National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 73, Minnesota 55
When: 6:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 25, 2024
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials: # Kipp Kissinger, # Michael Greenstein, # Earl Walton
Attendance: 15920

Juwan Gary scored 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting, including 4-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc, to lead Nebraska to a 73-55 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Sunday evening in Lincoln, Neb.

Brice Williams scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Nebraska (20-8, 10-7 Big Ten), which won its fourth game in a row. Jamarques Lawrence added 11 points off the bench for the Cornhuskers as they reached the 20-win mark for the first time since the 2017-18 season.

Cam Christie scored 14 points to lead Minnesota (17-10, 8-8). Dawson Garcia finished with 10 points to go along with eight rebounds.

Nebraska shot 39.3 percent (24 of 61) overall and 32.1 percent (9 of 28) from 3-point range. Minnesota shot 31.0 percent (18 of 58) from the field and 26.1 percent (6 of 23) from deep.

The Cornhuskers opened the second half on a 15-6 run. Gary finished the run by making a 3-pointer off an assist from Williams, which made it 43-26 with 15:45 remaining.

Gary struck again from beyond the arc to put Nebraska on top by 20 points with 13:28 to play. Lawrence provided the assist on Gary's shot that push the Cornhuskers' lead to 50-30.

The Golden Gophers struggled to make much of an indent into Nebraska's lead.

Minnesota scored six straight points on a 3-pointer by Mike Mitchell Jr. and a three-point play by Christie to trim the deficit to 59-44 with 8:25 left.

Barely three minutes later, the Cornhuskers were back on top by 20 again. Lawrence made a 3-pointer to make it 68-48 with 5:18 to go.

Nebraska led 28-20 at the half.

Minnesota inched to a 9-7 lead with 12:35 remaining in the first half. Parker Fox made a jumper to put the Golden Gophers ahead by two, but it proved to be their final lead.

The Cornhuskers went on an 8-0 run to pull ahead 26-14 with 3:47 remaining before the break.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Minnesota   Nebraska
Cam Christie 14 Scoring Juwan Gary 22
Elijah Hawkins 2 Assists Sam Hoiberg 3
Parker Fox 9 Rebounds Josiah Allick 8
Cam Christie 6 Free Throws Made Brice Williams 5
Mike Mitchell Jr. 3 Steals Brice Williams 3
Braeden Carrington 1 Blocks Josiah Allick 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Minnesota 55 31.0 6-23 13-19 6 35 3 4 13
Nebraska 73 39.3 9-28 16-19 14 41 2 5 11