Nebraska wins at Minnesota in OT, 81-79
Derrick Walker scored 22 points and combined with Sam Griesel for nine points in overtime to lift Nebraska to an 81-79 win over Minnesota on Saturday.
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Derrick Walker scored 22 points and combined with Sam Griesel for nine points in overtime to lift Nebraska to an 81-79 win over Minnesota on Saturday.
Derrick Walker scored 22 points and combined with Sam Griesel for nine points in overtime to lift Nebraska to an 81-79 win over Minnesota
Nebraska shot 52% but was 3 of 9 from distance while Minnesota was 6 of 12 behind the arc and shot 50% overall.
Minnesota hit a game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation, but the Huskers regrouped in overtime, beating the Gophers for their second conference win of the season.
Derrick Walker scored 22 points and combined with Sam Griesel for nine points in overtime to lift Nebraska to an 81-79 win over Minnesota. Walker scored his five points in the first 31/2 minutes of overtime to keep the Cornhuskers on top. After Minnesota’s Jamison Battle tied the game at 74 with a 3-pointer at the 1:17 mark, Juwan Gary broke the tie with a put back of a Walker miss. Griesel then hit four-free throws after a Golden Gopher turnover and a miss for an 80-74 lead with less than 10 seconds to play. Battle scored 20 points for Minnesota. Taurus Samuels of Minnesota forced the overt...