Basketball Big Ten Men's Scores and Standings (1/12)

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January 12
#15 Oregon 82, Penn State 81
#16 Michigan State 78, Northwestern 68
#20 Purdue 104, Nebraska 68
#24 Michigan 91, Washington 75

Standings
1. Michigan (13-3, 5-0)
1. Michigan State (14-2, 5-0)
3. Purdue (13-4, 5-1)
4. Illinois (12-4, 4-2)
4. Indiana (13-4, 4-2)
4. Oregon (15-2, 4-2)
7. Cockeye (12-4, 3-2)
7. Wisconsin (13-3, 3-2)
9. Nebraska (12-4, 2-3)
9. Maryland (12-4, 2-3)
9. Ohio State (10-6, 2-3)
9. UCLA (11-5, 2-3)
9. USC (10-6, 2-3)
14. Penn State (12-5, 2-4)
15. Northwestern (10-6, 1-4)
15. Rutgers (8-8, 1-4)
17. Washington (10-7, 1-5)
18. Minnesota (8-8, 0-5)

Games for Monday, January 13
#22 UCLA at Rutgers (5:30 PM - FS1)
Minnesota at Maryland (5:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Thursday, January 16
Rutgers at Nebraska (8:00 PM - FS1)

 

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No. 20 Purdue Overwhelms Huskers on the Road
Huskers.com

Nebraska couldn’t overcome a 21-point deficit in the first half, as the Huskers fell 104-68 at No. 20 Purdue on Sunday afternoon.

The Huskers dropped to 12-4 (2-3 Big Ten) on the season, while the Boilermakers improved to 13-4 (5-1 Big Ten).

Connor Essegian totaled 17 points, five boards and three assists to lead the Huskers. Juwan Gary scored 10 points, while Brice Williams chipped in nine points, five rebounds and four assists. Berke Buyuktuncel added eight points, followed by Sam Hoiberg and Ahron Uhlis with seven and six points, respectively.

Buyuktuncel drilled a three from the right wing to give Nebraska a 3-2 lead in the early minutes, while a jumper from Williams brought the Huskers within 10-7 in the first five minutes.

A 16-3 run from Purdue grew the lead to 26-10 at the 10-minute mark. The Huskers and Boilermakers exchanged buckets over the final 10 minutes, capped by a fast-break layup by Sam Hoiberg with six seconds left to make it a 45-28 game at the break.

Trailing 69-41 with 13 minutes remaining, a combined 7-0 spurt from Williams and Essegian made it a 21-point deficit. The Huskers never got closer, as Purdue cruised to the 104-68 win on Sunday afternoon.

The Huskers return home on Thursday night, as Nebraska welcomes Rutgers to Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff between the Huskers and Scarlet Knights is set for 8 p.m. on FS1.

 

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Postgame Notes
- Nebraska falls to 2-1 against ranked opponents with today's loss

- Nebraska falls to 0-9 in West Lafayette since joining the Big Ten, the only place among the 13 Big Ten schools (heading into this season) where NU has not won on the road

- Purdue shot .622 from the field and is the second Husker opponent in the past 33 games to shoot over 50 percent against Nebraska (Michigan State shot .518 on Dec. 7). Purdue's .622 is an opponent high against Nebraska this season

- Connor Essegian's 17-point effort was the 16th double-figure effort by a Husker reserve this season

- Purdue set an opponent record for 3 pointers in a game with 19, breaking the previous NU opponent mark of 18, set twice (at Minnesota, 3/8/20; vs. Wisconsin, 1/21/20)

- Berke Buyuktuncel finished with two steals, his sixth multi-steal game of the season

- Brice Williams was held to nine points, matching his lowest output of the season. It is only the second time in 16 games he was held below double digit scoring

- Today marked just the second time this season that Nebraska was out-rebounded, as Purdue had a 33-20 advantage on the glass

 

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	1st	2nd	TOTAL
Nebraska	28	40	68
Purdue	45	59	104

Nebraska	STATS	Purdue
26-54 (48.2%)	FG	41-65 (63.1%)
6-27 (22.2%)	3FG	19-33 (57.6%)
10-11 (90.9%)	FT	3-6 (50.0%)
20	Rebounds	33
10	Fouls	10
15	Assists	32
17	Turnovers	10
2	Blocks	3
9	Steals	11
38	Pts in Paint	34
11	Pts off Turnovers	22
4	2nd Chance Pts	14
11	Fast Break Pts	14
32	Bench Pts	37

SCORING

Nebraska
Connor Essegian - 17
Juwan Gary - 10
Brice Williams - 9
Berke Buyuktuncel - 8
Sam Hoiberg - 7
Ahron Ulis - 6
Rollie Worster - 5
Braxton Meah - 4
Andrew Morgan - 2
TOTAL - 68

Purdue
C.J. Cox - 23
Fletcher Loyer - 19
Trey Kaufman-Renn - 15
Myles Colvin - 14
Braden Smith - 8
Gicarri Harris - 6
Brian Waddell - 5
Raleigh Burgess - 5
Caleb Furst - 2
Camden Heide - 2
Sam King - 2
Will Berg - 2
Jace Rayl - 1
TOTAL - 104