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Nebraska Pulls Away After Halftime to Rout West Georgia, 86-53

The season opener doubled as Fred Hoiberg's 200th career victory behind Braden Frager's 22 points.

Overview

  • Nebraska shot 63% after the break and piled up 56 second-half points after a 30-25 halftime edge.
  • The Cornhuskers opened the half on a 20-2 burst and later sealed it with a 25-6 stretch.
  • Jamarques Lawrence scored 18 with four second-half 3-pointers, and Connor Essegian added 12.
  • Rienk Mast recorded a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double as Nebraska won the boards 49-37 and logged 46 bench points.
  • West Georgia, in its second Division I season, shot 29% overall and 4-for-24 from deep, led by Shelton Williams-Dryden’s 14 points.