NEW: URI Loses 70-67 Heartbreaker to Nebraska
Joe Calabro, GoLocalProv Sports Team
NEW: URI Loses 70-67 Heartbreaker to Nebraska
See the Five Takeaways Slideshow Below
URI led 65-64 with 1:31 left to play in the game before Nebraska's Benny Parker buried a three-pointer to put the Cornhuskers up 67-65.
After a For McGlynn turnover, Nebraska would extend their lead to 69-67 on a Glynn Watson jr. jumper.
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The Rams were up by as much as 11 in the first half and led 37-32 at half time. Nebraska outscored URI 38-30 in the second half.
The Leaders
Kuran Iverson and Jarvis Garrett led URI with 15 points each while Jared Terrell and four McGlynn followed up with eight.
Next up
URI returns to action on Saturday, December 19th when they host Iona at the Ryan Center. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
For more on this game, see the five takeaways slideshow below.
5 Takeaways From URI's 70-67 Loss to Nebraska
Stats
Other than the free throw numbers, URI was competitive in every statistical category and even had the advantage in some of them.
Here is a look at the game stats:
Rebounds: URI 28, Nebraska 26
Assists: 12 each
Turnovers: 17 each
Points Off Turnovers: Nebraska 24, URI 23
2nd Chance Points: URI 8, Nebraska 4
Points in the Paint: URI 32, Nebraska 18
Fastbreak Points: Nebraska 6, URI 2
Bench Points: Nebraska 21, URI 15
Jarvis Garrett
Jarvis Garrett co-led the Rams with 15 points on 6 of 14 shooting from the field, including 3 of 5 from three - point land.
Garrett also had 5 assists and 4 rebounds to go along with his 2 steals in 32 minutes of action.
Garrett scored 5 of his points in the second half.
Kuran Iverson
Kuran Iverson co-led URI with 15 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the field while also grabbing eight rebounds and recording to blocked shots in the game.
However, Iverson only had three points in the second half, took only two shots and picked up four fouls in the half.
Hassan Martin
An off game for Hassan Martin who got himself in early foul trouble and was in and out of the line up for most of the contest. Martin only played 17 minutes.
Martin finished the game with only six points, two rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots for Rams.
Martin's six points came on 3 of 4 shooting from the field and all in the second half.
Martin has averaged 11 points and six rebounds this season for URI.
Free Throws
URI only got to the line eight times in this game and made four of their free throws. Kuran Iverson led the Rams with three free throw attempts, making one of them.
URI had four players not attempt one free throw, two of which were Jared Terrell and Hassan Martin.
Meanwhile, Nebraska attempted 24 free throws and made 20 of them.
That is a big point differential to overcome.
