Nebraska goes wild in first half, rolls to 91-62 victory over South Carolina State
AP
Dec 30, 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) C. J. Wilcher scored 18 points off the bench, Brice Williams added 16 points, and Nebraska Cornhuskers rode a dominant first half to a 91-62 victory over South Carolina State Bulldogs on Friday night.
Nebraska's first half was one to remember. The Cornhuskers led 50-11 after holding South Carolina State to 11.9% shooting (5 for 42) and 1 for 13 from 3-point distance. In contrast, Nebraska shot 55.2% overall, which included 11-for-14 shooting on 2-point tries. The Cornhuskers had 13 assists on 16 made baskets.
Josiah Allick finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Nebraska (11-2). Eli Rice scored 10 points.
Jordan Simpson scored all of his team-high 17 points in the second half to help the Bulldogs outscore Nebraska 51-41 after the break.
Michael Teal finished with 11 points and Raquan Brown had 10 for the Bulldogs (4-11).
Nebraska's 11 nonconference wins are the most since the Cornhuskers went 11-1 to open the 1994-95 season. Only four teams in program history have had a better nonconference record than this season's 11-2.
Nebraska, which is 1-1 in Big Ten play, returns to conference action with a home game against Indiana on Wednesday.
South Carolina State visits Oklahoma State on Sunday.
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1st Half
SCST
Bulldogs
11
NEB
Cornhuskers
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:40
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)
0-3
19:08
Juwan Gary blocks Omar Croskey's two point layup
19:06
Caleb McCarty offensive rebound
18:57
Caleb McCarty misses two point jump shot
18:55
Omar Croskey offensive rebound
18:55
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
18:55
Jamarques Lawrence offensive foul
18:55
Jamarques Lawrence turnover (offensive foul)
18:32
Mitchel Taylor misses two point jump shot
18:30
Josiah Allick defensive rebound
18:16
+2
Brice Williams makes two point layup (Josiah Allick assists)
0-5
18:03
Shaman Alston misses two point jump shot
18:01
Brice Williams defensive rebound
17:54
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
17:52
Juwan Gary offensive rebound
17:40
Caleb McCarty blocks Keisei Tominaga's three point jump shot
17:38
Mitchel Taylor defensive rebound
17:23
Juwan Gary blocks Caleb McCarty's two point layup
17:21
Josiah Allick defensive rebound
17:21
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
17:19
Caleb McCarty defensive rebound
17:16
Keisei Tominaga personal foul
16:57
Davion Everett turnover (Keisei Tominaga steals)
16:50
Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
16:48
Bulldogs defensive rebound
16:27
Drayton Jones misses two point jump shot
16:25
Davion Everett offensive rebound
16:21
Davion Everett misses two point jump shot
16:19
Cornhuskers defensive rebound
16:15
Jordan Simpson personal foul
16:08
+3
Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)
0-8
15:57
Brice Williams blocks Drayton Jones's two point jump shot
15:55
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
15:53
+2
Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Juwan Gary assists)
0-10
15:51
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
15:51
TV timeout
15:38
Mitchel Taylor misses two point layup
15:36
Juwan Gary defensive rebound
15:17
Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
15:15
Juwan Gary offensive rebound
14:55
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
14:53
Davion Everett defensive rebound
14:53
Sam Hoiberg personal foul
14:50
Jordan Simpson misses two point jump shot
14:48
Josiah Allick defensive rebound
14:40
Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
14:38
Davion Everett defensive rebound
14:29
Atiba Taylor misses two point jump shot
14:27
Brice Williams defensive rebound
14:21
Jordan Simpson shooting foul
14:21
+1
Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-11
14:21
+1
Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-12
14:03
+3
Michael Teal makes three point jump shot (Atiba Taylor assists)
3-12
13:46
Davion Everett shooting foul
13:46
+1
Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 3
3-13
13:46
+1
Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3
3-14
13:46
+1
Brice Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3
3-15
13:32
Michael Teal misses three point jump shot
13:30
Brice Williams defensive rebound
13:22
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)
3-17
13:06
Eli Rice shooting foul
13:06
Drayton Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:06
Drayton Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:06
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
12:56
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)
3-19
12:48
Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
12:46
Eli Rice defensive rebound
12:24
+2
Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)
3-21
12:04
Michael Teal misses three point jump shot
12:02
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
11:58
Jamarques Lawrence turnover
11:58
TV timeout
11:41
Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
11:39
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
11:31
Caleb McCarty shooting foul
11:31
Matar Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:31
Matar Diop misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:31
Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:20
Omar Croskey misses two point layup
11:18
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
11:10
Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
11:08
Caleb McCarty defensive rebound
10:58
Atiba Taylor turnover (C.J. Wilcher steals)
10:38
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup
3-23
10:32
Atiba Taylor misses two point jump shot
10:30
Matar Diop defensive rebound
10:22
C.J. Wilcher turnover
10:11
Davion Everett turnover (Matar Diop steals)
9:55
Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
9:53
Davion Everett defensive rebound
9:39
Michael Teal misses three point jump shot
9:37
Omar Croskey offensive rebound
9:31
+2
Omar Croskey makes two point layup
5-23
9:13
+3
C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
5-26
9:01
Omar Croskey misses two point jump shot
8:59
Josiah Allick defensive rebound
8:55
Drayton Jones personal foul
8:55
Jarron Coleman turnover
8:55
Eli Rice personal foul
8:52
Wilson Dubinsky misses two point jump shot
8:50
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
8:45
C.J. Wilcher turnover
8:38
Josiah Allick blocks Wilson Dubinsky's two point jump shot
8:36
Josiah Allick defensive rebound
8:28
Omar Croskey shooting foul
8:28
+1
Eli Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-27
8:28
Eli Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:28
Drayton Jones defensive rebound
8:26
Mitchel Taylor misses two point jump shot
8:25
Brice Williams defensive rebound
8:25
Caleb McCarty shooting foul
8:25
+1
Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-28
8:25
+1
Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-29
8:03
+2
Davion Everett makes two point jump shot
7-29
7:37
+3
Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists)
7-32
7:10
Davion Everett misses three point jump shot
7:08
Bulldogs offensive rebound
7:07
TV timeout
7:04
Davion Everett misses two point jump shot
7:02
Brice Williams defensive rebound
6:56
+3
Jarron Coleman makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)
7-35
6:31
+2
Davion Everett makes two point layup (Wilson Dubinsky assists)
9-35
6:20
Drayton Jones personal foul
6:20
+1
Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-36
6:20
+1
Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-37
6:09
Wilson Dubinsky turnover (Keisei Tominaga steals)
5:55
+2
Josiah Allick makes two point dunk (Jarron Coleman assists)
9-39
5:25
Caleb McCarty turnover (Josiah Allick steals)
5:21
+2
Juwan Gary makes two point dunk (Jarron Coleman assists)
9-41
5:21
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:10
Josiah Allick personal foul
5:10
Raquan Brown misses two point layup
5:08
Josiah Allick defensive rebound
4:49
Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
4:47
Raquan Brown defensive rebound
4:32
Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
4:30
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
4:25
+2
Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Jarron Coleman assists)
9-43
4:10
Juwan Gary blocks Omar Croskey's two point layup
4:08
Brice Williams defensive rebound
4:01
+2
Brice Williams makes two point layup
9-45
3:44
Atiba Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:42
Cornhuskers defensive rebound
3:42
TV timeout
3:13
Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
3:11
Matar Diop offensive rebound
3:11
Drayton Jones personal foul
3:11
Matar Diop misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:11
Davion Everett defensive rebound
3:01
Omar Croskey misses two point layup
2:59
Eli Rice defensive rebound
2:53
Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
2:51
Davion Everett defensive rebound
2:37
Brice Williams blocks Atiba Taylor's two point layup
2:35
Davion Everett offensive rebound
2:21
+2
Davion Everett makes two point layup
11-45
2:15
Brice Williams turnover (Omar Croskey steals)
2:09
Omar Croskey misses two point layup
2:07
Cornhuskers defensive rebound
2:07
Brice Williams misses two point layup
2:06
Davion Everett defensive rebound
1:57
Raquan Brown misses three point jump shot
1:55
Cornhuskers defensive rebound
1:51
Josiah Allick turnover
1:29
Atiba Taylor misses two point layup
1:27
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
1:19
Caleb McCarty personal foul
1:19
+1
Eli Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-46
1:19
Eli Rice misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:19
Caleb McCarty defensive rebound
1:10
Raquan Brown misses three point jump shot
1:08
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
1:05
Omar Croskey personal foul
1:05
+1
Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-47
1:05
Sam Hoiberg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05
Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
1:01
+2
Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup
11-49
0:47
Michael Teal misses two point jump shot
0:45
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
0:40
Jamarques Lawrence turnover (Wilson Dubinsky steals)
0:31
Omar Croskey misses three point jump shot
0:29
Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
0:28
Raquan Brown shooting foul
0:28
Jamarques Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:28
+1
Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2
11-50
0:02
Michael Teal turnover
0:01
Jamarques Lawrence turnover (Michael Teal steals)
0:01
Michael Teal misses three point jump shot
0:00
Caleb McCarty offensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
SCST
Bulldogs
51
NEB
Cornhuskers
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:46
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)
11-52
19:20
Juwan Gary blocks Atiba Taylor's two point jump shot
19:18
Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:17
Drayton Jones misses two point jump shot
19:15
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
18:55
Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup
18:53
Keisei Tominaga offensive rebound
18:48
+2
Brice Williams makes two point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)
11-54
18:39
+2
Jordan Simpson makes two point layup
13-54
18:39
Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul
18:39
+1
Jordan Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-54
18:34
Atiba Taylor shooting foul
18:34
Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:34
+1
Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-55
18:16
Michael Teal turnover (Keisei Tominaga steals)
18:09
+2
Brice Williams makes two point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)
14-57
17:45
Brice Williams personal foul
17:43
+2
Jordan Simpson makes two point jump shot (Mitchel Taylor assists)
16-57
17:22
Brice Williams turnover (Omar Croskey steals)
17:20
Jamarques Lawrence personal foul
17:20
+1
Omar Croskey makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-57
17:20
+1
Omar Croskey makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-57
17:16
Jordan Simpson misses two point layup
17:14
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
17:00
Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
16:58
Josiah Allick offensive rebound
16:52
+2
Josiah Allick makes two point layup
18-59
16:46
+2
Mitchel Taylor makes two point layup
20-59
16:36
Mitchel Taylor shooting foul
16:36
+1
Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2
20-60
16:36
+1
Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2
20-61
16:18
Shaman Alston turnover (Juwan Gary steals)
16:12
Brice Williams turnover (Atiba Taylor steals)
16:00
Mitchel Taylor turnover (traveling)
16:00
TV timeout
15:59
Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
15:57
Mitchel Taylor defensive rebound
15:39
+2
Mitchel Taylor makes two point layup
22-61
15:30
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)
22-64
15:14
+2
Omar Croskey makes two point jump shot
24-64
15:00
Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
14:58
Omar Croskey defensive rebound
14:56
Brice Williams personal foul
14:42
Shaman Alston misses two point jump shot
14:40
Brice Williams defensive rebound
14:31
Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
14:29
Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
14:20
Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
14:18
Mitchel Taylor defensive rebound
13:59
Shaman Alston turnover (Josiah Allick steals)
13:54
Mitchel Taylor shooting foul
13:44
Sam Hoiberg turnover
13:31
Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
13:29
Drayton Jones offensive rebound
13:29
Matar Diop personal foul
13:29
Mitchel Taylor turnover (Matar Diop steals)
13:18
Jarron Coleman turnover (Shaman Alston steals)
13:09
Mitchel Taylor turnover (Sam Hoiberg steals)
13:01
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Eli Rice assists)
24-66
12:53
Mitchel Taylor turnover (Sam Hoiberg steals)
12:44
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Jarron Coleman assists)
24-68
12:25
Wilson Dubinsky turnover (C.J. Wilcher steals)
12:16
Matar Diop misses two point layup
12:14
Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
12:09
Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
12:07
Shaman Alston defensive rebound
12:03
Sam Hoiberg personal foul
11:50
Shaman Alston misses three point jump shot
11:48
Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
11:45
Caleb McCarty personal foul
11:45
TV timeout
11:42
Raquan Brown personal foul
11:41
+3
C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Jarron Coleman assists)
24-71
11:12
+2
Michael Teal makes two point jump shot
26-71
11:04
+2
Cale Jacobsen makes two point jump shot
26-73
10:52
Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
10:50
Matar Diop defensive rebound
10:35
Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
10:33
Shaman Alston defensive rebound
10:18
+3
Michael Teal makes three point jump shot (Raquan Brown assists)
29-73
10:11
Raquan Brown personal foul
9:59
+3
Eli Rice makes three point jump shot (Jarron Coleman assists)
29-76
9:37
Eli Rice shooting foul
9:37
Caleb McCarty misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:37
Caleb McCarty misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:37
Michael Teal offensive rebound
9:30
Michael Teal turnover (Eli Rice steals)
9:30
Cale Jacobsen turnover
9:23
Eli Rice shooting foul
9:23
+1
Shaman Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-76
9:23
+1
Shaman Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-76
9:10
Erik Martin technical foul
9:10
+1
C.J. Wilcher makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-77
9:10
+1
C.J. Wilcher makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-78
8:54
Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
8:52
Raquan Brown defensive rebound
8:43
Shaman Alston turnover (Eli Rice steals)
8:38
Jordan Simpson shooting foul
8:38
+1
Eli Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-79
8:38
+1
Eli Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-80
8:31
+2
Michael Teal makes two point jump shot
33-80
8:28
Jarron Coleman shooting foul
8:28
+1
Michael Teal makes regular free throw 1 of 1
34-80
8:20
Dallas James blocks Eli Rice's two point layup
8:18
Caleb McCarty defensive rebound
8:12
Jordan Simpson turnover (Jarron Coleman steals)
8:05
+3
Eli Rice makes three point jump shot (Cale Jacobsen assists)
34-83
7:52
Jordan Simpson misses two point jump shot
7:50
Matar Diop defensive rebound
7:40
Jarron Coleman turnover (Jordan Simpson steals)
7:34
+2
Jordan Simpson makes two point dunk
36-83
7:15
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
7:13
Michael Teal defensive rebound
7:08
Michael Teal turnover (C.J. Wilcher steals)
7:01
+2
Jarron Coleman makes two point layup
36-85
6:46
Jordan Simpson misses two point layup
6:44
Raquan Brown offensive rebound
6:44
TV timeout
6:42
Mitchel Taylor misses two point layup
6:40
Raquan Brown offensive rebound
6:37
Matar Diop shooting foul
6:37
+1
Raquan Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2
37-85
6:37
+1
Raquan Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2
38-85
6:26
Sam Hoiberg turnover
6:14
Raquan Brown misses three point jump shot
6:12
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
5:58
Shaman Alston blocks Eli Rice's two point layup
5:56
Cornhuskers offensive rebound
5:47
Cale Jacobsen misses three point jump shot
5:45
Raquan Brown defensive rebound
5:38
+2
Jordan Simpson makes two point layup
40-85
5:38
Matar Diop shooting foul
5:38
+1
Jordan Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
41-85
5:33
Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
5:31
Raquan Brown defensive rebound
5:14
+2
Dallas James makes two point jump shot (Shaman Alston assists)
43-85
4:47
Cale Jacobsen misses three point jump shot
4:45
Raquan Brown defensive rebound
4:41
+2
Jordan Simpson makes two point jump shot (Raquan Brown assists)
45-85
4:27
Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
4:25
Jordan Simpson defensive rebound
4:18
Shaman Alston misses two point layup
4:16
Cornhuskers defensive rebound
4:03
+2
Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup
45-87
3:52
Sam Hoiberg personal foul
3:52
TV timeout
3:52
+1
Drayton Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2
46-87
3:52
+1
Drayton Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2
47-87
3:46
Jarron Coleman turnover
3:37
Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
3:35
Jordan Simpson offensive rebound
3:28
+3
Jordan Simpson makes three point jump shot (Wilson Dubinsky assists)
50-87
2:56
Jarron Coleman misses two point jump shot
2:54
Jordan Simpson defensive rebound
2:46
+3
Raquan Brown makes three point jump shot (Jordan Simpson assists)
53-87
2:34
Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
2:34
TV timeout
2:29
Matar Diop turnover (traveling)
2:21
+2
Mitchel Taylor makes two point layup
55-87
1:51
Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot
1:50
Jeffrey Grace III offensive rebound
1:50
Wilson Dubinsky personal foul
1:50
+1
Jeffrey Grace III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
55-88
1:50
+1
Jeffrey Grace III makes regular free throw 2 of 2
55-89
1:34
+2
Raquan Brown makes two point layup
57-89
1:19
Jarron Coleman turnover (Drayton Jones steals)
1:09
Wilson Dubinsky misses three point jump shot
1:07
Cornhuskers defensive rebound
0:50
Mitchel Taylor personal foul
0:50
+1
Cale Jacobsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-90
0:50
+1
Cale Jacobsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
57-91
0:37
+3
Raquan Brown makes three point jump shot (Mitchel Taylor assists)
