NCAA Basketball

Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-16)


Sun. 2/19 Sat. 2/25 Tue. 2/28 Sun. 3/5 Wed. 3/8
vs. MD 
W 70-66
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vs. Minn 
W 78-67
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vs. MSU 
L 67-80
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@ Iowa 
W 81-77
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vs. Minn 
L 75-78
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Garcia, Cooper help Minnesota beat Nebraska 78-75

CHICAGO (AP) Dawson Garcia had 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists and Ta'lon Cooper had 16 points and set the program record for assists in a Big Ten Tournament game with 12 to help Minnesota beat Nebraska 78-75 Wednesday night in an opening-round game.

The 14th-seeded Golden Gophers, who have won two of their last three following a 12-game skid, play No. 6 seed Maryland in the second round Thursday. The Terrapins swept the season series with Minnesota, winning the two games by a combined 53 points.

Garcia has three double-doubles this season - all against the Cornhuskers. Jaden Henley added 14 points for Minnesota (9-21) and Jamison Battle scored 13 with eight rebounds.

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Leaders
Points: K. Tominaga13.1
Rebounds: S. Griesel5.8
Assists: S. Griesel3.8
FG%: D. Walker58.4%
FT%: S. Griesel68.3%
3P%: K. Tominaga40.0%
Steals: J. Gary1.4
Blocks: D. Walker0.7
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Big Ten Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Purdue 15-5 29-6
Indiana 12-8 23-12
Northwestern 12-8 22-12
Michigan State 11-8 21-13
Maryland 11-9 22-13
Illinois 11-9 20-13
Iowa 11-9 19-14
Michigan 11-9 18-16
Penn State 10-10 23-14
Rutgers 10-10 19-15
Wisconsin 9-11 20-15
Nebraska 9-11 16-16
Ohio State 5-15 16-19
Minnesota 2-17 9-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 68.0 (273)
Rebounds: 8.3 (305)
Assists: 13.1 (172)
FG%: 45.8% (98)
FT%: 64.1% (353)
3P%: 32.6% (270)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 69.9 (171)
Rebounds: 26.3 (63)
Assists: 15.4 (342)
FG%: 42.5% (101)
FT%: 69.4% (64)
3P%: 34.1% (214)
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