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Nebraska beats Maine 79-66 behind newcomers Griesel, Gary
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Sam Griesel had 22 points and nine rebounds, Juwan Gary added 14 points and 11 boards, and Nebraska beat Maine 79-66 on Monday night in a season opener.
Griesel (North Dakota State) and Gary (Alabama) are both newcomers and they offer NCAA Tournament experience. Gary scored the first five points of the game and his free throw capped the 9-0 run en route to a 13-2 lead.
Keisei Tominaga scored Nebraska's final seven points of the first half for a 40-28 lead. A Gedi Juozapaitis 3-pointer pulled Maine within 54-53 with 13 minutes left but Nebraska scored 14 of the next 15 points and led by at least nine points the rest of the way.
Tominaga finished with 19 points off the bench and Griesel was 8 of 12 from the field for Nebraska. Tominaga, along with Derrick Walker and C.J. Wilcher, are the only returning players from the regular rotation.
Juozapaitis led Maine with six 3-pointers and 20 points. Kristians Feierbergs added 16 points.
The Huskers play Omaha on Thursday and then head to New York to play St. John's on Nov. 17 in the Gavitt Games. Their toughest nonconference game is Dec. 4 against ninth-ranked Creighton in Omaha, and Big Ten play starts Dec. 7 at No. 13 Indiana.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | (Cornhuskers gains possession) | Â |
| 20:00 | | Â | Sam Griesel misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:58 | | Â | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:33 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:19 |  | Â | Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:17 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:54 | | +3 | Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists) | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | | Â | Gedi Juozapaitis turnover (Juwan Gary steals) | Â |
| 18:26 | | Â | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Blaise Keita misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:10 | | Â | Jaden Clayton defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | Kristians Feierbergs misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:48 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:47 | | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists) | 0-8 |
| 17:17 | | Â | Gedi Juozapaitis turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:58 | | Â | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:57 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:55 | | Â | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 16:53 | | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-9 |
| 16:38 | | Â | Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:36 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:25 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:23 | | Â | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | Blaise Keita misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | Kellen Tynes defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:12 | | +2 | Kellen Tynes makes two point layup | 2-9 |
| 15:58 | | Â | Sam Griesel turnover (Kristians Feierbergs steals) | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | Kellen Tynes turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 15:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Juwan Gary turnover | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Gedi Juozapaitis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:20 | | Â | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:00 | | Â | Denim Dawson turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Tynes steals) | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Sam Griesel shooting foul | Â |
| 14:57 | | Â | Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:44 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:42 | | Â | Kellen Tynes defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:28 | | Â | Peter Filipovity turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 14:13 | | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point dunk (Sam Griesel assists) | 2-11 |
| 14:03 | | Â | Gedi Juozapaitis turnover (lost ball) (Wilhelm Breidenbach steals) | Â |
| 13:37 | | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup | 2-13 |
| 13:12 | | +3 | Milos Nenadic makes three point jump shot | 5-13 |
| 12:57 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Denim Dawson offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:52 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Denim Dawson assists) | 5-16 |
| 12:49 | | Â | Black Bears 60 second timeout | Â |
| 12:33 | | +2 | Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish makes two point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists) | 7-16 |
| 12:19 | | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup | 7-18 |
| 11:57 | | +2 | Kristians Feierbergs makes two point jump shot (Kellen Tynes assists) | 9-18 |
| 11:48 | | Â | Kristians Feierbergs personal foul | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:45 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:43 | | Â | Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Kellen Tynes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 11:30 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:10 | | Â | Black Bears defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:54 | | Â | Kellen Tynes turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 10:40 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:38 | | Â | Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher shooting foul | Â |
| 10:33 | | +1 | Jaden Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-18 |
| 10:33 | | Â | Jaden Clayton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:07 | | Â | Kristians Feierbergs blocks Wilhelm Breidenbach's two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:05 | | Â | Kristians Feierbergs defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:56 | | Â | Black Bears turnover | Â |
| 9:48 | | Â | Kristians Feierbergs personal foul | Â |
| 9:38 | | +2 | C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot | 10-20 |
| 9:25 | | +3 | Gedi Juozapaitis makes three point jump shot (Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish assists) | 13-20 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point jump shot | 13-22 |
| 8:54 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel personal foul | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:40 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Keelan Steele blocks Juwan Gary's two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Adefolarin Adetogun personal foul | Â |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Sam Griesel makes two point layup | 13-24 |
| 7:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Black Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 7:30 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:28 | | Â | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Gedi Juozapaitis defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Adefolarin Adetogun misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:58 | | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point jump shot (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists) | 13-26 |
| 6:36 | | Â | Ja'Shonte Wright-McLeish misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:34 | | Â | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Clayton steals) | Â |
| 6:10 | | +2 | Gedi Juozapaitis makes two point layup (Jaden Clayton assists) | 15-26 |
| 5:46 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Adefolarin Adetogun personal foul | Â |
| 5:41 | | Â | Milos Nenadic blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:39 | | Â | Gedi Juozapaitis defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:32 | | +3 | Gedi Juozapaitis makes three point jump shot (Jaden Clayton assists) | 18-26 |
| 5:19 | | Â | Milos Nenadic shooting foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:19 | | +1 | C.J. Wilcher makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-27 |
| 5:19 | | +1 | C.J. Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-28 |
| 5:02 | | +3 | Gedi Juozapaitis makes three point jump shot | 21-28 |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Sam Griesel makes two point layup | 21-30 |
| 4:34 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga blocks Kellen Tynes's two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:32 | | Â | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists) | 21-33 |
| 4:07 | | Â | Milos Nenadic turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup | 21-35 |
| 3:44 | | Â | Kellen Tynes turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | LeChaun DuHart defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul | Â |
| 3:12 | | +2 | Jaden Clayton makes two point jump shot | 23-35 |
| 2:52 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup | 23-37 |
| 2:45 | | +2 | Kellen Tynes makes two point jump shot | 25-37 |
| 2:24 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists) | 25-40 |
| 2:01 | | +3 | LeChaun DuHart makes three point jump shot (Jaden Clayton assists) | 28-40 |
| 1:45 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:43 | | Â | Milos Nenadic defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Milos Nenadic offensive foul | Â |
| 1:36 | | Â | Milos Nenadic turnover | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga turnover (bad pass) (Peter Filipovity steals) | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Milos Nenadic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:59 | | Â | Kellen Tynes blocks Keisei Tominaga's three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:57 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Peter Filipovity defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:34 | | Â | Kellen Tynes misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Oleg Kojenets defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |