South Carolina State Bulldogs at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nebraska goes wild in first half, rolls to 91-62 victory over South Carolina State
Nebraska's first half was one to remember. The Cornhuskers led 50-11 after holding South Carolina State to 11.9% shooting (5 for 42) and 1 for 13 from 3-point distance. In contrast, Nebraska shot 55.2% overall, which included 11-for-14 shooting on 2-point tries. The Cornhuskers had 13 assists on 16 made baskets.
Josiah Allick finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Nebraska (11-2). Eli Rice scored 10 points.
Jordan Simpson scored all of his team-high 17 points in the second half to help the Bulldogs outscore Nebraska 51-41 after the break.
Michael Teal finished with 11 points and Raquan Brown had 10 for the Bulldogs (4-11).
Nebraska's 11 nonconference wins are the most since the Cornhuskers went 11-1 to open the 1994-95 season. Only four teams in program history have had a better nonconference record than this season's 11-2.
Nebraska, which is 1-1 in Big Ten play, returns to conference action with a home game against Indiana on Wednesday.
South Carolina State visits Oklahoma State on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Jordan Simpson made Dunk. | 62 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jordan Simpson Steal. | 60 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Jarron Coleman Turnover. | 60 - 91 |
Statistics
 SCST |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-74 | FG | 29-61 |
| 31.1 | Field Goal % | 47.5 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 9-30 |
| 21.7 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
| 11-15 | FT | 24-32 |
| 73.3 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Assists | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 49 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 14,987 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| South Carolina State | 11-3 | - | 20-13 |
| Delaware State | 8-6 | 3 | 16-14 |
| Morgan State | 7-7 | 4 | 14-18 |
| Howard | 7-7 | 4 | 12-20 |
| North Carolina Central | 6-8 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Coppin State | 4-10 | 7 | 6-24 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 2-12 | 9 | 6-25 |
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 |