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Nebraska guard<\/a> Connor Essegian suffered what appeared to be a chipped tooth after he was punched in the back of the head during the Cornhuskers\u2019 84-72 win over New Mexico on Thursday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The ugly scene unfolded in the first half of the game when one of the Lobos\u2019 leading scorers<\/a> this season, Deyton Albury, took aim at the back of Essegian\u2019s head with just over a minute remaining in the half.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Albury was assessed a flagrant foul 2 for the contact and ejected from the game.<\/p>\n

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“It looked like there was contact to his head, which is what they called it,” New Mexico coach Eric Olen said after the game, via The Santa Fe New Mexican.<\/u><\/a> “That was a tough moment for us, losing Deyton like that and that took the wind out of our sails and we didn\u2019t really finish the half.”<\/p>\n

Essegian finished the game with 6 points, 7 rebounds and one assist in 31 minutes in the win that extended Nebraska\u2019s win streak<\/a> to nine games. But he walked away with another trophy of sorts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The senior from Indiana took to social media after the game to show what appeared to be a chipped tooth.<\/p>\n

“Well that was a first for me,” he wrote in a post on X, with a picture of a piece of his tooth in his hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He joked in a later post that users on the social media platform were “undefeated” after someone created an account with the handle, “Connor Essegian\u2019s Tooth.”<\/p>\n

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“Y\u2019a\u2019ll are too quick,” he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Albury posted an apology on X after the game, calling his actions a “selfish decision.” His message did not include an apology to Essegian.<\/p>\n

“Lobo Nation you deserve better than what I displayed tonight. Regardless of what led to my selfish decision I put myself before the team during a time when I needed to demonstrate composure and leadership.<\/p>\n

“My actions are not a reflection of our players, coaches or the UNM basketball program. I sincerely apologize to Coach Olen and the rest of the staff, my teammates, Lobo fans and supporters, especially the young kids who witnessed my foolish decision on a national TV stage.<\/p>\n

“Representing UNM and the city of Albuquerque is a privilege not a right. I accept full responsibility for what happened. I will never let our team, fans and the city down like this again.”<\/p>\n

The Cornhuskers are 5-0 to start the season, and their win streak dating back to last season is the longest streak in the nation.<\/p>\n

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