The Cornhuskers of Nebraska will not regret their trip to Las Vegas.
Although he stayed in southern Nevada for three weeks after not having made the NCAA tournament, the Cornhuskers barely brought the very first university basketball crown.
The Nebraska shot the Knights UCF, 77-66, to claim the price of $ 300,000.
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Connor Essegian of Nebraska Cornhuskers celebrated in the first half of the Crown Crown Tournament Crown Basketball College Championship against UCF Knights in T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Ian Maule / Getty Images)
The match was tied at 35 in half-time, and the second half was all that started. But it seems that the Nebraska took some notes of the return of Houston against Duke in the Final Four.
The Knights came out at a 14-0 race to open the second half, but the Cornhuskers responded with a sequence of 24-3 to lead by six with 7:27 to do.
The UCF reduced it to four just over a minute later, but it was as close to the UCF happened that the Nebraska began to continue their takeover and separate.
Juwan Gary of Nebraska Cornhuskers is presented in the first half of the Crown Crown Basketball Tournament Championship match at T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Louis Grasse / Getty Images)
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In the last 14:36, Nebraska dominated the UCF, 42-17.
Juwan Gary, the MVP of the tournament, fell 20 points and seized eight rebounds. Brice Williams and Connor Essegian each scored 21 points, the latter doing it on the bench.
The 29 points of Jordan Ivy-Curry were not sufficient in the effort of loser of the UCF.
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It was a deep shooting clinic for Nebraska because they went 9 for 21 (42.9%) of three. UCF, on the other hand, went 7 for 29, a 24.1%clip.
