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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nebraska 85, Indiana 70
When: 8:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials: # D.J. Carstensen, # Eric Curry, # Kelly Pfeifer
Attendance: 17222

Keisei Tominaga scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half and Jamarques Lawrence added a career-high 19 as Nebraska earned its first Big Ten road win of the season, beating Indiana 85-70 on Wednesday in Bloomington, Ind.

The Cornhuskers (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten) had lost their first seven conference road games, but they jumped on the Hoosiers (14-12, 6-9) early and withstood a second-half run to improve their NCAA Tournament resume.

Nebraska posted its third win in a row overall while Indiana dropped its third straight.

Tominaga was 8 of 15 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range. Lawrence, a 26.7 percent 3-point shooter, was 5 of 5 from deep and 6 of 8 overall to go with six rebounds and five assists. Brice Williams added 18 points and Juwan Gary had 15 for the Cornhuskers, who tied a season high with 14 3-pointers.

Indiana got 22 points from Mackenzie Mgbako plus 17 points and 12 rebounds from Kel'el Ware. The Hoosiers shot only 42.6 percent overall, 4 of 21 (19 percent) from 3-point range, and missed 10 of 24 free-throw attempts.

Nebraska led 51-31 at the break thanks to 57.1 percent shooting. But the Cornhuskers were cold to start the second half, missing 12 of their first 14 shots while Indiana went on a 13-0 run that cut the gap to 57-53 with 11:59 left.

The Hoosiers got within three, only to see Nebraska score seven in a row and go up 66-56 on a Josiah Alick layup with 8:47 to go.

Indiana went almost six minutes without a field goal, during which time Nebraska extended the lead to as many as 16 points. The Hoosiers pulled within 78-68 on a Mgbako 3-pointer with 2:14 remaining but got no closer.

Nebraska hit nine 3-pointers in the first half, including three by Tominaga in a 70-second span to build an early 16-8 lead. A triple by Lawrence upped the margin to 29-16 with 9:12 left in the first half.

Indiana was 1 of 11 from 3-point range and shot 37.5 percent in the first half.

Nebraska returns home to host Minnesota on Sunday. Indiana visits Penn State on Saturday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Nebraska   Indiana
Keisei Tominaga 20 Scoring Mackenzie Mgbako 22
Jamarques Lawrence 5 Assists Malik Reneau 6
Josiah Allick 6 Rebounds Kel'el Ware 12
Brice Williams 4 Free Throws Made Mackenzie Mgbako 6
Juwan Gary 1 Steals Trey Galloway 1
Brice Williams 1 Blocks Kel'el Ware 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Nebraska 85 49.2 14-33 9-14 19 34 1 5 8
Indiana 70 42.6 4-21 14-24 13 35 3 3 10