Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (12/10)

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December 10
#4 Purdue 65, Nebraska 62 (OT)
#10 Arizona 89, #14 Indiana 75
Penn State 74, #17 Illinois 59
Michigan State 68, Brown 50

Standings
1. Purdue (10-0, 2-0)
2. Michigan (6-3, 1-0)
2. Northwestern (6-2, 1-0)
2. Ohio State (7-2, 1-0)
2. Wisconsin (7-2, 1-0)
6. Indiana (8-2, 1-1)
6. Maryland (8-1, 1-1)
6. Michigan State (7-4, 1-1)
6. Penn State (7-3, 1-1)
6. Rutgers (6-3, 1-1)
11. Cockeye (7-2, 0-0)
12. Illinois (7-3, 0-2)
12. Nebraska (6-5, 0-2)
12. Minnesota (4-5, 0-2)

Games for Sunday, December 11
Prairie View A&M at Northwestern (1:00 PM - BTN)
#13 Maryland vs. #7 Tennessee (at Brooklyn) (3:30 PM - FS1)
Wisconsin at Cockeye (5:30 PM - BTN)
Seton Hall at Rutgers (5:30 PM - FS1)
#23 Mississippi State at Minnesota (7:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, December 17
Nebraska vs. Kansas State (at Kansas City, MO) (6:00 PM - Big 12 Now)

 

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Huskers Push No. 4 Purdue to Brink in 65-62 Loss
Huskers.com
Nebraska overcame a 14-point second-half deficit against No. 4 Purdue, but the Boilermakers held off the Huskers in overtime for a 65-62 victory on Saturday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Purdue led 45-31 with 15 minutes left, before Nebraska sprinted out to a 10-0 run, including seven points from Keisei Tominaga to trim the lead to four at 45-41. NU kept chipping away, tying the score at 56 on a 3-pointer from Tominaga with nine seconds left. NU, which held Purdue to one field goal over the last eight-plus minutes of regulation, got one final stop to send it the extra period.

Nebraska, which never led in regulation, took a pair of leads in overtime, the last at 60-59 on a Derrick Walker basket with 1:49 remaining. Purdue would respond as Fletcher Loyer hit a jump to put Purdue ahead 61-60 with 1:30 left.

Loyer led all scorers with 22 points, while NU limited Zach Edey to 11 points, snapping a streak of eight straight 20-point efforts for the 7-foot-4 center. Edey made his presence felt with 17 rebounds and seven blocks.

Nebraska (6-5, 0-2 Big Ten) was within 63-62 after Tominaga's layup with 14 seconds left, and looked like they had forced a turnover when Braden Smith lost the ball near midcourt, but the official on the baseline called a foul on C.J. Wilcher with 12 seconds left, and Smith made both free throws to stretch the lead to three. The Huskers had one final chance, but Sam Griesel's 3-pointer was off the mark, and Purdue escaped with a three-point win.

Three Huskers scored in double-figures as Tominaga led the way for Nebraska with 19 points, including four long balls and the game-tying three. Emmanuel Bandoumel and Walker both added 14 points, the sixth double-digit effort this season for each of them. Walker added 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.

Nebraska held Purdue (10-0, 2-0 Big Ten), which came into the contest leading the nation in offensive efficiency to just 65 points on 39.7 percent shooting and 1.03 points per possession. The Huskers shot just 31.9 percent from the floor, including 3-of-10 in the extra period.

Nebraska weathered the storm early as Bandoumel erupted for five points after the Boilermakers jumped out to a 5-0 lead. An intense defensive battle saw the two sides squared at nine with 11:58 remaining in the half, with both teams shooting under 40 percent0.

After a 10-4 Purdue run, Juwan Gary and Bandoumel sunk a pair of three-pointers to tie the game at 19 with 7:46 left. The Boilermakers responded by pushing their advantage back to seven after a pair of buckets from Loyer and a put back by Edey. Purdue then embarked on a 10-0 run to grab their first double-digit lead of the half, up 29-19 with just over three minutes remaining. Tominga had the Huskers last five points in the first half, hitting one of Nebraska's four long balls to trim the lead to 34-24 at the break.

The Huskers hit the road next to take on Kansas State at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday, Dec. 17. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network and streamed by Big 12 Now.

 

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Postgame Notes

• Nebraska played its first overtime game of the season and its first overtime contest since Jan. 2, 2022, when the Huskers lost to Ohio State.
  
  
• Nebraska held Purdue to a season-low 1.03 points per possession. Purdue entered the game leading the nation in offensive efficiency.
  
  
• Nebraska’s bench outscored Purdue’s bench 23-15. The Huskers’ 23 bench points came after Nebraska got just nine bench points in its previous two games combined.
  
  
• The Huskers pulled down 44 rebounds against one of the top rebounding teams in the country. Nebraska is the first team to record 40 rebounds against Purdue this season, and entering today, the Boilermakers had allowed only 41 rebounds in their previous two games combined.
  
  
• NU had a season-high 19 offensive rebounds, its highest total since recording 21 offensive boards at Illinois on Feb. 2, 2019.
  
  
• Despite playing an extra five minutes, Nebraska had a season-low nine turnovers in the game.
  
  
• NU limited Purdue to 39.7 shooting from the field, snapping the Boilermaker’s streak of eight consecutive games shooting 44 percent or better.
  
  
• Nebraska had a 10-0 run in the second half, which tied for the longest run by a Purdue opponent this season.
  
  
• Purdue’s 20 free throws were the most by a Husker opponent this season, as entering the game no Husker opponent had attempted more than 15 free throws in a game.
  
  
• Keisei Tominaga scored 19 points off the bench to lead the Huskers in scoring for the team-high third game this season. Tominaga has scored in double figures off the bench seven times this season. Tominaga was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, marking his fifth game this season with at least three 3-pointers.
  
  
• Derrick Walker posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Walker, who has scored in double figures in a career-best eight straight games, produced his third double-double in six games this season and sixth of his career. Walker was 7-of-13 from the field.
  
  
• Emmanuel Bandoumel had a season-high four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points, reaching double figures for the sixth time this season and the second game in a row.
  
  
• Purdue’s Zach Edey was held to a season-low 11 points, snapping a streak of eight straight 20-point games

 

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	1st	2nd	OT	TOTAL
Purdue	34	22	9	65
Nebraska	24	32	6	62

Purdue	STATS	Nebraska
23-58 (39.7%)	FG	23-72 (31.9%)
7-29 (24.1%)	3FG	9-32 (28.1%)
12-20 (60.0%)	FT	7-10 (70.0%)
14	Off Rebounds	19
32	Def Rebounds	25
46	Total Rebounds	44
17	Fouls	23
10	Assists	11
12	Turnovers	9
7	Blocks	3
3	Steals	6
24	Pts in Paint	22
8	Pts off Turnovers	14
12	2nd Chance Pts	9
4	Fast Break Pts	7
15	Bench Pts	23

SCORING

PURDUE
Fletcher Loyer - 22
Zach Edey - 11
Braden Smith - 8
Ethan Morton - 7
Trey Kaufman-Renn - 6
David Jenkins Jr. - 5
Brandon Newman - 4
Caleb Furst - 2
TOTAL - 65

NEBRASKA
Keisei Tominaga - 19
Emmanuel Bandoumel - 14
Derrick Walker - 14
Juwan Gary - 6
Sam Griesel - 5
Blaise Keita - 2
Wilhelm Briedenbach - 2
TOTAL - 62