Nebraska Huskers baseball team faced Grand Canyon University in a series where errors led to unearned runs. Despite a close game, Nebraska fell short in the final with a score of 7-5. In another match, Nebraska basketball defeated Minnesota with a final score of 73-55, securing their first 20-win season since 2017. Juwan Gary led with 22 points. The basketball team's victory contrasted with the football team's dunk contest at halftime, showcasing a different side of the athletes.
Final: Nebraska 6, College of Charleston 5 (10 inn.). #Huskers rally from down four in the 9th and win a frame later, ignited by a leadoff Clay Bradford double. Drew Christo pitches into the 7th and seven relievers finish. C of C no longer unbeaten to begin the four-game set.
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
Possibly momentum swinging sequence. Shannon hits a three-pointer to give Illinois 70-65 lead followed by Payne's third foul on moving screen. #Gophers need a stop desperately.
No defense tonight like the NBA all-star game. #Gophers and #Illini with 18 lead changes! Illinois up 62-61 with 14:21 left in second half.
#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
This game is on pace for both teams to score about 100 tonight #Gophers #Illini
#Gophers pulled within a point on Christie's fourth three-pointer but Illinois answers with three of its own 37-33
Garcia already with more points in the first half with 7:46 left than he had the entire game in the loss at Nebraska, 12-10. #Gophers trail 26-24
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.
#Gophers have dropped six straight games against Illinois entering tonight and haven't won in Champaign since the NCAA tourney season in 2017.
#Gophers men's hoops starters at Illinois tonight: Elijah Hawkins, Mike Mitchell Jr., Cam Christie, Pharrel Payne and Dawson Garcia.
#Gophers men's basketball at Illinois game preview: Broadcast info and analysis @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/nGcro7NQMD
#Gophers men's basketball looks to put road struggles behind tonight at Illinois @StribSports @GopherMBB @B1GMBBall https://t.co/nGcro7NQMD
Ben Johnson knows #Gophers' opponents are going to look first to stop Dawson Garcia and Pharrel Payne inside. But that shouldn't stop his team from being physical and finding ways to get points in the paint @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/mVruyWZw4D
"Not that we didn't want to win, but there are levels. [Nebraska] rose to a different level," Ben Johnson said about #Gophers loss in Lincoln https://t.co/sOdQaoVb2v
#Gophers' lack of intensity in decisive loss to Nebraska bothers coach Ben Johnson. From @Marcus_R_Fuller https://t.co/oFXvlR5Yay https://t.co/izCNhcJSDz
Lack of intensity annoyed Ben Johnson in #Gophers loss to Nebraska @StribSports https://t.co/wZq1RoAEId https://t.co/c6Ohwj0WZ2
Ben Johnson, Cam Christie and Parker Fox chat after #Gophers fall at Nebraska's Pinnacle Bank Arena @StribSports @B1GMBBall https://t.co/1nUP5nQPbr
The Nebraska football team had an impressive dunk contest during halftime of the basketball game. Jeremiah Charles won it with an eastbay https://t.co/Hjoo28aG8G
Nebraska football players had a dunk contest at halftime of the basketball game 👀 https://t.co/Wg9m83WR8f
Nebraska's football team held a dunk contest and lowkey went off! https://t.co/YrCOHtFVyf
Cam Christie, who led the #Gophers with 14 points all in the second half, said Nebraska was one of the most physical teams they played all season. They were held to 31% shooting in Sunday's loss in Lincoln. @StribSports https://t.co/AEEPWhfdIk
Ben Johnson talks about something missing from his #Gophers with their intensity to match Nebraska in Sunday's loss in Lincoln @StribSports @GopherMBB https://t.co/AKcyAJU8su
Minnesota coach Ben Johnson on Nebraska: “That’s what a possessed team looks like and feels like.” https://t.co/UxTVYxU8GU
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.
Nebraska Football held a dunk contest for the halftime show 🔥 (via @BigTenNetwork) https://t.co/gFAOOKHYIX
Five Nebraska football players put on a dunk contest during halftime of the Huskers’ basketball game vs. Minnesota. Jeremiah Charles was the winner. And all of it was better than the NBA’s dunk contest. https://t.co/NfUj1YuOwY
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 football players had a dunk contest at halftime of their basketball game 😱 https://t.co/n1O6I6XbLe
Nebraska football had a dunk contest at halftime of the Huskers basketball game https://t.co/sjRwOEMD4E
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.
A 10-1 run has the #Huskers up 43-26 on Minnesota with 15:46 left. Hell of a block at the rim from Josiah Allick that turns into a Juwan Gary 3. PBA is loud.
This Nebraska football dunk contest is the most wild thing 😂 https://t.co/O6wFBbZjvr
Jeremiah Charles won the dunk contest. Not even close. Back to basketball. Nebraska leads Minnesota 28-20 to start the second half.
Jeremiah Charles won the dunk contest. Not even close. Back basketball. Nebraska leads Minnesota 28-20 to start the second half.
#Gophers coach Ben Johnson saw firsthand how Nebraska's homecourt advantage was built while he was an assistant in Lincoln @StribSports https://t.co/6t2fWGTcBQ
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.
Seven turnovers for both teams combined right now with six field goals. Ugly Big Ten ball to start #Gophers #Huskers
1H, 15:40 | A slow start offensively for both squads with Minnesota leading Nebraska, 5-4. Lots of missed shots on both sides. Minnesota, on a drought of 3:04, is shooting 33% early and Nebraska is shooting 25% early.
#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
#Gophers are going with the same starting lineup for the seventh straight game tonight at Nebraska with Hawkins, Mitchell, Christie, Payne and Garcia. They're 4-2 during that stretch. https://t.co/kTCLT18trE
Final: Nebraska 10, Grand Canyon 8. A passed ball and Dylan Carey's steal of home provide the late difference while the last five #Huskers relievers post zeros. That's a four-game series win NU (4-3) will be glad it has in a few months. At College of Charleston next week.
Nebraska back in front in T8. A passed ball plates the go-ahead run, then Dylan Carey *steals home* on a lackadaisical throw from catcher to pitcher. #Huskers 10-8, mid 8th.
A couple things to watch for Nebraska-GCU Game 4: 🔹Big chance for LHP Caleb Clark in rotation convo. #Huskers soph looking to go longer than 4.1 IP for first time in seventh career start. 🔹Sunday emotion. Which side has more to prove after last night's postgame dustup?
The #Gophers haven't won in Lincoln in more than a decade but need to start stacking road victories Sunday at Nebraska to boost their NCAA tournament résumé @StribSports @GopherMBB @B1GMBBall https://t.co/G6HhFeHcKQ
Final: Grand Canyon 7, Nebraska 5. A couple errors produce three unearned runs, though #Huskers mistakes essentially led to even more. NU stranded bases loaded in 7th and 8th to fall just short. Big Red (3-3) wraps series Sunday at 1.
Nebraska threatening in T7. Infield hit, BB, BB load the bases with no outs. Brumbaugh sac fly and Riley Silva HBP (his fifth of season) reloads the bases with one out. #Huskers within 6-5 and Dylan Carey at bat.
Still 3-2 Nebraska into 3rd. Mattison strikes out three #Huskers on changeups. Then B2 ends as Garrett Anglim cuts down a runner at home on a throw from right field.
GCU responds with a couple unearned runs. E6 to start and a single before a two-out Tyler Wilson two-run double to right-center. #Huskers 3-2 into the 2nd.