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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Nebraska Cornhuskers

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Final
67 - 87
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Brice Williams scores 27, helps Nebraska beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-67 in season opener

Nebraska splashes late 3 to ice the victory

Williams made 8 of 18 shots from the floor but just 1 of 6 from 3-point range for the Cornhuskers. He was 10 for 11 from the free-throw line. Nebraska outscored the Vaqueros 45-31 in the second half.

Utah transfer Rollie Worster debuted with 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting and a game-high nine rebounds for Nebraska. Connor Essegian, a transfer from Wisconsin, scored 13 off the bench and fellow reserve Andrew Morgan scored 10.

K.T. Raimey led the Vaqueros with 14 points off the bench. Cliff Davis pitched in with 12 points and seven rebounds. Dekedran Thorn and Tommy Gankhuyag both scored 11.

Nebraska shot 49% from the floor (28 for 57) but only made 6 of 19 from beyond the arc (31.6%). The Cornhuskers made 25 of 35 from the free-throw line, while the Vaqueros sank 6 of 9.

UT Rio Grande Valley finished 13-for-41 shooting (31.75) from outside the arc and 11 of 21 from inside it.

Nebraska is coming off a 23-11 season and a trip to the NCAA Tournament under head coach Fred Hoiberg.

The Cornhuskers will have to play this season without All-Big Ten forward Rienk Mast, who underwent knee surgery in May.

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Matchup Prediction

Nebraska: 97.7%
UT Rio Grande Valley: 2.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 1:41 Nebraska Offensive Rebound. 67 - 81
2nd 1:41 Rollie Worster missed Free Throw. 67 - 81
2nd 1:41 Foul on Hasan Abdul Hakim. 67 - 81
2nd 1:50 Rollie Worster Defensive Rebound. 67 - 81
2nd 1:53 Rollie Worster Block. 67 - 81

Statistics

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24-62 FG 28-57
38.7 Field Goal % 49.1
13-41 3PT 6-19
31.7 Three Point % 31.6
6-9 FT 25-35
66.7 Free Throw % 71.4
32 Rebounds 42
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 31
11 Assists 11
4 Steals 9
0 Blocks 2
20 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 26
0 Fast Break Points 9
18 Points in Paint 40
27 Fouls 15
2 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Pinnacle Bank Arena

Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 14,305 | Capacity:

2024-25 Southland Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Incarnate Word 0-0 - 2-1
Stephen F. Austin 0-0 - 2-1
Lamar 0-0 - 1-1
Houston Christian 0-0 - 1-2
McNeese 0-0 - 1-2
Nicholls 0-0 - 1-2
Northwestern State 0-0 - 1-2
SE Louisiana 0-0 - 1-2
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0-0 - 1-2
UT Rio Grande Valley 0-0 - 1-2
East Texas A&M 0-0 - 1-3
New Orleans 0-0 - 0-2

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Illinois 0-0 - 3-0
Iowa 0-0 - 3-0
Maryland 0-0 - 3-0
Nebraska 0-0 - 3-0
Oregon 0-0 - 3-0
Penn State 0-0 - 3-0
Purdue 0-0 - 3-0
USC 0-0 - 3-0
Wisconsin 0-0 - 3-0
Indiana 0-0 - 2-0
Ohio State 0-0 - 2-0
Rutgers 0-0 - 2-0
Michigan State 0-0 - 2-1
Minnesota 0-0 - 2-1
Northwestern 0-0 - 2-1
UCLA 0-0 - 2-1
Washington 0-0 - 2-1
Michigan 0-0 - 1-1
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