Juwan Gary scores 20 to help Nebraska beat Michigan State 77-70
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Juwan Gary scored 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Brice Williams scored all his 14 points in the second half and Nebraska beat Michigan State 77-70 Sunday night.
Keisei Tominaga hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points for Nebraska (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) and C.J. Wilcher scored 10. Rienk Mast added eight points, 14 rebounds and six assists.
Gary scored in the lane and Williams hit a 3-pointer to give Nebraska a 67-65 lead before Malik Hall made to free throw to tie the score with 2 minutes to play. Tominaga answered with two foul shots to put the Cornhuskers back in front 14 seconds later and, after Hall missed a 3-point shot on the other end, Mast scored in the paint before Williams hit two free throws to make it 73-67 with 39 seconds left.
Hall made 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and led Michigan State (4-5, 0-2) with 22 points. Tyson Walker scored 17 points, A.J. Hoggard 12 and Jaden Akins 10.
The Spartans have lost three of their last four. They sandwiched losses to then-No. 3 and currently top-ranked Arizona and No. 23 Wisconsin around an 86-55 win over Georgia Southern on Nov. 28.
Gary took a steal the other way for a layup to open the second half and spark an 11-2 run that gave Nebraska a 42-36 lead - its biggest of the game until Williams capped the scoring with 25 seconds left - when Tominaga hit a 3-pointer with 16:30 to play.
Nebraska had lost back-to-back games to then-No. 15 Creighton and at Minnesota following a seven-game win streak to open the season.
Michigan State plays No. 6 Baylor at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday. Nebraska is off for a week before a road game against Kansas State on Dec. 17.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Spartans gains possession) | ||
| 19:30 |  | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:28 | | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | ||
| 19:28 | | Jamarques Lawrence personal foul | ||
| 19:17 | | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:14 | | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | ||
| 19:01 | | Rienk Mast turnover (Tyson Walker steals) | ||
| 18:56 | | Juwan Gary blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point jump shot | ||
| 18:56 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 18:50 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:46 | | Mady Sissoko defensive rebound | ||
| 18:25 | | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point layup (Mady Sissoko assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | | Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul) | ||
| 18:04 | | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 18:04 | | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | | Tyson Walker turnover (Juwan Gary steals) | ||
| 17:29 | | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:27 | | Spartans defensive rebound | ||
| 17:09 | | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | | Jamarques Lawrence turnover | ||
| 16:32 | | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point layup | 6-2 |
| 16:14 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 6-4 |
| 15:51 | | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:49 | | Brice Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 15:36 | | +2 | Rienk Mast makes two point layup | 6-6 |
| 15:29 | | +2 | A.J. Hoggard makes two point layup | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | | Rienk Mast turnover (A.J. Hoggard steals) | ||
| 15:06 | | Tyson Walker misses two point layup | ||
| 15:04 | | Brice Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 14:53 | | Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:51 | | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | ||
| 14:33 | | Rienk Mast shooting foul (Malik Hall draws the foul) | ||
| 14:33 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:33 | | +1 | Malik Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-6 |
| 14:33 | | +1 | Malik Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-6 |
| 14:08 | | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:06 | | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 13:40 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:38 | | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | ||
| 13:24 | | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:22 | | Tre Holloman defensive rebound | ||
| 12:58 | | Tre Holloman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:56 | | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | ||
| 12:45 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup | ||
| 12:43 | | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | ||
| 12:41 | | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:39 | | C.J. Wilcher offensive rebound | ||
| 12:36 | | Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:34 | | Malik Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 12:19 | | +3 | Jaden Akins makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists) | 13-6 |
| 11:57 | | +3 | Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot | 13-9 |
| 11:48 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point layup | 15-9 |
| 11:29 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Matar Diop assists) | 15-12 |
| 11:01 | | Jaden Akins turnover (Keisei Tominaga steals) | ||
| 10:51 | | Mady Sissoko personal foul | ||
| 10:50 | | TV timeout | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists) | 15-14 |
| 10:31 | | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot | 15-17 |
| 10:02 | | Carson Cooper turnover (Juwan Gary steals) | ||
| 9:55 | | Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +3 | Tre Holloman makes three point jump shot (Malik Hall assists) | 18-17 |
| 9:14 | | +3 | Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists) | 18-20 |
| 8:50 | | Malik Hall misses two point layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists) | 18-23 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Malik Hall makes three point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 21-23 |
| 7:52 | | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Carson Cooper makes two point dunk (Tre Holloman assists) | 23-23 |
| 7:15 | | Rienk Mast misses two point layup | ||
| 7:13 | | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point jump shot | 25-23 |
| 7:06 | | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | ||
| 7:06 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:49 | | +3 | Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot | 25-26 |
| 6:34 | | Malik Hall misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Rienk Mast misses two point layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Malik Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Jaden Akins makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 27-26 |
| 5:50 | | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Jaden Akins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Jaden Akins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | +3 | Eli Rice makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists) | 27-29 |
| 5:01 | | +3 | A.J. Hoggard makes three point jump shot (Tyson Walker assists) | 30-29 |
| 4:44 | | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | ||
| 4:42 | | A.J. Hoggard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 4:10 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Juwan Gary turnover | ||
| 3:53 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 3:53 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Rienk Mast makes two point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 30-31 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Coen Carr makes two point jump shot | 32-31 |
| 2:56 | | Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Tyson Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Carson Cooper misses two point layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Brice Williams turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 1:56 | | Tyson Walker misses two point layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Coen Carr personal foul | ||
| 1:45 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup | ||
| 1:42 | | Coen Carr defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Tyson Walker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Coen Carr offensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | +2 | Malik Hall makes two point jump shot | 34-31 |
| 0:47 | | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Malik Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Jeremy Fears Jr. turnover | ||
| 0:31 | | Rienk Mast turnover (Coen Carr steals) | ||
| 0:29 | | Coen Carr turnover | ||
| 0:00 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Malik Hall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | | Tyson Walker turnover (Juwan Gary steals) | ||
| 19:25 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup | 34-33 |
| 19:12 | | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:10 | | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | ||
| 18:46 | | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point jump shot | 34-35 |
| 18:27 | | Brice Williams blocks A.J. Hoggard's two point jump shot | ||
| 18:25 | | Spartans offensive rebound | ||
| 18:13 | | +2 | Tyson Walker makes two point jump shot (A.J. Hoggard assists) | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | | +2 | Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | | Jaden Akins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:33 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 17:27 | | Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:25 | | Rienk Mast offensive rebound | ||
| 17:10 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists) | 36-39 |
| 17:02 | | Brice Williams personal foul | ||
| 16:50 | | Tyson Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:48 | | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | ||
| 16:31 | | +3 |