NCAAB

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan Wolverines

· NCAA Men's Basketball
20-1, 5-1 Away
Final
72 - 75
19-1, 10-1 Home

McKenney makes go-ahead layup as No. 3 Michigan hands No. 5 Nebraska its first loss, 75-72

Hoiberg: Nebraska can compete with anyone in the country

Morez Johnson Jr. had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolverines (19-1, 9-1 Big Ten), who trailed for 36-plus minutes before holding Nebraska scoreless over the final 3:20.

Jamarques Lawrence missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds remaining for the short-handed Cornhuskers (20-1, 9-1), and Sam Hoiberg missed a jumper just before the buzzer.

Nebraska had won 24 straight games dating to last season, including four victories in the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament at Las Vegas last April. That was the longest winning streak in Division I since the 2014-15 Kentucky team went 38-0 before losing to Wisconsin in the Final Four.

The previous defeat for the Cornhuskers came in their regular-season finale last year, 83-68 to Iowa at home on March 9.

McKenney had 11 points for Michigan off the bench. Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara scored 10 apiece.

Lawrence scored 16 of his 20 points in the opening 10 minutes. Pryce Sandfort also finished with 20 points for Nebraska, and Hoiberg had 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.

Nebraska played without forward Rienk Mast, who warmed up for the game but sat out with an illness. Cornhuskers forward Braden Frager missed his second consecutive game with a sprained right ankle.

Nebraska was 10 of 19 on 3-pointers in the first half and led by 11 before taking a 50-48 advantage into the break. But the Cornhuskers made only one shot from beyond the arc in the second half.

Up next Nebraska hosts No. 9 Illinois on Sunday.

Michigan visits seventh-ranked Michigan State on Friday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 75
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 72 - 75
2nd 0:00 Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound. 72 - 75
2nd 0:00 Sam Hoiberg misses 20-foot jumper 72 - 75
2nd 0:00 Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound. 72 - 75

Statistics

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29-63 FG 25-53
46 Field Goal % 47
11-32 3PT 6-26
34 Three Point % 23
3-4 FT 19-23
75 Free Throw % 83
23 Rebounds 35
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
16 Defensive Rebounds 26
16 Assists 15
13 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
11 Turnovers 19
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 19
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 17
2 Fast Break Points 5
32 Points in Paint 38
19 Fouls 11
11 Largest Lead 3
3 Lead Changes 3
91 Percent Led 5

Game Information

Crisler Center

Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Attendance: 12,707 | Capacity:

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan 12-1 - 22-1
Illinois 11-2 1 20-4
Nebraska 10-2 1.5 21-2
Michigan State 10-3 2 20-4
Purdue 9-3 2.5 19-4
UCLA 9-4 3 17-7
Iowa 8-4 3.5 18-5
Wisconsin 8-4 3.5 16-7
Indiana 8-6 4.5 17-8
USC 7-6 5 18-6
Ohio State 7-6 5 15-8
Washington 4-9 8 12-12
Minnesota 4-9 8 11-13
Maryland 2-10 9.5 9-14
Northwestern 2-11 10 10-14
Rutgers 2-11 10 9-15
Penn State 1-12 11 10-14
Oregon 1-12 11 8-16
Full Standings