Minnesota Golden Gophers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Banton, Nebraska beat Minnesota 78-74, snap 5-game skid
Trey McGowen added 11 points and Kobe Webster and Thorir Thorbjarnarson scored 10 apiece for Nebraska (6-17, 2-14 Big Ten). The Cornhuskers snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the second time since Dec. 17.
Minnesota (13-12, 6-12), which has lost five in a row, likely saw its chances for an NCAA tournament berth evaporate this week. The Golden Gophers lost 67-59 at home on Thursday against a Northwestern team that had lost 13 in row.
Marcus Carr scored 16 points in a 22-10 run that trimmed Minnesota's deficit to 74-73 with 14 seconds left but Webster and Thorbjarnarson each made 2 of 2 from the free-throw line from there to seal it.
Carr finished with a career-high 41 points, the most in a Big Ten game this season.
Nebraska made 30 of 55 (54.5%) from the field and shot a season-high 52.9% (9 of 17) from 3-point range to overcome its 18 turnovers.
Banton scored the first seven points in an 11-2 spurt that gave the Cornhuskers a 13-point lead when Shamiel Stevenson hit a 3-pointer with 8:13 remaining.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Minnesota Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marcus Carr missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Thorir Thorbjarnarson made Free Throw. | 74 - 78 |
Statistics
 MINN |
 NEB |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-70 | FG | 30-55 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-30 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 18-24 | FT | 9-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
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2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-8 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |