Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, November 26, 1994 TAG: 9411280056
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: SCOTT BLANCHARD STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO LENGTH: Short
Nebraska's ninth-year coach Danny Nee was ejected with 14 minutes, 6 seconds left after receiving two technical fouls for arguing that a foul should have been called on a Northeast Louisiana player.
He first tried to sit at courtside but finally was escorted away. Removed from the sideline, he didn't miss much. Neither did his team, which shot 51 percent from the field and used a relentless attacking offense to drill impatient Northeast.
Second-seeded Nebraska (1-0) plays third-seeded Virginia Tech (1-0) at 3 p.m. today in one tournament semifinal. In the other, fifth-seeded College of Charleston (1-0), a 66-55 winner over fourth-seeded Alabama-Birmingham (0-1), plays top-seeded Illinois, an 89-77 winner over host American University of Puerto Rico, which is 2-20 all-time in its tournament.
The Cornhuskers put six players in double figures and, because of the rout, nobody played more than 28 minutes. Nebraska led 55-37 at halftime and by as many as 28 four times in the second half.
Despite the un-air conditioned Eugenio Guerra Coliseum and the slippery floors, Nebraska never slowed its push-it-up offense.
``That's Nebraska-style basketball,'' said 6-foot-6 guard Jaron Boone, son of former NBA star Ron Boone. ``If we do that throughout the tournament, we'll come out victorious.''
Boone had 18 points to lead NU, and 6-10 center Chris Sallee had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Erick Strickland added 13 points for the winners.
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