National Basketball Association
Nebraska 74, South Florida 67
When: 5:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Where: John Gray Gymnasium, George Town
Officials:
# Ron Groover, # Tony Chiazza, # Pat Adams
Attendance:
512
By Field Level Media
Haanif Cheatham scored 26 points and Dachon Burke Jr. added 21 to lead Nebraska past South Florida 74-67 in the Cayman Islands Classic consolation game Wednesday at George Town, Grand Cayman Island.
The Bulls (3-4) pulled within 63-62 at the four-minute mark after David Collins (16 points) made a 3-pointer and a layup.
Burke then responded by sandwiching a 3-pointer around a free throw by South Florida's Justin Brown to boost the Cornhuskers' lead to 69-63 with 1:58 to go.
The Bulls failed to get closer than four points the rest of the way, as Nebraska (4-3) sank three of four free throws in the final 40 seconds.
Senior Laquincy Rideau had 15 points and 7-foot sophomore Michael Durr collected 11 rebounds for the Bulls.
The Bulls won the battle of the boards 39-29, and pulled down 17 offensive rebounds, but the Cornhuskers had more points (17-4) off the break.
Nebraska was 14 of 19 from the free-throw line, while South Florida made just 5 of 6 from the charity stripe.
Cheatham scored six points and Burke Jr. had five to fuel a 13-0 run to help Nebraska take a 59-53 lead with 9:10 remaining.
South Florida went ahead 51-45 with 13:05 left in the second half after Collins scored six straight points -- a layup, a jumper and two free throws.
Burke Jr. scored five points to spark a 7-2 run to start the second half that gave Nebraska a 40-37 advantage.
Nebraska scored the last six points, 3-pointers by Cheatham and Jervay Green in the final 3:07, to pull within 35-33.
Cheatham's 11 points led the Huskers. South Florida's Rashun Williams scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting, including 2 of 3 from behind the arc.
The Bulls outrebounded the Huskers 20-15 and grabbed nine offensive rebounds that led to seven second-chance points. South Florida's reserves outscored Nebraska's 17-7.
Xavier Castaneda and Brown nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Bulls a 27-19 lead with 7:59 remaining.
-Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| South Florida |
|
Nebraska |
|
David Collins 16 |
Scoring |
Haanif Cheatham 26 |
|
Laquincy Rideau 5 |
Assists |
Cameron Mack 7 |
|
Michael Durr 11 |
Rebounds |
Yvan Ouedraogo 5 |
|
Xavier Castaneda 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Haanif Cheatham 9 |
|
Justin Brown 1 |
Steals |
Cameron Mack 2 |
|
Antun Maricevic 2 |
Blocks |
Dachon Burke Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Florida
|
67 |
38.6 |
8-27 |
5-6 |
12 |
38 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
| Nebraska
|
74 |
55.1 |
6-14 |
14-19 |
10 |
24 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
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