Nebraska Cornhuskers at Murray State Racers
· Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
Morgan's double-double, Essegian's 5 3s help Nebraska beat Murray St. 66-49 at Diamond Head Classic
Nebraska (8-2) plays host Hawaii in the second round on Monday. The Racers take on Charlotte in the consolation bracket.
Murray State (6-5) missed its first eight shots and started the game shooting 1 of 16 from the field.
Juwan Gary made a jumper to open the scoring with 18:44 left in the first half and Nebraska led the rest of the way. The 6-foot-6 senior converted a traditional three-point play about 4 minutes later that sparked a 16-0 that made it 22-4 when Brice Williams stole a pass from Jacobi Wood and went the other way for a layup with 9:05 remaining the first.
Kylen Milton made back-to-back 3s, was fouled and the second and hit the and-1 free throw to complete the four-point play to cut Murray State's deficit to 11 a little more than a minute later. Essegian answered with a 3-pointer 24 seconds later and then hit another from behind as the Cornhuskers scored 12 of the final 15 points to take a 34-14 lead into halftime.
Milton led Murray State with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting — including a high-flying dunk along the baseline with a little more than 10 minutes to play. The rest of the Racers players combined to shoot 25% (10 of 40) from the field.
Rollie Worster scored 11 points for Nebraska.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:16 | JaCobi Wood Turnover. | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Connor Essegian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rollie Worster. | 66 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Rollie Worster Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 49 |
Statistics
 NEB |
 MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-53 | FG | 17-55 |
| 49.1 | Field Goal % | 30.9 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 7-27 |
| 35.3 | Three Point % | 25.9 |
| 8-9 | FT | 8-15 |
| 88.9 | Free Throw % | 53.3 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 6 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Honolulu, HI
Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 9-2 |
| 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 |
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State | 2-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Drake | 1-0 | 0.5 | 11-0 |
| Bradley | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
| Belmont | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| Northern Iowa | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
| Murray State | 1-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Illinois State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 8-4 |
| UIC | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
| Valparaiso | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
| Southern Illinois | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-7 |
| Evansville | 0-1 | 1.5 | 3-9 |