LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Shavon Shields scored 21 points, Andrew White III added 20 and Nebraska beat Delaware State 75-60 after the Cornhuskers blew most of a 25-point lead during a second-half lull Thursday night.

The Huskers (2-1) bounced back from their 87-63 loss at No. 11 Villanova on Tuesday, holding off their opponent from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

DeAndre Haywood and Todd Hughes led the Hornets (0-3) with 11 points apiece.

The Huskers led by 63-38 with 11:54 to play and then got sloppy. Nebraska committed five turnovers and missed six straight shots, and Haywood scored 9 points as the Hornets went on a 19-0 run to get within 63-59.

Shields made a short jumper to end a nearly seven-minute scoring drought for Nebraska, and after Haywood missed two free throws, White sank a 3-pointer to put the Huskers up 68-59 with 4 minutes left.

The Hornets, picked ninth in the 13-team MEAC, hung with the Huskers for long stretches even though they were without starters Devin Morgan, their leading scorer through the first two games, and Kavon Waller. They were serving a one-game suspension for disciplinary reasons.

Nebraska made 2 of its first 6 3-pointers against the Hornets’ 2/3 zone, then hit 5 of the next 6 while starting to pull away in the first half. Jake Hammond’s tip-in at the buzzer put the Huskers up 46-32 at the break and came during a 20-8 run over the halves.

Nebraska converted Delaware State’s 17 turnovers into 24 points and held a 34-27 rebounding advantage.

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TIP-INS

Delaware State: The Hornets are 0-28 all-time against Big Ten opponents. … This was the first of several long road trips. The Hornets will log more than 26,000 round-trip miles while visiting 12 states this season, with their longest coming next week when they play three games in California.

Nebraska: Freshman Glynn Watson Jr., who scored 12 points in 25 minutes against Villanova, had ups and downs in his first seven minutes. He made a 3-pointer and a couple free throws while scoring seven points but also committed three fouls and went to the bench. He played eight more minutes but didn’t score…. The Huskers are 4-0 all-time against the Hornets. This was the teams’ first meeting since 2003.

UP NEXT

Delaware State hosts Lamar on Saturday.

Nebraska hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday.

— Associated Press —