LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Four Cornhuskers scored 14 points each and six finished in double figures as a cast of newcomers led Nebraska to a 102-55 victory over McNeese State. Transfers Webster, Teddy Allen, Trey McGowens, Lat Mayen, Dalano Banton and Shamiel Stevenson reached double figures in their Huskers debut. Nebraska shot 50%, scored 43 points off 27 McNeese turnovers and outscored the Cowboys 50-26 in the paint. The 102 points were the most scored under second-year coach Fred Hoiberg. Dru Kuxhausen, a native of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, who led the NCAA is 3-pointers made last season with 125, led the Cowboys with 11 points.
New-look Cornhuskers cruise in season opener 102-55
Players warm up before the start of the McNeese State vs. Nebraska NCAA college basketball game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Anna Reed/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
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