Brice Williams scored 21 of his game-high 32 factors within the second half Monday night time as Nebraska superior to the ultimate of the Diamond Head Traditional with a 69-55 win over Hawaii in Honolulu.
Juwan Gary added 21 for the Cornhuskers (9-2), who will play Oregon State on Wednesday within the championship recreation. The Beavers scored an 80-74 additional time win over Oakland within the first semifinal.
Marcus Greene scored 11 factors, whereas Kody Williams and reserve Akira Jacobs every scored 10 for the Rainbow Warriors (7-4). However ahead Gytis Nemeiksa, who averages 15 factors per recreation and tallied 24 in a win Sunday night time over Charlotte, missed all 5 photographs from the sphere and mustered only one level in 24 minutes.
Brice Williams ripped off seven of Nebraska’s first 9 factors within the second half throughout a 9-2 run that gave the Cornhuskers the lead for good at 38-33 with 17:17 left. Gary added the workforce’s subsequent 9 factors and Williams took over after that with a three-point play, a brief jumper and a layup that made it 54-43 with 7:51 remaining.
The Cornhuskers canned 59.3 p.c of their photographs within the second half.
The primary half was performed in two distinct segments. Hawaii managed the primary 12 1/2 minutes, taking part in stable protection and carving out factors with good offensive execution. A layup by Jacobs gave the Rainbow Warriors a 22-14 lead on the 8:41 mark.
Nebraska then ripped off 15 factors in a 5:59 span, beginning with a brief hook from Brandon Meah and culminating with Williams’ lengthy 3-pointer from the wing with 1:04 left that gave it a 29-22 benefit. The Rainbow Warriors missed 11 straight photographs and went 8:01 with out a level.
However they headed for halftime with momentum after a layup by Harry Rouhliadeff and Greene’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer because the horn sounded, enabling Hawaii to slice the deficit to 29-27.
Neither workforce shot higher than 35.7 p.c within the opening 20 minutes, however the Cornhuskers had been extra environment friendly on 3-pointers, going 5 of 12 whereas Hawaii was simply 4 of 16.
–Discipline Stage Media
