December 1, 2015

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                1   2  OT  total 
Miami    (21)  37  31  9  77 
NEBRASKA (NR)  36  32  4  72 
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Lincoln, Neb. — Shavon Shields scored a season-high 28 points to lead three Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska pushed No. 21 Miami to overtime before falling 77-72 in front of a sellout crowd of 15,646 Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Shields recorded his second 20-point game of the year and 16 second-half points, but Nebraska was unable to get the key basket in the extra session to take down the Hurricanes

Trailing 70-68 after a pair of Andrew White III free throws with 3:39 left in overtime, Davon Reed gave Miami the lead with a 3-pointer with 2:41 left to put the visitors on top, 71-70. It was the only field goal of the night for Reed, who finished 1-of-10 from the field. After a missed jumper, Miami extended the lead to 73-70 on a Kamari Murphy dunk with 1:33 remaining before putting salting the game away at the free throw line.

Miami, which improved to 6-1 on the season, put five guys in double figures led by Angel Rodriguez, who finished with 15 points and Sheldon McClellan with 14.

Shields twice hit shots with the Huskers down by one to give the Huskers a lead before Andrew White III recorded a steal and hit a layup with 1:06 left to give the Huskers a one-point lead. Miami retook the lead with 45.2 seconds to play on a layup by Kamari Murphy. After an Angel Rodriguez layup gave Miami a three-point lead, Glynn Watson Jr. hit a 3-pointer to tie the game with 18 seconds to play. Rodriguez's 3-point attempt was off in the final seconds to end regulation with the teams tied at 68.

White recorded 13 points and six rebounds and Watson scored 11 while Tai Webster tacked on nine points and five rebounds for the Big Red, who fell to 5-3 on the season.

After the Hurricanes scored the first seven points of the game and jumped out to a 12-3 lead, the Huskers responded with a 16-4 run spurred by 3-pointers from Watson, Benny Parker and White. The two teams traded baskets as Miami took a one-point lead into the locker room. Shields led the way with 11 first-half points as the Huskers went 6-9 from beyond the arc in the half and shot 50 percent from the floor.

Rodriguez led the Hurricanes with 15 points while Tonye Jekiri contributed seven points and 10 boards. The Canes held a 41-34 advantage on the glass.

The Huskers will return to action Saturday afternoon against Abilene Christian. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The game will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and streamed on BTN Plus.