LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Berke Buyuktuncel had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for a triple-double and No. 15 Nebraska overcame first-half shooting woes to beat North Dakota 78-55 on Sunday night.
At 12-0, Nebraska is off to its best start in school history. Braden Frager came off the bench to lead the Huskers with 17 points. Sam Hoiberg finished with 15 points and Jamarck Lawrence added 13.
Eli King scored 13 points for North Dakota (5-10). Marley Curtis added 10.
The Huskers opened the second half with a 19-6 run, taking their first lead of the game on Buyuktuncel's free throw with 1:08 left in the half. They opened up a four-point lead less than a minute later on a 3-pointer from Jamarque Lawrence.
North Dakota regained the lead on Garrett Anderson's 3-pointer to make it 31-30 with 16:22 left. But Buyuktensel, Lawrence and Hoiberg combined for 11 points in Nebraska's 13-0 run. The Huskers made it 43-32 on Lawrence's basket with 11:15 left.
Nebraska's largest lead was 25. North Dakota didn't get closer than 10 in the final nine minutes.
Next
North Dakota: Hosts Dakota State on Dec. 28.
Nebraska: Hosts New Hampshire on Dec. 30.
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