Big Ten MBB Scores and Standings (2/5)

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February 5
Biff's Butthole Surfers 77, Ohio State 69
Nebraska 72, Penn State 63
Northwestern 54, Wisconsin 52

Standings
1. Purdue (22-2, 11-2)
2. Rutgers (16-7, 8-4)
3. Illinois (16-7, 7-5)
3. Indiana (16-7, 7-5)
3. Cockeye (15-8, 7-5)
3. Maryland (16-7, 7-5)
3. Biff's Butthole Surfers (13-10, 7-5)
3. Northwestern (16-7, 7-5)
9. Biff's Butthole Surfers State (14-9, 6-6)
10. Penn State (14-9, 5-7)
10. Wisconsin (13-9, 5-7)
12. Nebraska (11-13, 4-9)
13. Ohio State (11-12, 3-9)
14. Minnesota (7-15, 1-11)

Games for Tuesday, February 7
Rutgers at #21 Indiana (5:30 PM - BTN)
Minnesota at Illinois (7:30 PM - BTN)
Maryland at Biff's Butthole Surfers State (8:00 PM - ESPN2)

Next Nebraska Game - Wednesday, February 8
Nebraska at Biff's Butthole Surfers (5:30 PM - BTN)

 

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Tominaga's 30 Points Power Nebraska Past Penn State
Huskers.com
Keisei Tominaga finished with a career-high 30 points, as Nebraska led nearly wire to wire in a 72-63 victory over Penn State Sunday afternoon in Lincoln.

Tominaga's 30-point outburst – the first by a Husker since December of 2021 – was highlighted by 12-of-18 shooting, including a career-high five 3-pointers, as Nebraska (11-13, 4-9) snapped a four-game losing streak.

Freshman Jamarques Lawrence nearly posted a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds, while Derrick Walker had nine points, a career-high seven assists and six boards, as Nebraska shot 52.9 percent from the field and committed a season-low seven turnovers.

Nebraska put together a strong first half in taking 37-28 lead into the locker room. The Huskers shot 56 percent from the field, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range.

Nebraska, which opened the game by hitting 10 of its first 14 shots, broke open a two-point game with an 11-0 run to build a 26-13 lead after a Wilhelm Breidenbach jumper with 10:04 remaining in the half.

Penn State ran off seven straight points to get within 26-20 after Jalen Pickett's jumper, but Keisei Tominaga's jumper sparked a 9-0 Husker run over the next three minutes, as Nebraska extended its lead to 35-20 after Sam Griesel's 3-poont play with 4:18 remaining.

Lundy, who had 15 first-half points, including 5-of-6 from 3-point range, hit a pair of 3-pointers to cut the Nittany Lion deficit to nine at the break. He finished with a team-high 24 points, including a career high eight 3-pointers, matching the arena record for 3-pointers in a game.

Both teams traded buckets to start the second half, but the Nittany Lions continued to trim the lead, as a triple by Seth Lundy cut it to 45-39 with 15:26 remaining. However, Tominaga answered back with four straight points, including a three-pointer to make it 49-39.

The Nittany Lions, who went 14-of-38 from 3-point range, kept chopping into the lead and got within 57-54 with 5:52 left, but Tominaga answered with a layup and a 3-pointer, his fifth of the game, to stretch the lead back out to eight.

Nebraska held Jalen Pickett, who came into the game averaging 17.4 ppg, to 15 points. As a team, Penn State relied heavily on the 3, shooting just 40 percent (24-for-60), but making 14 three-pointers, eight by Lundy.

PSU (14-9, 5-7 Big Ten) got to 62-58 before Sam Griesel's layup and a pair of Sam Hoiberg free throws pushed the lead to eight. The visitors could get no closer than six the rest of the way, as freshmen accounted for Nebraska's last eight points in the win.

The Huskers hit the road again on Wednesday, Feb. 8 as Nebraska travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a matchup with the Wolverines. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. (central) and will be carried on BTN and the Huskers Radio Network.

 

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POSTGAME NOTES
- Keisei Tominaga scored a career-high 30 points. His performance was the first 30-point game by a Husker since Alonzo Verge had 31 points against Biff's Butthole Surfers on Dec. 7, 2021. It marked his third 20-point game of the season. Before today, Tominaga's career-high was 23, most recently against Boston College on Nov. 30.

- Tominaga's five 3-pointers was a season high for any Husker. Tominaga was also the last Husker to have five 3-pointers in a game at NC State on Dec. 1, 2021.

- The Huskers shot 53 percent from the field in the win, marking the Huskers' eighth game this season shooting 50 percent or better. The field goal percentage was NU's second-highest mark in Big Ten play this season.

- Nebraska committed a season-low seven turnovers in the game. The Huskers' previous low had been nine turnovers on three separate occasions, most recently at Penn State on Jan. 21.

- Jamarques Lawrence narrowly missed his first career double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds. His 11 points were one shy of his career high, while his nine rebounds were a career-high. Lawrence also had a career-high two steals and matched his career high with three assists.

- Derrick Walker filled up the stat line with nine points, six rebounds and a career-high seven assists. He also had seven assists at Minnesota on Jan. 7.

- The win marked NU's first home win over Penn State since 2019. NU had lost the last two matchups in Lincoln.

- Nebraska's 72 points was its highest total since scoring 81 in an overtime win at Minnesota on Jan. 7.

- Nebraska held Penn State to 40 percent shooting, the ninth time NU has held an opponent to 40 percent or less from the field

- Nebraska out-rebounded Penn State, 33-32, and is 4-0 in conference games when out-rebounding its opponent

- Nebraska never trailed in the game and led for all but 1:16. For the first time this season, the Huskers never trailed in a Big Ten game. Overall, it was the fourth time Nebraska has not trailed in a game this season.

- The Huskers shot 55.6 percent (15-of-27) in the first half, their best shooting performance in the first half of a Big Ten game this season

- In the first half, Tominaga scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc. He then scored 16 points in the second half on 6-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-6 from the 3-point line

- Seth Lundy made eight 3-pointers for the Nittany Lions. The eight treys were a Penn State program record and tied the Pinnacle Bank Arena record. Minnesota's Malik Smith in 2014 and Wisconsin's Brad Davison in 2020 also knocked down eight in Lincoln.

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Penn State	28	35	63
Nebraska	37	35	72

Penn State	STATS	Nebraska
24-60 (40.0%)	FG	27-51 (52.9%)
14-38 (36.8%)	3FG	8-20 (40.0%)
1-4 (25.0%)	FT	10-18 (55.6%)
8	Off Rebounds	4
24	Def Rebounds	29
32	Total Rebounds	33
15	Fouls	6
16	Assists	17
8	Turnovers	7
3	Blocks	2
3	Steals	6
16	Pts in the Paint	32
11	Pts off Turnovers	7
8	2nd Chance Pts	7
0	Fast Break Pts	9
8	Bench Pts	11

SCORING

PENN STATE
Seth Lundy - 24
Jalen Pickett - 15
Andrew Funk - 14
Kebba Njie - 3
Dallion Johnson - 3
Evan Mahaffey - 2
Michael Henn - 2
TOTAL - 63

NEBRASKA
Keisei Tominaga - 30
Jamarques Lawrence - 11
Derrick Walker - 9
Sam Griesel - 7
Sam Hoiberg - 7
Denim Dawson - 4
C.J. Wilcher - 2
Wilhelm Breidenbach - 2
TOTAL - 72

 

[Jim14510]

6 teams at 7-5 is kinda crazy.