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Morgan's double-double, Essegian's 5 3s help Nebraska beat Murray St. 66-49 at Diamond Head Classic

AP
Dec 23, 2024

HONOLULU (AP) Andrew Morgan scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds, Connor Essegian hit five 3-pointers and added 15 points Sunday night and Nebraska beat Murray State 66-49 at the Diamond Head Classic.

Nebraska (8-2) plays host Hawaii in the second round on Monday. The Racers take on Charlotte in the consolation bracket.

Murray State (6-5) missed its first eight shots and started the game shooting 1 of 16 from the field.

Juwan Gary made a jumper to open the scoring with 18:44 left in the first half and Nebraska led the rest of the way. The 6-foot-6 senior converted a traditional three-point play about 4 minutes later that sparked a 16-0 that made it 22-4 when Brice Williams stole a pass from Jacobi Wood and went the other way for a layup with 9:05 remaining the first.

Kylen Milton made back-to-back 3s, was fouled and the second and hit the and-1 free throw to complete the four-point play to cut Murray State's deficit to 11 a little more than a minute later. Essegian answered with a 3-pointer 24 seconds later and then hit another from behind as the Cornhuskers scored 12 of the final 15 points to take a 34-14 lead into halftime.

Milton led Murray State with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting - including a high-flying dunk along the baseline with a little more than 10 minutes to play. The rest of the Racers players combined to shoot 25% (10 of 40) from the field.

Rollie Worster scored 11 points for Nebraska.

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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
34
MURR
Racers
14

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Braxton Meah vs. Nick Ellington (Berke Buyuktuncel gains possession)
19:41		Brice Williams offensive foul
19:41		Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
19:41		Official timeout
19:27		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
19:25		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
19:13		Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball)
19:01		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
18:59		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:29		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
18:27		JaCobi Wood offensive rebound
18:26		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
18:24		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
18:13		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
18:11		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
17:57		Berke Buyuktuncel blocks Nick Ellington's two point layup
17:55		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
17:47		Terence Harcum shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-0
17:47	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-0
17:25		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
17:23		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
17:05		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
17:03		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
17:03		Alden Applewhite personal foul
16:54		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
16:52		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
16:30		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
16:28		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
16:25		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
16:25		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:25		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:25		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
16:03		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
16:01		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
15:51	+3	Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	4-3
15:38	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	6-3
15:07		Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
15:07		TV timeout
15:07	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-4
15:07		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:07		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
14:45	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot	8-4
14:45		Alden Applewhite shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
14:45	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-4
14:23		AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot
14:21		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
14:09	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot	11-4
13:50		Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot
13:48		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
13:38		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
13:36		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
13:19		KyeRon Lindsay turnover (bad pass)
13:03		Andrew Morgan turnover (traveling)
12:51		Kylen Milton turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
12:46	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup	13-4
12:45		Racers 30 second timeout
12:15		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
12:13		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
11:54		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
11:52		KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound
11:42		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
11:40		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
11:24		Brice Williams turnover (bad pass) (AJ Ferguson steals)
11:15		Juwan Gary blocks KyeRon Lindsay's two point layup
11:13		Racers offensive rebound
11:13		TV timeout
11:06		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
11:04		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
10:48	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot	15-4
10:28		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
10:26		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
10:17	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot	18-4
9:59		Rollie Worster personal foul
9:39		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
9:37		Brice Williams defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot	20-4
9:12		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Brice Williams steals)
9:08	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	22-4
9:06		Racers 30 second timeout
8:56		AJ Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Brice Williams steals)
8:47		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
8:45		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
8:37	+3	Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	22-7
8:19		Connor Essegian misses two point layup
8:17		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
8:01		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
7:59		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
7:51		Sam Hoiberg misses two point jump shot
7:49		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
7:45	+3	Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot	22-10
7:45		Brice Williams shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
7:45		TV timeout
7:45	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-11
7:23	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Braxton Meah assists)	25-11
7:09		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
7:07		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
6:40		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
6:38		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
6:32	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	28-11
6:13		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass)
5:58		AJ Ferguson personal foul
5:56		Sam Hoiberg turnover (bad pass) (Terence Harcum steals)
5:51		Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot
5:49		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
5:49		KyeRon Lindsay personal foul
5:31		KyeRon Lindsay blocks Connor Essegian's two point jump shot
5:29		KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound
5:19		Justin Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Meah steals)
4:56		Braxton Meah turnover (3-second violation)
4:50		Terence Harcum turnover (lost ball)
4:44		KyeRon Lindsay blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup
4:42		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
4:36		AJ Ferguson personal foul
4:32		Cale Jacobsen turnover (bad pass)
4:25		Braxton Meah shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
4:25		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:25	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-12
4:11		Andrew Morgan misses two point layup
4:09		Racers defensive rebound
4:09		Juwan Gary personal foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
4:09		Kylen Milton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:09		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
3:41		TV timeout
3:38		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
3:20		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
3:18		Racers offensive rebound
3:17		Juwan Gary personal foul (KyeRon Lindsay draws the foul)
3:17		KyeRon Lindsay misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:17		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot	30-12
2:36		Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot
2:34		KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound
2:33	+2	KyeRon Lindsay makes two point layup	30-14
2:15	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup	32-14
1:45		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
1:43		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
1:33		Connor Essegian turnover (lost ball) (AJ Ferguson steals)
1:26		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
1:24		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
1:15	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup	34-14
0:55		Andrew Morgan blocks AJ Ferguson's two point layup
0:53		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
0:43		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
0:41		KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound
0:31		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
0:29		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
0:03		Andrew Morgan turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
32
MURR
Racers
35

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point layup	34-16
19:24		Terence Harcum shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
19:24	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-16
19:24	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-16
19:03		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Meah steals)
18:52	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)	39-16
18:35		Official timeout
18:17		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Alden Applewhite draws the foul)
18:17	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-17
18:17	+1	Alden Applewhite makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-18
18:10		Nick Ellington personal foul
18:06		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
18:04		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
17:47		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
17:45		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	41-18
17:24	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point jump shot (AJ Ferguson assists)	41-20
16:57		Connor Essegian turnover (bad pass) (Kylen Milton steals)
16:53		Brice Williams blocks JaCobi Wood's two point layup
16:51		Racers offensive rebound
16:48	+2	AJ Ferguson makes two point layup (Kylen Milton assists)	41-22
16:24	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot	43-22
16:01		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Berke Buyuktuncel steals)
15:49		Nick Ellington blocks Berke Buyuktuncel's two point layup
15:47		Berke Buyuktuncel offensive rebound
15:40		Braxton Meah turnover (bad pass)
15:40		TV timeout
15:15		Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
15:15	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-23
15:15	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-24
14:55		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
14:53		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
14:29	+3	AJ Ferguson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	43-27
14:02	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point dunk (Brice Williams assists)	45-27
13:48		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
13:46		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
13:40		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
13:38		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
13:23	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point layup	45-29
13:06		Alden Applewhite shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
13:06		Rollie Worster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:06	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-29
12:56	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	46-31
12:37	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	49-31
12:20		Andrew Morgan shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-32
12:20		Kylen Milton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:20		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
11:54	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	51-32
11:36		TV timeout
11:25		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
11:23		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
11:06		Connor Essegian turnover (bad pass)
10:49	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point dunk	51-34
10:27	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	53-34
10:07		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
10:05		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
9:55		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
9:53		KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound
9:46		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
9:44		Brice Williams defensive rebound
9:18		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
9:16		Racers defensive rebound
8:54		JaCobi Wood misses two point jump shot
8:52		KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound
8:52	+2	KyeRon Lindsay makes two point dunk	53-36
8:33		Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) (Kylen Milton steals)
8:32		Juwan Gary personal foul
8:17		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
8:15		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup	55-36
7:40		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
7:38		KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound
7:38	+2	KyeRon Lindsay makes two point jump shot	55-38
7:15	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot	57-38
6:56	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	57-41
6:37		KyeRon Lindsay shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
6:37		TV timeout
6:37	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-41
6:37	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-41
6:09	+3	JaCobi Wood makes three point jump shot	59-44
5:43	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot	61-44
5:25		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
5:23		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
5:14		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
5:12		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
5:03		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
5:01		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
4:40		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
4:38		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
4:22	+2	Kylen Milton makes two point jump shot	61-46
4:19		Racers 30 second timeout
4:19		TV timeout
3:48		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
3:46		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
3:34	+3	Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	61-49
3:18		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
3:16		Berke Buyuktuncel offensive rebound
3:15		Nick Ellington personal foul
3:15		TV timeout
3:06		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
3:04		Kylen Milton defensive rebound
3:02		Kylen Milton misses two point layup
3:00		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
2:58		Kylen Milton personal foul
2:31		Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (lost ball)
2:25		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
2:23		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
2:22		Official timeout
1:59		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
1:57		Andrew Morgan offensive rebound
1:39	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot	63-49
1:19		Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot
1:17		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
0:51		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
0:49		Rollie Worster offensive rebound
0:30	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	66-49
0:20		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass)