Walker double-double powers Nebraska past Florida St., 75-58
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Derrick Walker put up a double-double and Nebraska pulled away from Florida State in the second half to win the seventh-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday night, posting a 75-58 victory.
Walker converted 10 of his 12 field-goal attempts and scored 20 points to lead five Cornhuskers into double-figure scoring and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Nebraska (4-3) dropped its first two games in the tournament, falling to Oklahoma in the opener, 69-56, and dropping a 73-61 decision to Memphis. The Seminoles (1-7) were upset by Siena in the opener, 80-63, then fell to Stanford 70-60.
The game was tied at 26-26 after Florida State's Caleb Mills scored at the basket with 3:44 left in the first half, but the Cornhuskers separated themselves with a Walker layup, a Keisei Tominaga 3 and a Juwan Gary dunk for a 33-36 advantage they took into intermission.
Matthew Cleveland hit two free throws to get the Seminoles within 5 three minutes into the second half, but Nebraska responded with a Walker dunk, and a pair of 3s by Sam Greisel to push the lead into double digits, where it stayed the rest of the way.
Greisel finished with 13 points and nine assists for Nebraska, which shot a brisk 33 of 66 from the field. C.J. Wilcher and Tominaga each added 13 points and Gary chipped in 10.
Florida State converted just 23 of its 59 shots from the floor (39%), including just 3 of 21 from beyond the arc. Cleveland led the offensive effort with 17 points and Cam'Ron Fletcher added 10 points and eight rebounds.
NEXT UP
The road ahead does not get easier for Florida State. Wednesday the Seminoles play in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge, hosting No. 24 Purdue, fresh off a 75-56 rout of No. 8 Duke to win the Phil Knight Legacy tournament in Portland. Saturday they open ACC play at No. 5 Virginia.
Nebraska plays host to Boston College Wednesday in the ACC/Big 10 Challenge.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Naheem McLeod vs. Derrick Walker (Seminoles gains possession) | Â |
| 19:36 |  | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:34 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:24 | | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists) | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | | Â | Caleb Mills turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (bad pass) (Cam'Ron Fletcher steals) | Â |
| 18:54 | | +2 | Caleb Mills makes two point layup (Cam'Ron Fletcher assists) | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | | +2 | Sam Griesel makes two point layup | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:12 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Mills steals) | Â |
| 17:56 | | +2 | Cam'Ron Fletcher makes two point dunk (Caleb Mills assists) | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | | Â | Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:29 | | Â | De'Ante Green defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:12 | | +3 | De'Ante Green makes three point jump shot (Matthew Cleveland assists) | 7-5 |
| 16:51 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 16:30 | | Â | Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | Seminoles offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Seminoles turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 16:09 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists) | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | | Â | Blaise Keita shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:02 | | +1 | Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | | +1 | Matthew Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-7 |
| 15:40 | | +2 | C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists) | 9-9 |
| 15:15 | | Â | Cameron Corhen turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Bandoumel steals) | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (De'Ante Green steals) | Â |
| 15:02 | | +2 | De'Ante Green makes two point layup | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | | Â | Cameron Corhen personal foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:38 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Warley steals) | Â |
| 14:16 | | Â | Caleb Mills misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:14 | | Â | Derrick Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:02 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Naheem McLeod defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:47 | | +2 | Jalen Warley makes two point jump shot (Cam'Ron Fletcher assists) | 13-9 |
| 13:29 | | Â | Caleb Mills blocks Sam Griesel's two point layup | Â |
| 13:28 | | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Naheem McLeod blocks Wilhelm Breidenbach's two point layup | Â |
| 13:15 | | Â | Naheem McLeod defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | +2 | Naheem McLeod makes two point dunk (Cam'Ron Fletcher assists) | 15-9 |
| 12:46 | | Â | Chandler Jackson shooting foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Jalen Warley defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:23 | | Â | Cam'Ron Fletcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:21 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:11 | | +2 | Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Keisei Tominaga assists) | 15-11 |
| 11:48 | | Â | Jalen Warley turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 11:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:32 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 15-13 |
| 11:28 | | Â | Cam'Ron Fletcher turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:23 | | Â | Derrick Walker offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Derrick Walker misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:20 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:19 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup | 15-15 |
| 11:04 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland offensive foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:04 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 10:39 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Keisei Tominaga steals) | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (bad pass) (Darin Green Jr. steals) | Â |
| 10:01 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:59 | | Â | Derrick Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:42 | | Â | Cam'Ron Fletcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:40 | | Â | Derrick Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Derrick Walker makes two point layup | 15-17 |
| 9:16 | | Â | Seminoles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:52 | | Â | Chandler Jackson personal foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot | 15-19 |
| 8:14 | | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup (Darin Green Jr. assists) | 17-19 |
| 7:55 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel turnover (lost ball) (Chandler Jackson steals) | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Cameron Corhen misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point layup | 19-19 |
| 7:16 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup | 19-21 |
| 6:54 | | Â | Cameron Corhen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Chandler Jackson defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:37 | | +3 | Tom House makes three point jump shot (Cameron Corhen assists) | 22-21 |
| 6:15 | | Â | Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:04 | | Â | Tom House misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:51 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:26 | | +2 | Matthew Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Tom House assists) | 24-21 |
| 5:26 | | Â | Sam Griesel shooting foul (Matthew Cleveland draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Derrick Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:13 | | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists) | 24-24 |
| 4:53 | | Â | Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 4:48 | | Â | Caleb Mills blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point layup | Â |
| 4:46 | | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:43 | | +2 | Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists) | 24-26 |
| 4:34 | | Â | Jalen Warley offensive foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:34 | | Â | Jalen Warley turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 4:06 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Juwan Gary steals) | Â |
| 3:59 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:57 | | Â | Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:43 | | +2 | Caleb Mills makes two point layup | 26-26 |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Derrick Walker makes two point layup | 26-28 |
| 3:07 | | Â | Jalen Warley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:55 | | Â | Seminoles defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:55 | | Â | Juwan Gary personal foul (Cam'Ron Fletcher draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:55 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Jalen Warley turnover (bad pass) (Juwan Gary steals) | Â |
| 2:29 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:27 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Tom House misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:58 | | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:39 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists) | 26-31 |
| 1:20 | | Â | Darin Green Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Juwan Gary steals) | Â |
| 1:15 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point dunk | 26-33 |
| 1:00 | | Â | Jump ball. Matthew Cleveland vs. Sam Griesel (Cornhuskers gains possession) | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Sam Griesel steals) | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Derrick Walker turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Corhen steals) | Â |
| 0:50 | | Â | Tom House turnover (lost ball) (Keisei Tominaga steals) | Â |
| 0:48 | | Â | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | Cameron Corhen blocks Sam Griesel's two point layup | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:35 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:28 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:26 | | Â | Derrick Walker offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:27 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:25 | | Â | Cam'Ron Fletcher defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:25 | | Â | Juwan Gary personal foul (Cam'Ron Fletcher draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Matthew Cleveland misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Denim Dawson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |