Lindenwood Lions at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Hoiberg leads 5 in double-figure scoring to help Nebraska rout Lindenwood 84-52 in a season opener
Starters Rienk Mast, Brice Williams and C.J. Wilcher scored 13 points apiece and Josiah Allick added 11 for Nebraska. Hoiberg, Williams and Wilcher each made a pair of 3-pointers.
Lindenwood stayed within single digits early before back-to-back 3s from Allick and Jarron Coleman sparked a 36-11 surge in a 13-minute span that gave Nebraska a 48-19 lead with 2:12 remaining in the first half. The Cornhuskers led by as many as 36 points after halftime.
Seven Nebraska players each made at least one 3-pointer. The Cornhuskers finished 11-of-30 shooting from long range and 27 of 56 (48%) overall.
Keenon Cole scored 14 points and Jeremiah Talton added 10 for Lindenwood.
It was the first meeting between the teams.
Nebraska opens its season with four straight home games before facing Oregon State in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Nov. 18.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Colin Ruffin made Jumper. | 52 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:34 | David Ware Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Jeffrey Grace III missed Free Throw. | 50 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Foul on Amoro Lado. | 50 - 84 |
Statistics
 LIN |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-68 | FG | 27-56 |
| 32.4 | Field Goal % | 48.2 |
| 3-16 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 18.8 | Three Point % | 36.7 |
| 5-9 | FT | 19-29 |
| 55.6 | Free Throw % | 65.5 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 2 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 36 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 13,478 | Capacity:
2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Missouri State | 15-5 | - | 21-12 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 13-7 | 2 | 22-12 |
| Little Rock | 12-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| Tennessee State | 12-8 | 3 | 17-16 |
| Lindenwood | 10-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
| Tennessee Tech | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
| Morehead State | 10-10 | 5 | 15-17 |
| UT Martin | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 12-19 |
| Western Illinois | 6-14 | 9 | 12-19 |
| Southern Indiana | 5-15 | 10 | 10-20 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
| Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
| Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
| Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
| Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
| Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
| Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 21-14 |
| Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-18 |
| Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |