National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 60, Alcorn St. 46
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2011
Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Terry Oglesby, # Jim Schippers
Attendance: 8922

Toney McCray scored 20 points as Nebraska overcame a poor shooting effort in the first half to down visiting Alcorn State 60-46 on Saturday.

Brandon Ubel added 13 points and eight rebounds for Huskers (7-3), who won their third straight game to match their season high.

Nebraska played without starting center Jorge Brian Diaz, who reportedly suffered a foot injury this week.

Even without leading scorer Marquis Baker, sidelined by a broken foot since Nov. 25, Alcorn State hung around much longer than expected due primarily to the struggles of the Huskers’ own leading scorer, Bo Spencer.

Spencer shot 3-of-12 from field and scored only 11 points.

The Huskers shot 39.6 percent, but hit only 30.8 of its field-goal attempts in the first half to take a 23-21 halftime lead as Spencer missed each of his first six shots.

The Braves (2-8) pulled to within one point on several occasions in the second half, but an alley-oop dunk from Spencer to Caleb Walker ignited a 13-0 run that allowed Nebraska to pull away late.

Kendrick McDonald paced Alcorn State with 16 points.
Top Game Performances
 
Alcorn St.   Nebraska
Kendrick McDonald 16 Scoring Toney McCray 20
Kendrick McDonald 2 Assists Brandon Richardson 3
Michael Starks 12 Rebounds Brandon Ubel 8
Ian Francis 2 Free Throws Made Brandon Ubel 7
Twann Oakley 1 Steals Bo Spencer 2
Michael Starks 2 Blocks Toney McCray 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Alcorn St. 46 46.3 3-9 5-9 4 25 2 3 17
Nebraska 60 39.6 4-16 14-19 13 31 3 5 11