Lincoln – (Huskers.com) An offensive cold spell down the stretch proved costly, as Wisconsin escaped Lincoln with a 47-41 win over the Huskers Sunday afternoon.

Wisconsin (11-4, 2-0 Big Ten) held Nebraska to just one field goal in the final six minutes, closing the contest on 10-3 spurt to pull away from a game that featured seven ties and nine lead changes.

Ryan Evans’ 3-point play with 5:56 left started a 7-0 surge for the Badgers, as the senior led Wisconsin with 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds in a game that featured strong defense from both squads. Evans had five of his 10 points in the decisive run, as his jumper gave UW a 44-38 lead with 1:52 left.

Nebraska pulled to within three, at 44-41, on a three-pointer from Brandon Ubel with 1:00 left, but Traevon Jackson hit a tough jumper on the Badgers’ next possession to keep the Huskers at bay.

Ubel was one of three Huskers to finish in double figures, totaling 10 points and eight rebounds before fouling out. Dylan Talley and Ray Gallegos had 12 points apiece, but the Huskers went just 2-of-12 from 3-point range against a stout Badger defense.

Scoring was tough for both teams, as Nebraska (9-6, 0-2 Big Ten) held Wisconsin a season-low point total on 37.7 percent shooting. Nebraska shot just 36.7 percent and allowed eight offensive rebounds which led to 10 second-chance points for the visitors.

Shavon Shields, who tied Ubel for game-high honors with eight rebounds, got NU on the board early in the second half as his 3-point play gave the Huskers a 22-19 lead. Nebraska would lead by as many as three points on four occasions, the last being 29-26 at the 13:16 mark following a Talley jumper. 

Wisconsin would come right back with five straight points, taking a 31-29 lead after Sam Dekker’s 3-pointer with 11:12 left and led 34-31 after a Berggren dunk. Nebraska would go on a final run, scoring five straight points to regain the lead at 36-35 on a Gallegos basket and led for the final time on Gallegos’ jumper with 6:16 left.

 Gallegos, who scored eight of his 12 points in the second half, helped Nebraska stay in the contest, as neither team led by more than four points until Wisconsin’s late surge.

The first half was a show of strong defense, as Nebraska and Wisconsin went into the locker room tied at 19. Nebraska shot 40 percent from the floor and held Wisconsin to 25.8 percent, but allowed the Badgers to hang around by converting six offensive boards into six second-chance points.

The Huskers trailed for most of the half and were down 19-14 after a Ben Brust 3-pointer with 2:59 left in the half, but closed the half with five straight points, including Ubel’s first 3-pointer since Nov. 21, and a steal and basket by Gallegos to knot the score at 19 and bring the Devaney Center crowd to its feet.

Huskers relied on the shooting of Dylan Talley, who scored the Huskers first six points before a Gallegos jumper gave Nebraska an 8-6 lead with 13:54 left in the half. George Marshall then provided the Badgers with a spark, scoring five straight points to put Wisconsin up 11-8 after his 3-pointer.

The Huskers return to action Wednesday night, as they travel to No. 2 Michigan. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (central) and the game will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and televised on BTN.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 SCORES

Boys Basketball

Bayard 43, Gordon/Rushville 21

Chadron 58, Mitchell 38

Hemingford 69, Banner County 23

Kimball 58, Morrill 23

Leyton 55, Hay Springs 20

Minatare 41, Creek Valley 39

Scottsbluff 63, Rapid City Stevens,

South Dakota 53 St. Mary’s 87,

Cody-Kilgore 20 Valentine 71,

Minden 42 Wallace 57, Mullen 53

Girls Basketball

Chadron 56, Mitchell 17

Creek Valley 54, Minatare 17

Gordon/Rushville 59, Bayard 32

Hemingford 73, Banner County 17

Kimball 64, Morrill 31

Leyton 35, Hay Springs 24

Minden 68, Valentine 61

St. Mary’s 89, Cody-Kilgore 19

CHADRON – Adams State’s Kaimyn Pruitt scored 21 points…all in the second half…and three others joined him in double figures as the Grizzlies turned back Chadron State 86-65 in their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game Saturday in Chadron.

Pruitt hit seven of 11 from the field and all six of his foul shots but he didn’t have to carry the scoring burden. Norvell Arnold scored 16 points, including 13 in the opening half, Tyler McDaniels chipped in 12 and Justin Kauffman added 11 as the Grizzlies improved to 9-1 overall and 7-0 in the conference.

Adams State, which led wire-to-wire, shot well from the field – connecting on 30 of 59 attempts – but the Grizzlies did plenty of damage from 3-point range, nailing 12 long distance shots in 27 tries. They also managed to score 30 points off 23 Chadron State turnovers and received 41 points from their bench.

Chadron State sank 15 of 42 from the field but managed to keep things close by connecting on 29 of 35 from the free throw line a night after hitting just over 50 percent of its shots.

Four players finished in double figures for the Eagles, now 1-11 overall and 1-6 in league play. Grant Stone led Chadron State with 18 points, Zac Bargen finished with 12 and both Kendrick Holliman and Chris Taylor scored 11.

Kyle Vinich and Bargen each had six rebounds to lead CSC and Justyn Anderson handed out four assists.
Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director

The Chadron High boys and girls cruised to easy wins over Mitchell at home Saturday. The Cardinal girls won 56-17, the boys 58-38.

The girls’ game was really never in question as Chadron started fast and jumped out to leads of 13 – 4 at the end of the first quarter and 26 – 8 at the half.

Chadron had 3 players score in double figures as Ashley Kerr had a game-high 14, Peyton Hinn added 13, and Briley Hannaford chipped in with 10 as the Lady Cardinals improved to 11-1 on the year.

The boy’s game was close early on with Mitchell trailing only by four at the end of the first quarter 18 – 14, but Chadron had pulled away to a 14 point lead at the half 33-19 and cruised after intermission.

Spencer Eliason was outstanding with 27 points in leading Chadron to its second 20-plus point win over Mitchell this season. They beat the Tigers 69-46 back on December 1st and are now 5-6 overall.

Both the Chadron boys and girls now head to Alliance, playing the Bulldogs next Friday night, the 11th.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Adams Central 56, Loup City 43
Alma 45, Franklin 36
Anselmo-Merna 62, Twin Loup 37
Arapahoe 67, Medicine Valley 52
Aurora 51, Fairbury 35
Axtell 49, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 37
Bayard 44, Potter-Dix 43
Beatrice 45, Seward 27
Bellevue West 67, Lincoln North Star 53
Bishop Neumann 64, Boys Town 51
Blair 65, Nebraska City 42
Blue Hill 50, Silver Lake 48
Broken Bow 41, Holdrege 39
Cambridge 61, Southwest 30
Central City 60, Fillmore Central 30
Clarkson/Leigh 75, Scribner-Snyder 33
Cozad 70, Ogallala 35
Crawford 37, Edgemont, S.D. 36
Creighton 44, Randolph 41
Crofton 62, West Holt 30
David City 49, Twin River 40
Dundy County-Stratton 79, Hayes Center 37
Elba/North Loup-Scotia 40, Nebraska Christian 35
Elkhorn South 55, Bennington 54
Elm Creek 64, Loomis 33
Elwood 76, Maxwell 48
Exeter/Milligan 67, Shelby/Rising City 51
Falls City Sacred Heart 56, Diller-Odell 34
Freeman 81, Pawnee City 79, 2OT
Fremont 56, Lincoln East 45
Gibbon 68, Ord 45
Giltner 49, Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 39
Gothenburg 63, Sutherland 35
Grand Island Northwest 53, Columbus Lakeview 52
Guardian Angels 50, Madison 37
Haxtun, Colo. 47, Creek Valley 37
Hay Springs 49, Banner County 46
Hemingford 62, Garden County 39
Hitchcock County 53, Wauneta-Palisade 41
Holyoke, Colo. 53, Chase County 50
Howells/Dodge 63, Humphrey St. Francis 56
Hyannis 65, South Platte 53
Johnson County Central 51, Elmwood-Murdock 24
Kearney 70, Lincoln Northeast 56
Kearney Catholic 33, Grand Island Central Catholic 16
Kenesaw 69, Wilcox-Hildreth 45
Kimball 56, Pine Bluffs, Wyo. 35
Laurel-Concord 51, Elkhorn Valley 46
Lincoln Pius X 58, Lexington 36
Lincoln Southeast 83, Columbus 40
Lindsay Holy Family 46, Cedar Valley 40
Logan View 52, North Bend Central 29
Louisville 63, Palmyra 46
Lyons-Decatur Northeast 41, Tekamah-Herman 37
McCook 46, Hershey 14
McCool Junction 69, Meridian 33
Milford 56, Malcolm 34
Norfolk 60, Grand Island 27
Norris 46, Waverly 45
North Central 62, Cody-Kilgore 19
North Platte St. Patrick’s 46, Perkins County 31
O’Neill 48, Boone Central/Newman Grove 45
Omaha Brownell-Talbot 49, East Butler 38
Omaha Bryan 51, Omaha Westside 32
Omaha Burke 46, Omaha Northwest 41
Omaha Central 66, Papillion-LaVista South 31
Omaha Creighton Prep 78, Bellevue East 41
Omaha Nation 74, Marty Indian, S.D. 66
Omaha North 68, Lincoln High 42
Omaha Skutt Catholic 58, Sioux City, West, Iowa 51
Overton 72, Amherst 65
Parkview Christian 85, Walthill 56
Paxton 87, Maywood 21
Pierce 51, Ponca 29
Plainview 57, Neligh-Oakdale 47
Plattsmouth 54, Elkhorn 43
Ralston 62, Omaha Gross Catholic 55
Ravenna 75, Wood River 52
Raymond Central 64, Arlington 54
Red Cloud 45, Harvard 32
Sandhills/Thedford 50, Mullen 40
Scottsbluff 66, Alliance 50
Shelton 37, Deshler 24
Sidney 60, Gering 55
Sioux City, North, Iowa 66, Lincoln Southwest 54
Sioux County 43, Lingle-Fort Laramie, Wyo. 40
SMC 53, Arcadia 37
Southern Valley 65, Bertrand 39
Spalding/Spalding Academy 71, CWC 32
St. Paul 70, Sandy Creek 62
Stanton 51, Oakland-Craig 44
Sterling 55, Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 27
Sutton 45, Centennial 20
Thayer Central 73, Superior 29
Wahoo 65, Syracuse 38
Wallace 60, Arthur County 26
West Point-Beemer 57, Wisner-Pilger 55
Yutan 60, Mead 31
Bob Clough Tournament
Homer 43, Pender 39
Boyd County Tournament
First Round
Stuart 51, Santee 32
Hartington Classic Tournament
Consolation
Bloomfield 64, Winside 29
Championship
Wynot 49, Hartington 46
Lourdes Central Catholic LAA
Nebraska City Lourdes 77, Conestoga 36
Omaha Christian Academy 51, Lewiston 50
Lutheran Invitational Tournament
Lincoln Lutheran 80, Heartland Lutheran 46
Lutheran High Northeast 52, Omaha Concordia 42
Wausa Tournament
Ewing 52, Osmond 40

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Adams Central 56, Loup City 15
Alliance 55, Scottsbluff 44
Alma 46, Franklin 29
Amherst 56, Overton 48
Arapahoe 50, Medicine Valley 33
Axtell 35, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 34
Beatrice 53, Seward 39
Bellevue West 85, Lincoln North Star 33
Bertrand 49, Southern Valley 46, OT
Blair 52, Nebraska City 31
Blue Hill 53, Silver Lake 27
Boone Central/Newman Grove 44, O’Neill 39
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 40, Giltner 38
Cambridge 67, Southwest 49
Crawford 69, Edgemont, S.D. 40
Crofton 61, West Holt 32
Cross County 48, Fullerton 39
CWC 46, Spalding/Spalding Academy 35
Deshler 78, Shelton 14
Dundy County-Stratton 62, Hayes Center 44
East Butler 60, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 33
Elba/North Loup-Scotia 48, Nebraska Christian 37
Elkhorn 44, Plattsmouth 38
Elkhorn South 44, Bennington 28
Elmwood-Murdock 60, Johnson County Central 35
Elwood 79, Maxwell 43
Fairbury 38, Aurora 16
Falls City Sacred Heart 50, Diller-Odell 26
Freeman 52, Pawnee City 33
Gibbon 42, Ord 38
Grand Island Northwest 59, Columbus Lakeview 31
Gretna 39, York 24
Guardian Angels 65, Madison 30
Haxtun, Colo. 40, Creek Valley 33
Hay Springs 55, Banner County 14
Heartland Christian, Iowa 42, Boys Town 29
Hemingford 51, Garden County 17
Holdrege 64, Broken Bow 27
Holyoke, Colo. 29, Chase County 21
Howells/Dodge 43, Humphrey St. Francis 26
Hyannis 51, South Platte 22
Kearney Catholic 76, Grand Island Central Catholic 32
Kenesaw 40, Wilcox-Hildreth 24
Kimball 42, Pine Bluffs, Wyo. 16
Laurel-Concord 60, Elkhorn Valley 26
Lincoln East 33, Fremont 18
Lincoln Northeast 38, Kearney 35
Lincoln Pius X 42, Lexington 33
Lincoln Southeast 70, Columbus 25
Lincoln Southwest 53, Sioux City, North, Iowa 32
Lindsay Holy Family 43, Cedar Valley 38
Louisville 59, Palmyra 40
McCook 66, Hershey 52
Meridian 49, McCool Junction 26
Milford 55, Malcolm 49
Minden 64, Ainsworth 52
Morrill 55, Guernsey-Sunrise, Wyo. 12
Mullen 55, Sandhills/Thedford 36
Norfolk 40, Grand Island 22
Norfolk Catholic 56, Battle Creek 20
Norris 39, Waverly 37
North Bend Central 44, Logan View 23
North Central 39, Cody-Kilgore 19
Oakland-Craig 52, Stanton 51
Ogallala 29, Cozad 26
Omaha Nation 70, Marty Indian, S.D. 53
Omaha North 65, Lincoln High 47
Omaha Northwest 63, Omaha Burke 52
Omaha Roncalli 46, Archbishop Bergan 26
Omaha Westside 43, Omaha Bryan 33
Palmer 43, Ansley-Litchfield 32
Paxton 50, Maywood 29
Pierce 38, Wayne 32
Plainview 37, Neligh-Oakdale 33
Potter-Dix 44, Bayard 39
Randolph 66, Creighton 33
Raymond Central 51, Arlington 38
Red Cloud 30, Harvard 23
Sandy Creek 56, St. Paul 41
Scribner-Snyder 45, Clarkson/Leigh 23
Shelby/Rising City 37, Exeter/Milligan 36
Sidney 36, Gering 28
SMC 45, Arcadia 28
St. Mary’s 76, Elgin Public/Pope John 40
Sterling 65, Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 18
Superior 39, Thayer Central 37
Sutherland 49, Gothenburg 35
Sutton 40, Centennial 33
Tekamah-Herman 38, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 29
Twin Loup 47, Anselmo-Merna 31
Twin River 36, David City 27
Wahoo 65, Syracuse 41
Wallace 48, Arthur County 42
Walthill 42, Parkview Christian 40, OT
Wauneta-Palisade 54, Hitchcock County 45
West Point-Beemer 33, Wisner-Pilger 25
Wood River 39, Ravenna 37
Yutan 42, Mead 38
Boyd County Tournament
Stuart 52, Santee 19
Hartington Classic Tournament
Consolation
Hartington 52, Winside 21
Championship
Wynot 58, Bloomfield 46
Lourdes Central Catholic LAA
Conestoga 35, Nebraska City Lourdes 30
Omaha Christian Academy 39, Lewiston 32
Lutheran Invitational Tournament
Omaha Concordia 64, Heartland Lutheran 12
Wausa Tournament
Osmond 47, Ewing 31

CHADRON – Four Fort Lewis players scored in double figures and 11 total Skyhawks found the scoring column en route to their convincing 85-61 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference win over Chadron State Friday evening at Armstrong Gymnasium.

Fort Lewis only hit three treys in the second half but managed to sink 14 of 28 attempts from the field to keep the Eagles in check.CSC missed 14 of its first 18 shots from the field in the second half and ended just 19 of 52. The Eagles also struggled from the foul line, finishing just over 50% at 17 for 33.

Nick Tomsick led the Skyhawks with 18 points, Marcus Ayala added 16 and Jared Smith and Alex Herrera each scored 10 to help lead the streaking Fort Lewis men to its eighth victory.

The Skyhawks never trailed in the game and shot lights out, especially in the first half when they hit nine of 14 3-point attempts and 17 of 28 field goals.

Zac Bargen finished with a game-high 23 points and added 10 rebounds to record his second double double of the season to pace Chadron State.

Grant Stone scored 13 points off the bench and Kendrick Holliman added 10 more but no other CSC player had more than four points.

Chadron State, now 1-10 overall and 1-5 in the conference, will host Adams State tonight (Saturday). Tip-off is set for 8 p.m.

Alex Helmbrecht, Sports Information Director

CHADRON — Four Fort Lewis players scored in double digits Friday night as the Skyhawks defeated Chadron State 78-66 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s basketball game in Armstrong Gymnasium.

An eight-minute drought in the first half was costly for the Eagles. The score was tied at 9-9 with 16:27 left in the half, but Fort Lewis outscored the hosts 19-2 to build a 28-11 lead before Ranta made a pair of jumpers to break the dry spell.

The Skyhawks led 41-26 at halftime and were ahead by as many as 26 points in the second half. CSC tallied 13 of the game’s final 15 points to slice the difference to the final 12 points.

Kaile Magazzeni, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, came off the bench to lead Fort Lewis with 16 points while Ashley Kuchar and Erika Richards, a pair of junior guards, each scored 15 points and Katrina Garcia, a senior guard, added 11.

The Skyhawks are now 4-6 for the season and 3-3 in the conference.

Chadron State was led by 5-11 junior forward Kattie Ranta, who sank 11 of 17 shots, most of them 10 to 15-foot jumpers, for a game-high 22 points. She also led the Eagles with seven rebounds.

Sophomore guard Kate Simonton contributed 15 points for CSC, now 1-10 overall and 1-6 in the RMAC.

Fort Lewis shot 39.4 percent (26-66) from the field and Chadron State shot 41.8 percent (23-55). But the Skyhawks had nine fewer turnovers (27 to 18) to help them have more field goal attempts.