Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's BasketballRienk Mast scores career-high 34 points in Nebraska's 83-69 win over Ohio State
Nebraska (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) is off to its best 20-game start since the 1990-91 team opened with an 18-2 record. The Cornhuskers are 13-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, the most wins since 2018-19.
The Buckeyes had won five of their last six games in Lincoln.
Mast matched his season high of 20 points on a 3-pointer with 12:08 remaining to give Nebraska a 57-47 lead. The Cornhuskers led by double figures the remainder.
Nebraska led by as many as 18 points, the final time coming on a 3-pointer by C.J. Wilcher with 5:30 left. Wilcher finished with four 3-pointers and 16 points.
Mast was 13 of 17 from the field, including 6 of 8 3-pointers. He also had 10 rebounds and four assists. Wilcher went 4 of 7 from distance. Nebraska was 14 of 27 (52%) from 3-point range, while Ohio State made 8 of 23.
Brice Williams had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Nebraska, which was coming off a 75-69 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. The Cornhuskers were without Juwan Gary because of a calf injury.
Bruce Thornton scored 16 points for Ohio State (13-6, 3-5). Jamison Battle and Bowen Hardman each scored 11.
Nebraska goes on the road to play Maryland on Saturday. Ohio State continues its two-game road swing on Saturday against Northwestern.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 83 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 83 |
2nd 0:25 | Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 83 |
2nd 0:42 | Foul on Sam Hoiberg. | 66 - 83 |
2nd 0:50 | Jamarques Lawrence made Layup. | 66 - 83 |
Statistics
OSU | NEB | |
---|---|---|
27-56 | FG | 30-61 |
48.2 | Field Goal % | 49.2 |
8-23 | 3PT | 14-26 |
34.8 | Three Point % | 53.8 |
7-12 | FT | 9-12 |
58.3 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
28 | Rebounds | 35 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
19 | Assists | 19 |
2 | Steals | 5 |
7 | Blocks | 2 |
9 | Turnovers | 6 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
8 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
32 | Points in Paint | 24 |
13 | Fouls | 11 |
9 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 14,408 | Capacity:
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |