Nebraska defeats Minnesota 73-55 in a college basketball game. Juwan Gary scores a career-high 22 points for Nebraska. Minnesota's Garcia and Christie contribute 10 and 14 points respectively. Nebraska secures its first 20-win season since 2017-18.
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FINAL: #Illini 105, #Gophers 97. Garcia 29 pts Christie 23 pts Mitchell 17 pts MN 17-11, 8-9 in Big Ten. Shannon 29 pts for Illinois
Garcia with 26 points. Christie with 20. #Gophers still trail 85-79 with 6:20 left. Illinois and MN shooting 60% from the field
#Gophers twice get within a point before Mitchell's three-pointer gives them 56-54 lead, but Illinois keeps responding.
HALFTIME: #Illini 48, #Gophers 45. Christie 17 pts 4-6 3-pt FGs 5-6 FTs Garcia 14 pts 6-14 FGs Payne 7 pts 6 rebs Mitchell 7 pts Team 53% FG 7-12 3-pt FGs. IL: Hawkins 15 pts Shannon 13 pts Team 58% FG 22-16 pts in paint
#Gophers pulled within a point on Christie's fourth three-pointer but Illinois answers with three of its own 37-33
Christie was scoreless in the first half at Nebraska but 14 pts in 2nd half. The #Gophers freshman has team-high 8 pts tonight with two threes. MN down 17-15
Tough sequence giving up two offensive boards and #Gophers go down by five points after Illinois second-chance bucket. But Christie answers with a three-pointer and now gets fouled on the drive. #Gophers trail 12-10.
Final: Nebraska 73, Minnesota 55. The Huskers have 20 wins, including 10 in the Big Ten, and they’re just about — not quite yet— a lock for the NCAA Tournament. https://t.co/B3H5b9DifX
Final: Nebraska 73, Minnesota 50. The Huskers have 20 wins, including 10 in the Big Ten, and they’re getting close to a lock for the NCAA Tournament. https://t.co/lqLUeAmYsh
FINAL: Nebraska 73, #Gophers 55. Christie 14 points. Garcia 10 points. But MN shoots 31%. Falls to 17-10 an 8-8 in Big Ten
FINAL | Nebraska 73, Minnesota 55 Nebraska secures its first 20-win season since 2017-18. Juwan Gary with a career-high 22 points. Brice Williams with 15 points, Jamarques Lawrence with 11 points, Rienk Mast with 10 points.
FINAL | Nebraska 73, Minnesota 55 Nebraska secures its first 20-win season since 2017. Juwan Gary with a career-high 22 points. Brice Williams with 15 points, Jamarques Lawrence with 11 points, Rienk Mast with 10 points.
Final: Nebraska 73, Minnesota 55 Fred Hoiberg wanted his #Huskers to match the Gophers' physicality and more. He got his wish. NU holds UM to 31% shooting. Good stuff from Juwan Gary, who had career-highs in points (22) and 3s (4) to go along with eight boards.
Christie's coming alive with all of his 11 points in the second half to make it 59-44 after a three-point play. #Gophers
Nebraska outscoring #Gophers 15-6 in the second half to extend lead to 43-26 after Gary's three-pointer. MN 1-for-5 shooting in the half.
HALFTIME: #Nebraska 28, #Gophers 20. Fox 8 pts 4-6 FGs 6 rebs Hawkins 7 pts 3-7 FGs 0 assts Mitchell, Payne, Garcia combined 5 pts 2-17 FGs MN team 28% FG 1-11 3-pt FGs 1-2 FTs 7 TOs NEB: Williams 10 pts Team 34% FG 6-8 FTs
HALF | Nebraska 28, Minnesota 20 Not the prettiest half of basketball, but Nebraska's ahead.
The #Huskers are riding a 14-2 run that includes an 8-0 spurt that's still alive. Nebraska leads Minnesota 26-14 with 3:23 before half. Brice Williams had half of those 14 points and leads the team with two steals so far.
Payne, Christie and Mitchell are 0-9 from the field. Garcia only has one field goal attempt. #Gophers shooting 5-for-18 and have six turnovers and still only trail 18-12. Ben Johnson timeout.
Hawkins with seven points. Rest of #Gophers starters have just 3 points so far with under nine minutes left in the first half. It's tied 12-12 at Nebraska.
#Gophers 5-0 start after Hawkins layup and Garcia three-pointer.
Sunday night hoops in Lincoln, Nebraska. Minnesota (17-9, 8-7) at Nebraska (19-8, 9-7). Huskers are looking to reach 20 wins in the regular season for the seventh time in program history. https://t.co/MaBftTAn4F