Pryce Sandfort had 22 points and Damon Wilkinson added 19 as No. 25 Nebraska cruised to a 94-60 win over Lindenwood in a nonconference game on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.
The Cornhuskers (3-0) won their 25th consecutive regular-season nonconference game thanks to 11 3-pointers and 51.6% shooting overall (33 of 64).
Sandfort reached the 20-point mark for the fourth straight game by making 7 of 14 shots, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range, and added eight rebounds and four assists. Wilkinson, a transfer from South Dakota State, was 7 of 8 from the field and scored 10 straight points for the Cornhuskers at one point during the first half, while Braden Frager added 14.
Shamiere Green scored 12 to lead Lindenwood (2-2). Other than Green’s three made 3-pointers the rest of the Lions were 0 for 17 from outside and the team shot 35.5% overall (22 of 62).
Nebraska led 61-32 at the half, coming within three of the school record for points before halftime, thanks to the team’s nine 3-pointers and 17 points apiece from Sandfort and Wilkinson.
The hot shooting from outside didn’t immediately carry over to the second half, with the Huskers missing their first five 3-pointers.
A triple by Frager at the 16:19 mark shook off the cobwebs, with Nebraska going on a 9-0 run to lead 73-36 with 14:45 remaining.
Two early Sandfort 3-pointers set the tone for Nebraska, which jumped out to an 8-2 lead and had a 12-point advantage just over six minutes into the game. A 12-0 run upped the margin to 37-9 with 8:59 left in the first half.
Lindenwood did not make consecutive shots until the final two minutes of the first half when it hit three in a row. The Lions finished the first half on a 14-5 run after falling behind by 38.
Nebraska heads to Sioux Falls, S.D., for its next game Sunday against Boise State, while Lindenwood stays in state and visits Omaha on Friday.