January 9, 2016

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           1   2   total 
Rutgers   26  30    56 
NEBRASKA  46  44    90 
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Piscataway, N.J. — Behind 28 points and nine rebounds from Andrew White III, Nebraska broke into the win column for the first time in Big Ten play with a 90-56 win Saturday afternoon.

White was efficient, hitting 11-of-14 shots from the field, including 5-of-7 from the 3-point line, as Nebraska never trailed in posting its largest road win margin since a 50-13 win at Morningside College in 1920. White's 28-point effort tied his second-highest performance of the year while his five 3-pointers matched a career high in only 24 minutes of work.

White was one of four Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska's 90 points was its highest total in a conference road game since 1999 and in any conference game since 2006.

Glynn Watson Jr. added 10 of his 12 points in the first half, while Shavon Shields and Ed Morrow Jr. added 11 and 10 points respectively. Nebraska shot a season-high 56.9 percent, while 10 players broke into the scoring column.

Nebraska (9-8, 1-3 Big Ten) led from wire to wire after racing out to a 14-2 lead in the first four minutes and built a 20-point halftime cushion at 46-26. Nebraska shot 54 percent in posting its highest first-half total against a conference opponent since the 2001-02 season.

White had 19 first-half points for the Huskers on 8-of-10 shooting from the floor, while Watson Jr. added 10 points as Nebraska jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first four minutes. NU hit its first five shots from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers from Andrew White III.

Rutgers pulled to within 31-22, but Nebraska stretched the lead back out to 16 with seven straight points, including a pair of baskets from Ed Morrow Jr. and eventually built the lead to 20 before halftime.

In the second half, Rutgers was within 51-34 at the 16- minute mark, but a Jack McVeigh 3-pointer started a 14-0 run that extended the margin to 65-34 after a Morrow basket. McVeigh had five of his points in the run as the Huskers were in control the rest of the way.

Mike Williams led Rutgers (6-11, 0-4 Big Ten with 22 points, while no other Scarlet Knight player was in double figures.

The Huskers return to Pinnacle Bank Arena Tuesday evening to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. and a limited number of tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the NU Athletics Ticketing and Development Office at 800-8-BIGRED. Tuesday's game will be carried by the Husker Sports Network and televised on BTN.

Notes

*-Nebraska's 90 points was the most by the Huskers in a conference game since scoring 93 against Colorado in 2006. NU's previous high in Big Ten play was 82 against Minnesota on Jan. 26, 2014.

*-It was NU's highest road total in conference play since scoring 96 at Oklahoma on Jan. 20, 1999.