South Florida Bulls at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC
67 - 74
Nebraska beats USF 74-67, grabs 3rd place in Cayman Islands
Nebraska (4-3) shot 55% overall to conclude the tournament with two wins sandwiched around an 85-66 loss to George Mason.
Burke had 19 points that included three 3-pointers and Cheatham added 15 points after the break. Each finished 8-of-11 shooting, with Cheatham making 9 of 11 free throws.
David Collins scored 16 points and Laquincy Rideau added 15 for South Florida (3-4), which shot 38.6% overall. Six made at least one 3-pointer, but they finished 8-of-27 (29.6%) shooting from long range. Michael Durr grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and had eight points for the Bulls.
Cheatham and Rideau were each named to the all-tournament team.
South Florida had a 35-33 edge at halftime and stretched it to seven with 12:39 left. Cheatham scored 10 points and Burke had a 3-pointer and dunk during a 17-2 run as Nebraska built its largest lead, 63-55 with 6:42 left.
Collins' 3-pointer and layup pulled the Bulls to 63-62 with four minutes remaining. Burke answered with consecutive 3-pointers between a Justin Brown free throw to extend Nebraska's lead to 69-63 with about two minutes left as the Cornhuskers pulled away.
Each team lead by as many as eight points.
LAST MEETING
It was only the third game between the teams and the first at a neutral site. Each team won previously at home: The Bulls 65-60 in 2002, and Nebraska 79-52 in 2003.
UP NEXT
South Florida: Hosts Furman on Monday.
Nebraska: At Georgia Tech on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Yvan Ouedraogo Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Justin Brown missed Layup. | 67 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Justin Brown Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 74 |
Statistics
 USF |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-70 | FG | 27-49 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 5-6 | FT | 14-19 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: George Town, Cayman Islands
Attendance: 512 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |