National Basketball Association
Nebraska 63, Northern Illinois 58
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Kelly Pfeifer, # Frank Spencer
Attendance:
15332
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Nebraska 63, Northern Illinois 58: Leslee Smith came off the bench to score a career-high 13 points and grab nine rebounds as the host Cornhuskers held off a late rally by the Huskies.
Deverell Biggs scored a team-high 18 points in a reserve role for Nebraska (5-2), which forced 16 turnovers. Terran Petteway added 12 points, but was just 3-of-11 from the field.
Jordan Threloff led the charge for Northern Illinois (2-4) with a career-high 18 points off the bench. Dontel Highsmith added 13 points while Darrell Bowie grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for the Huskies.
Northern Illinois jumped out to an early six-point advantage before Nebraska took its first lead of the game at 20-18 following Petteway's 3-pointer midway through the half. Petteway led all scorers with nine points in the opening 20 minutes as the Cornhuskers took a 35-28 edge into the break.
Tai Webster's layup gave Nebraska its biggest lead of the game at 48-35 before Threloff scored six straight points as the Huskies trimmed the deficit to seven. Northern Illinois pulled within 59-58 following Highsmith's 3-pointer with nine seconds left, but Biggs hit four consecutive free throws to seal the win for the Cornhuskers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Nebraska's bench outscored Northern Illinois' reserves 35-31. … Both teams combined to shoot 6-of-29 from beyond the arc. … Bowie, who averaged 21 points over the Huskies’ previous games, was held to two Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Northern Illinois |
|
Nebraska |
|
Jordan Threloff 18 |
Scoring |
Deverell Biggs 18 |
|
Travon Baker 3 |
Assists |
Tai Webster 3 |
|
Darrell Bowie 7 |
Rebounds |
Leslee Smith 9 |
|
Jordan Threloff 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Deverell Biggs 6 |
|
Travon Baker 3 |
Steals |
Leslee Smith 3 |
|
Darrell Bowie 1 |
Blocks |
Walter Pitchford 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northern Illinois
|
58 |
36.7 |
3-14 |
19-28 |
7 |
34 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
| Nebraska
|
63 |
40.0 |
3-15 |
20-33 |
10 |
37 |
6 |
10 |
16 |
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