Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Rienk Mast's 26 points lead No. 9 Nebraska over Rutgers, 80-68
The Cornhuskers (21-2, 10-2 Big Ten) were coming off their first losses of the season, falling to No. 2 Michigan 75-72 and No. 5 Illinois 78-69.
Rutgers (9-15, 2-11) has lost seven straight.
Mast was 11 of 20 from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds.
Pryce Sandfort scored 15 points, Sam Hoiberg added 13 and Jamarques Lawrence had 12 for the Cornhuskers, who scored 15 points off 15 Rutgers turnovers.
Tarig Francis topped Rutgers with 16 points, Kaden Powers scored 14 points and Darren Buchanan Jr. had 10 points.
Nebraska took its largest lead of the game, 61-41, on a layup from Braden Frager with 12:11 to play. The Scarlet Knights got as close as 78-68 with a 6-0 run with 27 seconds left. Rutgers led for just 1:03 in the first half.
Frager, a redshirt freshman, who had scored at least 20 points in three of his last four games, was held to just six points on 2 of 10 shooting from the floor.
The Cornhuskers ended the first half on an 11-3 run to take their biggest lead of the half at 41-27. Mast contributed six of those points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Dylan Grant misses free throw 1 of 1 | 80 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Foul on Justin Bolis. | 80 - 68 |
Statistics
 NEB |
 RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 27-56 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 11-12 | FT | 7-12 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 92 | Percent Led | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 8,000 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 13-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-19 |