TCU Drops Home Opener to Nebraska 62-50

Kevin Langford leads Horned Frogs with 17 points

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Nov. 19, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -Paul Velander came off the bench to score 11 points to help lead Nebraska to a 62-50 victory over TCU Wednesday night.

Nine of Velander's points came off 3-pointers. Toney McCray and Steve Harley each added nine points for the Cornhuskers (2-0).

Nebraska used a 14-3 run in the final five minutes of the first half to take a 37-24 lead at halftime. TCU hit only 4 of its 21 field goal attempts in the first half.

TCU (1-3) could get no closer than seven points in the second half.

Kevin Langford scored 19 points for TCU, 13 of those at the free-throw line.