NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Nebraska Cornhuskers 82
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USC Trojans 67
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Match Report

No. 12 Nebraska beats USC for school-record 14th Big Ten win

— Pryce Sandfort scored 32 points — one off his career high — and No. 12 Nebraska pulled away in the second half to beat Southern California 82-67 on Saturday for its school-record 14th Big Ten victory and third straight overall.

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Team Stats

NEB USC
30-68
FG
23-51
44
Field Goal %
45
8-23
3PT
4-21
35
Three Point %
19
14-15
FT
17-18
93
Free Throw %
94
41
Rebounds
25
18
Offensive Rebounds
5
23
Defensive Rebounds
20
20
Assists
17
9
Steals
5
3
Blocks
6
12
Turnovers
14
2
Team Turnovers
1
12
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
19
Points Off Turnovers
12
2
Fast Break Points
10
42
Points in Paint
32
17
Fouls
15
20
Largest Lead
7
7
Lead Changes
7
58
Percent Led
39

Top Performers

NEB

  • Pryce Sandfort F MIN 38 · PTS 32 · FG 12-21
  • Braden Frager F MIN 27 · PTS 17 · FG 6-11
  • Rienk Mast F MIN 32 · PTS 11 · FG 4-12
  • Jamarques Lawrence G MIN 33 · PTS 6 · FG 1-6

USC

  • Kam Woods G MIN 31 · PTS 12 · FG 4-8
  • Jaden Brownell F MIN 30 · PTS 10 · FG 4-10
  • Alijah Arenas G MIN 23 · PTS 14 · FG 4-8
  • Chad Baker-Mazara G MIN 19 · PTS 14 · FG 4-9

Highlights

00:55 USC's Chad Baker-Mazara comes out of the game with injury Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Leo Curtis subbing in for Nebraska

    5263670 2nd Half
  2. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Cale Jacobsen subbing in for Nebraska

    5105827 2nd Half
  3. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Jared Garcia subbing in for Nebraska

    4702740 2nd Half
  4. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Justin Bolis subbing in for Nebraska

    5239573 2nd Half
  5. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Kendall Blue subbing in for Nebraska

    5109018 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Rienk Mast subbing out for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  7. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Pryce Sandfort subbing out for Nebraska

    4858604 2nd Half
  8. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Jamarques Lawrence subbing out for Nebraska

    5105825 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Braden Frager subbing out for Nebraska

    5239571 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Sam Hoiberg subbing out for Nebraska

    4897432 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    EJ Neal Jr. subbing in for USC

    5176301 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Jerry Easter II subbing out for USC

    5101762 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:37 82-67

    Alijah Arenas makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)

    5144495 2nd Half
  14. JumpShot 0:50 82-65

    Pryce Sandfort makes 27-foot three point jumper

    4858604 2nd Half
  15. LayUpShot 1:29 79-65

    Braden Frager makes layup

    5239571 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 1:50 77-65

    Alijah Arenas makes layup (Jaden Brownell assists)

    5144495 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 2:12 77-63

    Rienk Mast makes free throw 2 of 2

    4592677 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 2:12 76-63

    Rienk Mast makes free throw 1 of 2

    4592677 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 2:12 75-63

    Foul on Jacob Cofie.

    4873219 2nd Half
  20. DunkShot 2:34 75-63

    Jacob Cofie makes 2-foot dunk (Ryan Cornish assists)

    4873219 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 75-61

    Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 2

    5105825 2nd Half
  22. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 74-61

    Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 2

    5105825 2nd Half
  23. PersonalFoul 2:49 73-61

    Foul on Alijah Arenas.

    5144495 2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 2:53 73-61

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  25. MadeFreeThrow 2:53 73-60

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  26. PersonalFoul 2:53 73-59

    Foul on Pryce Sandfort.

    4858604 2nd Half
  27. LayUpShot 3:31 73-59

    Jacob Cofie makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists)

    4873219 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 3:52 73-57

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 3:52 73-56

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  30. Substitution 3:52 73-55

    Rienk Mast subbing in for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  31. Substitution 3:52 73-55

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  32. PersonalFoul 3:52 73-55

    Foul on Sam Hoiberg.

    4897432 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 4:04 73-55

    Braden Frager makes free throw 1 of 1

    5239571 2nd Half
  34. Substitution 4:04 72-55

    Ryan Cornish subbing in for USC

    4898190 2nd Half
  35. Substitution 4:04 72-55

    Kam Woods subbing out for USC

    4702046 2nd Half
  36. Substitution 4:04 72-55

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing in for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  37. Substitution 4:04 72-55

    Rienk Mast subbing out for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  38. PersonalFoul 4:04 72-55

    Foul on Jaden Brownell.

    5243241 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 4:04 72-55

    Braden Frager makes layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)

    5239571 2nd Half
  40. MadeFreeThrow 4:29 70-55

    Kam Woods makes free throw 2 of 2

    4702046 2nd Half
  41. PersonalFoul 4:29 70-54

    Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.

    5105825 2nd Half
  42. LayUpShot 5:02 70-54

    Jaden Brownell makes layup

    5243241 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 5:19 70-52

    Braden Frager makes layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)

    5239571 2nd Half
  44. MadeFreeThrow 5:32 68-52

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  45. MadeFreeThrow 5:32 68-51

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 5:32 68-50

    Foul on Pryce Sandfort.

    4858604 2nd Half
  47. Substitution 6:18 68-50

    Rienk Mast subbing in for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  48. Substitution 6:18 68-50

    Berke Buyuktuncel subbing out for Nebraska

    5174982 2nd Half
  49. PersonalFoul 6:18 68-50

    Foul on Braden Frager.

    5239571 2nd Half
  50. JumpShot 6:35 68-50

    Pryce Sandfort makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot

    4858604 2nd Half
  51. LayUpShot 7:07 66-50

    Kam Woods makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists)

    4702046 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 7:19 66-48

    Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.

    5105825 2nd Half
  53. Substitution 7:28 66-48

    Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Nebraska

    4858604 2nd Half
  54. Substitution 7:28 66-48

    Cale Jacobsen subbing out for Nebraska

    5105827 2nd Half
  55. Substitution 8:05 66-48

    Jaden Brownell subbing in for USC

    5243241 2nd Half
  56. Substitution 8:05 66-48

    Ezra Ausar subbing out for USC

    5106051 2nd Half
  57. MadeFreeThrow 8:05 66-48

    Ezra Ausar makes free throw 2 of 2

    5106051 2nd Half
  58. Substitution 8:05 66-47

    Jamarques Lawrence subbing in for Nebraska

    5105825 2nd Half
  59. Substitution 8:05 66-47

    Pryce Sandfort subbing out for Nebraska

    4858604 2nd Half
  60. Substitution 8:05 66-47

    Alijah Arenas subbing in for USC

    5144495 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 82-67

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 82-67

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Offensive Rebound 0:16 82-67

    Jared Garcia Offensive Rebound.

    4702740 2nd Half
  4. LayUpShot 0:16 82-67

    Jared Garcia misses layup

    4702740 2nd Half
  5. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Leo Curtis subbing in for Nebraska

    5263670 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Cale Jacobsen subbing in for Nebraska

    5105827 2nd Half
  7. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Jared Garcia subbing in for Nebraska

    4702740 2nd Half
  8. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Justin Bolis subbing in for Nebraska

    5239573 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Kendall Blue subbing in for Nebraska

    5109018 2nd Half
  10. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Rienk Mast subbing out for Nebraska

    4592677 2nd Half
  11. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Pryce Sandfort subbing out for Nebraska

    4858604 2nd Half
  12. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Jamarques Lawrence subbing out for Nebraska

    5105825 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Braden Frager subbing out for Nebraska

    5239571 2nd Half
  14. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Sam Hoiberg subbing out for Nebraska

    4897432 2nd Half
  15. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    EJ Neal Jr. subbing in for USC

    5176301 2nd Half
  16. Substitution 0:34 82-67

    Jerry Easter II subbing out for USC

    5101762 2nd Half
  17. JumpShot 0:37 82-67

    Alijah Arenas makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)

    5144495 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 0:50 82-65

    Pryce Sandfort makes 27-foot three point jumper

    4858604 2nd Half
  19. Defensive Rebound 1:10 79-65

    Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.

    4858604 2nd Half
  20. JumpShot 1:13 79-65

    Jaden Brownell misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5243241 2nd Half
  21. LayUpShot 1:29 79-65

    Braden Frager makes layup

    5239571 2nd Half
  22. LayUpShot 1:50 77-65

    Alijah Arenas makes layup (Jaden Brownell assists)

    5144495 2nd Half
  23. Defensive Rebound 1:55 77-63

    Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.

    5243241 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 1:57 77-63

    Braden Frager misses driving layup

    5239571 2nd Half
  25. Steal 2:01 77-63

    Sam Hoiberg Steal.

    4897432 2nd Half
  26. Lost Ball Turnover 2:01 77-63

    Ryan Cornish bad pass turnover

    4898190 2nd Half
  27. MadeFreeThrow 2:12 77-63

    Rienk Mast makes free throw 2 of 2

    4592677 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 2:12 76-63

    Rienk Mast makes free throw 1 of 2

    4592677 2nd Half
  29. PersonalFoul 2:12 75-63

    Foul on Jacob Cofie.

    4873219 2nd Half
  30. DunkShot 2:34 75-63

    Jacob Cofie makes 2-foot dunk (Ryan Cornish assists)

    4873219 2nd Half
  31. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 75-61

    Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 2

    5105825 2nd Half
  32. MadeFreeThrow 2:49 74-61

    Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 2

    5105825 2nd Half
  33. PersonalFoul 2:49 73-61

    Foul on Alijah Arenas.

    5144495 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 2:53 73-61

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 2 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  35. MadeFreeThrow 2:53 73-60

    Alijah Arenas makes free throw 1 of 2

    5144495 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 2:53 73-59

    Foul on Pryce Sandfort.

    4858604 2nd Half
  37. Defensive Rebound 3:05 73-59

    Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.

    5243241 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 3:09 73-59

    Pryce Sandfort misses 22-foot jumper

    4858604 2nd Half
  39. LayUpShot 3:31 73-59

    Jacob Cofie makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists)

    4873219 2nd Half
  40. Lost Ball Turnover 3:42 73-57

    team turnover

    2nd Half

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