Saturday May 17th, 2025 6:23PM

No. 10 Texas Rallies Past Nebraska 63-53

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Daniel Gibson scored all 12 of his points in the final 14:32, and No. 10 Texas overcame its second straight dismal shooting performance to beat Nebraska 63-53 on Saturday.<br> <br> The Longhorns (13-3, 2-1 Big 12) bounced back from a 74-63 road loss to Texas A&M on Wednesday, but it came at a price. Freshman forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 10 points and eight rebounds, was injured with 6:57 left and watched the rest of the game from the bench with ice on his left knee.<br> <br> Joe McCray was 5-of-12 from 3-point range and had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Nebraska (8-5, 2-1), which had its four-game winning streak ended.<br> <br> Texas, which plays host to No. 6 Oklahoma State on Monday, shot just 40.8 percent. The Longhorns shot a season-low 32.3 percent against Texas A&M. <br> <br> As bad as Texas&#39; shooting was, Nebraska&#39;s was worse.<br> <br> The Cornhuskers hit just 30.5 percent from the field, and they were overly reliant on the 3-pointer, going 8-of-27 (29.6 percent) from long range.<br> <br> John Turek&#39;s putback gave Nebraska its last lead, 47-46, with 6:23 left. The Huskers went 5 minutes without another field goal.<br> <br> Gibson took over at that point. He scored on a layin, two free throws and a jumper before Kenny Taylor hit a 3 to put the Longhorns up 55-49 with 2:37 left.<br> <br> Sydmill Harris added 11 points for the Longhorns.<br> <br> Turek had 13 points and Marcus Neal Jr. added 12 for the Huskers.<br> <br> The teams were tied at 26 at halftime thanks to McCray&#39;s 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range.<br> <br> The Huskers led 11-0 after McCray hit two 3s and Neal one and the Longhorns missed their first eight shots.<br> <br> Texas warmed up, getting easy inside baskets by Brad Buckman and Taylor.<br> <br> Harris hit two 3s during a 12-0 run that gave the Longhorns a brief lead. Nebraska went 6 1/2 minutes without a field goal before Neal made a layup late in the half.
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