The Nebraska men’s basketball team opened the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic against Murray State on Sunday. Though the Huskers once again scored less than 70 points for the third time this season, the defense allowed the fewest points scored in a game this season to get the win, 66-49.
Nebraska held the Racers to 17-of-55 from the floor, 7-of-27 from beyond the arc and 8-of-15 from the free throw line. The Huskers dominated in the first half defensively, entering halftime up 34-14. Though Murray State outscored Nebraska in the second half 35-32, the Huskers remained consistent on offense.
Connor Essegian shined from beyond the arc for Nebraska, going 5-of-10 to tally up a team-high 15 points. Andrew Morgan delivered a double-double in the game, scoring 12 points and hauling in a team-high 12 rebounds.
Rollie Worster rounded out Nebraska’s double-digit scorers, going 4-of-5 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points. He also snatched seven rebounds.
The Huskers improved to 8-2 on the season and will play Hawai’i for the tournament semi-final on Monday night. Tipoff is at 9:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on ESPN 2.
Worster lays it in
Juwan Gary gets the and-1
Sam Hoiberg with the steal and score
Morgan tosses it in
Essegian a bit away from the arc
Essegian again from beyond the arc
Fighting inside for the score
Brice Williams with the splash
Williams flies in for the block
Meah brings it down
Fade away for Morgan
Essegian caps off the night
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Huskers hold off Murray State in 66-49 Hawaii tournament win
