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Huskers Put Away Pine Bluff
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NU Coach Doc Sadler
For the better part of the first half, Nebraska's basketball team struggled to shake one of college hoops' worst teams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
But NU guards Steve Harley and Sek Henry were able to penetrate and make plays in the paint, combining for 32 points and 13 free throw attempts as the Cornhuskers (3-0) eventually pulled away from the Golden Lions (0-4) for a 67-53 victory Saturday in Lincoln. Henry added four assists and four steals, as well.
Nebraska coach Doc Sadler will never turn down a win; it doesn't mean he was thrilled about struggling against a team that lost 82-50 at Creighton a few nights ago and is not expected to win any of its non-conference games, all of which will be played on the road.
"I don’t think there is any time that you can accept a team coming into your building and playing harder then you did and Pine Bluff did that in the first half today," Sadler said. "There can’t be a legit reason for that."
Said Henry: "I think we probably just didn’t take them serious, maybe that was it. We should have taken them more seriously before the game, and we just came out sluggish. That’s our fault on that. We should have been more mentally focused. We can’t do that next time."
The Huskers overcame an early 19-11 deficit as Henry and Harley scored 14 of the team's last 21 points in the half, and NU's defense, which forced 23 turnovers, held the Golden Lions to just five points for the rest of the half. Nebraska led at the break 32-24, extended that lead to double digits early in the second half and held off Pine Bluff from there.
NU got very little from redshirt freshman guard Toney McCray, who was sick, took no shots, and only played eight minutes. McCray entered the game as Nebraska's leading scorer and rebounder.
"When he isn’t able to be in the game, that hurts us," Sadler said. "I thought Sek Henry picked up defensive pressure for us and got his hands on some basketball, which helped us get going.
Senior guard Paul Velander pitched in three treys, while redshirt freshman guard Brandon Richardson added nine points and two assists.
Next up: Saint Louis and coach Rick Majerus roll into Lincoln Wednesday. Could be a 40-39 final score, for all we know.
For the better part of the first half, Nebraska's basketball team struggled to shake one of college hoops' worst teams, Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
But NU guards Steve Harley and Sek Henry were able to penetrate and make plays in the paint, combining for 32 points and 13 free throw attempts as the Cornhuskers (3-0) eventually pulled away from the Golden Lions (0-4) for a 67-53 victory Saturday in Lincoln. Henry added four assists and four steals, as well.
Nebraska coach Doc Sadler will never turn down a win; it doesn't mean he was thrilled about struggling against a team that lost 82-50 at Creighton a few nights ago and is not expected to win any of its non-conference games, all of which will be played on the road.
"I don’t think there is any time that you can accept a team coming into your building and playing harder then you did and Pine Bluff did that in the first half today," Sadler said. "There can’t be a legit reason for that."
Said Henry: "I think we probably just didn’t take them serious, maybe that was it. We should have taken them more seriously before the game, and we just came out sluggish. That’s our fault on that. We should have been more mentally focused. We can’t do that next time."
The Huskers overcame an early 19-11 deficit as Henry and Harley scored 14 of the team's last 21 points in the half, and NU's defense, which forced 23 turnovers, held the Golden Lions to just five points for the rest of the half. Nebraska led at the break 32-24, extended that lead to double digits early in the second half and held off Pine Bluff from there.
NU got very little from redshirt freshman guard Toney McCray, who was sick, took no shots, and only played eight minutes. McCray entered the game as Nebraska's leading scorer and rebounder.
"When he isn’t able to be in the game, that hurts us," Sadler said. "I thought Sek Henry picked up defensive pressure for us and got his hands on some basketball, which helped us get going.
Senior guard Paul Velander pitched in three treys, while redshirt freshman guard Brandon Richardson added nine points and two assists.
Next up: Saint Louis and coach Rick Majerus roll into Lincoln Wednesday. Could be a 40-39 final score, for all we know.
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