South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Match Player Stats On Dec 29, 2023

C.J. Wilcher racked up 18 points off the bench as Nebraska romped past South Carolina State 91-62 on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.

Brice Williams added 16 points, while Josiah Allick and Eli Rice both posted 10 points as Nebraska (11-2) earned its fourth consecutive win heading into the return of Big Ten Conference play.

It was a season-high point total for the Cornhuskers even though they didn't make a field goal in the final four minutes.

The Cornhuskers dominated South Carolina State in just about every aspect for the first 20 minutes, leading 50-11 at halftime in their final nonconference game.

Jordan Simpson's 17 points, Michael Teal's 11 points and Raquan Brown's 11 points were tops for the Bulldogs (4-11), who will play Sunday at Oklahoma State before starting Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action.

The Bulldogs were out of sorts from the get-go and never found a long-range shooting touch. They went 5-for-23 (21.7 percent) on 3-point attempts.

Nebraska played its second game without 6-foot-10 forward Rienk Mast, whose knee surgery will keep him out until at least sometime in January.

Wilcher shot 7-for-9 from the floor.

The final numbers weren't all glossy for Nebraska, which yielded 13 offensive rebounds to the Bulldogs and committed 20 turnovers. South Carolina State held a 51-41 scoring edge in the second half.

Allick and Williams were both credited with seven rebounds as part of Nebraska's 50-40 edge on the boards.

Nebraska led 12-0 before the Bulldogs scored on a Teal 3-pointer after nearly six minutes elapsed. That was followed an 11-0 Cornhuskers run for a 23-3 advantage.

South Carolina State shot 31.1 percent from the field, a mark that would have been considerably worse if not for Simpson's 7-for-11 rate. The Bulldogs received only 16 total points from their starters.

--Field Level Media