Idaho State Bengals at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walker paces Nebraska in 78-60 win over Idaho State
Alonzo Verge Jr., and Keisei Tominaga — off the bench — each scored 11 for Nebraska. C.J. Wilcher scored 10.
Jared Rodriguez's 3-pointer with 2:47 before halftime brought Idaho State within 35-31. But Walker made 1 of 2 foul shots, Wilcher made a 3 and Walker threw down a dunk before the horn and Nebraska led 41-31 at the break.
Out of the break, Bryce McGowens had a dunk, Walker made a pair of fouls shots and followed with a three-point play and the Cornhuskers (2-2) led 48-38.
Austin Smellie made two foul shots for the Bengals, but Lat Mayen followed with a 3, McGowens with a jump shot and Kobe Webster's three-point play made it 55-40 with 13:01 left to play. Nebraska was up up double digits the rest of the way.
Robert Ford III scored 13 points for Idaho State (1-3), Smellie 12 and Tarik Cool 10.
Friday’s matchup was the second between the two programs, and first since a 98-72 Husker win on Dec. 3, 1994. Nebraska is 29-8 all-time against the Big Sky Conference.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | AJ Burgin made Free Throw. | 60 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Idaho State Offensive Rebound. | 59 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | AJ Burgin missed Free Throw. | 59 - 78 |
Statistics
 IDST |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-51 | FG | 31-57 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 12-37 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-14 | FT | 8-11 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 15,274 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-14 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| 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 |