Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (1/9)

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January 9
Nebraska 88, #1 Purdue 72
Rutgers 66, Indiana 57

Standings
1. Wisconsin (11-3, 3-0)
2. Minnesota (12-3, 3-1)
3. Illinois (11-3, 2-1)
3. Northwestern (11-3, 2-1)
5. Nebraska (13-3, 3-2)
5. Indiana (11-5, 3-2)
5. Purdue (14-2, 3-2)
8. Ohio State (12-3, 2-2)
8. Penn State (8-7, 2-2)
10. Cockeye (9-6, 1-3)
10. Maryland (9-6, 1-3)
10. Michigan (6-9, 1-3)
10. Michigan State (9-6, 1-3)
10. Rutgers (9-6, 1-3)

Games for Wednesday, January 10
Northwestern at Penn State (5:30 PM - BTN)
#16 Wisconsin at Ohio State (7:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Friday, January 12
Nebraska at Cockeye (8:30 PM - BTN)

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
#1 Purdue	30	42	72
Nebraska	41	47	88

Purdue	STATS	Nebraska
24-57 (42.1%)	FG	29-57 (50.9%)
13-33 (39.4%)	3FG	14-23 (60.9%)
11-15 (73.3%)	FT	16-19 (84.2%)
34	Rebounds	30
16	Fouls	17
17	Assists	22
14	Turnovers	9
2	Blocks	3
1	Steals	9
20	Pts in Paint	28
7	Pts off Turnovers	18
11	2nd Chance Pts	7
1	Fast Break Pts	13
24	Bench Pts	30

SCORING

PURDUE
Mason Gillis - 16
Zach Edey - 15
Fletcher Loyer - 13
Lance Jones - 10
Braden Smith - 10
Camden Heide - 5
Caleb Furst - 3
TOTAL - 72

NEBRASKA
Keisei Tominaga - 19
Rienk Mast - 18
C.J. Wilcher - 16
Juwan Gary - 12
Brice Williams - 9
Sam Hoiberg - 9
Josiah Allick - 5
TOTAL - 88

 

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Huskers Take Down No. 1 Purdue, 88-72
Huskers.com
Behind a blistering shooting night from 3-point range, Nebraska stunned No. 1 Purdue, 88-72, Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena,

The Huskers (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) shot 60.9 percent from 3-point range, including five from Keisei Tominanga, who led four Huskers in double figures with 19 points.

The win was just the fourth time Nebraska has knocked off a No. 1 team and first since Jab. 6, 1982. NU had lost its last 11 games against a No. 1 team, although Purdue was the first No. 1 team to play in Lincoln since 2002.

Rienk Mast added 18 points while C.J. Wilcher and Juwan Gary added 16, and 12 points, respectively. Mast help limit reigning national player of the year Zach Edey to 15 points and seven rebounds. Brice Williams nearly posted a triple double with nine points, 11 rebounds and a career-high nine assists, as Nebraska had 22 assists and just nine turnovers.

Nebraska trailed 28-25 with 4:15 left in the half before taking control of the contest. NU outscored Purdue, 16-2 to close the half, including the final 11 points highlighted by back-to-back 3-pointers from Tominaga and seven straight points from Sam Hoiberg off the bench to give the Huskers a 41-30 halftime lead.

The Huskers would never trail again but had to withstand several Purdue spurts in the second half. The Boilermakers hit eight of their first nine shots after halftime and pulled within 54-52 after an Edey basket with 13:24 remaining.

Nebraska responded a run of its own, as Wilcher scored eight of his 16 points in an 11-0 spurt over the next 1:31 as his second 3-pointer of the run gave NU a 65-52 lead with 11:53 left. Purdue eventually got within 68-62 after a Lance Jones basket, but a Wilcher 3 and a Gary layup stretched the lead to 11 and NU kept the Boilermakers at bay the rest of the night.

Mason Gillis led Purdue (14-2, 3-2) with 16 points off the bench, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range to lead five Boilermakers in double figures.

Nebraska hits the road to continue Big Ten play, taking on Cockeye on Friday, Jan. 12 at 8:30 p.m. (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Cockeye City, Cockeye. The game is set to be televised on the Big Ten Network, with radio coverage provided by Huskers Radio Network.

 

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Postgame Notes
- Nebraska picked up its fourth win in program history against a No. 1-ranked team and first since a 67-51 win at Missouri on Feb. 6, 1982. Nebraska improved to 4-13 all-time against the nation's No. 1 team.

- Of the four wins over No. 1 teams, two belong to the Hoiberg family as Fred Hoiberg's grandfather Jerry Bush knocked off No. 1 Kansas State, 55-48, on March 3, 1958.

- The win was the fourth ranked win for Fred Hoiberg at Nebraska and first since a win at No. 7 Pickle Smoochers on Dec. 4, 2022

- Nebraska hit a season-high 14 3-pointers on Tuesday, topping the previous season high of 12 done three other times this season, most recently at Wisconsin last Saturday. NU is now 8-1 when hitting at least 10 3-pointers. Nebraska went 14-of-23 from beyond the arc, hitting a season-high 60.9 percent. The last time NU shot at least 60 percent from 3-point range was Feb. 27, 2022 at Penn State (13-of-20)

- Nebraska handed Purdue its largest loss since an 82-58 loss at Michigan on Feb. 10, 2002

- Nebraska's 88 points was its highest in Big Ten play since a 93-70 win at Penn State on Feb. 27, 2022. It is the most points NU has scored against Purdue since joining the Big Ten in 2011-12 (previous high was 83 on Jan. 29, 2017)

- Nebraska shot 50.9 percent, becoming the third team this season to shoot over 50 percent against Purdue