Nebraska MBB Recap: Huskers Win in a 76-47 Romp
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FIRST HALF ANALYSIS:
This one started out almost completely opposite of what the “norm” was. Troy, who only shoots 30% from deep on the season, hit 3 of their first 4 attempts. The Huskers meanwhile missed their first 4. The Huskers would start to create havoc defensively though, as the Trojans committed 3 turnovers in the first 3 minutes. Victor Valdes had a couple of baskets for the Trojans, which got off to a good start.
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The Trojans kept the lead for the first 8 minutes, but Pryce Sandfort woke up. Sandfort would hit 5 shots from deep in the half, but a Sandfort personal 9-0 run gave Nebraska a lead it would not relinquish the rest of the half. Nebraska would dominate on the glass (I told you it wasn’t a “normal” half) and the Huskers used 17 second chance points to take a 41-25 lead into the break.
FIRST HALF STATS:
Troy shot 7-21 for 33% from the floor. They went 4-12 for 33% from deep and 7-8 for 88% from the free-throw line. The Trojans collected 15 rebounds, 5 of which were offensive. Troy had 10 turnovers to 6 assists and only 1 second chance point.
The Trojans were led by Victor Valdes, who had 8 points. Thomas Dowd and Theo Seng had 4 rebounds each. Cooper Campbell had 2 assists.
Nebraska shot 14-35 for 40% from the floor. They went 7-20 for 35% from deep and 6-6 for 100% from the free-throw line. The Huskers collected 20 rebounds, 11 of which were offensive. Nebraska had 10 assists to 4 turnovers and had 17 second chance points.
The Huskers were led by Pryce Sandfort, who had 17 points. Rienk Mast led the way in rebounds and assists, with 5 and 4 respectively. Of Mast’s 5 rebounds, 4 were offensive.
SECOND HALF ANALYSIS:
Troy came out and scored the first 5 points of the second half, but that would be the only real run they would have the entire way. Nebraska controlled the half expertly. They hit plenty of 3’s to blow the game open, kept the foot on the gas on both end of the floor, and the crowd loved every damn second of it. Sandfort had a couple of buckets in the opening few minutes, but Mast, Lawrence, Frager and Hoiberg took over. This was team basketball at its finest. The second half turned into a party for all of Husker Nation, and that’s all that really needs to be said.
FINAL STATS AND THOUGHTS:
Troy shot 13-46 for 28% from the floor. They went 8-28 for 29% from deep and 13-14 for 93% from the free-throw line. The Trojans collected 33 rebounds, 9 of which were offensive. Troy committed 17 turnovers to 11 assists.
The Trojans were led by Victor Valdes, who had 14 points. Thomas Dowd had 9 rebounds. Cooper Campbell had 5 assists.
Nebraska shot 28-65 for 43% from the floor. They went 14-39 for 36% from deep and 6-6 for 100% from the free-throw line. The Huskers collected 37 rebounds, 13 of which were offensive. Nebraska had 20 assists to 6 turnovers. Nebraska also had 10 steals.
The Huskers were led by Pryce Sandfort, who had 23 points. Rienk Mast, Jamarques Lawrence and Braden Frager all finished in double figures. Sam Hoiberg led with 9 rebounds. Mast had 7 assists.
My final thoughts on this game…they finally won in the NCAA Tournament. Build the statue. Celebrate tonight, refocus tomorrow, because we have another game on Saturday. Oh, and someone check on Kent Pavelka. Go Big Red!!