Williams sets scoring mark as Huskers win CBC

LAS VEGAS– Senior Brice Williams scored 21 points to set the single-season scoring record for Nebraska and the Cornhuskers rallied previous UCF for a 77-66 success in the championship game of the College Basketball Crown at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.Williams made 6 of

14 shots with three 3-pointers and 6 of 8 complimentary tosses for Nebraska (21-14). He scored 713 points this season– five more than James Palmer Jr. had in the 2018-19 season.Connor Essegian sank 8 of 16 shots with 4 3-pointers, also scoring

21 for the Cornhuskers. Juwan Gary had 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting, adding 8 rebounds.Jordan Ivy-Curry came off the bench to score a season-high 29 for the Knights(20-17). He made 12 of 22 shots

— 3 of 9 from beyond the arc. Nils Machowski totaled 13 points and 6 rebounds. Moustapha Thiam had 11 rebounds to go with 9 points.Williams struck two 3-pointers to help Nebraska leap in front 15-9 in the very first 8 minutes. The Cornhuskers led by as numerous as 12 and had fun with the lead up until Darius Johnson sank 2 complimentary tosses to tie it at 33 with 1:46 left before halftime. Gary made two complimentary tosses to end a nearly four-minute scoring drought for Nebraska, however Dallan Coleman addressed with a second-chance layup to create a 35-35 tie at the break.The Knights scored the first 14 points of the 2nd half– topped by a 3-pointer from Tyler Hendricks– to move in front for the very first time because they led 3-0. Nebraska’s first basket didn’t come till the 14:36 mark when Gary had a layup. He scored nine in an 11-0 go to cut the deficit to three. Essegian hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie it at 52. Andrew Morgan followed with 2 straight dunks and the Cornhuskers never routed over the final 9:48. Williams likewise set Nebraska’s single-game scoring record this season with 43 points in a 116-114 double-overtime road loss to Ohio State on March 4.