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LINCOLN, Neb. – Ryan Anderson scored eight of his 14 points in a 13-2 first half run as Nebraska pulled away and defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 77-59, in the final non-conference tuneup for both teams Tuesday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Brandon Richardson scored a game-high 15 points as Nebraska (12-3) shot a blistering 12-for-19 (63.2 percent) from behind the 3-point line. Southeastern, which was led by
Damon Forest with 12 points, concluded non-conference action at 8-5.
Anderson, the Huskers' leading scorer entering the game, scored six straight points as Nebraska erased a 6-3 deficit and built a 16-8 lead after a jumper by Myles Holley. The Huskers pushed their lead to 22-10 on two free throws by Jorge Brian Diaz before Southeastern closed to within 29-22 on a 3-pointer by
Trent Hutchin.
Trailing 39-28 at halftime, the Lions opened the second half with buckets by Forest and
Patrick Sullivan. But Nebraska scored the next eight points beginning with a 3-pointer by Sek Henry that gave the Huskers a 42-32 lead.
Hutchin scored 11 points off the bench for Southeastern, which shot 24-for-50 (48 percent) for the contest. The Lions committed a season-high 20 turnovers against a tough Nebraska defense that was allowing 58.1 points per game.
Southeastern will return to action on Saturday when it hosts Lamar in a 3 p.m. game in the University Center.
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA (8-5)
Forest 5-9 0-0 12; Hutchin 4-9 0-0 11; Jones 4-7 0-0 9; Sullivan 4-6 0-2 8; Dixon 3-11 0-0 8; Tibbs 2-3 0-0 5; Ndoumba 1-1 2-3 4; Marks 1-2 0-0 2; Burches 0-0 0-0 0; Johnson 0-1 0-0 0; Patterson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-50 2-5 59.
NEBRASKA (12-3)
Richardson 5-10 2-2 15; Anderson 5-9 1-2 14; Ubel 2-6 4-4 9; Henry 2-6 1-2 7; Holley 2-3 2-2 6; Diaz 3-4 0-0 6; Gallegos 2-3 0-0 5; Jeter 2-6 0-0 4; Jones 1-5 0-0 3; Hankins-Cole 1-4 1-4 3; Karn 1-1 0-0 3; Nelson 1-1 0-0 2; Fox 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 11-16 77.
Halftime – NU 39, SLU 28. 3-point goals – SLU 9-25 (Hutchin 3-6; Dixon 2-9; Forest 2-4; Tibbs 1-1; Jones 1-4; Patterson 0-1), NU 12-19 (Richardson 3-4; Anderson 3-4; Henry 2-4; Jones 1-4; Karn 1-1; Gallegos 1-1; Ubel 1-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds – SLU 30 (Forest 6), NU 33 (Anderson 5). Assists – SLU 11 (Four with 2), NU 19 (Jeter 6). Total fouls – SLU 18, NU 9. Technical fouls - None. A – 7,989.
