College Basketball Crown: Nebraska wins $300,000 prize

AND Nebraska Cornhuskers He will not regret his trip to Las Vegas.

Despite being left in the south Nevada three weeks long after not made Ncaa tournament, Cornhuskers did it all worth it, taking home the first basketball crown in college.

Nebraska took off UCF Knights, 77-66, to ask for a $ 300,000 prize.

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Connor Essegian of Nebraska Cornhuskers celebrates in the first half of the championship match of the College Basketball Crown tournament against the UCF Knights at the T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025. In Las Vegas. (Ian Maule/Getty Images)

The game was tied to 35 pieces at halftime, and the second half was all UCF to begin with. But Nebraska seems to have made some notes from Houston’s return against Duke to Final Four.

The knights came out on a 14-0 race to open the second half, but Cornhuskers responded with a 24-3 race to run with six with 7:27.

The UCF cut him into four just over a minute later, but that is as close as UCF got while Nebraska started continuing and separating himself.

Juwan Gary from Nebraska Cornhuskers was shown in the first half of the championship match of the College Basketball Crown tournament at the T-Mobile Arena on April 6, 2025. In Las Vegas. (Louis Grasse/Getty Images)

UCONN Coach Geno Auriemma with 3 words of messages Paige Buckers in an emotional hug after winning the championship

In the final 14:36, Nebraska surpassed UCF, 42-17.

Juwan Gary, MVP of the tournament, dropped 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Brice Williams and Connor Essegian scored 21 points, and the latter did it from the bench.

Jordan Ivy-Curry’s 29 points They were not enough at losing UCF.