UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Pryce Sandfort scored 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting, and Nebraska beat Providence 67-58 in a Hall of Fame Tip-Off contest on Saturday night.
Boden Kapke scored 13 points, Braden Frager scored 12 and Cale Jacobsen 11 for the Cornhuskers (2-0).
Leonardo Marangon scored 12 points and reserve Devin Vanterpool 11 for Providence (1-1).
Sandfort broke a 19-all tie with a pair of free throws and a 3-pointer, Jacobsen followed with a layup, and Kapke made two straight layups to cap an 11-0 run that gave Nebraska a 30-19 lead.
The Friars scored the last six points of the half to get with 30-25 at intermission.
Nebraska started the second half with an 8-2 run and again pushed the lead back to double figures at 38-27 with 18:02 left.
Vanterpool made two free throws with 13:31 to go to finish a 10-3 Providence spurt, but the Friars never got closer.
Nebraska reached its largest lead at 63-47 with a foul shot from Sandfort with 2:25 left.
Nebraska has won a school-record 24 straight regular-season nonconference games dating back to Nov. 22, 2024.
Up next
Providence: Hosts Bryant on Tuesday.
Nebraska: Hosts Lindenwood on Wednesday.
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