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Wilcher scores 16 points, Nebraska overcomes 14-point deficit to beat North Dakota 83-75

AP
Dec 21, 2023

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) C.J. Wilcher scored 16 points to lead six in double-figure scoring and Nebraska rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat North Dakota 83-75 on Wednesday night.

Treysen Eaglestaff made a 3-pointer and Tyree Ihenacho added a free throw to open the second half that stretched North Dakota’s lead to 46-32. Nebraska answered with a 25-5 run for a 57-51 lead with 11:07 remaining. Keisei Tominaga scored nine points and Juwan Gary added seven during the stretch.

Wilcher’s 3 made it a nine-point Cornhusker lead with 9:01 left. North Dakota cut the deficit to 68-67, but Jamarques Lawrence scored the next four points to spark a 10-2 spurt and the Cornhuskers had another nine-point lead with 1:06 to play.

Gary added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Nebraska (10-2), which shot 58% (19 of 33) in the second half after shooting 33% (10 of 30) in the first. Wilcher had four and Gary three of the Cornhuskers' 11 3-pointers.

Tominaga finished with 14 points, as did Lawrence. Brice Williams added 12 points and Josiah Allick had 10 for Nebraska.

Ihenacho scored 22 points and B.J. Omot had 21 to lead North Dakota (8-5). Eaglestaff added 13 points. The trio combined for 10 3-pointers.

North Dakota led for most of the first half and built a 42-32 halftime advantage. Ihenacho scored 14 points in the first half and Omot had 13 for the Fighting Hawks.

North Dakota plays at St. Thomas (Minn.) on Dec. 29 to open Summit League play.

Nebraska hosts South Carolina State on Dec. 29 and stays home to face Indiana on Jan. 3.

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1st Half
UND
Fighting Hawks
42
NEB
Cornhuskers
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:40		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
19:38		B.J. Omot defensive rebound
19:20		Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot
19:18		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
19:02	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	0-2
18:37	+3	B.J. Omot makes three point jump shot	3-2
18:18		Josiah Allick misses three point jump shot
18:16		Fighting Hawks defensive rebound
18:02		Amar Kuljuhovic misses two point jump shot
18:00		B.J. Omot offensive rebound
17:53		B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot
17:51		Amar Kuljuhovic offensive rebound
17:42	+2	Amar Kuljuhovic makes two point layup	5-2
17:36		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
17:34		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
17:24		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
17:22		Tsotne Tsartsidze defensive rebound
17:02		Brady Danielson turnover (Juwan Gary steals)
16:55		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
16:53		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
16:46		Josiah Allick turnover
16:33		B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot
16:31		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
16:21		Brice Williams turnover (Treysen Eaglestaff steals)
16:14	+2	Treysen Eaglestaff makes two point layup	7-2
16:03		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
16:01		B.J. Omot defensive rebound
15:53		Keisei Tominaga shooting foul
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Tyree Ihenacho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-2
15:53		Tyree Ihenacho misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:53		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	8-4
15:07	+3	Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot (B.J. Omot assists)	11-4
14:48	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)	11-7
14:30	+3	B.J. Omot makes three point jump shot (Eli King assists)	14-7
14:21		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
14:19		B.J. Omot defensive rebound
14:04		Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot
14:02		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
13:53		Tsotne Tsartsidze blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point layup
13:51		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
13:46	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	14-10
13:22		Eli King misses two point layup
13:20		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
13:13		C.J. Wilcher turnover (B.J. Omot steals)
13:02		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point layup
13:00		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
12:37		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
12:35		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
12:13		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
12:11		Brian Mathews offensive rebound
11:55	+3	Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot (Brian Mathews assists)	17-10
11:35	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Matar Diop assists)	17-13
11:26		Treysen Eaglestaff misses two point jump shot
11:24		Elijah Brooks offensive rebound
11:17	+2	Elijah Brooks makes two point layup	19-13
11:11		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
11:09		Deng Mayar defensive rebound
10:58	+2	Tyree Ihenacho makes two point jump shot	21-13
10:36		Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul
10:36		TV timeout
10:36	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-14
10:36	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-15
10:23		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
10:21		Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound
10:06		Brady Danielson misses three point jump shot
10:04		Eli Rice defensive rebound
9:44		Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
9:42		C.J. Wilcher offensive rebound
9:36		Josiah Allick turnover (Eli King steals)
9:25	+2	Brady Danielson makes two point layup (Eli King assists)	23-15
9:16		Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
9:14		Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound
8:57		Eli King misses three point jump shot
8:57		Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound
8:57		C.J. Wilcher personal foul
8:55	+2	Brady Danielson makes two point layup (Eli King assists)	25-15
8:37	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot	25-18
8:11		Brady Danielson misses two point layup
8:09		Fighting Hawks offensive rebound
7:49		Tyree Ihenacho misses three point jump shot
7:47		Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound
7:42		Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
7:39		B.J. Omot blocks Jamarques Lawrence's two point layup
7:39		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
7:39		TV timeout
7:28	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	25-21
7:08	+3	Treysen Eaglestaff makes three point jump shot (Tsotne Tsartsidze assists)	28-21
7:08		Treysen Eaglestaff shooting foul
7:08	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 3	28-22
7:08	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 3	28-23
7:08	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 3 of 3	28-24
6:55		Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (Sam Hoiberg steals)
6:51	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup	28-26
6:34		B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot
6:32		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
6:24	+3	Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	28-29
6:24		Fighting Hawks 30 second timeout
6:02		B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot
6:00		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
5:38		Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup
5:36		Elijah Brooks defensive rebound
5:29	+3	Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot	31-29
5:02		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
5:00		Elijah Brooks defensive rebound
4:54		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point jump shot
4:52		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)	31-31
4:15	+2	Tyree Ihenacho makes two point layup	33-31
3:58		Tsotne Tsartsidze shooting foul
3:58		Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:58		Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:58		B.J. Omot defensive rebound
3:35		B.J. Omot misses two point layup
3:35		Fighting Hawks offensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:23		B.J. Omot misses two point layup
3:21		Eli King offensive rebound
3:04		Eli King misses two point layup
3:02		Brian Mathews offensive rebound
2:55		B.J. Omot misses two point layup
2:53		B.J. Omot offensive rebound
2:46	+2	B.J. Omot makes two point layup	35-31
2:39		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
2:37		Eli King defensive rebound
2:31		Matar Diop shooting foul
2:31	+1	Eli King makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-31
2:31	+1	Eli King makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-31
2:14		Sam Hoiberg offensive foul
2:14		Sam Hoiberg turnover (offensive foul)
1:51		Sam Hoiberg personal foul
1:51	+1	B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-31
1:51		B.J. Omot misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:51		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
1:36		C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot
1:34		Brian Mathews defensive rebound
1:28		Josiah Allick shooting foul
1:28	+1	B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-31
1:28	+1	B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-31
1:15		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
1:13		Eli King defensive rebound
1:06		Eli King turnover (Brice Williams steals)
1:00		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
0:58		B.J. Omot defensive rebound
0:47	+2	B.J. Omot makes two point layup	42-31
0:47		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:29		Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul
0:29		Jamarques Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-32
0:04		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
0:02		Brice Williams defensive rebound
0:01		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
0:00		Fighting Hawks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UND
Fighting Hawks
33
NEB
Cornhuskers
51

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Treysen Eaglestaff makes three point jump shot (Tyree Ihenacho assists)	45-32
19:27		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
19:25		Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound
19:17		Juwan Gary shooting foul
19:17		B.J. Omot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:17	+1	B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-32
19:00	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	46-34
18:27		Treysen Eaglestaff misses two point jump shot
18:27		Fighting Hawks offensive rebound
18:27		Fighting Hawks turnover (shot clock violation)
18:18	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)	46-37
17:56		Amar Kuljuhovic misses two point jump shot
17:54		Fighting Hawks offensive rebound
17:51		Amar Kuljuhovic turnover
17:28		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
17:26		Brice Williams offensive rebound
17:17	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	46-40
17:03		Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (Josiah Allick steals)
16:55	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup	46-42
16:54		Fighting Hawks 60 second timeout
16:54		TV timeout
16:38		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point layup
16:36		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
16:23		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
16:21		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
16:21		Tsotne Tsartsidze personal foul
16:16		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
16:14		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
16:09		Tyree Ihenacho misses three point jump shot
16:07		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
15:48	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	46-44
15:16		Brady Danielson misses three point jump shot
15:14		B.J. Omot offensive rebound
15:13		Brice Williams personal foul
15:13		TV timeout
15:13		B.J. Omot misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:13	+1	B.J. Omot makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-44
15:03		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
15:01		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
14:50	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup	47-46
14:28		Eli King misses two point layup
14:26		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
14:19		B.J. Omot personal foul
14:04		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
14:02		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
14:01		B.J. Omot personal foul
13:58		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
13:56		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
13:51	+2	Elijah Brooks makes two point layup (Treysen Eaglestaff assists)	49-46
13:35		Sam Hoiberg turnover (Tyree Ihenacho steals)
13:32		Tyree Ihenacho turnover (Juwan Gary steals)
13:30		Tyree Ihenacho personal foul
13:15	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup	49-48
13:00	+2	B.J. Omot makes two point jump shot (Eli King assists)	51-48
12:51	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists)	51-51
12:35		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
12:33		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
12:15	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Brice Williams assists)	51-53
11:53		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
11:51		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
11:42	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	51-56
11:15		B.J. Omot misses three point jump shot
11:13		Brice Williams defensive rebound
11:07		Brian Mathews personal foul
11:07		TV timeout
11:07		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:07	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-57
10:38		Sam Hoiberg shooting foul
10:38	+1	Amar Kuljuhovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-57
10:38	+1	Amar Kuljuhovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-57
10:23		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
10:21		Elijah Brooks defensive rebound
10:10		Amar Kuljuhovic turnover
9:50	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	53-60
9:18		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
9:16		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
9:01	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Josiah Allick assists)	53-62
8:40	+3	Tsotne Tsartsidze makes three point jump shot (Elijah Brooks assists)	56-62
8:38		Fighting Hawks 30 second timeout
8:24	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point bank jump shot	56-64
7:59		Eli King turnover (C.J. Wilcher steals)
7:52		Josiah Allick misses two point dunk
7:50		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
7:44	+2	Tyree Ihenacho makes two point layup	58-64
7:24	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup	58-66
7:02	+2	B.J. Omot makes two point layup (Tyree Ihenacho assists)	60-66
6:49		Eli King personal foul
6:49		TV timeout
6:29		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (Treysen Eaglestaff steals)
6:15		Tyree Ihenacho misses three point jump shot
6:13		Brice Williams defensive rebound
5:50	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup	60-68
5:33		Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot
5:31		Treysen Eaglestaff offensive rebound
5:26	+3	Treysen Eaglestaff makes three point jump shot	63-68
4:59		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
4:57		Tsotne Tsartsidze defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Treysen Eaglestaff makes two point jump shot	65-68
4:41		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
4:32		Brice Williams turnover (Tyree Ihenacho steals)
4:31	+2	B.J. Omot makes two point layup	67-68
4:31		Brice Williams shooting foul
4:31		B.J. Omot misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:31		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
4:23		Brady Danielson shooting foul
4:23	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-69
4:23	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-70
4:07		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
4:05		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
3:46		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
3:44		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
3:39		Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup
3:37		Jamarques Lawrence offensive rebound
3:29	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup	67-72
3:13		B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot
3:11		Tyree Ihenacho offensive rebound
3:05		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point jump shot
3:03		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
2:54		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
2:52		Brice Williams offensive rebound
2:34	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup	67-74
2:17		Sam Hoiberg shooting foul
2:17		TV timeout
2:17	+1	Brady Danielson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-74
2:17	+1	Brady Danielson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-74
1:51	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot	69-76
1:30		Brady Danielson misses three point jump shot
1:28		Brice Williams defensive rebound
1:07		Brice Williams misses two point layup
1:05		Brice Williams offensive rebound
1:01	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	69-78
0:52		Tyree Ihenacho misses two point jump shot
0:50		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
0:46		Brady Danielson personal foul
0:46	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-79
0:46		Jamarques Lawrence misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Fighting Hawks defensive rebound
0:36	+3	Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot	72-79
0:36		Eli King personal foul
0:36	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-80
0:36	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-81
0:29	+3	Tyree Ihenacho makes three point jump shot	75-81
0:28		Fighting Hawks 30 second timeout
0:24		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:20		Sam Hoiberg turnover
0:11		B.J. Omot turnover
0:10		Eli King personal foul
0:10	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-82
0:10	+1	Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-83
0:03		Tyree Ihenacho misses three point jump shot
0:03		Eli King offensive rebound
0:01		Eli King misses two point jump shot
0:01		Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound