Mayen scores 25, Nebraska cruises past Rutgers without Allen
— Lat Mayen scored 25 points with five 3-pointers and Nebraska cruised past Rutgers 72-51 on Monday night, hours after announcing its leading scorer Teddy Allen had left the program.
— Lat Mayen scored 25 points with five 3-pointers and Nebraska cruised past Rutgers 72-51 on Monday night, hours after announcing its leading scorer Teddy Allen had left the program.
Teddy Allen, Nebraska's leading scorer, abruptly left the program Monday.
— Dalano Banton scored 14 points, Derrick Walker had 12 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, and Nebraska held off a late Minnesota rally to beat the Golden Gophers 78-74 on Saturday night.
— Kofi Cockburn scored 24 points, freshman Adam Miller added 18 and No. 5 Illinois beat Nebraska 86-70 on Thursday night.
— Myreon Jones scored a career-high 29 points to lead five in double figures, and Penn State held off Nebraska for an 86-83 victory on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
— Jaden Ivey scored 15 points, Sasha Stefanovic added 14, and Purdue beat Nebraska 75-58 on Saturday night.
— Eric Ayala scored 17 of his career-high 24 points in the first half and Maryland beat Nebraska 79-71 on Wednesday to sweep the regular-season series on consecutive nights.
— Aaron Wiggins had 21 points and matched a season-high with 11 rebounds, leading Maryland to a 64-50 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night in the first of back-to-back games between the teams.
— Teddy Allen raced for a fastbreak layup off a steal with 12 seconds left, lifting Nebraska into a 62-61 win over Penn State on Sunday, ending the Cornhuskers string of 25 Big Ten losses that stretched back for more than a year.
— Ayo Dosunmu scored the last 10 points in regulation for Illinois and the first five in overtime, allowing the sixth-ranked Fighting Illini to turn back Nebraska's upset bid and win 77-72 on Friday night.
— Jonathan Davis scored 10 points and made a couple big baskets to help Wisconsin begin pulling away after halftime, and the No. 21 Badgers overcame a poor shooting performance to beat Nebraska 61-48 on Wednesday night.
— Marcus Carr scored 11 of his 19 points in the last five minutes, Jamal Mashburn Jr. added a career-high 11 points and Minnesota defeated Nebraska 79-61 on Monday night.
— Joshua Langford had a season-high 18 points and Aaron Henry scored 16 points to help Michigan State beat Nebraska 66-56 Saturday night.
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— Rob Phinisee scored 18 points and Aljami Durham scored 17 and Indiana beat Nebraska 84-76 on Sunday.
— Aaron Henry scored a career-high 27 points and No. 17 Michigan State ended a three-game losing streak with a 84-77 victory over Nebraska on Saturday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan | 13-2 | - | 18-2 |
Illinois | 15-4 | - | 19-6 |
Iowa | 12-6 | 2.5 | 18-7 |
Purdue | 12-6 | 2.5 | 17-8 |
Ohio State | 12-7 | 3 | 18-7 |
Wisconsin | 10-9 | 5 | 16-10 |
Maryland | 9-9 | 5.5 | 15-10 |
Rutgers | 9-10 | 6 | 13-10 |
Michigan State | 8-10 | 6.5 | 14-10 |
Indiana | 7-11 | 7.5 | 12-13 |
Minnesota | 6-12 | 8.5 | 13-12 |
Penn State | 5-12 | 9 | 8-13 |
Northwestern | 4-13 | 10 | 7-14 |
Nebraska | 3-14 | 11 | 7-17 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Bryce McGowens | SG | Signed | 90 |
Wilhelm Breidenbach | C | Signed | 84 |
Keisei Tominaga | SG | Signed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 0-7 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 7 |