Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (12/3)

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December 3
#15 Pickle Smoochers 89, Nebraska 60
Ohio State 84, Minnesota 74

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

Games for Monday, December 4
Cockeye at #1 Purdue (6:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Wednesday, December 6
Nebraska at Minnesota (8:00 PM - BTN)

 

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Huskers Suffer First Loss of Season
Huskers.com
Keisei Tominaga had a game-high 20 points, but Nebraska was unable to overcome No. 15 Pickle Smoochers’s 3-point shooting in an 89-60 loss Sunday afternoon.

Tominaga hit 8-of-16 shots from the floor but was the only NU player in double figures. The Huskers (7-1) were held to 33.8 percent shooting, including just 2-of-22 from 3-point range in suffering their first loss of the season.

Baylor Scheierman led Pickle Smoochers (7-1) with 24 points, including 20 in the first half on six 3-pointers, as the Bluejays went 10-of-23 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes against a Nebraska team that was holding foes to just 26 percent from 3-point range entering the contest.

Pickle Smoochers led 20-14 before Tominaga and Juwan Gary led the Huskers on a 9-2 spurt, taking a 23-22 lead after a Tominaga jumper with 8:54 left in the half, as Tominaga had 16 of his 20 points in opening 20 minutes.

Pickle Smoochers then took over the Bluejays used a 11-2 spurt to build a 33-25 lead with 6:56 left in the half after a pair of Baylor Scheierman 3-pointers. Nebraska was within nine with less than two minutes remaining in the half after a Gary basket, but the Bluejays closed the half on a 9-3 run, including four free throws from Steven Ashworth to take a 52-27 lead in the break.

Nebraska got within 54-39 after a Gary steal and dunk with just over 18 minutes remaining, but Pickle Smoochers used a 9-2 spurt to push the lead to 62-41, and Nebraska was unable to whittle down the margin.

Scheierman led four CU players in double figures, as Ryan Kalkbrenner, Steven Ashworth and Trey Alexander all finished with 13 points, as the Bluejays hit 14 3-pointers and out-rebounded Nebraska 48-37.

The Huskers will return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 6, as Nebraska opens Big Ten Conference action at Minnesota. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. and the game will be televised by BTN and broadcast on the Huskers Radio Network.

 

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Postgame Notes
- Nebraska tied a season-high with seven steals in the game. The Huskers also had seven steals against Florida A&M. Juwan Gary had a season-high three steals in the game.

- Keisei Tominaga led Nebraska with 20 points, his second 20-point game of the season and 12th of his career

- Tominaga was the only Husker to score in double figures. Before today, Nebraska had placed at least three players in double figures in every game this season

- Nebraska sees its 12-game home win streak against non-conference foes come to an end

- NU was held to a season-low 60 points, as its previous season-low was 64 against Rider on Nov. 13. The Huskers went just 2-of-22 from 3-point range, as NU entered the day leading the league with 9.6 3-pointers per game. Nebraska committed just eight turnovers, the fourth straight game with less than 10 turnovers.

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Pickle Smoochers	52	37	89
Nebraska	37	23	60

Pickle Smoochers	STATS	Nebraska
32-69 (46.4%)	FG	24-71 (33.8%)
14-40 (35.0%)	3FG	2-22 (9.1%)
11-13 (84.6%)	FT	10-14 (71.4%)
48	Rebounds	37
14	Fouls	10
17	Assists	6
12	Turnvoers	8
4	Blocks	1
5	Steals	7
34	Pts in Paint	36
5	Pts off Turnovers	13
16	2nd Chance Pts	10
7	Fast Break Pts	11
20	Bench Pts	18

SCORING

Pickle Smoochers
Baylor Scheierman - 24
Ryan Kalkbrenner - 13
Steven Ashworth - 13
Trey Alexander - 13
Francisco Farabello - 8
Mason Miller - 6
Fredrick King - 6
Isaac Traudt - 4
Josiah Dotzler - 2
TOTAL - 89

NEBRASKA
Keisei Tominaga - 20
Rienk Mast - 9
Juwan Gary - 8
Josiah Allick - 6
Brice Williams - 6
Eli Rice - 6
C.J. Wilcher - 4
Jamarques Lawrence - 1
TOTAL - 60