Nebraska 78, Alcorn St. 54

Nebraska 78, Alcorn St. 54

Published Dec. 8, 2010 10:23 p.m. ET

Lance Jeter scored 16 points and Jorge Brian Diaz added 15 as Nebraska rolled to a 78-57 victory over winless Alcorn State on Wednesday night.

Brandon Ubel added 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Andre Almeida had 11 points and Caleb Walker grabbed 12 rebounds for the Cornhuskers (7-2).

Marquiz Baker scored 32 points for Alcorn State, which dropped to 0-8.

Nebraska took a 40-17 lead into halftime, snapping a recent streak of poor shooting performances in the opening half. Its 40 points were the most it had scored in the first half of a game this season.

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Alcorn State shot just 18.8 percent (6 of 32) in the first half before finishing at 29.7 percent overall.

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