Michigan State Spartans vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Jan 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MSU	33	23	56
NEB	33	25	58

Game Recap

No. 13 Nebraska remains unbeaten with 58-56 win over No. 9 Spartans, extends streak to 18 games. Rienk Mast hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:51 left and finished with 19 points to lead No. 13 Nebraska to a 58-56 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night.

Player Stats

MICHIGAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Jaxon Kohler	32	7-10	5-6	0-0	11	1	2	0	3	1	19
55Coen Carr	30	1-5	0-2	0-0	6	1	0	2	1	3	2
15Carson Cooper	31	2-6	0-0	2-5	13	1	0	0	4	2	6
2Kur Teng	28	4-15	4-12	0-0	5	0	1	0	2	1	12
1Jeremy Fears Jr.	35	2-8	0-4	10-10	0	7	0	0	4	1	14
35Jesse McCulloch	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Jordan Scott	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	3	0
3Cam Ward	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	2	2	1	0
9Trey Fort	9	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	1	3
10Denham Wojcik	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	17-5034.0%	10-2835.7%	12-1580.0%	43	12	5	4	19	14	56

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	24	0-4	0-2	0-0	5	1	2	2	1	0	0
21Pryce Sandfort	21	5-13	3-8	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	5	13
51Rienk Mast	36	6-15	6-13	1-2	7	3	0	3	3	3	19
10Jamarques Lawrence	33	3-8	1-4	5-5	2	3	0	0	3	1	12
1Sam Hoiberg	32	1-5	0-2	2-2	4	5	1	0	0	3	4
5Braden Frager	30	3-8	3-5	0-0	5	3	4	0	0	3	9
15Jared Garcia	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Cale Jacobsen	16	0-2	0-2	1-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1


TOTAL	-	18-5731.6%	13-3735.1%	9-1369.2%	28	15	7	5	8	16	58

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMSUNEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Michigan State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
(19:51) Carson Cooper misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:48) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(19:30) Jamarques Lawrence misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:28) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(18:56) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:54) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(18:42) Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:39) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(18:39) Foul on Coen Carr.
(18:30) Rienk Mast misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:28) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
(18:24) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
(18:07) Carson Cooper misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:05) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:49) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).
03
(17:26) Coen Carr traveling turnover.
(17:14) Pryce Sandfort misses 10-foot jumper.
(17:12) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Kur Teng misses 17-foot jumper.
(17:00) Carson Cooper Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:57) Kur Teng makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carson Cooper assists).
33
(16:39) Pryce Sandfort misses 16-foot jumper.
(16:35) Kur Teng Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) Kur Teng misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:15) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:02) Kur Teng Defensive Rebound.
(15:58) Foul on Jaxon Kohler.
(15:58) Jaxon Kohler turnover.
(15:43) Rienk Mast misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:41) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.
(15:31) Jaxon Kohler bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:18) Pryce Sandfort makes layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
35
+3 (15:10) Jaxon Kohler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
65
+2 (14:56) Jamarques Lawrence makes layup (Rienk Mast assists).
67
(14:46) Trey Fort traveling turnover.
(14:27) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(14:27) Trey Fort Steal.
(14:12) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
+1 (14:12) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
77
+1 (14:12) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
87
+3 (14:01) Rienk Mast makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
810
(13:52) Cam Ward bad pass turnover.
(13:45) Foul on Rienk Mast.
(13:45) Rienk Mast turnover.
+2 (13:27) Carson Cooper makes 9-foot jumper (Jordan Scott assists).
1010
(13:12) Cale Jacobsen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:10) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:51) Coen Carr makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Cam Ward assists).
1210
(12:31) Sam Hoiberg misses 4-foot jumper.
(12:31) Coen Carr Block.
(12:29) Cam Ward Defensive Rebound.
(12:29) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(12:16) Coen Carr misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:13) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
(11:47) Kur Teng misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:45) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Jared Garcia misses 9-foot jumper.
(11:21) Kur Teng Defensive Rebound.
(10:52) Kur Teng misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:51) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:51) team shot clock turnover .
(10:26) Berke Buyuktuncel misses layup.
(10:24) Jaxon Kohler Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:08) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes 14-foot jumper.
1410
(9:52) Braden Frager misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:50) Carson Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Jeremy Fears Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:44) Berke Buyuktuncel Steal.
+2 (9:30) Jamarques Lawrence makes layup (Braden Frager assists).
1412
(9:30) Foul on Kur Teng.
+1 (9:30) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 1.
1413
(9:07) Trey Fort bad pass turnover.
(9:07) Braden Frager Steal.
(8:45) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(8:45) Jaxon Kohler Steal.
(8:37) Jordan Scott misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:35) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(8:27) Foul on Jeremy Fears Jr..
+3 (8:21) Rienk Mast makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1416
+2 (7:43) Jaxon Kohler makes 9-foot jumper.
1616
(7:31) Rienk Mast misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:28) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:08) Rienk Mast makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1619
+3 (6:49) Trey Fort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
1919
+3 (6:23) Braden Frager makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1922
+3 (6:06) Jaxon Kohler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
2222
(5:49) Braden Frager misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:47) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
(5:37) Braden Frager misses layup.
(5:35) Coen Carr Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Trey Fort misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:18) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
(5:15) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Foul on Trey Fort.
+3 (4:51) Rienk Mast makes 25-foot three point jumper (Braden Frager assists).
2225
(4:21) Coen Carr misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:10) Rienk Mast makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
2228
(3:48) Coen Carr misses 6-foot jumper.
(3:48) Rienk Mast Block.
(3:47) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:34) Kur Teng Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:29) Jaxon Kohler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Coen Carr assists).
2528
+3 (2:59) Jamarques Lawrence makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
2531
+3 (2:41) Kur Teng makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jaxon Kohler assists).
2831
(2:27) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
(2:27) Cam Ward Steal.
+3 (2:12) Jaxon Kohler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Fears Jr. assists).
3131
(1:53) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
(1:53) Jaxon Kohler Steal.
(1:49) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+1 (1:49) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3231
+1 (1:49) Jeremy Fears Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3331
(1:39) Foul on Coen Carr.
+1 (1:39) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 2.
3332
+1 (1:39) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 2.
3333
(1:14) Kur Teng bad pass turnover.
(1:14) Braden Frager Steal.
(1:03) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 5-foot jumper.
(1:03) Jordan Scott Defensive Rebound.
(1:03) Foul on Braden Frager.
(0:33) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:32) Michigan State Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:32) team shot clock turnover .
(0:05) Rienk Mast misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:03) Michigan State Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jeremy Fears Jr. misses 6-foot jumper.
(0:00) Rienk Mast Block.
(0:00) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MSU

NEB

56Points58

17-50(34.0%)Field Goal(%)18-57(31.6%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)13-37(35.1%)

12-15(80.0%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

45(11)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

12Assists15

5Steals7

4Blocks5

21Turnovers8

14(0)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

4Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, January 2, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 14,841 (98.9%)

tv: Peacock

spread: NEB -2.5

over/under: 146.5