Down 20, Cornhuskers rally past Southern Cal 60-58

Down 20, Cornhuskers rally past Southern Cal 60-58

Published Nov. 27, 2010 6:27 p.m. ET

BOX SCORE

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) --
Nebraska, led by Jorge Brian Diaz's 14 points, came from 20 points down to defeat Southern California 60-58 Saturday night.

Trailing by 13 at the half, Nebraska (4-2) battled back with a 17-3 spurt that began with Diaz's short jumper with 17:52 left and was capped by Drake Beranek's 3-pointer with 12:45 left that cut the Southern Cal (4-3) lead to 46-44.

Nebraska took a 56-55 lead on a pair of Caleb Walker free throws with 4:44 left. The Huskers got a layup from Lance Jeter with 4:16 left and a rainbow jumper from Christian Standhardinger with 2:17 remaining to go up 60-55.

Donte Smith and Alex Stepheson had 14 each for USC.

Updated November 27, 2010

ADVERTISEMENT
share