Hoiberg leads 5 in double-figure scoring to help Nebraska rout Lindenwood 84-52 in a season opener
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sam Hoiberg scored 15 points off the bench and led five Nebraska players in double-figure scoring as the Cornhuskers opened the season with an 84-52 rout over Lindenwood. Starters Rienk Mast, Brice Williams and C.J. Wilcher scored 13 points apiece and Josiah Allick added 11 for Nebraska. Hoiberg, Williams and Wilcher each made a pair of 3-pointers. The Cornhuskers led by as many as 36 points after halftime. Keenon Cole scored 14 points and Jeremiah Talton added 10 for Lindenwood.