Nebraska Blows Out Minnesota on Sunday for 20th Win of the Season

(Lincoln, NE) – Nebraska picked up their 20th victory as they blew out Minnesota 73-55 on Sunday evening. This marked the 12th of the last 18 games against the Golden Gophers, resulting in a Husker victory.

Leading on the evening for Nebraska was Juwan Gary who marked his new career-high 22 points, shooting 7-13 from the field. Juwan also hauled in eight rebounds and went 4-4 at the charity stripe. Sitting right behind Gary was Brice Williams with 15 points and like Gary, also had eight rebounds on the evening. Jamarques Lawrence had an impactful performance with 11 points and shot 4-6 from the field. Rienk Mast was going to let his name known in the double-digit category with a total of 10 points and six boards.

On the Golden side of the floor, the only thing Golden was the performance by Parker Fox who had a +11 with eight points and nine rebounds while shooting 4-7 from the field. Leading in points on the night was Cam Christie as he knocked down three shots and had 14 points. Dawson Garcia also came up just short of a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds and earned a block on the night.

For the first time since the 1911-12 season, Nebraska has won its last four conference games by 15+ points, a record that hadn’t been broken in 112 years. Jumping back to the present time, Nebraska outrebounded Minnesota 44-38 and forced 13 turnovers on the night. Nebraska also led in points in the paint with a 28-22 advantage and in assists 14-6.

Nebraska returns back to the hardwood this Thursday, February 29th when they take on Ohio State at 5:30 p.m.

(Information provided by huskers.com)