National Basketball Association
Nebraska 91, South Carolina State 62
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, December 29, 2023
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Bret Smith, # Rob Kueneman, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
14987
By Field Level Media
C.J. Wilcher racked up 18 points off the bench as Nebraska romped past South Carolina State 91-62 on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.
Brice Williams added 16 points, while Josiah Allick and Eli Rice both posted 10 points as Nebraska (11-2) earned its fourth consecutive win heading into the return of Big Ten Conference play.
It was a season-high point total for the Cornhuskers even though they didn't make a field goal in the final four minutes.
The Cornhuskers dominated South Carolina State in just about every aspect for the first 20 minutes, leading 50-11 at halftime in their final nonconference game.
Jordan Simpson's 17 points, Michael Teal's 11 points and Raquan Brown's 11 points were tops for the Bulldogs (4-11), who will play Sunday at Oklahoma State before starting Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action.
The Bulldogs were out of sorts from the get-go and never found a long-range shooting touch. They went 5-for-23 (21.7 percent) on 3-point attempts.
Nebraska played its second game without 6-foot-10 forward Rienk Mast, whose knee surgery will keep him out until at least sometime in January.
Wilcher shot 7-for-9 from the floor.
The final numbers weren't all glossy for Nebraska, which yielded 13 offensive rebounds to the Bulldogs and committed 20 turnovers. South Carolina State held a 51-41 scoring edge in the second half.
Allick and Williams were both credited with seven rebounds as part of Nebraska's 50-40 edge on the boards.
Nebraska led 12-0 before the Bulldogs scored on a Teal 3-pointer after nearly six minutes elapsed. That was followed an 11-0 Cornhuskers run for a 23-3 advantage.
South Carolina State shot 31.1 percent from the field, a mark that would have been considerably worse if not for Simpson's 7-for-11 rate. The Bulldogs received only 16 total points from their starters.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina State |
|
Nebraska |
|
Jordan Simpson 17 |
Scoring |
C.J. Wilcher 18 |
|
Raquan Brown 2 |
Assists |
Jarron Coleman 6 |
|
Davion Everett 8 |
Rebounds |
Josiah Allick 7 |
|
Shaman Alston 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Brice Williams 5 |
|
Omar Croskey 2 |
Steals |
Keisei Tominaga 3 |
|
Shaman Alston 1 |
Blocks |
Juwan Gary 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina State
|
62 |
31.1 |
5-23 |
11-15 |
9 |
36 |
3 |
9 |
19 |
| Nebraska
|
91 |
47.5 |
9-30 |
24-32 |
22 |
43 |
7 |
16 |
20 |
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