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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 89, Central Michigan 75
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 22, 2012
Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials: # Jimmy Casas, # Mike Garratano, # Shawn Lehigh
Attendance: 7132

Nebraska 89, Central Michigan 75
: Dylan Talley scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Cornhuskers defeated the Chippewas in the semifinal of the Sun Bowl Invitational.

David Rivers recorded a career-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting and added seven rebounds while Ray Gallegos scored 19 and Brandon Ubel chipped in 14 for Nebraska (8-3), which will play host Texas-El Paso on Sunday. The Cornhuskers shot 57.1 percent from the field.

Kyle Randall led Central Michigan (6-5) with 27 points and eight rebounds. John Simons (14) and Blake Hibbitts (11) also reached double-digits.

Gallegos made three 3-pointers in the first 3:50 as Nebraska ran out to a 16-6 lead. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Talley and Rivers' jumper made the Cornhuskers lead 30-15 with 10:22 left in the first half before Ubel's layup pushed the cushion to 18 points 4:06 later.

After taking a 43-33 lead into halftime, Nebraska went on a 10-2 run to extend its lead to 59-47 with 12:32 left. Central Michigan got as close as 68-63 with 6:25 left as Randall scored seven straight points, but Talley's 3-pointer, two free throws from Ubel and Benny Parker's layup pushed the lead back to 12 as the Cornhuskers pulled away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Nebraska made 9 of 18 3-pointers (50 percent). ... Randall made all 15 of his free throws. ... Nebraska coach Tim Miles won the event in 2011 as the Colorado State coach.
Top Game Performances
 
Central Michigan   Nebraska
Kyle Randall 27 Scoring Dylan Talley 21
Chris Fowler 5 Assists Benny Parker 4
Kyle Randall 8 Rebounds David Rivers 7
Kyle Randall 15 Free Throws Made Ray Gallegos 4
Derrick Richardson Jr 2 Steals Dylan Talley 2
Olivier Mbaigoto 1 Blocks Ray Gallegos 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Central Michigan 75 42.0 6-19 27-33 10 27 1 5 13
Nebraska 89 57.1 9-18 16-22 17 30 3 5 15