Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Jan 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NEB	38	34	72
OSU	31	38	69

Game Recap

No. 10 Nebraska holds off Ohio State's late rally to remain unbeaten with 72-69 win. Braden Frager scored 15 points off the bench and No. 10 Nebraska held off a late rally by Ohio State to win 72-69 on Monday night.

Player Stats

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	22	4-4	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	2	2	8
21Pryce Sandfort	36	3-11	3-9	2-2	3	2	2	0	1	1	11
51Rienk Mast	35	5-14	1-6	1-1	4	2	0	1	3	1	12
10Jamarques Lawrence	26	2-6	1-4	6-6	4	0	0	0	2	4	11
1Sam Hoiberg	35	3-7	2-4	0-1	9	4	2	0	1	2	8
5Braden Frager	24	6-9	0-2	3-4	6	2	0	0	1	2	15
15Jared Garcia	4	1-2	1-2	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
31Cale Jacobsen	18	1-4	0-2	1-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	25-5743.9%	8-2927.6%	14-1782.4%	35	12	5	1	10	12	72

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	35	4-9	1-2	0-0	9	1	1	2	0	3	9
21Devin Royal	37	5-8	0-2	4-6	6	2	1	0	1	1	14
13Christoph Tilly	33	3-9	1-3	1-4	3	2	1	0	2	4	8
2Bruce Thornton	37	6-12	2-6	2-2	5	7	1	0	1	2	16
0John Mobley Jr.	36	8-17	5-13	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	2	22
20Colin White	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Brandon Noel	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0
4Gabe Cupps	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	9-2634.6%	8-1361.5%	28	13	5	2	8	14	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNEBOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
(19:39) John Mobley Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:36) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:19) Rienk Mast makes 16-foot jumper.
20
(19:02) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(19:02) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(19:02) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:02) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
21
(18:50) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+1 (18:50) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 2.
31
+1 (18:50) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 2.
41
(18:35) Bruce Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:33) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:21) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three pointer.
71
(18:09) Amare Bynum misses layup.
(18:09) Rienk Mast Block.
(18:05) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:01) Jamarques Lawrence makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
101
+2 (17:37) Devin Royal makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
103
(17:14) Jamarques Lawrence misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:11) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
(17:03) Rienk Mast misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:00) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(16:53) Amare Bynum misses layup.
(16:50) Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:50) Amare Bynum makes 0-foot tip in layup.
105
+3 (16:26) Sam Hoiberg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).
135
(16:07) John Mobley Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:05) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(16:00) Berke Buyuktuncel bad pass turnover.
(15:41) Christoph Tilly bad pass turnover.
(15:41) Pryce Sandfort Steal.
(15:20) Pryce Sandfort misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:20) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(15:20) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
(15:02) John Mobley Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:58) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Pryce Sandfort bad pass turnover.
+3 (14:39) John Mobley Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
138
(14:11) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:06) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) John Mobley Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:49) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Berke Buyuktuncel bad pass turnover.
(13:36) Devin Royal Steal.
(13:24) Bruce Thornton misses layup.
(13:23) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Sam Hoiberg misses layup.
(13:14) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:08) Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup.
158
+2 (12:37) John Mobley Jr. makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1510
(12:37) Foul on Rienk Mast.
+1 (12:37) John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1.
1511
(12:15) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(12:15) Gabe Cupps Steal.
+2 (12:08) Amare Bynum makes 3-foot dunk (Devin Royal assists).
1513
+2 (11:41) Braden Frager makes driving layup.
1713
(11:26) John Mobley Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:23) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:13) Berke Buyuktuncel makes 4-foot dunk.
1913
(10:49) Brandon Noel misses layup.
(10:45) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:34) Braden Frager makes layup.
2113
(10:06) Foul on Brandon Noel.
(10:06) Brandon Noel turnover.
+3 (9:52) Jared Garcia makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Frager assists).
2413
(9:22) Gabe Cupps bad pass turnover.
(9:22) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(8:56) Cale Jacobsen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Brandon Noel Defensive Rebound.
(8:39) Brandon Noel misses layup.
(8:37) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) Cale Jacobsen makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
2613
(8:31) Foul on Brandon Noel.
+1 (8:31) Cale Jacobsen makes free throw 1 of 1.
2713
+2 (8:18) Bruce Thornton makes driving layup.
2715
(7:52) Cale Jacobsen misses layup.
(7:52) Amare Bynum Block.
(7:52) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:39) Christoph Tilly makes layup.
2717
+2 (7:15) Rienk Mast makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Braden Frager assists).
2917
+3 (6:51) John Mobley Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
2920
(6:34) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
+3 (6:20) Christoph Tilly makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
2923
+2 (6:06) Braden Frager makes driving layup.
3123
(5:54) Amare Bynum misses layup.
(5:52) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(5:45) Foul on John Mobley Jr..
+1 (5:45) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 2.
3223
+1 (5:45) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 2.
3323
+2 (5:34) Devin Royal makes 4-foot dunk (Christoph Tilly assists).
3325
(5:17) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:14) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Devin Royal misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:02) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Jamarques Lawrence traveling turnover.
+3 (4:54) Amare Bynum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Christoph Tilly assists).
3328
(4:41) Pryce Sandfort misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:36) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(4:26) Foul on Braden Frager.
(4:26) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:26) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:26) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:25) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:02) Sam Hoiberg makes 23-foot three point jumper (Pryce Sandfort assists).
3628
(3:36) Christoph Tilly misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:33) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(3:12) Devin Royal bad pass turnover.
(2:52) Pryce Sandfort misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:49) Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
(2:42) Rienk Mast misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:39) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(2:23) Bruce Thornton misses 6-foot jumper.
(2:21) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:12) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+3 (2:03) John Mobley Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Royal assists).
3631
+2 (1:47) Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
3831
(1:27) Christoph Tilly misses driving layup.
(1:26) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
(1:24) John Mobley Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:22) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Braden Frager misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:08) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:00) Foul on Braden Frager.
(0:56) Bruce Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:54) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(0:36) Rienk Mast misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:32) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
(0:25) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(0:02) Devin Royal misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Christoph Tilly Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NEB

OSU

72Points69

25-57(43.9%)Field Goal(%)26-57(45.6%)

8-29(27.6%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)8-13(61.5%)

38(8)Rebounds(Offensive)29(4)

12Assists13

5Steals5

1Blocks2

12Turnovers8

12(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

14Largest Lead3

Game Details

Monday, January 5, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

attendance: 10,382 (54.5%)

tv: FS1

spread: OSU -2.5

over/under: 155.5