TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 69, Texas Christian 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2011
Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials: # KC Ely, # Mike Littlewood, # Bob Staffen
Attendance: 5577

Bo Spencer scored 22 points as Nebraska overcame a slow start to defeat host Texas Christian 69-57 on Saturday.

Caleb Walker added nine points and eight rebounds for the Huskers (6-3), who defeated the Horned Frogs (7-3) for the fourth consecutive season by at least 12 points.

Coming off a 2-of-11 performance Wednesday in a one-point home win over Florida Gulf Coast, Spencer hit a number of clutch shots to keep Nebraska in control in the second half, finishing 7-for-12 from the field.

TCU had a 10-point lead with five seconds left in the first half, but Spencer sent Nebraska into the break with a dramatic half-court 3-pointer.

The shot seemed to energize the Huskers, who turned up their defensive intensity and came out of intermission with an 11-2 run as the Horned Frogs hit only one field goal over the first 8:10 of the second half. TCU shot only 6-for-26 from the field in the second half.

After getting beat in the post by the undersized Horned Frogs in the first half, Nebraska made a conscious effort to pound the ball down low over the final 20 minutes, securing a 20-8 edge in points in the paint in the second half.

Hank Thorns led all scorers with 18 points for the Horned Frogs, who saw their four-game winning streak come to an end.
Top Game Performances
 
Nebraska   Texas Christian
Bo Spencer 22 Scoring Hank Thorns 18
Brandon Richardson 4 Assists Hank Thorns 2
Brandon Ubel 8 Rebounds Adrick McKinney 7
Bo Spencer 4 Free Throws Made Hank Thorns 7
Brandon Richardson 2 Steals J.R. Cadot 2
Jorge Brian Diaz 3 Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Nebraska 69 51.1 6-14 15-18 12 29 3 3 11
Texas Christian 57 36.0 5-13 16-20 7 28 0 6 11