Crown of university basketball: Nebraska wins $ 300,000
THE Nebraska cornhuskers He will not regret their trip to Las Vegas.
Despite remaining in the south of Nevada for three weeks after not having done the NCAA tournament, The cornhuskers made everything possible bringing home the first university basketball crown.
The Nebraska hit UCF knights, 77-66, to request the $ 300,000 prize.
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Connor Essegian of Nebraska Cornhuskers celebrates in the first half of the championship match of the college basketball crown tournament against the Knights UCF at the T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)
The game was linked to 35 one piece to half and the second half was all UCF to start. But it seems that Nebraska has taken notes from Houston’s return against Duke in the Final Four.
The knights came out for a 14-0 to open the second half, but the cornhuskers responded with a 24-3 race to drive six with 7:27.
The UCF cut it at four just over a minute later, but it is closer that the UCF had the fact that Nebraska began to continue their acquisition and separate.
Juwan Gary del Nebraska Cornhuskers is shown in the first half of the championship match of the College Basket Crown Tournament at the T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Louis Grasse/Getty Images)
In the final 14:36, Nebraska passed the UCF, 42-17.
Juwan Gary, Mvp of the tournament, dropped 20 points and took eight rebounds. Brice Williams and Connor Essegian scored each 21 points, with the latter that made him out of the bench.
Jordan Ivy-Curry’s 29 points They were not enough in UCF losing effort.
This is the trophy wearable for university basketball brown. (AP news)
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It was a deep clinic for Nebraska as 9 out of 21 went (42.9%) by three. UCF, on the other hand, went 7 by 29, a 24.1%clip.
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