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Juwan Gary had 23 points and nine rebounds off the bench, while Nebraska used a pair of second-half spurts to cruise to an 87-60 win over Chadron State Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
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Gary had 15 of his points in the second half during two decisive runs, including five in a 13-2 run after Chadron State cut Nebraska’s 15-point halftime lead to six in the opening minutes of the second half.
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Leading 44-38, Gary, along with senior transfers Sam Griesel and Emmanuel Bandoumel scored all 13 points over the next four-plus minutes as the Huskers stretched the lead to 57-40, their largest lead at the time.
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Gary went 9-of-17 from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, and had five of the Huskers’ 19 offensive rebounds in under 20 minutes of work.
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Griesel joined Gary in double figures with 14 points and seven assists, while 13 players cracked the scoring column in the win.
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The Huskers put the game away later in the second half, as Gary had 10 points in a 21-0 run over a five-minute span as Nebraska led by as many as 34 before emptying the bench in the final five minutes. Â
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 In all, the Huskers shot 47.1 percent from the field and had 17 assists, while holding Chadron State to 38.1 percent shooting and forcing 18 turnovers.
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Nebraska got off to a slow start before the Husker bench keyed a 16-2 spurt that turned an early deficit until a double-figure lead. Gary had six points in the run, as the Huskers built a 29-15 lead after a Griesel basket with 7:21 left in the half. Â Nebraska kept the double-figure lead the rest of the half and led by as many as 16 in the opening 20 minutes.
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Chadron State had a pair of players scoring in double digits, with Bryce Latimer notching 12 and Freddy Reeves Jr. contributing 10.
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The Huskers will travel to Boulder, Colo., next Sunday, Oct. 30 to take on Colorado for their second exhibition game. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. (central) with coverage provided by Huskers Radio Network.