Banton, Nebraska beat Minnesota 78-74, snap 5-sport skid

Nebraska guard Kobe Webster (10) celebrates after teammate Thorir Thorbjarnarson (34) made a 3-pointer in opposition to Minnesota in some unspecified time in the future of the 2nd half of an NCAA college basketball sport Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. (Francis Gardler/Lincoln Journal Celebrity through AP)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Dalano Banton scored 14 functions, Derrick Walker had 12 functions, 9 rebounds and three blocks, and Nebraska held off a gradual Minnesota rally to beat the Golden Gophers 78-74 on Saturday night time.

Trey McGowen added 11 functions and Kobe Webster and Thorir Thorbjarnarson scored 10 apiece for Nebraska (6-17, 2-14 Enormous Ten). The Cornhuskers snapped a five-sport shedding accelerate and obtained for fair the 2nd time since Dec. 17.

Minnesota (13-12, 6-12), which has lost five in a row, seemingly saw its chances for an NCAA event berth evaporate this week. The Golden Gophers lost 67-59 at dwelling on Thursday in opposition to a Northwestern crew that had lost 13 in row.

Marcus Carr scored 16 functions in a 22-10 run that trimmed Minnesota’s deficit to 74-73 with 14 seconds left but Webster and Thorbjarnarson every made 2 of two from the free-throw line from there to seal it.

Carr completed with a occupation-high 41 functions, essentially the most in a Enormous Ten sport this season.

Nebraska made 30 of 55 (54.5%) from the sphere and shot a season-high 52.9% (9 of 17) from 3-point vary to beat its 18 turnovers.

Banton scored the fundamental seven functions in an 11-2 spurt that gave the Cornhuskers a 13-point lead when Shamiel Stevenson hit a 3-pointer with 8: 13 last.

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