National Basketball Association
Nebraska 50, Loyola Marymount 42
When: 11:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials:
# Jason Baker, # Chris Beaver, # Terry Moore
Attendance:
7140
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Nebraska 50, Loyola Marymount 42 (OT): Terran Petteway scored 17 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime, and the Huskers dominated the overtime period in the consolation round of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.
Shavon Shields scored 13 points on 3-of-11 shooting and Walter Pitchford collected 10 points and eight rebounds for Nebraska (7-4), which scored 15 of its season-low 50 points in overtime after scoring 14 in the second half, and will face Ohio in Thursday’s fifth-place game. The Cornhuskers won despite being outrebounded 40-22 and recording a season-low 14 field goals.
Ayodeji Egbeyemi led Loyola Marymount (3-8) with 16 points while Evan Payne was 2-of-13 shooting for seven points, well below his team-high 21-point average. Godwin Okonji grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lions, who lost their sixth straight while shooting 28 percent, including 5-of-19 from 3-point range.
Nebraska scored the final seven points of the first half and led 21-16 at the break after limiting Loyola Marymount to five field goals. The Lions were held scoreless for 7:56 over the two halves before pulling within 25-21 on Egbeyemi’s basket with just over 15 minutes left.
The Cornhuskers, who have scored fewer than 60 points in four of their last five games, endured a scoring drought of 7:22 before Petteway’s dunk put them ahead 33-30 with 5:01 remaining. Shields converted two free throws with 1:50 left to force overtime, and the Cornhuskers took control early in the extra period by scoring eight straight points.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Loyola Marymount’s 16 points in the opening period set a Diamond Head Classic record for fewest points by a team in the first half. … Shields, who grabbed six rebounds, is 6-of-22 shooting for 25 points over the first two games of the tournament. … Nebraska, which recorded a double-overtime win over Cincinnati on Dec. 13, shot 36.8 percent from the field, including 6-of-17 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
Loyola Marymount |
|
Nebraska |
Ayodeji Egbeyemi 16 |
Scoring |
Terran Petteway 17 |
Simon Krajcovic 2 |
Assists |
Shavon Shields 3 |
Godwin Okonji 10 |
Rebounds |
Walter Pitchford 8 |
Ayodeji Egbeyemi 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Shavon Shields 7 |
Simon Krajcovic 1 |
Steals |
Benny Parker 4 |
N/A |
Blocks |
David Rivers 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Loyola Marymount
|
42 |
28.0 |
5-19 |
9-11 |
5 |
35 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
Nebraska
|
50 |
36.8 |
6-17 |
16-19 |
8 |
21 |
2 |
7 |
13 |