Morgan's double-double, Essegian's 5 3s help Nebraska beat Murray St. 66-49 at Diamond Head Classic
HONOLULU (AP) Andrew Morgan scored 12 points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds, Connor Essegian hit five 3-pointers and added 15 points Sunday night and Nebraska beat Murray State 66-49 at the Diamond Head Classic.
Nebraska (8-2) plays host Hawaii in the second round on Monday. The Racers take on Charlotte in the consolation bracket.
Murray State (6-5) missed its first eight shots and started the game shooting 1 of 16 from the field.
Juwan Gary made a jumper to open the scoring with 18:44 left in the first half and Nebraska led the rest of the way. The 6-foot-6 senior converted a traditional three-point play about 4 minutes later that sparked a 16-0 that made it 22-4 when Brice Williams stole a pass from Jacobi Wood and went the other way for a layup with 9:05 remaining the first.
Kylen Milton made back-to-back 3s, was fouled and the second and hit the and-1 free throw to complete the four-point play to cut Murray State's deficit to 11 a little more than a minute later. Essegian answered with a 3-pointer 24 seconds later and then hit another from behind as the Cornhuskers scored 12 of the final 15 points to take a 34-14 lead into halftime.
Milton led Murray State with 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting - including a high-flying dunk along the baseline with a little more than 10 minutes to play. The rest of the Racers players combined to shoot 25% (10 of 40) from the field.
Rollie Worster scored 11 points for Nebraska.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Braxton Meah vs. Nick Ellington (Berke Buyuktuncel gains possession) | |||
19:41 | Brice Williams offensive foul | |||
19:41 | Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul) | |||
19:41 | Official timeout | |||
19:27 | Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot | |||
19:25 | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | |||
19:13 | Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball) | |||
19:01 | Nick Ellington misses two point layup | |||
18:59 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
18:45 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
18:29 | Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot | |||
18:27 | JaCobi Wood offensive rebound | |||
18:26 | JaCobi Wood misses two point layup | |||
18:24 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
18:13 | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
18:11 | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | |||
17:57 | Berke Buyuktuncel blocks Nick Ellington's two point layup | |||
17:55 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
17:47 | Terence Harcum shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul) | |||
17:47 | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-0 | |
17:47 | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-0 | |
17:25 | Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot | |||
17:23 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
17:05 | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | |||
17:03 | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | |||
17:03 | Alden Applewhite personal foul | |||
16:54 | Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot | |||
16:52 | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | |||
16:30 | Terence Harcum misses two point layup | |||
16:28 | Nick Ellington offensive rebound | |||
16:25 | Rollie Worster shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul) | |||
16:25 | Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
16:25 | Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
16:25 | Braxton Meah defensive rebound | |||
16:03 | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | |||
16:01 | Alden Applewhite defensive rebound | |||
15:51 | +3 | Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists) | 4-3 | |
15:38 | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup | 6-3 | |
15:07 | Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul) | |||
15:07 | TV timeout | |||
15:07 | +1 | Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-4 | |
15:07 | Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:07 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
14:45 | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot | 8-4 | |
14:45 | Alden Applewhite shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul) | |||
14:45 | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-4 | |
14:23 | AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot | |||
14:21 | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | |||
14:09 | +2 | Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot | 11-4 | |
13:50 | Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot | |||
13:48 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
13:38 | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | |||
13:36 | Kylen Milton defensive rebound | |||
13:19 | KyeRon Lindsay turnover (bad pass) | |||
13:03 | Andrew Morgan turnover (traveling) | |||
12:51 | Kylen Milton turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hoiberg steals) | |||
12:46 | +2 | Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup | 13-4 | |
12:45 | Racers 30 second timeout | |||
12:15 | Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot | |||
12:13 | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | |||
11:54 | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | |||
11:52 | KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound | |||
11:42 | AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot | |||
11:40 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
11:24 | Brice Williams turnover (bad pass) (AJ Ferguson steals) | |||
11:15 | Juwan Gary blocks KyeRon Lindsay's two point layup | |||
11:13 | Racers offensive rebound | |||
11:13 | TV timeout | |||
11:06 | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | |||
11:04 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
10:48 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot | 15-4 | |
10:28 | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | |||
10:26 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | +3 | Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot | 18-4 | |
9:59 | Rollie Worster personal foul | |||
9:39 | Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot | |||
9:37 | Brice Williams defensive rebound | |||
9:25 | +2 | Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot | 20-4 | |
9:12 | JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Brice Williams steals) | |||
9:08 | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point layup | 22-4 | |
9:06 | Racers 30 second timeout | |||
8:56 | AJ Ferguson turnover (lost ball) (Brice Williams steals) | |||
8:47 | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | |||
8:45 | Nick Ellington defensive rebound | |||
8:37 | +3 | Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists) | 22-7 | |
8:19 | Connor Essegian misses two point layup | |||
8:17 | Kylen Milton defensive rebound | |||
8:01 | Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot | |||
7:59 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
7:51 | Sam Hoiberg misses two point jump shot | |||
7:49 | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | |||
7:45 | +3 | Kylen Milton makes three point jump shot | 22-10 | |
7:45 | Brice Williams shooting foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul) | |||
7:45 | TV timeout | |||
7:45 | +1 | Kylen Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-11 | |
7:23 | +3 | Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Braxton Meah assists) | 25-11 | |
7:09 | JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot | |||
7:07 | Braxton Meah defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot | |||
6:38 | Braxton Meah offensive rebound | |||
6:32 | +3 | Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists) | 28-11 | |
6:13 | JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) | |||
5:58 | AJ Ferguson personal foul | |||
5:56 | Sam Hoiberg turnover (bad pass) (Terence Harcum steals) | |||
5:51 | Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot | |||
5:49 | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | |||
5:49 | KyeRon Lindsay personal foul | |||
5:31 | KyeRon Lindsay blocks Connor Essegian's two point jump shot | |||
5:29 | KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound | |||
5:19 | Justin Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Braxton Meah steals) | |||
4:56 | Braxton Meah turnover (3-second violation) | |||
4:50 | Terence Harcum turnover (lost ball) | |||
4:44 | KyeRon Lindsay blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup | |||
4:42 | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | |||
4:36 | AJ Ferguson personal foul | |||
4:32 | Cale Jacobsen turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:25 | Braxton Meah shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul) | |||
4:25 | AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:25 | +1 | AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-12 | |
4:11 | Andrew Morgan misses two point layup | |||
4:09 | Racers defensive rebound | |||
4:09 | Juwan Gary personal foul (Kylen Milton draws the foul) | |||
4:09 | Kylen Milton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:09 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
3:41 | TV timeout | |||
3:38 | Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:20 | AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot | |||
3:18 | Racers offensive rebound | |||
3:17 | Juwan Gary personal foul (KyeRon Lindsay draws the foul) | |||
3:17 | KyeRon Lindsay misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
3:17 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
3:00 | +2 | Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point jump shot | 30-12 | |
2:36 | Kylen Milton misses two point jump shot | |||
2:34 | KyeRon Lindsay offensive rebound | |||
2:33 | +2 | KyeRon Lindsay makes two point layup | 30-14 | |
2:15 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point layup | 32-14 | |
1:45 | Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot | |||
1:43 | Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound | |||
1:33 | Connor Essegian turnover (lost ball) (AJ Ferguson steals) | |||
1:26 | Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot | |||
1:24 | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | |||
1:15 | +2 | Andrew Morgan makes two point layup | 34-14 | |
0:55 | Andrew Morgan blocks AJ Ferguson's two point layup | |||
0:53 | Connor Essegian defensive rebound | |||
0:43 | Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot | |||
0:41 | KyeRon Lindsay defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | Kylen Milton misses three point jump shot | |||
0:29 | Andrew Morgan defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Andrew Morgan turnover (traveling) | |||
0:00 | End of period |