The Nebraska men’s basketball team visited Omaha for the first major test of the season, No. 14 Creighton. The Huskers put up a fierce battle that night, defeating the Blue Jays 74-63.

This is Nebraska’s second straight road win against Creighton, and the Huskers provided a defensive front to stop the Blue Jays’ offense. The Huskers held Creighton to 17 of 52 from the field, with 12 of the Blue Jays shots coming from beyond the arc.

Nebraska, meanwhile, shot 24 of 57 from the field and held the lead over Creighton for almost the entire game. Although the Blue Jays tried to claw their way back into the fight, the Huskers never broke.

Brice Williams and Juwan Gary led the team in scoring, each dropping 16 points on the night. Williams earned half of his points from the free throw line and went a perfect 8-for-8. Gary grabbed seven rebounds along with his 16 points.

Connor Essegian finished right behind the duo with 15 points, shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 6-of-9 from the free-throw line. Berke Büyüktuncel scored 12 points, went 4-for-7 from the field and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. Rollie Worster rounded out Nebraska’s top five, scoring 11 points on the night.

Nebraska improves to 4-1 on the season and returns home to take on South Dakota on Wednesday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM on Big Ten Network.

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