In a pivotal Big Ten conference matchup, Indiana faced off against Nebraska on the road, with both teams aiming to strengthen their NCAA Tournament hopes. Indiana entered the game with a 10-3 record and 2-0 in conference play, while Nebraska held an 11-2 record and 1-1 in conference play. The game was broadcast at 9 pm Eastern on the Big Ten Network from Pinnacle Bank Arena. Early on, both teams were tied at 9-9, but Nebraska took a lead of 41-33 at halftime, with Kel'el Ware leading Indiana with 12 points. Nebraska's CJ Wilcher contributed significantly off the bench with 11 points in the first half. Indiana struggled with turnovers, which Nebraska capitalized on. Ultimately, Nebraska secured an 86-70 victory, marking their first win after a seven-game losing streak to Indiana and handing Indiana its worst loss ever to Nebraska. Keisei Tominaga of Nebraska had an outstanding performance, scoring a game-high 28 points. The loss dropped Indiana to a 10-4 overall record and 2-1 in Big Ten play.
IU basketball holds off Ohio State behind Malik Reneau, Xavier Johnson heroics. RZN SZN: https://t.co/eX4VCqlFtT via @indystar #iubb
At the Buzzer: Indiana 71, Ohio State 65 https://t.co/TOrl7h8CJF #iubb
B1G win for @IndianaMBB.💥 https://t.co/eNv1G2GD3i
Indiana beats Ohio State at home before facing Rutgers in Piscataway on Tuesday. https://t.co/IrHTKmjwv9
HOOSIERS WIN. 🙌 @IndianaMBB gets a big win at home over Ohio State. https://t.co/Sg3IC9s3M0
OSU, which hosts the #Badgers on Wednesday, suffers a 71-65 loss at Indiana. Buckeyes are 2-2 in the league and 12-3 overall. They have struggled to hold leads this season and led by nine in the second half tonight.
HOOSIERS WIN. https://t.co/821wK4DO3u
Final: Indiana 71, Ohio State 65. Hoosiers are 11-4 and 3-1 in Big Ten play. #iubb
FINAL: IU defeats Ohio State 71-65. Hoosiers are 11-4, 3-1 in Big Ten play. At Rutgers on Tuesday. #iubb
Final: Indiana 71, Ohio State 65. Indiana 11-4, 3-1 Big Ten. Next: At Rutgers on Tuesday. #iubb Join the postgame conversation: https://t.co/x6sfiei7mz https://t.co/FM5HkSUF1x
Gayle misses a drive, IU secures the rebound. Timeout Hoosiers, leading 69-65, 36.2 seconds left. Ohio State is in the bonus, Indiana is not. #iubb
Twenty three (23) points for Malik Reneau now, 19 of them in the second half. Timeout Ohio State, IU leads 69-65 with 1 minute to play. #iubb
Here comes @OhioStateHoops. 👀 📺: FOX/@CBBonFOX https://t.co/lcZxJnOzF6
It was 66-56 Indiana with 3:44 to go. It's now 67-65 Indiana with 1:44 to go. Hoosiers can't grab a rebound. #iubb
Buckeyes aren't done. Just put a 9-1 run into Indiana to cut the lead down to 67-65 with 1:44 left. The missed goal tend looms large. The 24-8 Ohio State advantage in second-chance points looms larger. #iubb
Real big 2:20 here for Indiana. #iubb
IU up 10 now. Ohio State wobbling. #iubb
Beyond that, though, Indiana has completely shut Ohio State down offensively since halftime. #iubb
Indiana 57, Ohio State 52 at the under eight media timeout: #iubb https://t.co/0kwv58c78H
Under-8 media timeout second half. Hoosiers lead Ohio State 57-52, 6:46 left. #iubb
Indiana leads 53-52 on a Xavier Johnson 3-pointer. #iubb
Under-16 media timeout second half. IU trails Ohio State 46-43, 15:36 left. Hoosiers have already been whistled for four fouls this half, after drawing just seven (and only five unintended) in the first half. #iubb
10-0 run and Ohio State has its largest lead at 46-37. Timeout, Indiana. #iubb
Halftime: Ohio State 38, Indiana 37. Stats below: #iubb https://t.co/qV5XwXDxD7
And the late foul means Ohio State takes the lead into halftime. Buckeyes lead 38-37. Kel'el Ware and Xavier Johnson each have eight points to lead the Hoosiers. #iubb
Last media timeout first half. Hoosiers trail Ohio State 30-25, 3:23 left. An undercurrent to this game: Just five total fouls called so far this half. Indiana relies heavily on the free-throw line, and is hurting for the lack of that offense right now. #iubb
Ohio State 25, Indiana 20 at the under 8 media timeout: Buckeyes are 4-for-10 on 3s and Hoosiers are 1-for-2. #iubb https://t.co/z5eYsFakT2
Under-8 media timeout first half. Hoosiers trail Ohio State 25-20, 8 minutes left. Buckeyes have hit six of their last seven shots. #iubb
10-0 run by Ohio State to take an 18-15 lead. Indiana just went with three subs at once and this lineup isn't great. #iubb
Under-12 media timeout first half. Hoosiers lead Ohio State 15-13, 11:54 left. #iubb
Indiana 9, Ohio State 5 at the first media timeout. Xavier Johnson looks much sharper tonight so far. Indiana struggling on the defensive glass. #iubb
Indiana 9, Ohio State 5 at the first media timeout. Xavier Johnson looks much sharper tonight so far. Indiana struggling on the defense glass. #iubb
Under-16 media timeout first half. IU leads Ohio State 9-5, 15:56 left. #iubb
Indiana's defense gets destroyed once again, this time leading to a historic loss to Nebraska. #iubb Story from @INBBallSource https://t.co/jGR6iqa4wH
Indiana basketball suffers its worst loss ever to Nebraska. #iubb Story from @Jared_Kelly7 https://t.co/wnA15hbhLU
Five takeaways from Indiana's loss at Nebraska https://t.co/KOBSgeTQZO #iubb
Indiana turns it over, struggles on offense and defense, and the Hoosiers suffer 86-70 loss to Nebraska, fall to 2-1 in conference play. #iubb From @goodmansport https://t.co/lpJv2ZdNkf
At the Buzzer: Nebraska 86, Indiana 70 https://t.co/CXEqxjt3yo #iubb
Final: Nebraska 86, Indiana 70. #iubb Join the postgame conversation: https://t.co/x6sfiei7mz https://t.co/UzXSg80gQt
Final: Nebraska 86, Indiana 70 With his family in town to watch, Keisei Tominaga goes off for a game-high 28 points. The #Huskers snap a seven-game losing streak to the Hoosiers. This win will catch some attention.
FINAL | Nebraska ends a seven-game losing streak to Indiana, beating the Hoosiers, 86-70, to move to 12-2 (2-1). Keisei Tominaga with 28 points on 9-of-15 w/ 6 FTs. Brice Williams with 15 points. Jamarques Lawrence with 12 points. CJ Wilcher also with 11 points in 14 minutes.
Final: Nebraska 86, Indiana 70. Hoosiers fall to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. #iubb
2H, 7:39 | Keisei Tominaga with, uhhh, not the prettiest shot selection there and he draws the foul anyway. All you can do is laugh, really. Nebraska leads Indiana, 67-53, and Tominaga will head to the line to shoot three after the break. He's at 18 points.
Nebraska 58, Indiana 47 w/11:36 left in the game. The #Huskers have scored 16 points off 13 Indiana turnovers. Indiana had the Nebraska lead down to 8 points, but Brice Williams nails a 3 and now Sam Hoiberg gets three free throws out of this timeout.
Nebraska scores the first five points of the second half. It's 46-33 Huskers. Timeout, Indiana. #iubb
Halftime: Nebraska 41, Indiana 33 Wilcher with 11 points. He's been good off the bench and is 3-of-5 from 3. Tominaga has 10 points. Mast with 6. Allick with a team-high 5 boards. NU shot 15 free throws and made 11 of them. Indiana shot seven and made five.
Halftime: Nebraska 41, Indiana 33. Stats below: #iubb https://t.co/z9oa4627tL
B1G hoops: Nebraska 41-33 over IU after one half.
Indiana basketball trails Nebraska 41-33 at the half, Kel'el Ware has 12 points, Anthony Walker has 7 points (5 of 6 from the free throw line), Reneau, Mgbako, Cupps and Johnson all had two fouls in the first half
Nebraska 34, Indiana 28 with 3:42 left before half. NU has scored 14 points off eight Indiana turnovers and is out-rebounding the Hoosiers 14-12 so far.
Nebraska up 34-28 with 3:42 to go against Indiana basketball, Kel'el Ware has 10 points, no one else for IU has more than 4 points
CJ Wilcher is on fire. 3-of-3 from behind the arc. He's got 11 points in 7 minutes off the bench. Nebraska leads Indiana 30-24 w/7:07 left before halftime.
CJ Wilcher is giving his team some juice. He's got 8 points and hit both his 3-point attempts. Nebraska leads Indiana 26-19 w/8:33 left before half.
Nebraska now with four offensive rebounds and seven second-chance points. Indiana continues to be careless with the ball. Some of the passes being attempted just can't happen. #iubb
1H, 12:00 | Nebraska 18, Indiana 13 The Huskers are on a 7-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from CJ Wilcher off the bench. Rienk Mast set to check back in after this TO.
Indiana 9, Nebraska 9 at the first media timeout. Hoosiers have been too careless with the ball. Three turnovers in the last two minutes. And two early fouls on Mackenzie Mgbako. #iubb
Indiana (10-3, 2-0 Big Ten) vs Nebraska (11-2, 1-1), 9 pm Eastern, @BigTenNetwork, Pinnacle Bank Arena. #iubb https://t.co/ZCGWKq4wEQ
What does Indiana face tonight at Nebraska? @INBBallSource breaks down Nebraska’s strengths and weaknesses. #iubb ⤵️⤵️ https://t.co/AW4GqWUSUj
Indiana, with a 10-3 record and 2-0 in conference play, faces Nebraska (11-2, 1-1) on the road tonight. A win would be crucial for their NCAA Tournament hopes. #iubb Here's what to expect from Nebraska: https://t.co/tu6hFAWl66
What to Expect: Indiana at Nebraska https://t.co/d48RTfqiGf #iubb