FGCU MBB Falls 79-55 To Huskers In Opener

Courtesy of Linwood Ferguson

Friday night meant a new era for both Nebraska and FGCU. The Huskers, in the newly built Pinnacle Bank Arena, gave the sold-out crowd what they wanted.

Dominating early, Nebraska attacked a FGCU defense that struggled with the new foul rules and lack of depth. Chase Fieler repeatedly made attempts to take charges but time and time again was called for a block. Shavon Shields diced up the Eagles with ease en route to a near career high in points.

On the other side of the ball, the Eagles struggled to get anything going offensively. Comer was the polar opposite of "Agent Zero", turning the ball over five times and struggling to ignite any offense. A bright spot for the Eagles was Marquette transfer Jamail Jones who scored 17 points on 5-12 shooting, while adding eight rebounds and one assist. In addition, Filip Cvjeticanin was perfect from the field including 2-2 from beyond the arc.

Bernard Thompson, while battling an ankle injury, hit some deep threes early but definitely did not look 100 percent. With 12 points, he joined Jones as the only Eagles in double digits.

Dooley and the crew will look to keep their heads up as they battle Hartford in their home opener on Tuesday Nov. 12 at 7:00 a.m. Tagged as "Breakfast at the Beach", the mid-major showdown will be featured on ESPN2 as part of their college basketball tip-off marathon.

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