Nebraska men's basketball followed up the domination in Omaha with a dominant showing at home. NU topped South Dakota 96-79 Wednesday evening at Pinnacle Bank A

Connor Essegian poured in a career-high 29 points and hit six threes, Brice Williams added 17 points — 10 in a row at one point — and Ahron Ulis hit his first three of the season on a half-court buzzer-beater just before halftime.

Connor Essegian had a career-high 29 points off the bench and Nebraska hit 13 3-pointers in a 96-79 nonconference win over South Dakota on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.

The tale of the first half was a scary eye injury to Juwan Gary and two big runs by Connor Essegian and Brice Williams to jet out to a big lead at half and a 17 point victory over the South Dakota Coyotes.

Nebraska basketball guard Connor Essegian had high praise for coach Fred Hoiberg following the program’s upset victory over the Creighton Blue Jays on Friday night. Essegian was a major part of the win.