Nebraska Basketball 2024-2025

[Louie]

Pretty close game until Nebraska made that run at the end. 85-68 skers.

[nebugeater]

They have a rodeo on FS1, I doubt they would put that on FOX, lol. Looks like a pretty good crowd though.

Yeah I am pleasantly surprised by the crowd. Was afraid it would look empty on tv.

The crowd looked solid. It's more than I expected to see. I did not go based on the road forecast, and I am glad I didn't have to drive back to Gretna. Believe I80 was closed by that time


On top of that, the Huskers looked good.

[Greg S]

They have a rodeo on FS1, I doubt they would put that on FOX, lol. Looks like a pretty good crowd though.

Yeah I am pleasantly surprised by the crowd. Was afraid it would look empty on tv.

The crowd looked solid. It's more than I expected to see. I did not go based on the road forecast, and I am glad I didn't have to drive back to Gretna. Believe I80 was closed by that time


On top of that, the Huskers looked good.

I was supposed to be coaching Friday night but fortunately our game got cancelled (the one before us played so I thought we were going to as well). Was able to go back home and watch the game. Was happy with the crowd and the bounce back win. Then watched volleyball. A great night.

[OmahaRedWing]

The game was a lot closer than the 85-68 final score indicated. I think it finished on a 17-1 run by NU. I can't ever remember a game where Nebraska finished on that kind of run.

[nebugeater]

The game was a lot closer than the 85-68 final score indicated. I think it finished on a 17-1 run by NU. I can't ever remember a game where Nebraska finished on that kind of run.

I remember a few were the game ends with the inverse of that run

[Greg S]

The game was a lot closer than the 85-68 final score indicated. I think it finished on a 17-1 run by NU. I can't ever remember a game where Nebraska finished on that kind of run.

I remember a few were the game ends with the inverse of that run

That made me laugh. Probably because it's 100% true.

[nebugeater]

The game was a lot closer than the 85-68 final score indicated. I think it finished on a 17-1 run by NU. I can't ever remember a game where Nebraska finished on that kind of run.

I remember a few were the game ends with the inverse of that run

That made me laugh. Probably because it's 100% true.

I fixed it for you

[Greg S]

The game was a lot closer than the 85-68 final score indicated. I think it finished on a 17-1 run by NU. I can't ever remember a game where Nebraska finished on that kind of run.

I remember a few were the game ends with the inverse of that run

That made me laugh. Probably because it's 100% true.

I fixed it for you

Ha! Can't argue with that....

[OmahaRedWing]

Brice Williams is Big 10 player of the week. First one since a blast from the past, Alonso Verge Jr in 2022:

Senior guard Brice Williams was honored Monday afternoon, as he was tabbed as the Big Ten Player of the Week Monday following the Huskers’ win over Indiana.

Williams paced Nebraska with a season-high 30 points, along with a season-high six rebounds and five assists in NU’s 85-68 win over the Hoosiers. A 6-foot-7 senior guard from Huntersville, N.C., Williams was 10-of-15 from the field and 8-of-11 from the foul line en route to posting his fourth career 30-point game and first as a Husker. He scored nine of his 30 points in the final 6:30 after Indiana closed to within 68-67. Williams became just the second Husker in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present) to have 30 points and five assists in a game.

On the season, Williams is averaging 18.9 points per game on 50 percent shooting and has four 20-point games for the Huskers, who are 7-2 heading into this week’s Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.

Williams is the first Husker to earn the Big Ten’s Player-of-the-Week Award since Alonzo Verge Jr. on March 7, 2022.

https://huskers.com/news/2024/12/16/wil ... f-the-week

[OmahaRedWing]

Another honor for Brice:

Senior guard Brice Williams received his second weekly honor on Tuesday afternoon, as he was one of five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week for games ending Dec. 15.

Williams was joined on this week’s list by Lamont Butler (Kentucky), Tarence Guinyard (UT Martin), Jamichael Stillwell (Milwaukee) and Taryn Todd (Arkansas State) as the USBWA continues its national player of the week program that has been affiliated with the Oscar Robertson Trophy since the 2009-10 season. Prior to last season, the USBWA had recognized just one player each week.

Williams received the weekly award for the second time in his career, as he received the weekly honor when he was at Charlotte on Jan. 3, 2023. Williams is the first Husker to win the weekly award.

Williams paced Nebraska with a season-high 30 points, along with a season-high six rebounds and five assists in NU’s 85-68 win over Indiana on Dec. 13. A 6-foot-7 senior guard from Huntersville, N.C., Williams was 10-of-15 from the field and 8-of-11 from the foul line en route to posting his fourth career 30-point game and first as a Husker. He scored nine of his 30 points in the final 6:30 after Indiana closed to within 68-67. Williams became just the second Husker in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present) to have 30 points and five assists in a game, joining Teddy Allen who did it during the 2020-21 campaign.

On the season, Williams is averaging 18.9 points per game on 50 percent shooting and has four 20-point games for the Huskers, who are 7-2 heading into this week’s Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.

https://huskers.com/news/2024/12/17/wil ... onal-award

[OmahaRedWing]

Huskers win game 1 in the Diamond Head Classic convincingly:

Andrew Morgan and Connor Essegian combined for 27 points off the bench, while Nebraska’s defense held Murray State to a season-low point total in a 66-49 win in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Sunday evening.

Morgan posted his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Essegian led Nebraska (8-2) with 15 points, including five 3-pointers. In all, NU’s bench outscored the Racers, 29-11.

The Huskers held Murray State to 31 percent shooting, including just 4-of-28 in the first half as Nebraska built a 20-point halftime lead and led by double figures most of the night. NU held the Racers (6-5) to nearly 30 points below their season average.
Rollie Worster was the third Husker in double figures with 11 points, as Nebraska shot nearly 50 percent from the field and enjoyed a 40-26 advantage on the glass.

Nebraska will play Hawai’i, a 78-61 winner over Charlotte, Monday at 9:30 p.m. (central) on ESPN2 and on the Husker Sports Network.

Nebraska put on a defensive clinic in the first half, holding Murray State to just four field goals in the opening 20 minutes in building a 34-14 halftime lead. Nebraska held the Racers to 4-of-28 shooting from the field, including 1-of-13 inside the arc.

Juwan Gary got the Huskers scoring seven of NU’s first nine points in the first 5:15 of the game, as his 3-point play with 14:45 left in the half ignited a 16-0 spurt for Nebraska. The Huskers held MSU scoreless for over six minutes in building a 22-4 lead after a steal and basket from Brice Williams.

Murray State rallied behind Kylen Milton, who scored seven straight points in a 50-second span, including a four-point play to trim the lead to 22-11 with 7:44 left in the half.

Nebraska, which got 17 first-half points from its bench, responded with a pair of 3-pointers from Essegian, who finished with nine first-half points. Nebraska stretched the lead to 20 after consecutive baskets from Morgan.

The Huskers built its largest lead of the game, at 39-16 following a Williams’ 3-pointer with 18:50 left before the Racers started to chip away. Murray State cut a 21-point lead to 16 following a 3-pointer from AJ Ferguson with 14:26 left before a Braxton Meah dunk ended the run.

The teams would trade baskets and NU led 57-38 with just over seven minutes left before the Racers, who shot 48 percent from the field after halftime made one last run. MSU went on an 11-4 run to pull to within 61-49 on a 3-pointer from Kylen Milton with 3:33 left, but would get no closer as a jumper by Wooster and Essegian’s fifth 3-pointer of the night accounted for the final margin.

Milton led Murray State with 19 points in a losing effort.

Nebraska Postgame Notes
*-Nebraska picks up its first-ever win over Murray State, as NU was 0-2 against the Racers before today.
*-Nebraska held Murray State to a season-low 49 points, as its previous low was 63 against Evansville. Murray State was averaging 78.8 points per game.
*-Nebraska held Murray State to 30.9 percent shooting, the sixth opponent held under 40 percent this season.
*-Nebraska finished +14 on the boards, and has only been out-rebounded once in 10 games this season.
*-Andrew Morgan recorded his first double-double of the season and fifth of his career with 12 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. It was the first double-double for a Husker this season. Morgan has been in double figures in his last four games.
*-Connor Essegian (15) and Andrew Morgan (12) both finished in double figures, as Nebraska has gotten 12 double-figure efforts from its bench this season. Nebraska’s bench out-scored Murray State, 29-11
*-Essegian hit five 3-pointers in the win, the third time this season he has hit five or more 3-pointers.
*-Nebraska’s 16-0 run in the first half was its largest run the season and ninth double-figure run of 2024-25
*-Murray State’s 14 first-half points were the second-lowest total allowed by Nebraska under Fred Hoiberg (11 vs. South Carolina State last season).
*-Brice Williams was held to nine points, snapping a streak of 13 double-figure games.

[Greg S]

Connor was shooting and making 3's from such a deep range that Chris Cresswell would be proud.

[OmahaRedWing]

With Nebraska facing Hawaii tonight, I saw online that their record against Hawaii is only 2 and 7 all time, with our last win against them in 1976....

[Nebraska>Iowa]

Go Big Fred!!

[nebugeater]

The Huskers beat Hawaii 69-55 last night. Half time was only Huskers 29-27. Was past my bed time so just caught the score so far this AM

[Greg S]

Go Big Fred!!

I can't believe this hasn't caught on for t shirts and stuff. Maybe it will if we keep winning.

[Greg S]

The Huskers beat Hawaii 69-55 last night. Half time was only Huskers 29-27. Was past my bed time so just caught the score so far this AM

Yeah we were down at least 9 very early in the game, might have been more, as I was watching as I was getting ready for bed. I know Nebraska had a 7-0 run close to half. I fell asleep watching before halftime ended.

Was supposed to start at 9:30 our time but think it was even later because of the the semifinal game before it when to OT.

[nebugeater]

The Huskers beat Hawaii 69-55 last night. Half time was only Huskers 29-27. Was past my bed time so just caught the score so far this AM

Yeah we were down at least 9 very early in the game, might have been more, as I was watching as I was getting ready for bed. I know Nebraska had a 7-0 run close to half. I fell asleep watching before halftime ended.

Was supposed to start at 9:30 our time but think it was even later because of the the semifinal game before it when to OT.

So what you are saying is it was likely barely over when I got up at about 4AM !

[Greg S]

The Huskers beat Hawaii 69-55 last night. Half time was only Huskers 29-27. Was past my bed time so just caught the score so far this AM

Yeah we were down at least 9 very early in the game, might have been more, as I was watching as I was getting ready for bed. I know Nebraska had a 7-0 run close to half. I fell asleep watching before halftime ended.

Was supposed to start at 9:30 our time but think it was even later because of the the semifinal game before it when to OT.

So what you are saying is it was likely barely over when I got up at about 4AM !

You probably didn't miss it by much!

[Greg S]

Per Robin Washut, last night’s win actually counts as a true road win:

[OmahaRedWing]

Details on tonight's championship game against Oregon State:

Game 12 (Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic)
vs. Oregon State
Date: Wed., Dec. 25
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. (CT)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Arena: SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center

On the Air
Radio: Wednesday's game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

TV/Online: Wednesday's game will be on ESPN2 with Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnam on the call. It will also be available online on the ESPN app.

[Greg S]

Due to games in front of it running late, sounds like tipoff is now around 8 CST.

[Greg S]

Ok sounds like tipoff is now.

[OmahaRedWing]

Huskers Win Diamond Head Classic

Brice Williams led three Huskers in double figures with 25 points, as Nebraska won its first multi-team event since 2000 with a 78-66 win over Oregon State on Wednesday.

Williams, who was named MVP, finished with 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting along with a season-high seven rebounds and four assists to lead three Huskers (10-2) in double figures. He averaged 22.0 ppg in the three games, including 57 points in NU’s wins over Hawai’i and Oregon State.

https://huskers.com/news/2024/12/25/hus ... ad-classic

[Greg S]

Very fun game to watch. Back and forth in the second half. Then Nebraska seemed to keep getting to a 6 point lead for the longest time but never pushing it more. Then Oregon State would cut it down. I had my doubts on the win.

Also, first tournament win since the San Juan Shootout in 2000. Man starting back in the Nee era, seems like we were in the San Juan Shootout almost as much as Lawrence KS and Ames Iowa. Hearing San Juan Shootout took me down memory lane and all those players back in the day.

Greg

[Greg S]

[OmahaRedWing]

Huskers on BTN tonight with Kugler and Bahe on the call:

Game 13
Opponent: Southern
Date: Mon., Dec. 30
Tipoff: 8:10 p.m. (CT)
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena
Tickets: Click Here to Purchase

On the Air
Radio: Monday's game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

TV/Online: Monday's game will be on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Nick Bahe on the call. It will also be available online on the Fox Sports app.

https://huskers.com/news/2024/12/29/hus ... nday-night

[OmahaRedWing]

Wrapped up the non-conference schedule with a 34 point win:

Connor Essegian had a game-high 20 points to lead three Huskers in double figures, while Nebraska put together a dominant defensive effort in a 77-43 win over Southern Monday evening.

Essegian matched his career high with six 3-pointers en route to his third 20-point night of the season and grabbed seven boards, as Nebraska improved to 11-2 on the season with its fifth straight win.

Brice Williams had 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists while Andrew Morgan had 10 points off the bench, as Nebraska extended its home win streak to 19 games. Six Huskers had at least eight points, as Nebraska had 22 assists on its 26 field goals, including six assists by Rollie Worster and a career-high by Sam Hoiberg. The Huskers also matched a season high with 13 3-pointers.

Nebraska’s defense was the story, as the Huskers held Southern to just 25.4 percent shooting, including 3-of-24 from 3-point range. It was the lowest percentage allowed by Nebraska since Nov. 6, 2018. Nebraska held eight of its 12 opponents to under 40 percent shooting.

Nebraska got out quickly, racing out to a 12-2 lead in the first 5:09 to force Southern to take an early timeout. Williams keyed the run with seven early points before a jumper from Berke Büyüktuncel and a 3-pointer from Juwan Gary gave NU an early 10-point cushion.

The Huskers, who held Southern to 5-of-27 shooting in the first half, used a 11-0 run keyed by a pair of Connor Essegian 3-pointers to build a 22-point lead at 30-8 with 5:07 remaining in the half. NU eventually pushed the lead to 26 on a Büyüktuncel triple as Nebraska hit 5-of-11 from the arc in the opening 20 minutes.

Nebraska eventually stretched the lead to 30 at 53-23 after an 8-0 with 12:59 left. Southern eventually made a run, cutting a 31-poont deficit to 62-40 after a 9-0 spurt capped by a 3-pointer from Jayce Depron with just under six minutes remaining. The Jaguars (5-8) would get no closer as Worster’s layup stated a game-closing 12-2 spurt, including eight points from Gavin Griffiths, for the final margin.

Depron finished with 13 points and was the only Southern player in double figures.

The Huskers are in action on Saturday afternoon, as the Huskers host No. 15 UCLA. Tipoff is set 1 p.m. (CT) and the game will be broadcast on FOX and can be heard across the Huskers Radio Network. Tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets.

https://huskers.com/news/2024/12/30/hus ... -77-43-win

[Greg S]

Very solid effort the first half against an out classed tea. Sloppy for large stretches in the 2nd half. The bright spot was Gavin Griffiths. He entered the game and hit some three's and really made an impact and kept the game from getting close or even closer than it should have been. Would love for this to be a spring board for him. He'd kind of fallen off the radar.

Now, back to the Big 10.

Greg

[Louie]

The turnovers in the second half were very sloppy, but to still win by 30+ certainly feels good.

[OmahaRedWing]

The turnovers in the second half were very sloppy, but to still win by 30+ certainly feels good.

Great point. Agree completely.

[Greg S]

Nebraska at 38 in NET rankings:

[OmahaRedWing]

Tough home game tomorrow hosting #15 UCLA. Actually, a tough stretch ahead with playing at Iowa, at #20 Purdue, hosting Rutgers, then traveling to play at Maryland.

[Greg S]

Not a ton of tickets available for tomorrow's tilt with UCLA. Only a smaller number availalbe for resale. Thought there would be some available at a decent price with students on winter break. Not the case.

Greg

[Greg S]

That overhead camera Fox just used is not good live.

[Greg S]

24-24 at the half. Definitely a game of streaks. Also some ugly play at times, possibly due to good D.

[mrsticka]

Nebraska won 66-58. Good for them. So now they’re 12-2. If they keep this up, they could earn a first round bye in the Big Ten Tournament and get invited to the NCAA Tournament again.

[OmahaRedWing]

Nebraska won 66-58. Good for them. So now they’re 12-2. If they keep this up, they could earn a first round bye in the Big Ten Tournament and get invited to the NCAA Tournament again.

The way UCLA started, and with our their defense was playing, I thought Nebraska was in trouble. Nebraska was down 7-0 (and struggling mightily on offense). After that though, NU outscored them 66-51....

[Greg S]

Very tough couple of weeks on the way. Gary Sharp was saying on 1620 that KenPom has Nebraska losing 6 of their next 8 games.....

[Greg S]

Reminder, game tonight against Iowa at 7 is on Peacock.