How about those Huskers? Up 15 at half, they lose by 11

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Brice Williams had a team-high 18 points, but Nebraska went ice cold in the final 20 minutes, as Minnesota rallied for a 76-65 victory Wednesday evening at Williams Arena.

Williams had 17 of his 18 points in the opening 20 minutes, but Nebraska (7-2, 0-1 Big Ten) shot just 29.2 percent in the second half, while Minnesota shot 59 percent in the second half and overcame a 15-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Huskers, 52-26 after halftime.

Jamarques Lawrence had a career-high 16 points while Juwan Gary had 11 off the bench, but the Huskers committed 18 turnovers, nearly double their season average coming into the night, including 12 in the second half.

Joshua Ola-Joseph led five Golden Gophers (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten) in double figures with 15 points.

The second half flipped quickly, as Minnesota roared out of the gates in the second half. The Gophers opened the half with an 18-3 run to pull even at 42 after a steal from Mike Mitchell Jr with 13:14 remaining. Juwan Gary’s jumper ended a 13-0 Golden Gopher run and gave the Huskers the lead at 44-42.

Nebraska pulled even at 47-all after a 3-point play from Juwan Gary with 10:59 left, but Minnesota used a 10-1 run over the next two-plus minutes to take a 57-48 lead after a Pharrell Payne basket with 8:46 remaining.

Nebraska responded as a Lawrence 3-pointer and two technical free throws from Keisei Tominanga pulled NU within 57-53 with 7:42 left.