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Men’s Basketball Survives First Test, Runs Over Nebraska 79-56

The Red Storm ran the Cornhuskers out of Carnesecca Area Thursday night

Shamorie Ponds led all scorers with 22 points in a 79-56 victory over Nebraska Thursday night (Torch Photo/Nick Bello).

You could hear the celebration from down the hall.

That’s how loud the Red Storm men’s basketball team was after they dismantled Nebraska, 79-56, in front of a rambunctious crowd at Carnesecca Arena on Thursday night.

“We knew coming into this game that it was going to be big for us,” Marcus LoVett said. “We wanted to come out here with a lot of energy.