Gary, Williams lead Nebraska to 84-63 victory over Stony Brook
LINCOLN, Neb. -- — Juwan Gary scored 19 points off the bench, Brice Williams added 17, and Nebraska defeated Stony Brook 84-63 in the Cornhusker Classic on Wednesday night.
After shooting a dismal 3 for 17 from 3-point distance in the first half, the Cornhuskers made 3 of 4 treys in the first two minutes of the second half and led 45-34.
Five minutes later Dean Noll hit a 3-pointer and added a layup to get the Seawolves within 56-49. Gary hit a couple of 3-pointers to get Nebraska going again and the Cornhuskers led 72-54 with 6 1/2 minutes left.
The lead peaked at 82-59 when Gary hit a layup with 1:47 remaining.
Keisei Tominaga scored 16 points and Reink Mast added 14 for Nebraska. Gary made 8 of 11 shots and grabbed seven rebounds.
The Cornhuskers, with a plus 12.1 rebounding average coming in, outrebounded the Seawolves 45-28. Nebraska made 25 of 34 shots inside the 3-point line and 8 of 26 beyond it for a total of 55%.
Jared Frey led Stony Brook with 15 points and Noll added 14.
Nebraska led 36-28 at halftime.
Nebraska, 4-0 for the first time since 2018, hosts Oregon State on Saturday. Stony Brook (1-3) hosts Rider on Monday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kelly Pfeifer
- Jourdan Love
- Tariq Lewis
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Hampton | 1-0 | - | 7-5 |
Charleston | 0-0 | 0.5 | 10-3 |
UNC Wilmington | 0-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
Elon | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Hofstra | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Northeastern | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
Drexel | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-5 |
Delaware | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
Campbell | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-7 |
William & Mary | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-7 |
Towson | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-8 |
Stony Brook | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-8 |
Monmouth | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-10 |
North Carolina A&T | 0-1 | 1 | 3-10 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
Michigan | 2-0 | - | 9-3 |
Oregon | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
Maryland | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Penn State | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Nebraska | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Northwestern | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
USC | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Purdue | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Rutgers | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Wisconsin | 0-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
Washington | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
Minnesota | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |