Michigan State Spartans at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Juwan Gary scores 20 to help Nebraska beat Michigan State 77-70
Keisei Tominaga hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points for Nebraska (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) and C.J. Wilcher scored 10. Rienk Mast added eight points, 14 rebounds and six assists.
Gary scored in the lane and Williams hit a 3-pointer to give Nebraska a 67-65 lead before Malik Hall made to free throw to tie the score with 2 minutes to play. Tominaga answered with two foul shots to put the Cornhuskers back in front 14 seconds later and, after Hall missed a 3-point shot on the other end, Mast scored in the paint before Williams hit two free throws to make it 73-67 with 39 seconds left.
Hall made 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and led Michigan State (4-5, 0-2) with 22 points. Tyson Walker scored 17 points, A.J. Hoggard 12 and Jaden Akins 10.
The Spartans have lost three of their last four. They sandwiched losses to then-No. 3 and currently top-ranked Arizona and No. 23 Wisconsin around an 86-55 win over Georgia Southern on Nov. 28.
Gary took a steal the other way for a layup to open the second half and spark an 11-2 run that gave Nebraska a 42-36 lead — its biggest of the game until Williams capped the scoring with 25 seconds left — when Tominaga hit a 3-pointer with 16:30 to play.
Nebraska had lost back-to-back games to then-No. 15 Creighton and at Minnesota following a seven-game win streak to open the season.
Michigan State plays No. 6 Baylor at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday. Nebraska is off for a week before a road game against Kansas State on Dec. 17.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:21 | A.J. Hoggard Turnover. | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Michigan State Timeout | 70 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Brice Williams made Free Throw. | 70 - 77 |
Statistics
 MSU |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 27-54 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 8-9 | FT | 13-15 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 14,585 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 8-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Penn State | 0-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 7-4 |
| Maryland | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |