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Williams scores 23 points, leads Nebraska's second-half rally in win over Washington

AP
Feb 06, 2025

SEATTLE (AP) Brice Williams scored 23 points and Juwan Gray scored 17 points and Nebraska stormed back in the second half to beat Washington 86-72 on Wednesday night.

Reserve Connor Essegian scored 16 points for Nebraska (15-8, 5-7 Big Ten), which shot 52.7% (29 for 55).

Mekhi Mason scored 23 points and Great Osobor scored 17 points for the Huskies. Tyler Harris scored 14 and grabbed 11 rebounds and Zoom Diallo had 10 points.

The Huskies (11-11, 2-9) started 7-for-7 shooting from beyond the 3-point line in the first seven-and-a-half minutes but went 3 for 18 from deep for the remainder. Washington used the hot start to build a 31-18 lead in the first nine-and-a-half minutes and led 47-37 at halftime.

Nebraska then turned the table and started the second half on with a 15-2 run to lead 52-49 after Williams' 3-pointer with 15:06 left. It was Nebraska's first lead since being up 3-2.

Mason's 3-pointer gave Washington its last lead at 57-56. Williams' 3 gave Nebraska a two-point lead and the advantage for good. The Cornhuskers outscored Washington 49-25 in the second half.

Nebraska hosts Ohio State on Sunday. The Huskies host Northwestern on Saturday.

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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
37
WASH
Huskies
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Andrew Morgan vs. Wilhelm Breidenbach (Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:41	+3	Berke Buyuktuncel makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	3-0
19:16	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup (Great Osobor assists)	3-2
19:14		Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
19:14	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-3
18:44		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
18:42		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
18:19	+3	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	3-6
17:58	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Andrew Morgan assists)	6-6
17:34	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot	6-9
17:15		Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-9
17:15	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-9
17:00		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
16:58		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
16:48		Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
16:46		Great Osobor defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	8-11
16:20		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
16:18		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
16:06		Sam Hoiberg blocks Zoom Diallo's two point jump shot
16:04		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup (Connor Essegian assists)	10-11
15:42	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	10-14
15:22		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
15:20		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
15:13		Great Osobor turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
15:05		TV timeout
15:02		Connor Essegian misses two point layup
15:00		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
14:42	+3	Great Osobor makes three point jump shot (Tyree Ihenacho assists)	10-17
14:12		Andrew Morgan misses two point jump shot
14:10		Great Osobor defensive rebound
13:49	+3	DJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	10-20
13:35	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	13-20
13:14	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	13-23
12:57	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup	15-23
12:57		Tyler Harris shooting foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul)
12:57		Andrew Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:57		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
12:36	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists)	15-26
12:16		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
12:14		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
11:57	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point pullup jump shot	15-28
11:56		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
11:56		TV timeout
11:40	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot	18-28
11:10		Great Osobor misses two point jump shot
11:08		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
11:01		Tyler Harris blocks Connor Essegian's two point layup
10:59		Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound
10:46		Berke Buyuktuncel blocks Tyree Ihenacho's three point jump shot
10:45		Huskies offensive rebound
10:32	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Tyree Ihenacho assists)	18-31
10:12	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point jump shot	20-31
10:12		DJ Davis shooting foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-31
9:55		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
9:53		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
9:38	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	23-31
9:16		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
9:14		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
9:06		Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball) (Zoom Diallo steals)
8:59	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point layup (Tyree Ihenacho assists)	23-33
8:48		Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
8:48	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 3	24-33
8:48	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3	25-33
8:48	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3	26-33
8:35	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup (Zoom Diallo assists)	26-35
8:18		Juwan Gary offensive foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
8:18		Juwan Gary turnover (offensive foul)
7:50		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
7:50		TV timeout
7:50	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-36
7:50	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-37
7:33		Andrew Morgan turnover (traveling)
7:17		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
7:15		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point jump shot	28-37
6:33	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup (Zoom Diallo assists)	28-39
6:20	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup (Brice Williams assists)	30-39
6:06	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	30-41
5:45	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	32-41
5:45		Franck Kepnang shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
5:45		Rollie Worster misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:45		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
5:31	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (DJ Davis assists)	32-44
5:15	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point alley-oop dunk (Sam Hoiberg assists)	34-44
4:58		Great Osobor misses two point layup
4:56		Great Osobor offensive rebound
4:52		Great Osobor turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
4:40		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
4:38		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
4:30		Zoom Diallo misses three point jump shot
4:28		Tyler Harris offensive rebound
4:23		Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot
4:21		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
4:02		Braxton Meah offensive foul
4:02		Braxton Meah turnover (offensive foul)
3:50	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point jump shot	34-46
3:36		Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (bad pass)
3:36		TV timeout
3:21		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
3:17		Huskies offensive rebound
3:12		Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
2:53		Great Osobor misses three point jump shot
2:52		Zoom Diallo offensive rebound
2:50		Jump ball. (Huskies gains possession)
2:45		Braxton Meah shooting foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
2:45	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-47
2:45		Great Osobor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:45		Braxton Meah defensive rebound
2:27		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
2:25		Great Osobor defensive rebound
2:08		Mekhi Mason turnover (bad pass)
1:58	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Andrew Morgan assists)	37-47
1:41		Rollie Worster blocks Zoom Diallo's two point layup
1:40		Huskies offensive rebound
1:27		Tyler Harris misses three point stepback jump shot
1:25		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
1:08		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
1:06		Great Osobor defensive rebound
0:53		Great Osobor turnover (bad pass)
0:53		Great Osobor personal foul
0:38		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
0:36		Great Osobor defensive rebound
0:30		Huskies 30 second timeout
0:17		Great Osobor misses two point layup
0:15		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
0:04		Zoom Diallo blocks Brice Williams's two point jump shot
0:01		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
49
WASH
Huskies
25

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Mekhi Mason blocks Berke Buyuktuncel's two point layup
19:41		Berke Buyuktuncel offensive rebound
19:36	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup	39-47
19:14		Juwan Gary blocks Mekhi Mason's two point layup
19:12		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup	41-47
18:38		Zoom Diallo misses three point jump shot
18:36		Tyler Harris offensive rebound
18:32	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point layup	41-49
18:16	+2	Brice Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)	43-49
17:58		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
17:56		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
17:45		Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
17:43		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
17:41		Tyler Harris turnover (bad pass) (Berke Buyuktuncel steals)
17:32		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
17:30		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
17:20	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup	45-49
17:15		Great Osobor turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
17:10	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Brice Williams assists)	47-49
17:09		Huskies 30 second timeout
17:09		TV timeout
16:57		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
16:55		Brice Williams defensive rebound
16:40		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
16:38		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
16:20		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
16:18		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
16:05	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot	49-49
15:32		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses two point jump shot
15:30		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
15:11		Zoom Diallo personal foul (Berke Buyuktuncel draws the foul)
15:11		TV timeout
15:05	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	52-49
14:45		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul
14:29		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
14:27		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
14:17		Great Osobor blocks Brice Williams's two point layup
14:15		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
13:55		Brice Williams blocks Great Osobor's two point dunk
13:53		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
13:36		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
13:34		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point layup	52-51
12:50		Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
12:50		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:50	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
12:35	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	53-53
12:35		Brice Williams shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
12:35	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-54
12:22	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	56-54
12:09		Franck Kepnang offensive foul
12:09		Franck Kepnang turnover (offensive foul)
11:45		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
11:43		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
11:17	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	56-57
10:58		Franck Kepnang blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup
10:56		Rollie Worster offensive rebound
10:48	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	59-57
10:22		Rollie Worster blocks Zoom Diallo's two point layup
10:21		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
10:21		Zoom Diallo personal foul
10:21		TV timeout
10:04	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point layup (Juwan Gary assists)	61-57
9:35		Zoom Diallo turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals)
9:11		Andrew Morgan misses two point jump shot
9:09		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
8:47		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
8:45		Franck Kepnang flagrant 1
8:45		Andrew Morgan misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
8:45		Andrew Morgan misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
8:25		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
8:25		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
8:23		Great Osobor defensive rebound
8:03		Andrew Morgan shooting foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-58
8:03		Tyler Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:03		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
7:47		Mekhi Mason shooting foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Connor Essegian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-58
7:47	+1	Connor Essegian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-58
7:19		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul)
7:19		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:19	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-59
6:59		Great Osobor personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
6:59	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-59
6:59	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-59
6:46	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	65-61
6:33	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	68-61
6:08		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
6:06		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
5:49		Tyree Ihenacho blocks Brice Williams's three point jump shot
5:47		Brice Williams offensive rebound
5:40		Brice Williams misses two point layup
5:38		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	68-63
5:02		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
5:00		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
4:41		Jase Butler misses three point jump shot
4:39		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup	70-63
4:08		Huskies 30 second timeout
4:08		TV timeout
4:00		Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot
3:58		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)	72-63
3:16		Great Osobor misses three point jump shot
3:14		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
2:48	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot	75-63
2:34	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	75-65
2:04	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	77-65
1:50	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	77-67
1:48		Huskies 60 second timeout
1:46		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
1:41		Tyler Harris personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-67
1:41	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-67
1:36		Tyree Ihenacho misses three point jump shot
1:35		Great Osobor offensive rebound
1:35		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul (Great Osobor draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-68
1:35		Great Osobor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:35		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
1:32		Tyler Harris personal foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-68
1:32	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-68
1:15		Zoom Diallo turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals)
1:12		Great Osobor personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-68
1:12	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-68
1:07	+2	Great Osobor makes two point dunk	83-70
0:39	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	86-70
0:29	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	86-72
0:03		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)