Jamarques Lawrence scored a career-high 21 points and Braden Frager added 20 off the bench to lead Nebraska to an 84-72 win over New Mexico on Thursday night in the first round of the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City, Mo.

It was the ninth consecutive win for Nebraska (5-0) to extend the nation's longest active win streak. The Cornhuskers will now face the winner of Kansas State/Mississippi State in Friday's final.

Lawrence, who returned to Nebraska after a season at Rhode Island, was 6 of 9 from the field and 4 of 7 from 3, while Frager was 6 of 8 and 4 of 6, respectively.

Rienk Mast added 17 for Nebraska, which hit 13 3-pointers but also turned it over a season-high 18 times.

New Mexico (3-2) played most of the game without senior guard Deyton Albury, who was ejected with 1:38 left

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