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College Basketball Crown - Recap - Nebraska Defeats Central Florida 77-66

Nebraska grabbed a 77-66 win over Central Florida on Sunday, behind a 21-point effort from Connor Essegian at T-Mobile Arena.

Nebraska was the ATS victor, as they covered the -4.0-point spread as a favorite.

Nebraska got 21 points from Brice Williams and another 20 points from Juwan Gary. Sam Hoiberg contributed 7 assists, while Juwan Gary cleaned the glass with 8 rebounds.

Central Florida got 29 points from Jordan Ivy-Curry in a losing cause and another 13 points from Nils Machowski. Dallan Coleman contributed 2 assists for them, while Moustapha Thiam had 11 rebounds.

Nebraska trailed at halftime, $HalfScore.

Central Florida won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 35-34.