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Nebrasketball Rolls Southern, 77-43

The Huskers ran away from the Jaguars to close the nonconference slate with a victory.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska's Connor Essegian shoots during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Nebraska's Connor Essegian shoots during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
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Nebraska men's basketball closed out the non-conference slate of the schedule with an absolute runaway of a win.

The Huskers beat the Southern Jaguars 77-43. NU improved to 11-2 while SU fell to 5-8.

A 12-2 run to open the game put things out of reach quickly. Southern struggled to make anything, going 0-for-11 from 3 in the first half as Nebraska built a 39-15 lead going into the break.

Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Brice Williams (3) shoots a three-point basket.
Nebraska's Brice Williams shoots a three-pointer during the first half. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

That same energy didn't continue in the second half, although it wasn't necessary. Nebraska used a 10-0 run to close out the game with the 34-point victory.

Nebraska shot 49.1% for the game, including 13-for-30 from 3. Southern shot just 25.4%, making 3-of-24 from deep.

Connor Essegian finished with a game-high 20 points. The sharpshooter made six triples and grabbed six rebounds.

Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Sam Hoiberg (1) drives against Southern University Jaguars guard Jayce Depron (5).
Nebraska guard Sam Hoiberg drives against Southern's Jayce Depron during the first half. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Nebraska dives fully into Big Ten Conference play Saturday with UCLA. Tip at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 1 p.m. CST on FOX.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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