LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — After trailing Rhode Island for most of the game, Nebraska turned up its defense, stopped turning the ball over and took a 70-67 come-from-behind win over the Rams.

“We finally started playing good at the 6 1/2 minute mark and just finished out the game from there,” said Shavon Shields, who led Nebraska with 21 points. “Defense is our identity. It’s what allowed us to go on that run. What allows us to win games is defense. We need everyone bought in and everyone making plays. When we do that, we win games.”

Nebraska (7-4) had trailed Rhode Island (6-4) since midway through the first half, falling behind by as many as 11. The Huskers stayed close to the Rams in the second half, thanks in large part to Glynn Watson Jr. who scored 13 of his career-high 17 points in the final 20 minutes.

Benny Parker’s 3 pointer off a Watson assist gave Nebraska a 67-65 lead with 1:14 left as Nebraska coach Tim Miles played both of his point guards at the same time to trigger the late game comeback.

“Glynn was doing a good job and he was scoring,” Miles said. “For a young guy, that’s kind of his m.o. I think it gives him confidence. But it was their defensive pressure more than anything. That really helped us.”

The Rams threw the ball away on their next possession. Watson dribbled down the shot clock before hitting a floater in the lane. Hassan Martin’s inside jumper cut the Nebraska lead to 69-67. Shields hit 1 of 2 free throws with 8 seconds left and Jared Terrell’s 3-pointer at the buzzer missed the mark.

“Credit to my teammates, they told me, keep playing, keep playing with confidence,” Watson said. “That’s what I did. Try to make a play. I made a big shot.”

The Rams used a 12-0 run to take a 29-18 lead with 5:58 remaining in the first half. Nebraska countered with a 10-2 spurt to cut the margin to two before Jarvis Garrett banked in an off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Rhode Island a 37-32 halftime lead. Rhode Island led by as many as nine in the second half.

“This is obviously a tough pill to swallow,” Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley said. “I felt like a couple things really hurt us. Obviously second-half turnovers, especially when they made their run. You know they’re going to make a run here at home with the crowd so that was a big factor. We lost our composure, turned it over and lost our minds in terms of execution.”

Garrett and Kuran Iverson had 15 points each for Rhode Island.

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RIGHT OF PASSAGE, MAYBE

“We’ve been by the chalk this whole time,” Miles said. “If we’re the dog, we get beat. If we’re expected to win, we win. I thought tonight was a toss-up game. The guys came out and did a heck of a job finding a way to win even though it wasn’t easy for a long, long time.”

TIP-INS

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers are 1/3 this season when scoring less than 70 points.

Rhode Island: Each starter for the Rams entered Sunday’s game averaging double figures, four of them at 11 points per game and Jarvis Garrett at 10 points. Jared Terrell and Four McGlynn were held to eight points apiece on a combined 5-of-18 shooting, and Hassan Martin took just four shots for six points.

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Nebraska hosts Samford Sunday.

Rhode Island hosts Iona Saturday.

— Associated Press —

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Nebraska volleyball team will officially make the journey to Omaha for the NCAA Semifinals.

The fourth-seeded Huskers qualified for their first NCAA Semifinals since 2008 by beating fifth-seeded and top-ranked Washington, 3-1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21), on Saturday at Kentucky’s Memorial Coliseum.

Next Thursday, Nebraska’s 12th NCAA Semifinals appearance will occur at the same place the last two have – at the CenturyLink Center (formerly Qwest Center) in Omaha. Match times are set for 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 17, though which time slot the Huskers play in will be determined after the four teams are set. Nebraska will face the winner of No. 1 USC/No. 8 Kansas. The NCAA Championship match is set for Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

All-session tickets to the NCAA Championship can be purchased here while they are still available. As of last week, about 1,700 all-session tickets remained.

In the regional final, setter Kelly Hunter led the Huskers (30-4) with 46 assists, seven kills, seven digs and six blocks. Hunter’s distribution and timely attacks keyed Nebraska’s surge to Omaha.

Kadie Rolfzen had 20 kills and 15 digs for her ninth straight postseason double-double, while Amber Rolfzen had nine kills, eight blocks and four digs. On the pins, Mikaela Foecke had 11 kills and Kelsey Fien had 10. Justine Wong-Orantes led the strong Husker back row again with 18 digs. Kenzie Maloney had seven, and Annika Albrecht added five.

Nebraska beat Washington in nearly every statistical category, including hitting (.296 to .204), blocks (12 to 11), digs (61 to 49) and service aces (seven to five).

Washington (31-3) was led by Lianna Sybeldon’s 15 kills and six blocks.

— NU Athletics —

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — As the final seconds ticked off another Creighton win over Nebraska 83-67, the sellout crowd of 17,776 at CenturyLink Center began chanting, “C-U, C-U, C-U.”

Geoffrey Groselle’s first thought as the celebration started?

“Pretty excited to leave Creighton with five wins against Nebraska,” the fifth-year senior said. “Pretty happy.”

The Bluejays’ mastery continued Wednesday night in a game that unfolded in a way that’s become quite familiar in this series.

The last time Nebraska visited Omaha, Creighton jumped out to a 38-8 lead. It wasn’t so lopsided this time. The Bluejays were up 21-7 less than eight minutes after tipoff. The Cornhuskers showed some fight, closing within four points, but Creighton won by double digits for the fifth time in a row.

With Groselle working over freshman forward Michael Jacobson in the low post and Isiah Zierden going 5 for 7 mostly from the perimeter, the Bluejays pulled away early in the second half.

The Bluejays (6-3) have won 10 straight home regular-season meetings with the Huskers (6-4), with their only loss to them in Omaha the last 20 years coming in the 2004 NIT.

“We have a great crowd, great venue, and it’s a passionate fan base,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “Because we’ve had the upper hand the last 15 years, the pressure really is on (Nebraska). Obviously it’s a huge game for us, and our guys love it. There’s a different buzz on campus for this game, different than any game all season.”

Zierden scored 17 points and Groselle added 15 for the Bluejays, who were coming off back-to-back losses and avoided their first three-game nonconference losing streak in five years.

“I’m not sure that at any point during my six years, minus the postseason, did we need a win as bad as we needed it today,” McDermott said. “We were a little fragile after what’s happened to us the last couple games. I was pleased we could come out with some energy.”

Nebraska’s Andrew White followed his 30-point game against Abilene Christian on Saturday with 28 against the Bluejays.

But Shavon Shields, who was averaging 15.9 points, was held to a season-low six as Creighton designed its defense to keep him under control.

“We talked to Shavon about that,” Huskers coach Tim Miles said. “Shavon requested, `Just get me the ball and I’ll see what I can do for others.’ They were throwing two or three bodies at him. Andrew was the one guy who got going.”

Shields became more frustrated the more he struggled, barking at Miles when he went to the bench during a first-half timeout. Shields didn’t get a shot off the first 10 minutes, and that was an air ball, and didn’t score until he stole a lazy pass by Ronnie Harrell and drove for a layup.

That came during a 12-4 spurt that cut Creighton’s lead to 36-30 at half. After the Huskers cut it to four early in the second half, they started turning over the ball and missing shots, and the Bluejays made them pay.

“A team like this that has presence in the post and shooters on the outside, that always gives them an opportunity to get on a run real quick,” White said. “A team that’s respectable at all five positions, it’s easy for them to get into a rhythm.”

TIP-INS

Nebraska: Jacobson made his first start. … Tai Webster scored 15 points and White had 10 rebounds. … Huskers lead 25-24 in a series dating to 1922-23.

Creighton: Cole Huff, whose status was in doubt after banging up his shoulder taking a charge against Loyola-Chicago on Saturday, started the game but was limited to less than three minutes in the first half after picking up two quick fouls. He finished with four points. … Bluejays have won 14 of past 17 regular-season games in the series.

MCDERMOTT VS. MILES

Nebraska’s Miles is still looking for his first win against a Greg McDermott-coached team. McDermott is 12-0 in head-to-head matchups. The longtime friends met seven times when McDermott was at Wayne State and Miles was at Southwest Minnesota State, once when McDermott was at Iowa State and Miles was at North Dakota State and four times with their current teams.

Is McDermott in Miles’ head yet?

“On the golf course for sure,” McDermott said. “I’ve had some pretty good luck on the basketball floor. A few bounces have gone our way.”

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Nebraska hosts Rhode Island on Sunday.

Creighton hosts IUPUI on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

The University of Nebraska has been selected to participate in the 14th Foster Farms Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The Huskers will take on the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference on Saturday, Dec. 26 with kickoff at 6:15 p.m. PT.

The Foster Farms Bowl will be televised by ESPN and is played at the home of the San Francisco 49ers. In its second season of operation, Levi’s Stadium is regarded as one of the world’s finest athletic venues and will play host to Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7, 2016.

“We are excited about the opportunity to complete our season in the Foster Farms Bowl,” Nebraska Head Coach Mike Riley said. “This has been a great group to coach throughout the season, and we look forward to another game with this team and being able to compete against a strong UCLA team in the bowl game. The bowl practices and additional game will allow us to continue to build as a program.

“I know our players, coaches and fans will enjoy the trip to the Bay Area. We look forward to an outstanding week of activities and an excellent football game.”

Riley guided his 2007 Oregon State team to the Foster Farms Bowl, then known as the Emerald Bowl, with the Beavers defeating Maryland, 21-14. Overall, Riley owns a 6-2 record in bowl games and his 75 percent winning percentage ranks among the top 10 in college football history among coaches with at least eight bowl appearances.

The trip to the Bay Area will be the Huskers’ first-ever appearance in the Foster Farms Bowl, and Nebraska’s seventh all-time bowl trip to California. The Foster Farms Bowl is Nebraska’s 52nd all-time bowl appearance, the third-most of any school in the country. Nebraska has appeared in a bowl game in 45 of the past 47 seasons.

“We are pleased that our student-athletes, coaches and staff will be participating in Nebraska’s first-ever trip to the Bay Area for a bowl game,” University of Nebraska Athletics Director Shawn Eichorst said. “The Foster Farms Bowl is one of the Big Ten’s great bowl partners and it will provide a wonderful opportunity for our student-athletes to compete in one of the finest new stadiums in the world.”

Tickets for the Foster Farms Bowl go on sale to the public at Huskers.com beginning at 7 p.m. on Sunday evening. Beginning Monday morning, tickets can also be purchased by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG RED or in person at the ticket office in the Stadium Drive Parking Garage. Fans can purchase tickets by using VISA, MasterCard or Discover.

Foster Farms Bowl tickets range in price from $44 to $154, and Nebraska will receive an allotment of 7,000 tickets to the game.

Nebraska and UCLA have a storied history of outstanding matchups on the gridiron. The Foster Farms Bowl will be the 13th all-time meeting between the universities and the first in the postseason. The schools have six wins apiece in the series, meeting most recently in 2012 and 2013 in a home-and-home series.

UCLA will come into the Foster Farms Bowl with an 8-4 record, including 5-4 in the Pac-12, and the Bruins are receiving votes in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. The Bruins climbed as high as No. 7 in the AP poll earlier this season, and defeated four teams that were ranked at game time.

Coach Jim Mora is completing his fourth season leading the UCLA program and owns a 37-15 record with the Bruins, including two 10-win seasons.

— NU Athletics —

Lincoln – Nebraska produced the largest comeback in Coach Connie Yori’s 14 seasons with the Huskers, rallying from 21 points down late in the second quarter for a 65-63 win over in-state rival Creighton on Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The Huskers, who improved to 6-1 on the season, trailed 41-20 with with just over five minutes left in the first half before coming all the way back to take the lead on Rachel Theriot’s three-pointer from the left wing with 1:35 left. Theriot’s second three of the game put the Huskers up 64-62. It was Nebraska’s first lead since 2-0 to start the game.

Theriot sealed the win with a free throw with eight seconds left to finish with 17 points and a game-high eight assists. She did all of her scoring in the final 30:01 of game action, including a buzzer-beating three from 25-feet on the right wing to close the first half and send the Huskers to halftime down 43-32.

Creighton, who slipped to 4-4, raced to a 33-16 lead at the end of the first quarter by hitting eight of its first nine three-point attempts in the first 10 minutes. The Bluejays went 1-for-15 from beyond the arc the rest of the way.

CU freshman Audrey Faber did the most damage in the first quarter and the game, scoring 13 of her game-high 22 points in the opening period. The 6-2 forward added five rebounds, six assists, six blocked shots and two steals. She hit 9-of-13 shots from the floor, including 4-of-5 threes in the game.

Nebraska answered with 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists from 6-4 freshman forward Jessica Shepard. The Huskers also got 13 points, three rebounds and two assists from sophomore guard Natalie Romeo, including a driving layup to cut the margin to 62-61 with 3:02 left.

Nebraska’s season-high crowd of 6,056 erupted on each big shot in the fourth quarter, while exhorting the Big Red possession after possession on the defensive end.

“We probably don’t win that game without that crowd today,” Yori said. “They were unbelievable. I told our team that in the locker room and they all agreed. They know how much of an impact our fans can have when they get into a game like that. There were a few times in that fourth quarter when the building sounded like it was sold out.”

Junior Allie Havers, who went 3-for-3 from the floor and 2-for-2 at the line, added eight huge points off the bench to help start NU’s rally in the first half. She added four rebounds, a block and a steal. Freshman Rachel Blackburn added six points and 10 huge rebounds, including a putback with 3:45 left to trim CU’s lead to 62-59.

The Huskers led 2-0 after a Shepard jumper to open the game, then watched the Jays hit six consecutive three-pointers to take an 18-8 lead with 5:14 left in the first quarter. CU then hit three two-point field goals before knocking down their seventh three to push the margin to 27-10 with 2:41 left in the first. CU’s eighth three came from Faber with 1:51 left to push the edge to 20 for the first time at 30-10, before Havers scored six straight points for the Big Red. But a traditional three-point play from MC McGrory sent the Jays to the second quarter with a 33-16 lead.

Nebraska outscored the Jays 16-10 in the second quarter and 14-11 in the third quarter, before closing out the win with a 19-9 edge in the fourth quarter.

For the game, the team statistics were eerily similar. The Huskers hit 48.1 percent (26-54) of their shots from the floor, while Creighton went 26-of-55 (.473). Both teams committed nine turnovers, but the Big Red outrebounded the Bluejays, 37-24. Creighton hit 9-of-24 threes (.375) while NU went 3-for-6, but the Huskers outscored CU, 10-2, at the free throw line. The Huskers committed a season-low six fouls, while Creighton was whistled for 12.

Nebraska concludes its three-game home stand on Tuesday night when the Huskers take on Evansville. Tip-off between the Big Red and Purple Aces is set for 7 p.m., with tickets available now at Huskers.com.

— NU Athletics —

Lincoln – Strong serving and an outstanding night from Mikaela Foecke powered the fourth-seeded Nebraska volleyball team into the Sweet 16, as the Huskers swept the Wichita State Shockers in a second-round NCAA Tournament match Saturday night in a front of sellout crowd of 8,132 at the Devaney Center.

The Huskers trailed for a total of only five rallies in the match, cruising to a 25-19, 25-19, 25-14 win for their 12th consecutive victory. With the win, Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional for the 21st time in the past 22 seasons. Nebraska will face either No. 13 BYU or Western Kentucky next Friday in Lexington, Ky. Game time for that match will be either 4 or 6:30 p.m. (Central) and the match will be carried on ESPN3.

Foecke had a match-high 12 kills without an error to post a .600 attack percentage. Foecke connected on 11 of her first 14 swings and added one of Nebraska’s six aces. All three of the Huskers’ primary outside hitters tallied double-digit kills, as Kelsey Fien registered 10 kills and Kadie Rolfzen had 11 kills and only one error on 26 swings. Rolfzen also added a team-high 13 digs to post her seventh straight double-double in postseason play. Setter Kelly Hunter dished out 38 assists and added four kills of her own while directing a Husker offense that hit .347 on the night.

Wichita State was led by its middles, as Abbie Lehman and Katie Reilly combined for 22 kills on 33 swings with only one error. Lehman produced 10 kills on 15 error-free swings, while Reilly had 11 kills and hit .556. Their efforts were not enough, however, as Wichita State ended its season with a 27-9 record.

Set One: The teams traded leads three times early in set one before Nebraska scored five straight points to take a 10-6 advantage. The Huskers continued to lead by at least two and tried to pull away by winning four consecutive points to take a 21-14 lead. But the Shockers fought back, scoring four straight points to pull within 23-18 and force Nebraska to use its first timeout. Three rallies later, the Huskers closed out a six-point win on Kadie Rolfzen’s third kill. Nebraska hit .417 in the opening set, fueled by freshman Mikaela Foecke, who had six kills on eight error-free swings. Wichita State also attacked well, hitting at a .364 clip.

Set Two: Nebraska never trailed in set two and was tied for only one rally after Wichita State scored four straight points to pull even at 8-8. The Huskers answered the Shockers’ run by winning seven of the next nine rallies to take a 15-10 lead into the media timeout. Nebraska stretched its lead to as many as seven before Kelly Hunter scored on a setter dump to cap the Huskers’ second straight 25-19 win. Foecke continued to dominate, tallying five kills on 10 swings in the second set, giving her 11 kills on 18 error-free swings through the first two sets. Kelsey Fien added four kills for Nebraska, while Abbie Lehman had four kills on seven swings for the Shockers.

Set Three: The Huskers scored four straight points to jump out to a 5-2 lead in set three. Nebraska maintained its three-point advantage at 11-8 before the Huskers won 14 of the final 20 rallies. Senior Meghan Haggerty ended the match with her final swing at the Devaney Center, putting down her second kill of the set on the Huskers’ first match point. Nebraska hit .389 in the final set, fueled by five kills from Kadie Rolfzen on seven swings. The Huskers also totaled two blocks in the third set to hold Wichita State to a .118 attack percentage.

— NU Athletics —

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Andrew White III picked up a scholarship before Nebraska played Abilene Christian Saturday, then scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Huskers to a 73-63 win over the Wildcats.

White did much of his damage at the free throw line where Nebraska won the game. The Huskers had one less field goal and one less 3-pointer than Abilene Christian. But the Huskers were 27-for-36 from free throw line. The Wildcats were 14-for- 17.

“I got to the free throw line,” said White who made 14 of 16 from the stripe. “I don’t think I’ve ever, in my years of playing basketball, shot that many free throws. I think part of that was just crashing the boards. I think my teammates did a good job looking for me also and, just being more aggressive.”

White, who also had career highs in rebounds with seven and steals with four, scored seven straight points in the second-half spurt that put the Huskers in the lead for good. Shavon Shields added 21 points and Tai Webster 10.

Slow-starting Nebraska (6-3) led Abilene Christian (3-5) 46-43 when Shields hit a pair of free throws with 15:32 left to start a breakaway run. White then hit a pair of free throws, a 3-pointer and two more charity shots to put Nebraska up 55-45 with 12:50 left.

The Wildcats cut the lead to seven twice but could get no closer.

The Huskers started the game 1-for-10 from the field, falling behind 12-7. Nebraska then hit 7 of its next 9, going up 31-26 on a Shields fast-break layup with 6:54 left in the half. The Huskers led 36-34 at the half.

“Thank goodness for Shavon and Andrew,” said Nebraska coach Tim Miles. “You’ve got to score to win. I’m not pleased with anybody’s defense. I think you have to credit Abilene Christian.They hit some tough shots early. Once a team gains confidence, it’s on. That’s what we allowed them to do the first half. Once you open that door anything could happen.”

Abilene Christian coach Joe Golding was pleased with how his team performed.

“I thought our guys played well,” he said. We were able to get some stops in the first half, but we let them get to the free throw line too much in the second half. Shields is a great player, and they have more size than we could put out there. We have to do a better job of guarding without fouling. We turned the ball over too much (20 turnovers), but I thought our guys competed for 40 minutes. I’m very proud of the way this team came on the road and competed for 40 minutes against a solid Big Ten team. Our team is growing up and I believe it will show down the road.”

Duran Porter led the Wildcats with 17 points, Jaylen Franklin added 14 and Jovan Crnic 13.

Prior to the game, White received the third Bus Whitehead Memorial Basketball Scholarship. The scholarship is presented for athletic achievement, moral character and leadership.

“It was a big honor,” White said. “I was really surprised…You have do more than just be a good basketball player to get something like that. I’m just glad people think enough of my character to award me with something like that.”

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TIP INS

Abilene Christian: The Wildcats are 4-19 against non-conference Division I opponents in its two-plus years in Division I. The Wildcats are 0-16 in true road games.

Nebraska: Shields’ 21 points is his third 20-point game this season.

UP NEXT

Abilene Christian hosts Schreiner Dec. 12.

Nebraska plays Creighton Tuesday in Omaha.

— Associated Press —

Lincoln – The fourth-seeded Nebraska volleyball team had to post a rare come-from-behind victory in a first-round NCAA Tournament match on Friday, rallying for a 3-1 victory over Harvard in the Crimson’s postseason debut in front of 8,098 fans at the Devaney Center.

The Huskers never led as Harvard burst onto the postseason scene with a 25-22 win in the opening set. Trailing a first-round NCAA Tournament opponent for only the third time in school history – and for the first time since 1986 – Nebraska trailed for a total of only three rallies over the final three sets. NU won the first 10 rallies of set two to cruise to a 25-15 win. The Huskers then pulled away from the Crimson late to take set three, 25-17, before closing out their 11th straight victory with a 25-19 victory in set four.

By winning their opening NCAA Tournament match for the 32nd straight season, the Huskers advanced to Saturday’s second-round match against Wichita State, which defeated Kansas State, 3-1, in Friday’s opening match. The Huskers and Shockers will meet on Saturday at 7 p.m. with a trip to the Regional Semifinals in Lexington, Ky., on the line.

Saturday’s match will be televised live in the state of Nebraska on NET and the television broadcast is also available nationwide on BTN2Go. A live video feed featuring commentary from IMG Husker Sports Network announcers John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall is also available for free on Huskers.com.

Kadie Rolfzen had a double-double and paced four Huskers in double-figure kills with a match-high 15 kills. Mikaela Foecke added 12 kills in her postseason debut, while middle blockers Cecilia Hall and Amber Rolfzen had 10 kills each. Amber Rolfzen added a season-high nine blocks, as Nebraska finished with 15 stuffs, one shy of its season high. Kelly Hunter had 54 assists for a Husker attack that hit .298 and Justine Wong-Orantes tallied 23 digs.

Corinne Bain produced a triple-double for Harvard, which ended its season with a 15-11 record. Bain led the Crimson with 13 kills and 14 digs, while adding 19 assists. Kathleen Wallace added 12 digs for Harvard and just missed a double-double with nine digs. Harvard hit .163 for the match and stuffed the Huskers six times.

Set One: Harvard showed no signs of nerves in its postseason debut, jumping out to a 7-3 lead in set one. Strong serving from Mikaela Foecke helped the Huskers pull even with four straight points but Harvard answered with its own 4-0 run to take a 13-9 lead and force a Husker timeout.  The Crimson built their largest lead at 17-12 and answered every Nebraska spurt, winning rallies on three different occasions after the Huskers had pulled to within two. Nebraska saved one set point with a Kadie Rolfzen kill before Caroline Holte closed out the 25-22 win with her only kill of the set. Harvard had four blocks in the set, contributing to eight Husker attack errors.

Set Two: Nebraska came out firing in set two, scoring the first 10 points of the set. Harvard was able to pull within 14-7 but could get no closer. The Huskers led by as many as 13 but Harvard fought to the end, fending off three set points before Meghan Haggerty’s kill wrapped up the 25-15 win. After eight attack errors held Nebraska to a .186 hitting percentage in set one, the Huskers hit .394 in the second set. Kadie Rolfzen had five kills on nine swings in set two, and the Huskers stuffed Harvard four times.

Set Three: Nebraska jumped out to an early 6-3 lead in set three, only to see Harvard rally to take a 10-9 advantage. Tied at 11, the Huskers won five of the next six rallies to take a 16-12 lead. Nebraska maintained at least a two-point advantage the rest of the set, winning six of the final seven rallies of the 25-17 win. Nebraska hit .394 for the second straight set, and it was Kadie Rolfzen leading the way again, this time with six kills on 13 swings.

Set Four: The Huskers put up a wall at the net early in set four. Nebraska had five blocks in the first 15 rallies to race to a 10-5 lead. Harvard would get no closer than four the rest of the way but continued to fight, as Nebraska was never able to expand its lead to larger than seven points. The Huskers closed out the match on their sixth block of the set and 15th of the match. The Huskers held Harvard to an .091 attack percentage, as Amber Rolfzen had a hand in all six Nebraska blocks in the final set.

— NU Athletics —

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Davon Reed’s 3-pointer gave Miami the lead in overtime and the No. 21 Hurricanes made three free throws in the last 15 seconds to beat Nebraska 77-72 on Tuesday night.

Angel Rodriguez scored 15 points, Sheldon McClellan had 14 and Anthony Lawrence added 10 for the Hurricanes (6-1), who shot a season-low 41 percent but made 23 of 28 free throws and outscored the Huskers by 14 at the line.

Shavon Shields scored a season-high 28 points for the Cornhuskers (5-3). Andrew White III had 13 points and Glynn Watson Jr. added 11, including the tying 3-pointer with 18.9 seconds left in regulation.

Reed had missed all eight of his shots in regulation before making a 3 from the wing with 2:36 left in overtime to put Miami ahead 71-70. The lead was 3 points after Kamari Murphy followed with a dunk.

— Associated Press —