TNST

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Nebraska holds off Tennessee State late, wins 79-73

AP
Nov 23, 2021

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Bryce McGowens hit five free throws in the final 70 seconds as Nebraska Cornhuskers held on to post a 79-73 win over Tennessee State Tigers on Tuesday night.

Dedric Boyd hit a 3-pointer with 1:15 left to pull the Tigers within five, 72-67, and the Tigers twice cut the deficit to five points again in the final minute, but the Cornhuskers hit five of six from the line to seal the victory.

McGowens finished with 18 points, converting 7 of 8 from the line, and Alonzo Verge, Jr. added 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Nebraska (4-2). Derrick Walker contributed 16 points and C.J. Wilcher chipped in 15 points off the bench. The Cornhuskers were just 17 of 27 from the line for the game but hit 28 of 53 from the floor (52.8%).

Boyd hit 6 of 11 from 3-point range and finished with 23 points to lead Tennessee State (1-4). Kassim Nicholson had 11 points and nine rebounds.

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1st Half
TNST
Tigers
41
NEB
Cornhuskers
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jalen Dupree vs. Derrick Walker (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. gains possession)
19:40		Keon Edwards personal foul (Kenny Cooper draws the foul)
19:29		Kassim Nicholson offensive foul (Keon Edwards draws the foul)
19:29		Kassim Nicholson turnover
19:16	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point jump shot (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	0-2
18:58		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Keon Edwards steals)
18:52	+2	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes two point layup (Bryce McGowens assists)	0-4
18:37	+3	Kassim Nicholson makes three point jump shot (Kenny Cooper assists)	3-4
18:14	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	3-6
18:00		Jalen Dupree misses three point jump shot
17:58		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
17:48		Keon Edwards misses three point jump shot
17:46		Jalen Dupree defensive rebound
17:30		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:28		Keon Edwards defensive rebound
17:16	+3	Bryce McGowens makes three point jump shot (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	3-9
16:53		Kassim Nicholson misses two point pullup jump shot
16:51		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
16:42		Jalen Dupree shooting foul (Lat Mayen draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Lat Mayen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-10
16:42	+1	Lat Mayen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-11
16:20		Carlos Marshall Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Alonzo Verge Jr. steals)
16:20		Carlos Marshall Jr. personal foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
16:11	+2	Keon Edwards makes two point jump shot (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	3-13
15:39		Emmanuel Dowuona misses two point jump shot
15:37		Alonzo Verge Jr. defensive rebound
15:26		Keon Edwards misses three point jump shot
15:24		Kenny Cooper defensive rebound
15:18		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:16		Lat Mayen defensive rebound
15:02		Bryce McGowens turnover (traveling)
15:02		TV timeout
14:45		Kenny Cooper misses two point layup
14:43		Emmanuel Dowuona offensive rebound
14:43	+2	Emmanuel Dowuona makes two point putback dunk	5-13
14:24		Wilheim Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
14:22		Kenny Cooper defensive rebound
14:18		Wilheim Breidenbach shooting foul (Carlos Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
14:18	+1	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-13
14:18	+1	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-13
14:08		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
14:06		Dedric Boyd defensive rebound
14:05		Eduardo Andre personal foul (Dedric Boyd draws the foul)
13:56	+2	Kenny Cooper makes two point layup	9-13
13:36		Eduardo Andre turnover (traveling)
13:22	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (Kenny Cooper assists)	12-13
13:03		Kenny Cooper shooting foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
13:03		Alonzo Verge Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:03	+1	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
13:03	+1	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
12:43	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (Kenny Cooper assists)	15-14
12:25		Alonzo Verge Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
12:23		Emmanuel Dowuona defensive rebound
12:17		Wilheim Breidenbach shooting foul (Carlos Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-14
12:17	+1	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-14
12:05		Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup
12:03		Eduardo Andre offensive rebound
12:00		TV timeout
11:51		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
11:49		Emmanuel Dowuona defensive rebound
11:33		Kassim Nicholson misses three point jump shot
11:31		Lat Mayen defensive rebound
11:22		Carlos Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Eduardo Andre draws the foul)
11:22	+1	Eduardo Andre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-15
11:22		Eduardo Andre misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:22		Emmanuel Dowuona defensive rebound
10:59		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. turnover (5-second violation)
10:44	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point pullup jump shot	17-17
10:32		Lat Mayen blocks Carlos Marshall Jr.'s two point layup
10:30		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
10:18	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Kobe Webster assists)	17-19
9:57	+3	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dedric Boyd assists)	20-19
9:44	+3	Lat Mayen makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists)	20-22
9:23		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
9:21		Lat Mayen defensive rebound
9:13		C.J. Wilcher misses two point driving layup
9:11		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. defensive rebound
9:09		Lat Mayen shooting foul (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. draws the foul)
9:09		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:09		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:09		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:09		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
8:52		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
8:50		Kenny Cooper defensive rebound
8:34		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:32		Kassim Nicholson offensive rebound
8:23		Kassim Nicholson misses two point layup
8:21		Kobe Webster defensive rebound
8:16		C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Dupree steals)
8:06		Jalen Dupree misses two point layup
8:04		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
7:47		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
7:45		Kassim Nicholson defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Kenny Cooper makes three point jump shot (Hercy Miller assists)	23-22
7:15		Kobe Webster offensive foul (Jalen Dupree draws the foul)
7:15		Kobe Webster turnover
7:15		TV timeout
7:01		Jalen Dupree offensive foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
7:01		Jalen Dupree turnover
6:44		Alonzo Verge Jr. turnover (bad pass)
6:23		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. turnover (bad pass)
6:14	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	23-24
5:57		Hercy Miller turnover (lost ball) (Alonzo Verge Jr. steals)
5:48		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
5:46		Jalen Dupree defensive rebound
5:21		Derrick Walker blocks Carlos Marshall Jr.'s two point layup
5:19		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
5:10		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
5:08		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
5:03	+2	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes two point driving layup	23-26
4:41	+3	Kenny Cooper makes three point jump shot (Kassim Nicholson assists)	26-26
4:19	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point finger roll layup	26-28
4:09		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
4:07		Kassim Nicholson offensive rebound
4:00		Christian Brown misses three point jump shot
3:58		Alonzo Verge Jr. defensive rebound
3:51		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
3:49		Kassim Nicholson defensive rebound
3:43		Kassim Nicholson misses two point jump shot
3:41		Emmanuel Dowuona offensive rebound
3:40		Emmanuel Dowuona misses two point putback layup
3:38		Tigers offensive rebound
3:38		TV timeout
3:29	+3	Christian Brown makes three point jump shot (Kenny Cooper assists)	29-28
3:09		David Acosta shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
3:09		Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:09		Kassim Nicholson defensive rebound
2:50	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (David Acosta assists)	32-29
2:36	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)	32-32
2:15	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (Kenny Cooper assists)	35-32
2:15		C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Dedric Boyd draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Dedric Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-32
2:06	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Lat Mayen assists)	36-34
1:49		Christian Brown turnover (lost ball)
1:36		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
1:34		Bryce McGowens offensive rebound
1:28	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point step back jump shot	36-36
1:21		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
1:19		Kassim Nicholson offensive rebound
1:18	+2	Kassim Nicholson makes two point putback layup	38-36
1:03	+2	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes two point driving layup	38-38
1:03	+2	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes two point driving layup	38-38
0:39		Kassim Nicholson misses three point pullup jump shot
0:37		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
0:26		Bryce McGowens turnover (traveling)
0:03	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (Kenny Cooper assists)	41-38

2nd Half
TNST
Tigers
32
NEB
Cornhuskers
41

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)	41-41
19:31		Jump ball. Kenny Cooper vs. Derrick Walker (Kenny Cooper gains possession)
19:26		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
19:11	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	41-43
18:54		Jalen Dupree misses three point jump shot
18:52		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
18:43	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point finger roll layup	41-45
18:18	+3	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Dupree assists)	44-45
18:10		Bryce McGowens turnover (traveling)
17:46		Christian Brown misses three point jump shot
17:44		Lat Mayen defensive rebound
17:35	+2	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes two point driving layup	44-47
17:04		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:02		Keon Edwards defensive rebound
16:52		Alonzo Verge Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:50		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. defensive rebound
16:42		Kassim Nicholson misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:40		Tigers offensive rebound
16:36		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:34		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
16:18		Keon Edwards misses three point jump shot
16:16		Kassim Nicholson defensive rebound
15:58	+2	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes two point driving layup	46-47
15:45		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
15:43		Jalen Dupree defensive rebound
15:43		Wilheim Breidenbach personal foul (Jalen Dupree draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:11		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:09		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
14:49		Kenny Cooper personal foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
14:47	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point turnaround jump shot (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	46-49
14:26	+2	Kassim Nicholson makes two point driving layup	48-49
14:13		Alonzo Verge Jr. misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:11		Emmanuel Dowuona defensive rebound
13:44	+2	Kassim Nicholson makes two point turnaround jump shot	50-49
13:27		Wilheim Breidenbach misses two point layup
13:25		Emmanuel Dowuona defensive rebound
13:02	+2	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes two point layup	52-49
12:50	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	52-51
12:20		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses two point driving layup
12:18		Emmanuel Dowuona offensive rebound
12:13	+2	Emmanuel Dowuona makes two point tip shot	54-51
12:14		Emmanuel Dowuona shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-52
12:14	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-53
11:55		Emmanuel Dowuona turnover (lost ball) (Bryce McGowens steals)
11:52		Dedric Boyd personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:48	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)	54-56
11:09		Tigers 30 second timeout
11:09		TV timeout
11:05		Kassim Nicholson misses three point jump shot
11:03		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
10:37		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
10:35		Christian Brown defensive rebound
10:16		Derrick Walker shooting foul (Emmanuel Dowuona draws the foul)
10:16		Emmanuel Dowuona misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:16	+1	Emmanuel Dowuona makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-56
10:01		Derrick Walker offensive foul (Dedric Boyd draws the foul)
10:01		Derrick Walker turnover
9:48		Dedric Boyd misses two point floating jump shot
9:46		Kobe Webster defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Kobe Webster makes two point driving layup	55-58
9:12		Dedric Boyd misses two point pullup jump shot
9:10		Alonzo Verge Jr. defensive rebound
9:04		Alonzo Verge Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Christian Brown steals)
9:00		Lat Mayen shooting foul (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. draws the foul)
9:00	+1	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-58
9:00		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:00		Jalen Dupree offensive rebound
8:57		Jalen Dupree misses two point layup
8:55		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
8:55		Jalen Dupree personal foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul)
8:38	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	56-61
8:25		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:23		Kobe Webster defensive rebound
8:21		Christian Brown shooting foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
8:21		Alonzo Verge Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:21		Alonzo Verge Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:21		Jalen Dupree defensive rebound
8:05		Kenny Cooper turnover (lost ball) (Lat Mayen steals)
7:56		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
7:54		Jalen Dupree defensive rebound
7:46		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:44		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
7:29		Lat Mayen turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. steals)
7:29	+3	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists)	59-61
7:24		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:24		TV timeout
7:00		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
6:58		Lat Mayen offensive rebound
6:51	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point turnaround hook shot (Lat Mayen assists)	59-63
6:23	+2	Jalen Dupree makes two point turnaround jump shot	61-63
6:06	+2	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes two point driving layup	61-65
5:32		Tigers turnover (shot clock violation)
5:16	+2	Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Alonzo Verge Jr. assists)	61-67
4:57		Kassim Nicholson turnover (lost ball) (Alonzo Verge Jr. steals)
4:47		Kenny Cooper blocks Alonzo Verge Jr.'s three point jump shot
4:45		Alonzo Verge Jr. offensive rebound
4:41		Kassim Nicholson personal foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
4:33	+2	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	61-69
4:16		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:14		Derrick Walker defensive rebound
4:03		Emmanuel Dowuona blocks Bryce McGowens's two point layup
4:01		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
3:56		Kassim Nicholson shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-70
3:56		Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:56		Kassim Nicholson defensive rebound
3:44		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
3:42		Kassim Nicholson offensive rebound
3:34		Dedric Boyd misses three point jump shot
3:32		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
3:35		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. personal foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
3:35		Alonzo Verge Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:35		Emmanuel Dowuona defensive rebound
3:10		Derrick Walker shooting foul (Kenny Cooper draws the foul)
3:10		Kenny Cooper misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:10	+1	Kenny Cooper makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-70
2:50		Emmanuel Dowuona shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
2:50		Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:50		Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:50		Emmanuel Dowuona defensive rebound
2:34		Bryce McGowens shooting foul (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. draws the foul)
2:34		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:34		Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:34		Alonzo Verge Jr. defensive rebound
2:14		Kenny Cooper shooting foul (Alonzo Verge Jr. draws the foul)
2:14	+1	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-71
2:14	+1	Alonzo Verge Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
1:53	+2	Dedric Boyd makes two point pullup jump shot	64-72
1:26		Lat Mayen misses three point jump shot
1:24		Dedric Boyd defensive rebound
1:15	+3	Dedric Boyd makes three point jump shot (Kenny Cooper assists)	67-72
1:15		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
1:15		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
1:10		Carlos Marshall Jr. personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-73
1:10	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-74
0:57	+2	Kassim Nicholson makes two point layup (Kenny Cooper assists)	69-74
0:49		Carlos Marshall Jr. personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
0:51		Official timeout
0:51	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-75
0:51	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-76
0:44	+2	Dedric Boyd makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Carlos Marshall Jr. assists)	71-76
0:40		Dedric Boyd personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
0:40		Bryce McGowens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:40	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-77
0:29		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:27		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
0:17		Carlos Marshall Jr. personal foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul)
0:17	+1	C.J. Wilcher makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-78
0:17	+1	C.J. Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-79
0:07		Kenny Cooper misses two point layup
0:05		Emmanuel Dowuona offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Emmanuel Dowuona makes two point tip shot	73-79
0:05		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Cornhuskers 30 second timeout