Overview
- Nebraska beat Maryland-Eastern Shore 69-50 in Lincoln to move to 3-0 and push its winning streak to seven, with each victory by at least eight points.
- Senior guard Sam Hoiberg scored a career-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting and added seven rebounds, four assists and four steals without a turnover.
- Pryce Sandfort paced the Huskers with 19 points, including three made three-pointers, as Nebraska pulled away after leading 32-19 at halftime.
- Despite shooting 39.3% from the field and 6-for-32 from deep, Nebraska used decisive second-half runs to stretch the lead to 48-21 with 13:44 remaining.
- UMES fell to 1-3, extending its skid to 22 straight nonconference losses against Division I opponents and to 0-40 versus current Big Ten schools, while Nebraska’s recent run also includes Rienk Mast’s rare triple-double against FIU.