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Oct. 30, 2010
Game review
The Tiger defense could not stop Helu in the final minutes, as he surpassed 300 rushing yards on the day and helped Nebraska wind the clock down to victory. The senior finished with a school record 307 rushing yards and three touchdowns on the day.
Final score: Nebraska 31, Missouri 17.
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Tigers settle for field goal
The Tigers had the ball within a yard of the goal line on first down but came up short three straight plays. As they set up to go for it on fourth and a foot, they went offsides.
Missouri settled for the short field goal to make it a two score game.
Nebraska 31, Missouri 17 with under two minutes left in the third quarter.
Huskers answer
Nebraska came out and scored after just two plays, with Roy Helu adding to his stellar day. The senior rusher broke lose for a 53-yard touchdown run.
Helu has 228 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries today.
Huskers lead, 31-14 midway through the third quarter.
Tigers trim the deficit
The Missouri offense put together a 12-play, 78-yard scoring drive to cut the lead down. Gabbert found T.J. Moe across the middle for a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Score is Nebraska 24, Missouri 14 with seven minutes left in the third quarter.
Halftime update
Nebraska started fast in this one, scoring on their first offensive play and then putting together three more scoring drives in a row. Their defense also held Missouri to three three-and-outs to start the game.
The Tiger offense got going in the second quarter with the nifty, QB sneak fake for a touchdown. The Tigers had a few more chances to gain ground in the second quarter but were unable to put points up.
One chance came on a 54-yard field goal attempt that fell short. Another on a potential touchdown pass that fell out of Rolandis Woodland's hands.
Martinez and the Huskers already have 300 yards of offense to the Tigers 166. Senior running back Roy Helu has 165 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
The one-sided score might look worse than it is for the Tigers, as all three Nebraska scores came on big plays from broken defense. The Missouri defense hasn't allowed them to put together any long drives.
The Tigers go into halftime trailing 24-7 and will receive to start the second half.
Tigers on the board
The Tigers are on the board after a fake sneak play on fourth-and-one became a 33-yard touchdown run by De'Vion Moore. Moore took the toss from Gabbert after he lined up under center and faked the quarterback sneak.
Tigers now trail 24-7 early in the second quarter.
Gabbert throws it away to end first quarter
Blaine Gabbert threw his first interception of Big 12 play and fourth of the season on the last play of the first quarter. A deep ball attempt came up short and fell into Husker hands.
The Nebraska offense will start things off in the second quarter.
Nebraska pours it on
Running back Roy Helu with a 73-yard touchdown run on the first play of Nebraska's fourth possession makes it 24 now for the Huskers.
The run was Helu's second time scoring on a big run on the first play of a Nebraska possession. He now has 142 yards and two touchdowns on three carries.
Tigers take over down 24-0 with two minutes left in the first quarter.
Huskers score through the air
Another trip out for the Missouri punt team is followed by a third-straight Nebraska scoring drive. Quarterback Taylor Martinez found a wide open receiver over the middle for a 40-yard touchdown.
Martinez is now 5-for-5 with 101 yard passing just ten minutes into the game.
Nebraska leads 17-0.
Nebraska extends lead
Martinez and the Huskers drove into Tiger territory after Gabbert and company yielded another three-and-out. The Tiger defense held on third and short, and Nebraska added three on a 41-yard field goal.
Nebraska 10, Missouri 0 with 9:37 left in the first quarter.