National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 63, Iowa St. 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Rick Hartzell, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 11610

A free throw by Lance Jeter with 0.4 seconds left in the game gave Nebraska a 63-62 win over Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams Saturday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The game was tied 62-62 when Jeter stole the ball and drove the length of the floor before being fouled. He made the second of two free throws to give Nebraska the win.

Nebraska (13-2, 1-0 Big 12) held the lead for most of the second half before a 3-pointer by Melvin Ejum gave Iowa State a 60-57 lead with less than four minutes remaining. The Cornhuskers trailed by as many as four points before tying the game at 62 on a free throw by Toney McCray with 1:06 remaining.

Iowa State (13-3, 0-1) trailed 39-29 at halftime, but used a 16-2 run to take its first lead of the game with 14:31 left in the second half on a layup by Diante Garrett. Garrett scored a game-high 18 points to lead the Cyclones, who only had seven scholarship players in uniform because of injuries and suspension.

Caleb Walker scored 13 points to lead Nebraska, which next plays at Missouri on Wednesday.





Top Game Performances
 
Iowa St.   Nebraska
Diante Garrett 18 Scoring Caleb Walker 13
Darion Anderson 3 Assists Lance Jeter 7
Darion Anderson 12 Rebounds Caleb Walker 8
Darion Anderson 3 Free Throws Made Lance Jeter 5
Melvin Ejim 1 Steals Lance Jeter 5
Calvin Godfrey 1 Blocks Jorge Brian Diaz 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa St. 62 40.4 7-19 9-13 8 36 2 3
Nebraska 63 36.7 4-17 15-24 13 40 6 10