LINCOLN – Jacob Lanier had a game-high 15 points, but Saint Louis shot 50 percent in the second half to rally for a 79-74 win in front of more than 14,000 in Nebraska men’s basketball’s exhibition opener at Pinnacle Bank Arena Friday night.
Lanier totaled 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting, highlighted by a 3-pointer to beat the first-half buzzer to give Nebraska a 39-37 halftime lead.
The Huskers eventually built a 44-39 after a Cale Jacobsen basket with 18:32 left, but the Billikens would rally, scoring eight straight points, including six from Amari McCottry, to take a 47-44 lead with just under 16 minutes remaining…