Nebraska Cornhuskers will not regret their journey to Las Vegas.
Despite staying in southern Nevada for a long three weeks after not doing the NCAA tournament, Cornhuskers did all worth it by taking the first college basketball crown.
Nebraska took UCF Knights, 77-66, to demand the price of $ 300,000.
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Connor Essegian from Nebraska Cornhuskers celebrates in the first half of the College Basketball Crown Tournament against UCF Knights in T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)
The game was tied to 35 per Piece by half and the other half was far too UCF to begin. But it seems that Nebraska took some notes from Houston’s comeback against Duke in Final Four.
The knights came out to a 14-0 race to open the other half, but Cornhuskers reacted with a 24-3 race to lead six by 7:27 to go.
UCF cut it to four a little over a minute later, but it’s as close as UCF came when Nebraska began to continue their takeover and separate themselves.
Juwan Gary from Nebraska Cornhuskers is shown in the first half of the College Basketball Crown Tournament in T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Louis Grasse/Getty Images)
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In the last 14:36, Nebraska UCF, 42-17.
Juwan Gary, the tournament’s MVP, fell 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Brice Williams and Connor Essegian each scored 21 points, the latter doing it from the bench.
Jordan Ivy-Curry’s 29 points were not enough in UCF’s losing effort.
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It was a deep-shooting clinic for Nebraska when they went 9-for-21 (42.9%) from three. UCF went on the other page 7-for-29, a clip of 24.1%.
