Pharrel Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-14
13:24		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
13:22		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
13:10		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
13:08		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
12:48		Blaise Keita turnover (bad pass) (Pharrel Payne steals)
12:38	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup (Pharrel Payne assists)	13-16
12:15		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
12:13		Taurus Samuels defensive rebound
11:56	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	13-18
11:35	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists)	15-18
11:15	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Braeden Carrington assists)	15-21
10:52		Braeden Carrington blocks Sam Griesel's two point layup
10:50		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
10:42		Keisei Tominaga shooting foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
10:45		TV timeout
10:42		Dawson Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:42	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-22
10:26	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	17-22
10:07		Pharrel Payne turnover (traveling)
9:59	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)	20-22
9:37		Jaden Henley misses three point jump shot
9:35		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
9:28	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point layup	20-24
9:04	+2	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup (Keisei Tominaga assists)	22-24
9:04		Dawson Garcia shooting foul (Wilhelm Breidenbach draws the foul)
9:04		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:04		Pharrel Payne defensive rebound
8:43		Jump ball. (Golden Gophers gains possession)
8:36	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	22-26
8:04		Treyton Thompson shooting foul (Wilhelm Breidenbach draws the foul)
8:04	+1	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
8:04	+1	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
7:42		Pharrel Payne misses two point layup
7:40		Denim Dawson defensive rebound
7:31		Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point jump shot
7:29		Treyton Thompson defensive rebound
7:09		Keisei Tominaga personal foul (Jaden Henley draws the foul)
7:09		TV timeout
7:03		Emmanuel Bandoumel personal foul
6:54		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
6:52		Denim Dawson defensive rebound
6:37	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists)	26-26
6:16		Jamison Battle misses two point layup
6:14		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists)	28-26
5:42		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
5:40		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
5:20	+3	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes three point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)	31-26
4:58		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
4:56		Denim Dawson defensive rebound
4:41		Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive foul
4:41		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (offensive foul)
4:33	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	31-28
4:11		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
4:09		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
3:56		Derrick Walker blocks Dawson Garcia's two point layup
3:54		Taurus Samuels offensive rebound
3:54		TV timeout
3:41	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	31-31
3:12		Ta'Lon Cooper personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
2:55		Joshua Ola-Joseph blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup
2:53		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
2:43		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
2:31		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
2:29		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
2:12		Sam Griesel misses two point layup
2:10		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
1:42	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot	31-34
1:17		Jamison Battle personal foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
1:11		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (bad pass)
0:55	+3	Dawson Garcia makes three point jump shot	31-37
0:50		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:48		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
0:46		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
0:33	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	33-37
0:12		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jamison Battle offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup	33-39
0:02		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
34
MINN
Golden Gophers
28

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	35-39
19:27		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
19:25		Golden Gophers offensive rebound
19:19	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	35-41
19:08	+3	Emmanuel Bandoumel makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists)	38-41
18:43		C.J. Wilcher personal foul (Jamison Battle draws the foul)
18:31	+2	Dawson Garcia makes two point jump shot	38-43
18:17		Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
18:15		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Dawson Garcia assists)	38-45
17:49	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup	40-45
17:26		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
17:24		Dawson Garcia offensive rebound
17:20		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
17:18		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
17:10		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
17:06		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
17:03		Pharrel Payne personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
16:53	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	42-45
16:29	+2	Pharrel Payne makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists)	42-47
16:23	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists)	44-47
16:22		Jamison Battle shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
16:22	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-47
16:01		Derrick Walker shooting foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
16:01		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:01		Pharrel Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:01		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
15:53		Derrick Walker turnover (lost ball) (Taurus Samuels steals)
15:39		Jamison Battle turnover (lost ball) (Derrick Walker steals)
15:38		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul
15:41		TV timeout
15:31		Joshua Ola-Joseph shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
15:31		Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:31	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-47
15:10		Taurus Samuels misses three point jump shot
15:08		Pharrel Payne offensive rebound
15:08		Emmanuel Bandoumel personal foul (Pharrel Payne draws the foul)
14:51		Taurus Samuels misses two point layup
14:49		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
14:34	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Juwan Gary assists)	48-47
14:16		Joshua Ola-Joseph turnover (out of bounds)
14:08		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
14:08	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-47
14:08	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-47
13:50		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
13:48		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
13:39	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	52-47
13:31		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
13:08		Keisei Tominaga personal foul (Ta'Lon Cooper draws the foul)
13:00		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass) (Keisei Tominaga steals)
12:52		Sam Griesel misses two point layup
12:50		Sam Griesel offensive rebound
12:42	+2	Sam Griesel makes two point layup	54-47
12:35	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists)	54-49
12:18		Dawson Garcia blocks Derrick Walker's two point layup
12:16		Ta'Lon Cooper defensive rebound
12:06		Jaden Henley misses two point jump shot
12:04		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
11:59	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	54-51
11:53		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
11:45	+2	Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point jump shot	56-51
11:27		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
11:25		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
11:05		Keisei Tominaga turnover (traveling)
10:48		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
10:46		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
10:38		Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Ola-Joseph steals)
10:19	+2	Jaden Henley makes two point jump shot (Ta'Lon Cooper assists)	56-53
10:04		Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Keisei Tominaga's two point layup
10:02		Keisei Tominaga offensive rebound
9:54		Ta'Lon Cooper blocks Keisei Tominaga's two point jump shot
9:52		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
9:54		Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul
9:42	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Dawson Garcia assists)	56-55
9:25		Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
9:23		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
9:15		Ta'Lon Cooper misses three point jump shot
9:13		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
9:09		Jaden Henley personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-55
9:09	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
8:47	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Jaden Henley assists)	58-57
8:30		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
8:28		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
8:01		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
7:59		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
7:46		Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Henley steals)
7:39	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Jaden Henley assists)	58-59
7:10		Sam Griesel misses two point jump shot
7:08		Jaden Henley defensive rebound
6:38	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot (Jaden Henley assists)	58-61
6:20	+3	Sam Griesel makes three point jump shot	61-61
5:51		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
5:49		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
5:20		Sam Griesel misses two point jump shot
5:18		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
5:18		TV timeout
5:18		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
4:54		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Sam Griesel steals)
4:40	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	63-61
4:19		Ta'Lon Cooper turnover (bad pass)
4:04	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup	65-61
3:39		Dawson Garcia misses three point jump shot
3:37		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
3:14		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
3:12		Derrick Walker offensive rebound
3:10		Derrick Walker turnover (lost ball) (Pharrel Payne steals)
3:10		TV timeout
2:34		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
2:32		Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
2:10		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
2:08		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
1:52	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Taurus Samuels assists)	65-64
1:22		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
1:20		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point dunk	67-64
0:57		Golden Gophers 60 second timeout
0:50		Dawson Garcia misses two point hook shot
0:48		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
0:21		Derrick Walker offensive foul
0:21		Derrick Walker turnover (offensive foul)
0:19		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:05	+3	Taurus Samuels makes three point jump shot (Joshua Ola-Joseph assists)	67-67
0:04		Golden Gophers 60 second timeout
0:00		Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
0:00		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
NEB
Cornhuskers
14
MINN
Golden Gophers
12

Time		Play	Score
4:59		Dawson Garcia vs. Derrick Walker (Cornhuskers gains possession)
4:52		Golden Gophers blocks Sam Griesel's two point layup
4:50		Golden Gophers defensive rebound
4:25	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup (Jamison Battle assists)	67-69
4:01	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (C.J. Wilcher assists)	69-69
3:38		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
3:36		Sam Griesel defensive rebound
3:18	+2	Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)	71-69
3:15		Jamison Battle shooting foul (Emmanuel Bandoumel draws the foul)
3:15		Emmanuel Bandoumel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:15		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
3:08		Dawson Garcia misses two point layup
3:06		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
2:39		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
2:37		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
2:34		Jump ball. (Golden Gophers gains possession)
2:07		Dawson Garcia misses two point jump shot
2:05		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
2:06		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-69
2:06		Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:06		Dawson Garcia defensive rebound
2:06		Juwan Gary personal foul (Dawson Garcia draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-70
2:06	+1	Dawson Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-71
1:56		Dawson Garcia personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
1:56	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-71
1:56	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-71
1:39	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Pharrel Payne assists)	74-74
1:20		Derrick Walker misses two point layup
1:18		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
1:15	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup	76-74
0:40		Joshua Ola-Joseph personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-74
0:21	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
0:19		Golden Gophers 30 second timeout
0:14		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
0:11		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
0:09		Jamison Battle personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
0:09	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-74
0:09	+1	Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-74
0:04	+2	Ta'Lon Cooper makes two point layup	80-76
0:04		C.J. Wilcher personal foul (Taurus Samuels draws the foul)
0:04		Taurus Samuels misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	C.J. Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-76
0:02	+3	Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot	81-79
0:00		End of period

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Ta'Lon Cooper makes three point jump shot