Braden Frager scored 22 points and Jamarques Lawrence added 18 as Nebraska dominated the second half en route to an 86-53 win over West Georgia on Monday in Lincoln, Neb., in the season opener for both teams.

Rienk Mast contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds for Nebraska, which opened the second half on a 20-2 run and never looked back. The Cornhuskers shot just 31.3% from the field in the first half before authoring a brilliant 62.5% shooting performance after halftime, including four 3-pointers by Lawrence.

Shelton Williams-Dryden scored a team-high 14 points for West Georgia but shot just 5-for-19 from the floor. The Wolves hit only 29.2% from the field and 4 of 24 (16.7%) from 3-point range.

Both teams got off to a slow start as West Georgia held an 11-9 lead more than 10 minutes int

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