NCAAB Game Recap - Washington State at Nebraska
Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:30 PM EST

VaTec
71
MSU
66
F
Kansas
93
Chami
63
F
Kent
52
OhSt
71
F
Chat
46
Tenn
58
F
Aub
84
NM
59
F
ASU
62
VCU
78
F
NE
62
USA
74
F
ColSt
70
NMSt
78
F(OT)
(N/A)
51
Drex
84
F
Yale
73
W MI
51
F
GrCan
68
IlSt
63
F
LoyIL
55
SoFL
66
F
Drake
59
Mia-O
67
F
Seatt
70
Buck
77
F
UGA
61
Dayt
80
F
Ford
64
W Ky
69
F
Detr
62
UL
81
F
WriSt
72
Web
57
F
GMas
60
ODU
53
F
IUPUI
77
LoyMD
81
F
Valpa
77
Cin
81
F(OT)
KSU
59
Pitt
63
F
(N/A)
83
Winth
127
F
Wisc
52
Rich
62
F
Butl
63
Mizzu
52
F
Ark
62
GaTec
61
F(OT)
Lipsco
78
TNTec
65
F
(N/A)
56
NoKY
86
F
ChiSt
56
FSU
113
F
WaSt
71
Nebras
82
F
Murr
64
LaSal
75
F
South
51
NebOm
78
F
Troy
66
AlaAM
80
F
CSNor
84
WIGB
85
F
SeLA
70
Vand
78
F
TAMIn
52
UTRGV
79
F
AbCh
56
TxSt
61
F
(N/A)
45
ORU
99
F
Oakl
50
NIU
74
F
SCSt
66
APSU
92
F
JU
57
Campbl
62
F
Nev
77
BGSU
62
F
ChBap
67
ArkPB
75
F
LaTec
75
Ind
88
F
Brad
51
NW
78
F
TXSo
62
Mont
74
F
Okla
54
Stan
73
F
TNSt
49
SDSU
62
F
BYU
78
UCLA
63
F

Nov 25, 2019, 7:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Washington State

37

34

71

Nebraska

34

48

82

Nebraska pulls away from Washington St in 2nd half, 82-71
Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:48 PM

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) Haanif Cheatham scored 19 points and Jervay Green scored 14 and Nebraska pulled away for an 82-71 win over Washington State in the Cayman Islands Classic on Monday night.

Cheatham and Green combined for 26 points in the second half.

Dachon Burke and Kevin Cross added 14 points apiece and Cam Mack had 10 with eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Cornhuskers (3-2).

CJ Elleby matched his career high with 27 points for Washington State (2-3) and Isaac Bonton added 17 points.

Nebraska had a pair of 13-2 runs in the second half. The first started barely two minutes in and erased a four-point deficit. Green, who had eight points during the streak, started it with two free throws and followed with a 3-pointer to put the Cornhuskers on top 41-40. He had another 3 during the run, which ended with 13:47 to go and Nebraska up 49-42. The Cougars went 1 for 8 with three turnovers.

Washington State was only down five points when the next run began at the midway point. Cheatham led the charge with six points as the Cornhuskers hit 4 of 5, including a pair of 3s. Cheatham had a 3 to start it and Cross made it 69-53 with a 3 at the 7:22 mark. In that 3 1/2-minute stretch WSU went 1 for 8 with two turnovers.

The Cougars shot 32% in the second half while the Cornhuskers shot 64%, including 5-of-7 3-pointers.

Neither team led by more than six points in the first half, with the Cougars up 37-34 at the break. The difference was at the foul line where WSU was just 5 of 9 while the Cornhuskers went 2 of 7. Elleby led Washington State with 13 points and Cross had nine for Nebraska.

BIG PICTURE

Washington State: Nebraska is the first Power 5 team the Cougars have played. ... First-year coach Kyle Smith is rebuilding a program that has lost to Santa Clara and Omaha.

Nebraska: WSU is the first Power 5 team the Cornhuskers have played, which makes their three-game winning streak a little less impressive. A win over Southern in overtime and losses to UC Riverside and Southern Utah at home prove what a difficult rebuilding project first-year coach Fred Hoiberg has. ... Husker Matej Kavas, a graduate transfer from Seattle, averaged 10 points and 9.7 points in two previous games against the Cougars, but had just two in the win. ... Nebraska was coming off back-to-back 90-plus games, the first time that has happened since 1999-2000.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Cougars led the nation in fewest turnovers per game at 7.3 but had 13 against the Huskers. They also forced 15.8 turnovers, eight of them steals, and Nebraska turned it over 15 times, seven of them steals. ... Also of note, WSU was 6 of 27 (22%) from 3-point range, Nebraska 9 of 18, which made up for a 13 of 25 performance at the foul line.

HEATING UP

Nebraska now leads the series 7-2, with the last game 21 years ago in Fairbanks, Alaska. It was nine degrees for that Alaska tipoff. Monday it was 70 degrees warmer.

UP NEXT:

Washington State: The Cougars meet Old Dominion on Tuesday.

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers take on George Mason on Tuesday in the winner's bracket.

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Leaders

Washington State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Elleby 27 0 1 6 2 1
I. Bonton 17 0 0 7 2 0
Nebraska PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
H. Cheatham 19 0 0 7 0 0
J. Green 16 0 2 8 0 0

Team Comparison

WaSt Nebras
Points For 71 82
Field Goals 27/73-37% 30/57-53%
Three Pointers 6/27-22% 9/18-50%
Free Throws 11/16-69% 13/25-52%
Offensive Rebounds 15 7
Defensive Rebounds 29 34
Rebounds 46 43
Blocks 3 2
Steals 6 5
Turnovers 13 15
Personal Fouls 23 16
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Nebras Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Mon Nov 25 WaSt 71 @ Nebras 82 C. Elleby 27 H. Cheatham 19

Game Information

Stadium: John Gray Gymnasium, George Town, Cayman Islands
Attendance: 660
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