North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Nebraska Cornhuskers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Berke Buyuktuncel has triple-double in No. 15 Nebraska's 78-55 win over North Dakota
At 12-0, Nebraska is off to the best start in school history. Braden Frager came off the bench to lead the Huskers with 17 points. Sam Hoiberg finished with 15 points, and Jamarques Lawrence added 13.
Eli King scored 13 points for North Dakota (5-10). Marley Curtis added 10.
The Huskers opened the second half with a 19-6 run, taking their first lead of the game on Buyuktuncel’s free throw with 1:08 into the half. They opened a four-point margin on Jamarques Lawrence’s 3 pointer less than a minute later.
North Dakota reclaimed the lead on Garrett Anderson’s 3-pointer that made the score 31-30 with 16:22 left. But Buyuktencel, Lawrence and Hoiberg combined to score 11 points in a 13-0 Nebraska. The Huskers made it 43-32 on Lawrence’s jumper with 11:15 remaining.
Nebraska’s largest lead was 25. North Dakota got no closer than 10 in the last nine minutes.
Nebraska: Hosts New Hampshire on Dec. 30.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Marley Curtis makes layup | 55 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:50 | Leo Curtis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 53 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:50 | Leo Curtis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 53 - 77 |
Statistics
 UND |
 NEB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-57 | FG | 28-62 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 6-27 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 7-9 | FT | 16-19 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 25 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 47 | Percent Led | 48 |
Game Information
Location: Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 14,519 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 4-0 | - | 14-5 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 3-0 | 0.5 | 14-4 |
| North Dakota | 3-1 | 1 | 9-11 |
| South Dakota State | 2-1 | 1.5 | 9-9 |
| South Dakota | 1-2 | 2.5 | 9-9 |
| Denver | 1-3 | 3 | 8-11 |
| Omaha | 1-3 | 3 | 8-11 |
| Kansas City | 1-3 | 3 | 4-14 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-3 | 3.5 | 5-13 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 6-0 | - | 17-0 |
| Purdue | 5-0 | 0.5 | 15-1 |
| Michigan State | 5-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
| Michigan | 4-1 | 1.5 | 14-1 |
| Illinois | 4-1 | 1.5 | 13-3 |
| Wisconsin | 4-2 | 2 | 12-5 |
| UCLA | 3-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| USC | 3-3 | 3 | 14-3 |
| Indiana | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| Ohio State | 3-3 | 3 | 11-5 |
| Minnesota | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
| Iowa | 2-3 | 3.5 | 12-4 |
| Washington | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-6 |
| Rutgers | 2-4 | 4 | 9-8 |
| Oregon | 1-5 | 5 | 8-9 |
| Penn State | 0-5 | 5.5 | 9-7 |
| Northwestern | 0-5 | 5.5 | 8-8 |
| Maryland | 0-6 | 6 | 7-10 |