
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Saint Mary's Gaels
· NCAA Men's BasketballLewis scored 23 points, Saint Mary's holds off a late Nebraska rally for a 77-74 win in Sioux Falls

Lewis hit a jumper and knocked down a 3 with 4:13 left to give Saint Mary’s a double-digit lead, 73-63, but the Cornhuskers clawed back behind four free throws from Williams, a tip-in and 1 of 2 free throws by Berke Buyuktuncel, and a Rollie Worster layup to make it 75-72 with under a minute left. Williams hit two free throws with 6 seconds left to get within one.
Lewis led Saint Mary's (4-0) with 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and four steals off the bench. Paulius Murauskas had 16 points, six boards and three assists and Luke Barrett added 15 -points. Mitchell Saxen turned in a double-double with a dozen points and a dozen rebounds, leaving him just one point shy of becoming the 40th player to reach 1,000 in his Saint Mary's career. The Gaels shot 42.6% from the field (26 of 61), including 11 of 23 from beyond the arc, but were only 14 of 25 from the free-throw line.
Nebraska (3-1) converted 25 of 29 free-throw attempts to fuel its comeback attempt. Williams was 11 for 11 from the line and scored a season-high 28 points. Buyuktuncel was 5 of 6 from the line and finished with 15 points with three steals and three blocked shots. Worster and Andrew Morgan each added 10 points.
The Gaels return home for a pair of games, beginning with Stanislaus State on Wednesday.
Nebraska travels to Omaha to take on in-state rival Creighton on Friday.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 77 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 77 |
2nd 0:00 | Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 77 |
2nd 0:00 | Brice Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 77 |
2nd 0:05 | Nebraska Timeout | 74 - 77 |
Statistics
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22-49 | FG | 26-61 |
44.9 | Field Goal % | 42.6 |
5-17 | 3PT | 11-23 |
29.4 | Three Point % | 47.8 |
25-29 | FT | 14-25 |
86.2 | Free Throw % | 56.0 |
34 | Rebounds | 31 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
8 | Assists | 14 |
6 | Steals | 12 |
6 | Blocks | 3 |
15 | Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
19 | Fouls | 21 |
5 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 3,241 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary's | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
Gonzaga | 14-4 | 3 | 26-9 |
San Francisco | 13-5 | 4 | 25-10 |
Santa Clara | 12-6 | 5 | 21-13 |
Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 19-15 |
Loyola Marymount | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
Portland | 7-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
Pepperdine | 4-14 | 13 | 13-22 |
Pacific | 4-14 | 13 | 9-24 |
San Diego | 2-16 | 15 | 6-27 |