SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Mikey Lewis hit two free throws with five seconds left to give Saint Mary’s a three-point lead, Brice Williams missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer to tie and the Gaels earned a 77-74 win over Nebraska in a neutral-site game played in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Sunday afternoon.

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Saint Mary’s picked up a 77-74 win over Nebraska in men’s basketball inside a packed Sanford Pentagon Sunday afternoon. The Gaels scored the first eight points of the game and led by as many as 14 less than seven minutes into the contest.

A tough battle ends with the first loss of the season for Nebraska men's basketball Nebraska (3-1) fell to Saint Mary's (4-0), 77-74, Sunday afternoon at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The Huskers had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer but the shot from Brice Williams missed the mark.

Following an uncomfortable win against Bethune-Cookman last Saturday, the Nebraska Men’s basketball team responded in a positive fashion, shooting over 43% and winning the rebound battle 43-31 in a 86-60 route of Fairleigh Dickinson.