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Juwan Gary leads Nebraska over Boise State 79-69 for shot at College Basketball Crown championship

AP
Apr 05, 2025

LAS VEGAS (AP) Juwan Gary had 21 points to lead Nebraska to a 79-69 victory over Boise State in a College Basketball Crown semifinal at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

The Cornhuskers (20-14) will play for the championship on Sunday against the winner of the other semifinal between Villanova and UCF.

Gary added nine rebounds and three blocks for Nebraska. Brice Williams added 14 points, six assists and five rebounds. Sam Hoiberg had 10 points.

The Broncos (26-11) were led by Tyson Degenhart with 26 points and eight rebounds. Andrew Meadow added 14 points and Pearson Carmichael scored 13. The Broncos had a five-game win streak end.

Nebraska took the lead with 4:51 remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Williams had 12 points in the first half to help put them ahead 39-33 at the break. Nebraska outscored Boise State in the second half behind 11 points from Gary.

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1st Half
BOISE
Broncos
33
NEB
Cornhuskers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Berke Buyuktuncel vs. O'Mar Stanley (Alvaro Cardenas gains possession)
19:33	+3	Tyson Degenhart makes three point jump shot (O'Mar Stanley assists)	3-0
19:04	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	3-2
18:48		O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
18:46		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
18:44		Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (bad pass)
18:36	+2	Andrew Meadow makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	5-2
18:18	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)	5-5
18:01		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (bad pass)
17:47		Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point layup
17:45		Andrew Meadow defensive rebound
17:22		Andrew Meadow misses three point jump shot
17:20		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
17:12		Sam Hoiberg turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Meadow steals)
17:00		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
16:58		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
16:40		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
16:38		Alvaro Cardenas defensive rebound
16:26	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point hook shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	7-5
15:56		Cale Jacobsen misses two point jump shot
15:54		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
15:40	+3	Pearson Carmichael makes three point jump shot	10-5
15:13	+3	Cale Jacobsen makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	10-8
14:57	+3	Pearson Carmichael makes three point jump shot (Andrew Meadow assists)	13-8
14:39		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
14:37		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
14:34		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (bad pass)
14:34		TV timeout
14:14	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup	13-10
13:51		Juwan Gary blocks Tyson Degenhart's two point layup
13:49		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
13:28	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Cale Jacobsen assists)	13-13
12:57		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
12:55		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
12:48		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
12:46		Emmanuel Ugbo defensive rebound
12:40		Cale Jacobsen shooting foul (Javan Buchanan draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Javan Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-13
12:40	+1	Javan Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-13
12:13		Connor Essegian misses two point jump shot
12:11		Ahron Ulis offensive rebound
12:09		Ahron Ulis misses two point layup
12:07		Ahron Ulis offensive rebound
12:01		Andrew Morgan misses two point layup
11:59		Emmanuel Ugbo defensive rebound
11:44	+2	Javan Buchanan makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	17-13
11:21		Andrew Morgan misses two point layup
11:19		Javan Buchanan defensive rebound
11:10		Emmanuel Ugbo misses three point jump shot
11:08		RJ Keene II offensive rebound
11:00		Cale Jacobsen personal foul (Alvaro Cardenas draws the foul)
11:00		TV timeout
10:48	+2	Julian Bowie makes two point jump shot	19-13
10:23		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
10:21		Broncos defensive rebound
10:12		Julian Bowie misses three point jump shot
10:10		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
9:59		Ahron Ulis misses two point jump shot
9:57		Ahron Ulis offensive rebound
9:57		Alvaro Cardenas shooting foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
9:57	+1	Ahron Ulis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-14
9:57	+1	Ahron Ulis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-15
9:41		Javan Buchanan misses two point dunk
9:39		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
9:33		Connor Essegian turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Degenhart steals)
9:29		Alvaro Cardenas misses two point layup
9:27		Javan Buchanan offensive rebound
9:23		Julian Bowie turnover (traveling)
9:08		Andrew Morgan misses two point layup
9:06		Javan Buchanan defensive rebound
8:57		RJ Keene II misses three point jump shot
8:55		Pearson Carmichael offensive rebound
8:51	+2	Pearson Carmichael makes two point layup	21-15
8:38		RJ Keene II shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
8:38	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-16
8:38	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-17
8:27		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (bad pass)
8:10		Braxton Meah misses two point jump shot
8:08		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
7:56	+3	Pearson Carmichael makes three point jump shot	24-17
7:40		Tyson Degenhart shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-18
7:40	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-19
7:11		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
7:09		O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
7:08		O'Mar Stanley misses two point layup
7:07		Andrew Meadow offensive rebound
7:06	+2	Andrew Meadow makes two point layup	26-19
6:42	+3	Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Ahron Ulis assists)	26-22
6:24		Pearson Carmichael misses two point jump shot
6:22		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
5:59	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	26-25
5:37		Braxton Meah shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
5:37		Tyson Degenhart misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:37	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-25
5:24	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point dunk (Brice Williams assists)	27-27
5:09		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (traveling)
5:09		Broncos 30 second timeout
4:56		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
4:54		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
4:54		O'Mar Stanley personal foul (Braxton Meah draws the foul)
4:51	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Ahron Ulis assists)	27-29
4:21		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
4:19		Brice Williams defensive rebound
4:00		Ahron Ulis misses two point layup
3:58		Braxton Meah offensive rebound
3:56	+2	Braxton Meah makes two point dunk	27-31
3:56		TV timeout
3:40		Javan Buchanan misses two point hook shot
3:38		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
3:31		Andrew Meadow shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
3:31		Brice Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:31	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-32
3:16		Andrew Meadow turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
2:58	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	27-34
2:41		Brice Williams personal foul
2:33	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point jump shot	29-34
2:19	+3	Ahron Ulis makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	29-37
2:07		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Morgan steals)
2:05		Andrew Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Pearson Carmichael steals)
2:02	+2	Pearson Carmichael makes two point dunk	31-37
1:54		RJ Keene II shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-38
1:54	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-39
1:29		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
1:27		Andrew Morgan defensive rebound
1:19		Andrew Morgan turnover (bad pass) (Alvaro Cardenas steals)
1:03		Jump ball. Alvaro Cardenas vs. Andrew Morgan (Cornhuskers gains possession)
1:03		Alvaro Cardenas turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Morgan steals)
0:47		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
0:45		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point jump shot	33-39
0:24		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:01		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BOISE
Broncos
36
NEB
Cornhuskers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:35		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
19:33		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point layup (Cale Jacobsen assists)	33-41
18:51		Tyson Degenhart misses two point jump shot
18:49		O'Mar Stanley offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Alvaro Cardenas makes two point layup	35-41
18:28		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
18:26		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
18:25	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup	35-43
18:01		O'Mar Stanley misses two point jump shot
17:59		Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
17:53	+3	Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	35-46
17:53		Broncos 30 second timeout
17:53		TV timeout
17:45	+2	Andrew Meadow makes two point layup (Tyson Degenhart assists)	37-46
17:16	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	37-49
16:54		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
16:52		Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
16:42		Brice Williams misses two point layup
16:40		O'Mar Stanley defensive rebound
16:23	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (Pearson Carmichael assists)	40-49
15:58		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
15:56		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
15:37		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
15:35		Broncos offensive rebound
15:35		Andrew Morgan personal foul (Pearson Carmichael draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:17		Brice Williams shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
15:17	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-49
15:17	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-49
15:06	+2	Andrew Morgan makes two point dunk (Cale Jacobsen assists)	42-51
14:47		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
14:45		Andrew Meadow offensive rebound
14:40		Andrew Meadow misses two point layup
14:38		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
14:33	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Andrew Morgan assists)	42-53
14:33		Julian Bowie shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-54
14:04	+3	Tyson Degenhart makes three point jump shot	45-54
13:44	+3	Cale Jacobsen makes three point jump shot (Andrew Morgan assists)	45-57
13:24		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
13:22		Brice Williams defensive rebound
13:22		RJ Keene II personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
13:05		Tyson Degenhart personal foul (Andrew Morgan draws the foul)
13:02		RJ Keene II personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
12:55	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup	45-59
12:39		Pearson Carmichael misses three point jump shot
12:37		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
12:11		Andrew Morgan misses two point jump shot
12:09		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
12:05		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
12:03		Javan Buchanan defensive rebound
11:58	+3	Tyson Degenhart makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	48-59
11:31		Juwan Gary misses two point layup
11:29		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
11:23		Javan Buchanan misses two point layup
11:21		Brice Williams defensive rebound
11:04		Cale Jacobsen turnover (bad pass)
11:04		TV timeout
10:45		Berke Buyuktuncel blocks Alvaro Cardenas's two point layup
10:43		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
10:25	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Connor Essegian assists)	48-62
9:53		Pearson Carmichael misses two point jump shot
9:51		Brice Williams defensive rebound
9:41		Cale Jacobsen turnover (bad pass) (Pearson Carmichael steals)
9:33	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point hook shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	50-62
9:12	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup (Connor Essegian assists)	50-64
8:56		Berke Buyuktuncel shooting foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-64
8:56	+1	Andrew Meadow makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-64
8:35		Connor Essegian misses three point jump shot
8:31		Broncos defensive rebound
8:17	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	54-64
7:51		Ahron Ulis misses two point jump shot
7:49		Javan Buchanan defensive rebound
7:41	+2	Javan Buchanan makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	56-64
7:33		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
7:33		TV timeout
7:14		Ahron Ulis misses three point jump shot
7:12		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
7:06		Andrew Meadow blocks Berke Buyuktuncel's two point layup
7:04		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
6:55		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
6:53		Connor Essegian defensive rebound
6:35	+2	Connor Essegian makes two point jump shot (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)	56-66
6:09		Alvaro Cardenas misses two point layup
6:07		Ahron Ulis defensive rebound
5:59	+3	Ahron Ulis makes three point jump shot	56-69
5:43		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul (Alvaro Cardenas draws the foul)
5:35	+3	Tyson Degenhart makes three point jump shot (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	59-69
5:11	+3	Connor Essegian makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	59-72
4:56		Javan Buchanan misses three point jump shot
4:54		Ahron Ulis defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	59-74
4:28	+3	Andrew Meadow makes three point jump shot (Tyson Degenhart assists)	62-74
4:07		Alvaro Cardenas blocks Andrew Morgan's two point layup
4:05		RJ Keene II defensive rebound
3:58		Ahron Ulis personal foul (Andrew Meadow draws the foul)
3:57		Connor Essegian personal foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
3:38		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
3:36		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
3:07		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
2:57		Andrew Meadow misses two point jump shot
2:55		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:47		Brice Williams offensive foul (Alvaro Cardenas draws the foul)
2:47		Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
2:37	+2	Tyson Degenhart makes two point layup (Alvaro Cardenas assists)	64-74
2:37		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Tyson Degenhart draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Tyson Degenhart makes regular free throw 1 of 1	65-74
2:34		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
2:09		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
2:07		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
1:50		Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
1:48		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
1:47		Jump ball. (Cornhuskers gains possession)
1:42		Sam Hoiberg turnover (lost ball) (Tyson Degenhart steals)
1:36		Juwan Gary blocks Tyson Degenhart's two point layup
1:34		RJ Keene II offensive rebound
1:33	+2	RJ Keene II makes two point layup	67-74
1:22		RJ Keene II personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
1:19		Javan Buchanan personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
1:19		Andrew Meadow personal foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Connor Essegian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-75
1:19	+1	Connor Essegian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
1:13		Juwan Gary blocks Javan Buchanan's two point layup
1:11		Broncos offensive rebound
1:06		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
1:04		Javan Buchanan offensive rebound
1:04		Connor Essegian shooting foul (Javan Buchanan draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Javan Buchanan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
1:04	+1	Javan Buchanan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-76
1:03		Pearson Carmichael personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
1:03		Sam Hoiberg misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03		Tyson Degenhart defensive rebound
0:57		Alvaro Cardenas misses three point jump shot
0:55		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
0:52		Andrew Meadow personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
0:52	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
0:44		Andrew Meadow turnover (lost ball)
0:42		Pearson Carmichael personal foul (Connor Essegian draws the foul)
0:42		Connor Essegian misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42	+1	Connor Essegian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-79
0:35		Tyson Degenhart misses three point jump shot
0:33		Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
0:05		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)