Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Match Player Stats On Jan 11, 2020

Graduate transfer Pat Spencer had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead Northwestern to its first Big Ten victory of the season, 62-57 over visiting Nebraska on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.

Spencer -- who was the national player of the year in lacrosse last spring for Loyola Maryland -- made 6 of 12 shots from the field, including 2 of 3 from behind the arc.

The Cornhuskers (7-9, 2-3 Big Ten) were led by Cam Mack, who had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Haanif Cheatham added 10 points.

Northwestern's Miller Kopp had a game-high 15 points, while Robbie Beran had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The teams traded baskets for most of the first 10 minutes until Northwestern (6-9, 1-4) made a run after holding a 20-18 lead. The Wildcats went on a 22-6 spurt and took a 42-27 lead into halftime.

Spencer led the team with 12 points in the first half. Kopp and Beran each had two 3-pointers and had eight points at the break.

Nebraska started the second half on a strong note, cutting the lead to single digits at 47-39 before the first media timeout.

Northwestern was sitting with a 60-48 lead with less than four minutes to go before Nebraska rallied one more time with a 9-0 run on a trio of 3-pointers from Matej Kavas, Kevin Cross and Cam Mack, whose shot with 51 seconds left cut the deficit to 60-57.

Nebraska had a chance to tie the game after Northwestern missed a shot on its end, but Dachon Burke's 3-point attempt was an air ball. Kopp made two free throws with nine seconds left for the final margin.

Despite having eight healthy scholarship players, the Wildcats had a big size advantage over the Cornhuskers. Northwestern played six players over 6-foot-7.

--Field Level Media