Pryce Sandfort scored 22 points as No. 25 Nebraska defeated Lindenwood 94-60 Wednesday in men’s basketball. Nebraska improved to 3-0, and Lindenwood fell to 2-2.
Sandfort made 7 of 14 shots, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range, and added eight rebounds and four assists. Damon Wilkinson scored 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and Braden Frager added 14 points.
Shamiere Green led Lindenwood with 12 points, three assists and two steals. Marsai Mason had six points and 10 rebounds, and Makhan Diouf finished with nine points and five rebounds. Nebraska shot 51.6% from the field and outscored Lindenwood 44-32 in the paint, while the Lions shot 35.5% and made 3 of 20 3-pointers.
Lindenwood’s official schedule has the Lions playing at Omaha at 7:45 p.m. Central Friday, Nov. 13, and at Northern Iowa at 7 p.m. Central Tuesday, Nov. 17. Nebraska’s official schedule lists its next game against Boise State at noon Central Sunday, Nov. 15, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.