Huskers Advance to Diamond Head Title Sport with 69-55 Win – KCSR / KBPY – Chadrad

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Behind season highs from Brice Williams and Juwan Gary, Nebraska superior to the championship sport of the Hawaiian Airways Diamond Head Basic with a 69-55 victory Monday night.
Williams tied profession excessive with 32 factors on 10-of-18 capturing, together with 4 3-pointers, whereas Gary completed with a season-high 21 factors on 8-of-10 capturing to energy the Husker assault.
With the win, Nebraska (9-2) will play Oregon State within the title sport on Wednesday. The Beavers downed Oakland, 80-74 in additional time earlier Wednesday. The title sport will happen on Christmas at 7:30 p.m. (central).
Williams and Gary mixed for 34 of the Huskers 40 second-half factors, as Nebraska shot 59 p.c from the sphere within the second 20 minutes.
After Hawai’I pulled to inside 56-50 with 6:20 left, Gary’s tip-in began a 14-5 Husker run to shut out the victory. The pair mixed for 11 of Nebraska’s remaining 13 factors, as NU snapped a five-game dropping streak to the Rainbow Warriors (7-4). NU restricted Hawai’I to 2 subject targets within the remaining six minutes.
Hawai’i scored the primary 4 factors out of the locker room to take a 31-29 lead earlier than Williams scored 5 straight factors as NU used a 7-0 run to take a 36-31 lead after a basket from Berke Büyüktuncel. Hawaii stayed inside hanging distance earlier than Nebraska used a 7-0 run to construct an 11-point lead at 52-41 after a Williams jumper with just below 9 minutes remaining.
Trailing 56-54, a jumper from Ryan Rapp and a 3-pointer from Akira Jacobs pulled the hosts to inside 56-50 earlier than the Husker seniors took over.
The Huskers overcame a sluggish begin to take a 29-27 lead into the locker room. The Huskers missed 10 of its first 13 pictures from the sphere, whereas Hawai’I hit 8-of-16 within the first 12:30 to construct an early lead. The Huskers trailed 22-14 with simply over seven minutes remaining earlier than turning the tide.
Braxton Meah’s basket began a 7-0 run in a span of 1:06 as a 3-pointer from Williams and a layup from Rollie Worster compelled a Hawai’i timeout. The Huskers stored it going as a Juwan Gary 3-pointer and 5 straight factors from Brice Williams capped a 15-0 run that gave NU a 29-22 lead with 1:04 left, as Hawaii was held with no level for practically eight minutes.
The Rainbow Warriors minimize the deficit to 2, as a basket from Henry Rouhliadeff earlier than Marcus Greene’s 3-pointer beat the primary half buzzer and made it a two-point sport on the break.
Meah had six factors and 5 boards whereas Büyüktuncel tied profession bests in each rebounds (9) and steals (three) for the winners, who compelled 16 Hawai’I turnovers.
Greene led three Hawai’i gamers in double figures with 11 factors.
Nebraska returns to motion Wednesday towards Oregon State. The sport shall be on ESPN2 at 7:30 p.m. (central) and carried on the Husker Radio Community.
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