In women's volleyball, No. 1 Nebraska defeated No. 8 seed Missouri in straight sets to advance to the Sweet 16. Nebraska will face No. 5 seed Georgia Tech next. The match was highlighted by Merritt Beason's 12 kills and NU's 14 blocks, with Bekka Allick involved in 8 of them. In men's basketball, No. 15 Creighton dominated Nebraska with a final score of 89-60. Baylor Scheierman led Creighton with 24 points, while Keisei Tominaga scored 20 points for Nebraska. Creighton's strong shooting performance, especially from the three-point line, contributed to their victory.
Got a ballgame in Minny. Minnesota is outscoring Nebraska 16-3 to open the second half. The #Huskers' lead has been cut from 39-24 at the half to 42-40 w/13:28 left in the game. NU has missed eight of its first nine shots to start the second half.
Half: Nebraska 39, Minnesota 24 #Huskers shooting 59% (17-29) from field, 50% from 3 (3-6). Minnesota is 35% from field, 21% from 3 (3-14). Brice Williams has 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 1 steal. CJ Wilcher has 9 points (1-1 from 3), 3 boards, 1 assist.
U12: Minnesota 16, Nebraska 15 Brice Williams has six points so far. Jamarques Lawrence has five and hit a 3. 10 of the Huskers' 15 points have come in the paint.
U12: Minnesota 16, Nebraska 15 Brice Williams has six points so far. Jamarques Lawrence has five and hit a 3. 10 of the Huskers 15 points have come in the paint.
No. 15 Creighton shoots its way past rival Nebraska https://t.co/gj6IFKmYjw https://t.co/nh6NFMOOYf
Final: No. 15 Creighton 89, Nebraska 60 CU shoots 46% from the field, 35% from 3 (14-40). NU shoots 34% and 9% from 3 (2-22). Scheierman scores a game-high 24 points and goes 6-19 from 3. Tominaga scores 20, but was 1-4 from 3. No other Husker scored in double-figures.
Final: No. 15 Creighton , Nebraska CU shoots 46% from the field, 35% from 3 (14-40). NU shoots 34% and 9% from 3 (2-22). Scheierman scores a game-high 24 points and goes 6-19 from 3. Tominaga scores 20, but was 1-4 from 3. No other Husker scored in double-figures.
FINAL | No. 15 Creighton 89, Nebraska 60 Baylor Scheierman with 24 points on 8-of-22. Keisei Tominaga with 20 on 8-of-16. Nebraska could not buy a bucket. And Creighton had a field day.
2H, 11:57 | No. 15 Creighton 67, Nebraska 48 Creighton is shooting 45.1% from the floor, 41.9% from deep. Nebraska is shooting 37.3% from the floor, 12.5% from deep.
2H, 13:22 | Rienk Mast hits a three, Nebraska's second of the game. Huskers are 2-of-14 from deep. Still, Creighton leads by 19.
2H, 15:00 | Woof. Creighton gets yet another three to fall, this one from Mason Miller. Creighton has made the same of 3-pointers as Nebraska has ~attempted~
No. 15 Creighton has extended its lead over Nebraska to 21 points, 62-41 w/15:45. Not looking great for the #Huskers.
Halftime: No. 15 Creighton 52, Nebraska 37 CU goes 10-23 from 3 and out-rebounds NU 22-19. The #Huskers are 39% from the field/1-10 from 3. Scheierman has 20 points, is 6-12 from 3. He wants to make a statement. Tominaga has 16, but is 1-2 from 3.
Halftime: No. 15 Creighton 52, Nebraska 37 CU goes 10-23 from 3 and out-rebounds NU 22-19. The #Huskers are 39% from the field and 1-10 from the FT line. Scheierman has 20 points and is 6-12 from 3. Tominaga has 16, but is 1-2 from 3. No one else has more than 6 points.
Creighton leads Nebraska 41-32 w/2:55 left before halftime. Creighton has the momentum and is making 3s. The Jays are 9-21 from deep. The #Huskers are 0-8. Scheierman with a game-high 17 points and is 5-11 from 3. Tominaga has 13 points to lead NU, but he's 0-1 from 3.
No. 15 Creighton leads Nebraska 41-32 with 2:55 to play in the first half at PBA. Baylor Scheierman, the senior from Aurora, Neb., has 17 points. Possible that he was irritated by the unnecessary crap that he took for showing up in Lincoln to support his girlfriend Friday night.
1H, 2:55 | Creighton 41, Nebraska 32 The Bluejays have knocked down their last three shots — two of which were threes. Creighton is 9-of-21 on threes. Nebraska hasn't had a 3-pointer all game, going 1-of-8 so far.
U8: Creighton 27, Nebraska 23 NU scored 7 straight — five of which came from Keisei Tominaga — to take a 21-20 lead, but CU answers with a 7-2 run. CU is out-rebounding NU 15-11 and has hit five 3s. NU is 0-6 from behind the arc.
1H, 13:38 | Baylor Scheierman knocks down a corner 3 right in front of Nebraska's bench to give Creighton the lead back. Then he makes a layup on the ensuing possession. Creighton 14, Nebraska 10
1H, 15:54 | No. 15 Creighton 5, Nebraska 4 Keisei Tominaga has all of Nebraska's points. It's early, but Creighton isn't shooting well yet — Jays are 1-of-8 from the floor and 1-of-5 from behind the arc.
U16: Creighton 5, Nebraska 4 CU is 1-8 from the field. NU is 2-6. CU already has three offensive rebounds, which is the area Fred Hoiberg wanted his team to be better in.
Ten minutes after Creighton sweeps its way into volleyball's Sweet 16, Nebraska does the same. #Huskers much sharper in their second NCAA match.
FINAL | No. 1 Nebraska sweeps No. 8 seed Missouri, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 to advance to the Sweet 16 where NU will face No. 5 seed Georgia Tech. Match point: Kill from Merritt Beason Beason led with 12 kills on 23 swings. NU had 14 blocks, with Bekka Allick involved in 8 of them