Walker's 10 2nd-half points help Samford beat Nebraska 69-58

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Wyatt Walker scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half, leading an 18-4 run to open the second half, and Samford beat Nebraska 69-58 on Sunday night.

Samford trailed 30-26 at halftime but made four layups in the first seven minutes of the second half, including Walker's 3-point play, to give Samford a 44-34 lead.

The Bulldogs led by as many as 13 points and were up 55-43 when Nebraska went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to five on Tai Webster's 3-pointer with 2:53 remaining. But the Huskers could get no closer. Matt Rose's 3 pointer with 1:10 remaining pushed the Bulldog lead back to eight and Walker's free throws with 55 seconds left gave Samford a 10-point lead.

Nebraska struggled against Samford's zone defense, turning the ball over 17 times and hitting 6 of 22 3-pointers. Nebraska made just 10 of its 20 free throws compared to Samford's 21 makes.

Christen Cunningham led Samford (8-4) with 20 points and Darius Jones-Gibson added 15.

Shavon Shields had 22 points to lead Nebraska (7-5) and Andrew White III added 17.

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TIP-INS

Nebraska: The Huskers are the only program in Division I with multiple players averaging 15 points, five rebounds and 1.25 steals per game. Andrew White and Shavon Shields are among the 34 D-I players to average those marks this season.

Samford: The Bulldogs are now 1-8 all-time against Big Ten conference opponents and 1-2 all-time in the state of Nebraska, having lost at Creighton in Omaha in 2010.

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Nebraska hosts Prairie View A&M Tuesday.

Samford host Miles College on Dec. 29.