Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Feb 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NEB	41	39	80
RUTG	27	41	68

Game Recap

Rienk Mast's 26 points lead No. 9 Nebraska over Rutgers, 80-68. Rienk Mast scored 26 points to lead four players in double figures as No. 9 Nebraska rolled to an 80-68 win over Rutgers on Saturday.

Player Stats

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	4
21Pryce Sandfort	36	6-13	3-9	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	1	15
51Rienk Mast	32	11-20	1-4	3-4	8	2	1	1	0	1	26
10Jamarques Lawrence	31	3-8	2-5	4-4	3	7	1	0	1	2	12
1Sam Hoiberg	34	5-7	3-4	0-0	7	5	4	0	2	3	13
7Justin Bolis	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5Braden Frager	22	2-10	0-5	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	2	6
31Cale Jacobsen	26	1-2	0-0	2-2	5	3	2	0	1	3	4


TOTAL	-	30-6446.9%	9-2733.3%	11-1291.7%	33	19	10	2	6	15	80

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Dylan Grant	20	2-6	0-2	3-4	2	1	0	0	1	2	7
13Harun Zrno	37	3-6	3-6	0-0	2	3	0	0	4	2	9
3Kaden Powers	21	6-11	2-5	0-0	2	1	1	1	3	2	14
0Tariq Francis	30	6-16	2-7	2-2	3	5	0	0	1	4	16
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	27	5-8	0-0	0-2	5	2	0	0	1	2	10
27Denis Badalau	8	2-2	0-0	2-4	3	1	1	0	0	1	6
4Bryce Dortch	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	3	1	1	0
11Chris Nwuli	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21Emmanuel Ogbole	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	0	2
1Jamichael Davis	24	2-6	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	1	4
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	7-2231.8%	7-1258.3%	30	14	3	4	15	15	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNEBRUTG

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
+3 (19:32) Kaden Powers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darren Buchanan Jr. assists).
03
+2 (19:18) Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup.
23
(19:01) Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:59) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Foul on Dylan Grant.
+2 (18:46) Rienk Mast makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
43
+2 (18:30) Kaden Powers makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
45
+3 (18:13) Rienk Mast makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
75
(17:59) Dylan Grant misses layup.
(17:56) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:46) Sam Hoiberg makes driving layup.
95
+2 (17:23) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
97
(17:22) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
(17:22) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:20) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
(17:08) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:04) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(16:49) Kaden Powers misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:45) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on Dylan Grant.
+1 (16:36) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 2.
107
+1 (16:36) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 2.
117
+3 (16:17) Tariq Francis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Harun Zrno assists).
1110
+3 (15:57) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
1410
(15:40) Tariq Francis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:36) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Jamarques Lawrence misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) Jamichael Davis misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:05) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(14:52) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
(14:49) Rienk Mast misses 7-foot jumper.
(14:46) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:31) Tariq Francis makes 15-foot floating jump shot.
1412
(14:18) Foul on Bryce Dortch.
(14:14) Rienk Mast misses layup.
(14:14) Bryce Dortch Block.
(14:10) Darren Buchanan Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:09) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes layup.
1414
(13:58) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
(13:58) Jamarques Lawrence turnover.
(13:41) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:37) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:29) Rienk Mast makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1614
+2 (13:17) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes layup (Tariq Francis assists).
1616
(13:17) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
(13:16) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:12) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(13:02) Pryce Sandfort misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(13:01) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Foul on Harun Zrno.
(12:47) Harun Zrno turnover.
(12:31) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(12:31) Jamichael Davis Steal.
(12:26) Chris Nwuli bad pass turnover.
(12:26) Cale Jacobsen Steal.
(12:21) Sam Hoiberg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:21) Cale Jacobsen Offensive Rebound.
(12:21) Foul on Tariq Francis.
+2 (12:14) Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1816
(12:02) Jamichael Davis bad pass turnover.
(12:02) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(11:52) Braden Frager misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:47) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Harun Zrno bad pass turnover.
(11:33) Cale Jacobsen Steal.
+2 (11:28) Pryce Sandfort makes layup (Cale Jacobsen assists).
2016
(11:09) Harun Zrno misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:04) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Braden Frager misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(10:45) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(10:34) Tariq Francis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:34) Pryce Sandfort Block.
(10:31) Harun Zrno Offensive Rebound.
(10:31) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
+2 (10:13) Tariq Francis makes 21-foot jumper (Kaden Powers assists).
2018
(10:00) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
+1 (10:00) Braden Frager makes free throw 1 of 2.
2118
+1 (10:00) Braden Frager makes free throw 2 of 2.
2218
(9:47) Emmanuel Ogbole turnover.
(9:29) Foul on Berke Buyuktuncel.
(9:29) Berke Buyuktuncel turnover.
+2 (9:16) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
2220
+2 (9:04) Cale Jacobsen makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Rienk Mast assists).
2420
(8:48) Kaden Powers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Braden Frager misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:36) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Kaden Powers misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:50) Jamarques Lawrence makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braden Frager assists).
2720
(7:33) Dylan Grant misses layup.
(7:27) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(7:21) Braden Frager misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:18) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:06) Emmanuel Ogbole makes 3-foot dunk (Tariq Francis assists).
2722
(6:35) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:31) Harun Zrno Defensive Rebound.
(6:15) Dylan Grant misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:11) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:48) Sam Hoiberg makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists).
3022
(5:23) Jamichael Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:19) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:16) Jamichael Davis makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Harun Zrno assists).
3024
(5:06) Rienk Mast misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:01) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
(4:58) Braden Frager misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
(4:47) Jamarques Lawrence misses 6-foot hook shot.
(4:43) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Tariq Francis misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:24) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:11) Rienk Mast makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
3224
(3:42) Dylan Grant bad pass turnover.
(3:42) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(3:40) Cale Jacobsen bad pass turnover.
(3:40) Kaden Powers Steal.
(3:22) Tariq Francis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:17) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:00) Rienk Mast makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
3424
(2:32) Tariq Francis misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:28) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:15) Jamarques Lawrence makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists).
3724
(2:06) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+3 (1:58) Tariq Francis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Harun Zrno assists).
3727
(1:45) Cale Jacobsen misses driving layup.
(1:45) Bryce Dortch Block.
(1:41) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(1:37) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(1:37) Braden Frager Steal.
+2 (1:14) Pryce Sandfort makes layup.
3927
(0:53) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(0:48) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(0:45) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:43) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Darren Buchanan Jr. bad pass turnover.
(0:20) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
+2 (0:03) Rienk Mast makes 11-foot jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
4127

2nd half

Team Stats

NEB

RUTG

80Points68

30-64(46.9%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

9-27(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-22(31.8%)

11-12(91.7%)Free Throw(%)7-12(58.3%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)34(8)

19Assists14

10Steals3

2Blocks4

6Turnovers15

15(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

20Largest Lead3

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Jersey Mike’s Arena · Piscataway, NJ

attendance: 8,000 (100%)

tv: BTN

spread: NEB -12.5

over/under: 145.5