Wilcher scores 16 points, Nebraska overcomes 14-point deficit to beat North Dakota 83-75
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) C.J. Wilcher scored 16 points to lead six in double-figure scoring and Nebraska rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat North Dakota 83-75 on Wednesday night.
Treysen Eaglestaff made a 3-pointer and Tyree Ihenacho added a free throw to open the second half that stretched North Dakota’s lead to 46-32. Nebraska answered with a 25-5 run for a 57-51 lead with 11:07 remaining. Keisei Tominaga scored nine points and Juwan Gary added seven during the stretch.
Wilcher’s 3 made it a nine-point Cornhusker lead with 9:01 left. North Dakota cut the deficit to 68-67, but Jamarques Lawrence scored the next four points to spark a 10-2 spurt and the Cornhuskers had another nine-point lead with 1:06 to play.
Gary added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Nebraska (10-2), which shot 58% (19 of 33) in the second half after shooting 33% (10 of 30) in the first. Wilcher had four and Gary three of the Cornhuskers' 11 3-pointers.
Tominaga finished with 14 points, as did Lawrence. Brice Williams added 12 points and Josiah Allick had 10 for Nebraska.
Ihenacho scored 22 points and B.J. Omot had 21 to lead North Dakota (8-5). Eaglestaff added 13 points. The trio combined for 10 3-pointers.
North Dakota led for most of the first half and built a 42-32 halftime advantage. Ihenacho scored 14 points in the first half and Omot had 13 for the Fighting Hawks.
North Dakota plays at St. Thomas (Minn.) on Dec. 29 to open Summit League play.
Nebraska hosts South Carolina State on Dec. 29 and stays home to face Indiana on Jan. 3.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Cornhuskers gains possession) | |||
19:40 | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | |||
19:38 | B.J. Omot defensive rebound | |||
19:20 | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot | |||
19:18 | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | |||
19:02 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:37 | +3 | B.J. Omot makes three point jump shot | 3-2 | |
18:18 | Josiah Allick misses three point jump shot | |||
18:16 | Fighting Hawks defensive rebound | |||
18:02 | Amar Kuljuhovic misses two point jump shot | |||
18:00 | B.J. Omot offensive rebound | |||
17:53 | B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot | |||
17:51 | Amar Kuljuhovic offensive rebound | |||
17:42 | +2 | Amar Kuljuhovic makes two point layup | 5-2 | |
17:36 | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | |||
17:34 | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | |||
17:24 | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
17:22 | Tsotne Tsartsidze defensive rebound | |||
17:02 | Brady Danielson turnover (Juwan Gary steals) | |||
16:55 | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | |||
16:53 | Josiah Allick offensive rebound | |||
16:46 | Josiah Allick turnover | |||
16:33 | B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot | |||
16:31 | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | |||
16:21 | Brice Williams turnover (Treysen Eaglestaff steals) | |||
16:14 | +2 | Treysen Eaglestaff makes two point layup | 7-2 | |
16:03 | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | |||
16:01 | B.J. Omot defensive rebound | |||
15:53 | Keisei Tominaga shooting foul | |||
15:53 | TV timeout | |||
15:53 | +1 | Tyree Ihenacho makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-2 | |
15:53 | Tyree Ihenacho misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:53 | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | |||
15:38 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point jump shot | 8-4 | |
15:07 | +3 | Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot (B.J. Omot assists) | 11-4 | |
14:48 | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists) | 11-7 | |
14:30 | +3 | B.J. Omot makes three point jump shot (Eli King assists) | 14-7 | |
14:21 | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
14:19 | B.J. Omot defensive rebound | |||
14:04 | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot | |||
14:02 | C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound | |||
13:53 | Tsotne Tsartsidze blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point layup | |||
13:51 | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | |||
13:46 | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists) | 14-10 | |
13:22 | Eli King misses two point layup | |||
13:20 | C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound | |||
13:13 | C.J. Wilcher turnover (B.J. Omot steals) | |||
13:02 | Tyree Ihenacho misses two point layup | |||
13:00 | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | |||
12:37 | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
12:35 | Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound | |||
12:13 | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | |||
12:11 | Brian Mathews offensive rebound | |||
11:55 | +3 | Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot (Brian Mathews assists) | 17-10 | |
11:35 | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Matar Diop assists) | 17-13 | |
11:26 | Treysen Eaglestaff misses two point jump shot | |||
11:24 | Elijah Brooks offensive rebound | |||
11:17 | +2 | Elijah Brooks makes two point layup | 19-13 | |
11:11 | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | |||
11:09 | Deng Mayar defensive rebound | |||
10:58 | +2 | Tyree Ihenacho makes two point jump shot | 21-13 | |
10:36 | Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul | |||
10:36 | TV timeout | |||
10:36 | +1 | Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-14 | |
10:36 | +1 | Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-15 | |
10:23 | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | |||
10:21 | Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound | |||
10:06 | Brady Danielson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:04 | Eli Rice defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Eli Rice misses three point jump shot | |||
9:42 | C.J. Wilcher offensive rebound | |||
9:36 | Josiah Allick turnover (Eli King steals) | |||
9:25 | +2 | Brady Danielson makes two point layup (Eli King assists) | 23-15 | |
9:16 | Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup | |||
9:14 | Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound | |||
8:57 | Eli King misses three point jump shot | |||
8:57 | Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound | |||
8:57 | C.J. Wilcher personal foul | |||
8:55 | +2 | Brady Danielson makes two point layup (Eli King assists) | 25-15 | |
8:37 | +3 | Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot | 25-18 | |
8:11 | Brady Danielson misses two point layup | |||
8:09 | Fighting Hawks offensive rebound | |||
7:49 | Tyree Ihenacho misses three point jump shot | |||
7:47 | Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound | |||
7:42 | Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (Jamarques Lawrence steals) | |||
7:39 | B.J. Omot blocks Jamarques Lawrence's two point layup | |||
7:39 | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | |||
7:39 | TV timeout | |||
7:28 | +3 | Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 25-21 | |
7:08 | +3 | Treysen Eaglestaff makes three point jump shot (Tsotne Tsartsidze assists) | 28-21 | |
7:08 | Treysen Eaglestaff shooting foul | |||
7:08 | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 28-22 | |
7:08 | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 28-23 | |
7:08 | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 28-24 | |
6:55 | Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (Sam Hoiberg steals) | |||
6:51 | +2 | Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup | 28-26 | |
6:34 | B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot | |||
6:32 | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | |||
6:24 | +3 | Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 28-29 | |
6:24 | Fighting Hawks 30 second timeout | |||
6:02 | B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot | |||
6:00 | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | |||
5:38 | Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup | |||
5:36 | Elijah Brooks defensive rebound | |||
5:29 | +3 | Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot | 31-29 | |
5:02 | Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot | |||
5:00 | Elijah Brooks defensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Tyree Ihenacho misses two point jump shot | |||
4:52 | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | |||
4:47 | +2 | Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists) | 31-31 | |
4:15 | +2 | Tyree Ihenacho makes two point layup | 33-31 | |
3:58 | Tsotne Tsartsidze shooting foul | |||
3:58 | Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
3:58 | Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
3:58 | B.J. Omot defensive rebound | |||
3:35 | B.J. Omot misses two point layup | |||
3:35 | Fighting Hawks offensive rebound | |||
3:35 | TV timeout | |||
3:23 | B.J. Omot misses two point layup | |||
3:21 | Eli King offensive rebound | |||
3:04 | Eli King misses two point layup | |||
3:02 | Brian Mathews offensive rebound | |||
2:55 | B.J. Omot misses two point layup | |||
2:53 | B.J. Omot offensive rebound | |||
2:46 | +2 | B.J. Omot makes two point layup | 35-31 | |
2:39 | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | |||
2:37 | Eli King defensive rebound | |||
2:31 | Matar Diop shooting foul | |||
2:31 | +1 | Eli King makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-31 | |
2:31 | +1 | Eli King makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-31 | |
2:14 | Sam Hoiberg offensive foul | |||
2:14 | Sam Hoiberg turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:51 | Sam Hoiberg personal foul | |||
1:51 | +1 | B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-31 | |
1:51 | B.J. Omot misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:51 | C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound | |||
1:36 | C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot | |||
1:34 | Brian Mathews defensive rebound | |||
1:28 | Josiah Allick shooting foul | |||
1:28 | +1 | B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-31 | |
1:28 | +1 | B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-31 | |
1:15 | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
1:13 | Eli King defensive rebound | |||
1:06 | Eli King turnover (Brice Williams steals) | |||
1:00 | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup | |||
0:58 | B.J. Omot defensive rebound | |||
0:47 | +2 | B.J. Omot makes two point layup | 42-31 | |
0:47 | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | |||
0:29 | Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul | |||
0:29 | Jamarques Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
0:29 | +1 | Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-32 | |
0:04 | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | |||
0:02 | Brice Williams defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Fighting Hawks defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |