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01/27 20:50 CST McKenney makes go-ahead layup as No. 3 Michigan hands No. 5
Nebraska its first loss, 75-72
McKenney makes go-ahead layup as No. 3 Michigan hands No. 5 Nebraska its first
loss, 75-72
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) --- Trey McKenney made a tiebreaking layup with 1:07 left
and No. 3 Michigan rallied past No. 5 Nebraska 75-72 on Tuesday night to hand
the Cornhuskers their first loss this season.
Morez Johnson Jr. had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolverines (19-1, 9-1
Big Ten), who trailed for 36-plus minutes before holding Nebraska scoreless
over the final 3:20.
Jamarques Lawrence missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds remaining for the
short-handed Cornhuskers (20-1, 9-1), and Sam Hoiberg missed a jumper just
before the buzzer.
Nebraska had won 24 straight games dating to last season, including four
victories in the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament at Las Vegas
last April. That was the longest winning streak in Division I since the 2014-15
Kentucky team went 38-0 before losing to Wisconsin in the Final Four.
The previous defeat for the Cornhuskers came in their regular-season finale
last year, 83-68 to Iowa at home on March 9.
McKenney finished with 11 points for Michigan. Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara
scored 10 apiece.
Lawrence scored 16 of his 20 points in the opening 10 minutes. Pryce Sandfort
also finished with 20 points for Nebraska, and Hoiberg had 13 points, seven
rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Nebraska played without forward Rienk Mast, who warmed up for the game but sat
out with an illness. Cornhuskers forward Braden Frager missed his second
consecutive game with a sprained right ankle.
Nebraska was 10 of 19 on 3-pointers in the first half and led by 11 before
taking a 50-48 advantage into the break. But the Cornhuskers made only one shot
from beyond the arc in the second half.
Up next
Nebraska hosts No. 9 Illinois on Sunday.
Michigan visits seventh-ranked Michigan State on Friday.
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