The poor shooting continued for Nebraska men’s basketball on Wednesday night, but so did the game-winning goal.

Nebraska defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 86-60. The Huskers remain undefeated at 3-0, while the Knights fall to 1-3.

NU didn’t make a shot for the first 3:24 of the game. The shooting remained cool for most of the half, but eventually improved enough to go into halftime at 44% with a 45-25 lead.

The defense showed up, as it needed to early in the season. FDU cut the deficit to nine at one point in the second half, but NU answered with a 13-2 run to put the game away for good.

Nebraska shot 43.1% for the game, including 7-for-28 from 3. Fairleigh Dickinson shot 40.4% overall, making 7-for-23 3s.

The Huskers once again got to the line at will, shooting 28 free throws and making 23.

Juwan Gary scored a team-high 19 points and dished out a game-high five assists. Berke Buyuktuncel (12) and Brice Williams (10) also scored in double figures, while Connor Essegian, Rollie Worster, Ahron Ulis and Gavin Griffiths all scored eight points.

Nebraska leaves Lincoln for its next game, taking on St. Mary’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Sunday at the Sanford Pentagon.

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