Nebraska Cornhuskers, known for their strong home record, faced Indiana Hoosiers in a game where Nebraska took an early lead. Despite Indiana's comeback attempts in the second half, Nebraska maintained their lead and secured a significant victory on the road, winning 85-70. Jamarques Lawrence stood out with a stellar performance, scoring 19 points off the bench. This win marked Nebraska's first Big Ten road victory of the season.
Nebraska's lead has ballooned to 19 points, 54-35, with 11:48 left in the game. After shooting 34% from the field and 2-of-10 from 3 in the first half, the #Huskers are currently at 53% and 3-of-7 from deep in the second half.
This is the most physical I've seen #Gophers opponent play all Big Ten season road or home. #Huskers are taking away everything inside the arc. Garcia and Payne had 37 pts vs. Ohio State. They have 9 pts on 3-10 FGs tonight. Christie also zero FGs.
Nebraska outscoring #Gophers 15-6 in the second half to extend lead to 43-26 after Gary's three-pointer. MN 1-for-5 shooting in the half.
A 10-1 run has the #Huskers up 43-26 on Minnesota with 15:46 left. Hell of a block at the rim from Josiah Allick that turns into a Juwan Gary 3. PBA is loud.
HALFTIME: #Nebraska 28, #Gophers 20. Fox 8 pts 4-6 FGs 6 rebs Hawkins 7 pts 3-7 FGs 0 assts Mitchell, Payne, Garcia combined 5 pts 2-17 FGs MN team 28% FG 1-11 3-pt FGs 1-2 FTs 7 TOs NEB: Williams 10 pts Team 34% FG 6-8 FTs
HALF | Nebraska 28, Minnesota 20 Not the prettiest half of basketball, but Nebraska's ahead.
The #Huskers are riding a 14-2 run that includes an 8-0 spurt that's still alive. Nebraska leads Minnesota 26-14 with 3:23 before half. Brice Williams had half of those 14 points and leads the team with two steals so far.
Hawkins with seven points. Rest of #Gophers starters have just 3 points so far with under nine minutes left in the first half. It's tied 12-12 at Nebraska.
Seven turnovers for both teams combined right now with six field goals. Ugly Big Ten ball to start #Gophers #Huskers
1H, 15:40 | A slow start offensively for both squads with Minnesota leading Nebraska, 5-4. Lots of missed shots on both sides. Minnesota, on a drought of 3:04, is shooting 33% early and Nebraska is shooting 25% early.
#Gophers 5-0 start after Hawkins layup and Garcia three-pointer.
Sunday night hoops in Lincoln, Nebraska. Minnesota (17-9, 8-7) at Nebraska (19-8, 9-7). Huskers are looking to reach 20 wins in the regular season for the seventh time in program history. https://t.co/MaBftTAn4F
#Gophers are going with the same starting lineup for the seventh straight game tonight at Nebraska with Hawkins, Mitchell, Christie, Payne and Garcia. They're 4-2 during that stretch. https://t.co/kTCLT18trE
The #Gophers haven't won in Lincoln in more than a decade but need to start stacking road victories Sunday at Nebraska to boost their NCAA tournament résumé @StribSports @GopherMBB @B1GMBBall https://t.co/G6HhFeHcKQ
#Gophers point guard Elijah Hawkins emerges as the engine for their late-season push @StribSports @GopherMBB @eslimee_ @DeMathaHoops https://t.co/UoRvWgNAwU
Nebraska picks up a B1G road win over Indiana, propelled by a dominant first half 🌽🔥 FINAL: @HuskerMBB 85, Indiana 70 https://t.co/OstR7dwhAr
Final in Bloomington: #Huskers 85, Indiana 70 Fred Hoiberg and the guys earn their first Big Ten win on the road. Jamarques Lawrence was incredible off the bench. He scored a career-high 19 points (6-8 from field, 5-5 from 3, 2-2 FT) to go with six rebounds and five assists.
FINAL: Nebraska 85, Indiana 70 Indiana cut Nebraska's 22-point deficit to 3 midway through second half, but Cornhuskers pulled away almost immediately. Nebraska's first Big Ten road win of the season -- and Indiana has now lost three straight home games. 4-9 in last 13 games. https://t.co/FCtbpWmCNB
Final at Assembly Hall: Nebraska 85, Indiana 70. Huskers are 19-8 and one step closer to the Big Dance.
The #Huskers' 22-point second-half lead has been cut to 3, 59-56. Indiana is outscoring Nebraska 25-8 in the second half with 11:12 remaining. NU is 3-of-15 from the field this half. Indiana is 10-of-12 and is going right at the Huskers with 14 paint points.
Timeout Nebraska. The #Huskers' 22-point second-half lead has been slashed to 6 in the blink of an eye. Indiana is outscoring Nebraska 20-6 so far in the second half.
Nebraska 57, Indiana 42 with 15:38 left. The #Huskers' 22-point lead after that Brice Williams dunk to open the second half has been cut to 15 points. Indiana isn't quitting. The Hoosiers have made 5 of their first 6 shots this half. NU has made 2 of 8.
Nebraska leads Indiana 51-31 at halftime in Bloomington. Keisei Tominaga with 18; Juwan Gary with 12. Huskers are shooting 57.1 percent from the field. It could finally be the night that Nebraska gets a road win in the Big Ten.
Halftime: #Huskers 51, Indiana 31 NU shoots 57% from the field and 47% from 3 (9-19). Keisei Tominaga has 18 points on 7-10 shooting, 4-7 from deep. Juwan Gary has 12 points. Jamarques Lawrence has eight off the bench. Hoosier crowd is booing.
HALFTIME: Nebraska 51, Indiana 31. In Bloomington. Nebraska entered tonight 0-7 on the road in Big Ten play.
Nebraska 44, Indiana 31 w/3:48 left before halftime. The #Huskers' 18-point lead has been cut to 13 after Indiana punches back with a 9-4 run.
Nebraska leads Indiana 22-11 with 11:52 left in the first half. The #Huskers came into the game averaging a Big Ten-best 9.3 3s per game. They're currently 6-of-11 from deep. That's the fast start on the road Fred Hoiberg talks about.
Nebraska leads Indiana 22-11 with 11:52 left in the first half. The #Huskers came into the game averaging a Big Ten-best 9.3 3s per game. They're currently 6-of-11 from deep.
Nebraska leads Indiana 16-11 with 14:20 left in the first half. Keisei Tominaga drilled three straight 3s to help the #Huskers' cause early. NU has already turned two Indiana turnovers into 5 points.
Nebraska is 16-1 at home and 1-7 on the road. Tonight, they are 1.5 point favorites on the road in Bloomington. Will they beat Indiana?
Nebraska is 16-1 at home and 1-7 on the road. Tonight, they are -1.5 point favorites on the road in Bloomington. Will they beat Indiana?
Nebraska is 16-1 at home and 1-7 on the road. Will they beat Indiana in Bloomington tonight? Nebraska is -1.5 point favorites tonight.