Men's Hoops Stay Undefeated, Edges Out Nebraska, 52-51

Saturday, December 2

Fitzgerald Field House

7:30 PM ET

Pitt

Nebraska

Freshman guard Julius Page needed only 19 minutes to score 15 points, including three 3-pointers.

Men's Hoops Stay Undefeated, Edges Out Nebraska, 52-51

12/2/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Dec. 2, 2000

Box Score

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Freshman Julius Page came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points and Pittsburgh stayed unbeaten this season after holding on for a 52-51 win over Nebraska on Saturday night.

Trailing by one in the final seconds, Nebraska (2-2) brought the ball upcourt and set up Kimani Ffriend for a shot. He missed and Cookie Belcher and Craig Wortmann could not connect.

Page, a freshman guard from Buffalo, N.Y., played just 19 minutes and had three 3-pointers. Isaac Hawkins added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Pittsburgh (5-0).

Ffriend finished with 18 points, Belcher scored 14 points and Steffon Bradford added 11 rebounds for Nebraska.