Rider Broncs at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· Cornhusker Classic
Wilcher, Mast lead Nebraska over Rider 64-50 in Cornhusker Classic
Wilcher made 4 of 8 shots with three 3-pointers for Nebraska (3-0), adding five rebounds. Mast finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Josiah Allick added 10 points and six boards.
Corey McKeithan scored 18 to lead Rider (1-2). McKeithan sank 6 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds. Mervin James pitched in with 10 points and five boards.
Allick had a dunk in the middle of four made free throws by Brice Williams as Nebraska grabbed a 23-17 lead with 6:26 left in the first half and the Cornhuskers led the rest of the way.
Mast had 20 point and 16 rebounds in an 81-54 victory over Florida A&M last time out.
Rider was the preseason pick to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Stony Brook and Duquesne are the other participants in the round-robin Classic.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Corey McKeithan made Free Throw. | 50 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Corey McKeithan made Free Throw. | 49 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on C.J. Wilcher. | 48 - 64 |
Statistics
 RID |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-56 | FG | 19-57 |
| 30.4 | Field Goal % | 33.3 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 9-32 |
| 24.0 | Three Point % | 28.1 |
| 10-12 | FT | 17-22 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 77.3 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Assists | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 13,478 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Merrimack | 14-6 | 1 | 18-15 |
| Marist | 13-7 | 2 | 20-10 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 12-8 | 3 | 23-13 |
| Manhattan | 12-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Iona | 12-8 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Sacred Heart | 10-10 | 5 | 15-18 |
| Siena | 9-11 | 6 | 14-18 |
| Rider | 9-11 | 6 | 14-19 |
| Fairfield | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Saint Peter's | 7-13 | 8 | 12-16 |
| Niagara | 6-14 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Canisius | 3-17 | 12 | 3-28 |
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 |