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Nebrasketball Runs Over Murray State in Hawai'i

The Huskers used a 16-0 run in the first half to put the game out of reach quickly.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska big Andrew Morgan shoots against Murray State at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawai'i.
Nebraska big Andrew Morgan shoots against Murray State at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawai'i. / Nebraska Athletics
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Nebraska men's basketball didn't wait to put away its first opponent in Hawai'i Sunday.

NU used a 16-0 run in the first half to run away from Murray State, 66-49. Nebraska improves to 8-2 while Murray State falls to 6-5.

The Huskers shot 49.1% for the game, including 6-of-17 on 3s. The Racers managed just 30.9% shooting, making 7-of-27 3s.

Nebraska outrebounded Murray State 40-26.

Three Huskers scored in double figures, led by the 15 points from Connor Essegian. Andrew Morgan chipped in a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Rollie Worster added 11 points.

Both teams are back in action in their next Diamond Head Classic games Monday, with Murray State facing Charlotte and Nebraska taking on host Hawai'i. The Husker game is set for a 9:30 p.m. CST tip on ESPN2.

Box score

Nebraska guard Connor Essegian celebrates against Murray State at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawai'i.
Nebraska guard Connor Essegian celebrates against Murray State at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawai'i. / Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska Athletics Notes

  • Nebraska picks up its first-ever win over Murray State, as NU was 0-2 against the Racers before today.
  • Nebraska held Murray State to a season-low 49 points, as its previous low was 63 against Evansville. Murray State was averaging 78.8 points per game.
  • Nebraska held Murray State to 30.9 percent shooting, the sixth opponent held under 40 percent this season.
  • Andrew Morgan recorded his first double-double of the season and fifth of his career with 12 points and a season-high 12 rebounds. It was the first double-double for a Husker this season. Morgan has been in double figures in his last four games.
  • Connor Essegian (15) and Andrew Morgan (12) both finished in double figures, as Nebraska has gotten 11 double-figure efforts from its bench this season. Nebraska’s bench out-scored Murray State, 29-11
  • Essegian hit five 3-pointers in the win, the third time this season he has hit five or more 3-pointers.
  • Nebraska’s 16-0 run in the first half was its largest run the season and ninth double-figure run of 2024-25
  • Murray State’s 14 first-half points were the second-lowest total allowed by Nebraska under Fred Hoiberg (11 vs. South Carolina State last season).
  • Brice Williams was held to nine points, snapping a streak of 13 double-figure games.
  • Nebraska finished +14 on the boards and has only been out-rebounded once in 10 games this season.

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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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