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Nebraska Holds Off Georgetown, Advances to College Basketball Crown Semifinals with $50K

The Huskers have already banked $50,000 and added a few more days to their Las Vegas trip for the College Basketball Crown.
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Nebraska guard Brice Williams.
Nebraska guard Brice Williams. | Amarillo Mullen

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Money has been added to the bank.

Nebraska men's basketball topped Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas on Wednesday, 81-69. The Huskers improve to 19-14 on the year as the Hoyas end their season at 18-16.

With the win, Nebraska earns at least $50,000 in prize money. That's the payout for teams that don't advance beyond the semifinals, while the runner-up earns $100,000 and the champion will take home $300,000.

NU never trailed in the game, starting with a 9-3 run and building a double-digit lead by halftime. An 11-2 run to begin the second half ballooned the difference to 19 points as the Big Red were never truly threatened by their Big East foe.

The Huskers shot 47.5% for the game, including 9-of-27 from 3. The Hoyas made 39% of their shots, making 12-of-30 from deep.

Brice Williams scored a game-high 28 points, giving him 58 points through two games in Vegas. Juwan Gary added a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds.

In his first career start as a Husker, Cale Jacobsen played a career-high 36 minutes. The Ashland-Greenwood grad scored seven points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out a game-high four assists.

Nebraska advances to the semifinals against Boise State. Tip Saturday at T-Mobile Arena is slated for 12:30 p.m. CDT on FOX.

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Nebraska Athletics Postgame Notes

  • Nebraska improves to 2-0 in the Crown and has won multiple postseason games for the first time since the 2003-04 season.
  • Brice Williams finished with a game-high 28 points, his 19th 20-point game of the season. Williams now has 678 points on the second, matching Tyronn Lue for third place on NU’s single-season list.
  • Williams' five 3-pointers tied a career high set against Ohio State on March 4. As a team, the Huskers hit nine 3-pointers.
  • Juwan Gary posted his second double-double of the season and 10th of his career with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Andrew Morgan finished in double figures with 12 points and nine rebounds, marking the 29th time NU had a reserve had reached double figures this season. In all, Nebraska got 25 points from its bench in the win.
  • Cale Jacobsen made his first career start this afternoon against Georgetown and set career bests in points (seven), rebounds (six), steals (three) and minutes (36:21).
  • Nebraska improves to 1-0 all-time against Georgetown with tonight’s win.
  • Nebraska went 16-of-18 from the foul line, its best performance from the foul line since Feb. 13
  • Nebraska is now 12-3 this season when holding opponents under 70 points.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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