Ice in his veins: Freshman Thorir Thorbjarnarson made the most of his four minutes Friday, knocking down a pair of three-pointers to finish with a career-high six points.

He couldn't have picked a better night to do it. The only Icelandic player on a power conference roster had eight family members from his home country in Lincoln to watch the game.

"That was important for me. So to be able to get him in the game, and then him to make those two threes was pretty cool stuff," Miles said. "And that second one was deep. I thought I was going to be in the way. But it was a neat night that way."

Sharing is caring: Nebraska piled up a season-high 24 assists on 31 field goals Friday, the most in Miles' six seasons at the helm. The total was the most for a Husker team since NU finished with 24 helpers against Rhode Island Nov. 20, 2011.

And it was bench players who led the way. Anton Gill had six assists while Thomas Allen and Isaiah Roby each had four. All five Husker starters had at least one assist.

Career nights: Gill's six assists were a career-high, doubling his previous best. Allen's 14 points were a career best, bettering the 13 he had against Kansas.

By the numbers: Nebraska broke the 80-point barrier for the sixth time this season and improved to 6-0 in such games. ... The Huskers' 13 three-pointers were spread among seven players. ... Friday marked the first time this season Nebraska has shot better than 50 percent from the field in back-to-back games. The Huskers fired at a 51 percent clip against UTSA and hit 52 percent against Delaware State.

Reach the writer at 402-473-7436 or cbasnett@journalstar.com. On Twitter @HuskerExtraCB.

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