Wisconsin Badgers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 23 Nebraska matches best start in school history at 10-0, beats Wisconsin 90-60
Ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2018, Nebraska (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) matched its best start in school history. Nebraska also opened the 1977-78 season with 10 straight wins.
Wisconsin (7-3, 1-1) lost its second straight road game, scoring its fewest points of the season.
Tied at 21 midway through the first half, Nebraska outscored Wisconsin 26-10 in the last 10 minutes and shut out the Badgers in the final 3:50, closing out the half on a 10-0 run and going up 47-31.
Wisconsin hit just 33% of its first-half shots and just 21% from 3-point range. Nebraska hit 55% percent of its shots, 40% from 3.
Nebraska went up 61-39 on Mast’s hook shot with 15:39 remaining and took a 33-point lead on Brandon Frager’s 3-pointer that made it 84-51 with 5:25 left.
Wisconsin was just 7 for 32 on 3-point attempts and finished just 34% from the field for the game. Nebraska hit 54% of its shots and was 11 for 30 from 3.
Frager finished with 15 points. Pryce Sandfort and Berke Buyuktuncel had 14 each and Sam Hoiberg scored 12.
Nick Boyd led Wisconsin with 20 points. Nolan Winter finished with 12.
Nebraska visits No. 13 Illinois on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Justin Bolis Block. | 60 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Hayden Jones missed Layup. | 60 - 90 |
Statistics
 WIS |
 NEB |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-64 | FG | 33-61 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 7-32 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 9-11 | FT | 13-15 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 33 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 16 | Percent Led | 79 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 13,831 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 9-0 | - | 20-0 |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 1 | 18-1 |
| Michigan State | 8-1 | 1 | 18-2 |
| Illinois | 8-1 | 1 | 17-3 |
| Purdue | 7-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| UCLA | 6-3 | 3 | 14-6 |
| Ohio State | 6-4 | 3.5 | 14-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4.5 | 14-5 |
| USC | 4-5 | 5 | 15-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 5 | 13-7 |
| Washington | 3-6 | 6 | 11-9 |
| Minnesota | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 7 | 9-11 |
| Northwestern | 1-8 | 8 | 9-11 |
| Oregon | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Maryland | 1-8 | 8 | 8-12 |
| Penn State | 0-9 | 9 | 9-11 |