Northwestern Wildcats vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
FINAL
Feb 14, 2026
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| NEB | 28 | 40 | 68 |
Game Recap

Pryce Sandfort's 29 points lead No. 7 Nebraska past Northwestern 68-49. Pryce Sandfort scored 29 points, Sam Hoiberg added 14 and No. 7 Nebraska shook off a slow start to beat Northwestern 68-49 Saturday.
Player Stats
Play-by-Play
1st halfNUNEB
- (20:00) Start game.
- (19:59) Jump Ball won by Northwestern.
- (19:59) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
- (19:33) Tyler Kropp bad pass turnover.
- (19:33) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
- (19:17) Rienk Mast misses 11-foot jumper.
- (19:16) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
- (19:08) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 9-foot hook shot.
- (19:05) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
- (18:44) Nick Martinelli bad pass turnover.
- (18:44) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
- (18:19) Jamarques Lawrence misses 27-foot three point jumper.
- (18:16) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
- (18:12) Foul on Jayden Reid.
- (18:12) Jayden Reid turnover.
- +3 (17:53) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).03
- +2 (17:37) Tyler Kropp makes 18-foot jumper (Jake West assists).23
- +3 (17:15) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).26
- (16:58) Nick Martinelli misses 4-foot jumper.
- (16:56) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
- (16:52) Pryce Sandfort misses 26-foot three point jumper.
- (16:50) Northwestern Defensive Rebound.
- (16:35) Nick Martinelli misses 26-foot three point jumper.
- (16:33) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
- (16:10) Pryce Sandfort misses layup.
- (16:08) Tyler Kropp Defensive Rebound.
- (15:49) Jake West misses 25-foot three point jumper.
- (15:46) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
- (15:30) Foul on Jayden Reid.
- +1 (15:30) Sam Hoiberg makes free throw 1 of 2.27
- +1 (15:30) Sam Hoiberg makes free throw 2 of 2.28
- (15:06) Nick Martinelli misses 5-foot jumper.
- (15:02) Arrinten Page Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (15:02) Arrinten Page makes 0-foot tip in layup.48
- (14:50) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
- (14:31) Angelo Ciaravino misses 12-foot jumper.
- (14:28) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
- (14:22) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
- (14:22) Jamarques Lawrence turnover.
- (13:53) Jordan Clayton misses 16-foot jumper.
- (13:46) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
- (13:30) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
- (13:30) Jake West Steal.
- (13:30) Foul on Braden Frager.
- (13:19) Jordan Clayton misses 25-foot three point jumper.
- (13:16) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
- (13:06) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
- (13:06) Jake West Steal.
- (13:01) Nick Martinelli misses 24-foot three point jumper.
- (12:58) Angelo Ciaravino Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (12:57) Angelo Ciaravino makes layup.68
- (12:45) Braden Frager bad pass turnover.
- (12:45) Jake West Steal.
- +2 (12:41) Jake West makes 1-foot dunk.88
- (12:27) Foul on Jordan Clayton.
- +2 (12:08) Sam Hoiberg makes layup.810
- (11:35) Jake West misses 23-foot three point jumper.
- (11:28) Angelo Ciaravino Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (11:21) Tre Singleton makes 10-foot jumper (Arrinten Page assists).1010
- (11:04) Foul on Arrinten Page.
- (11:04) Braden Frager misses free throw 1 of 2.
- (11:04) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
- (11:04) Braden Frager misses free throw 2 of 2.
- (10:54) Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
- (10:46) Tre Singleton bad pass turnover.
- (10:46) Cale Jacobsen Steal.
- (10:35) Braden Frager bad pass turnover.
- (10:35) Tre Singleton Steal.
- +2 (10:10) Jayden Reid makes 16-foot jumper (Nick Martinelli assists).1210
- (9:41) Cale Jacobsen misses 9-foot jumper.
- (9:39) Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.
- (9:21) Jordan Clayton bad pass turnover.
- (9:08) Berke Buyuktuncel bad pass turnover.
- (9:08) Jordan Clayton Steal.
- (8:59) Jayden Reid bad pass turnover.
- (8:59) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
- (8:56) Jamarques Lawrence misses layup.
- (8:54) Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (8:53) Pryce Sandfort makes 3-foot tip in layup.1212
- +3 (8:37) Angelo Ciaravino makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Singleton assists).1512
- (8:20) Pryce Sandfort misses 24-foot three point jumper.
- (8:18) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
- +2 (8:08) Jayden Reid makes driving layup.1712
- (7:46) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point jumper.
- (7:44) Angelo Ciaravino Defensive Rebound.
- (7:19) Nebraska Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Nebraska retains its timeout.
- (7:19) Jayden Reid bad pass turnover.
- (6:59) Rienk Mast misses 28-foot three point jumper.
- (6:56) Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
- (6:54) Pryce Sandfort misses 4-foot jumper.
- (6:54) Arrinten Page Block.
- (6:51) Pryce Sandfort Offensive Rebound.
- (6:51) Pryce Sandfort bad pass turnover.
- (6:51) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
- (6:25) Nick Martinelli misses layup.
- (6:25) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
- (6:21) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
- (6:19) Pryce Sandfort misses 23-foot three point jumper.
- (6:16) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
- (6:15) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
- (6:15) Angelo Ciaravino Steal.
- +2 (6:11) Tre Singleton makes layup (Angelo Ciaravino assists).1912
- (6:11) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
- +1 (6:11) Tre Singleton makes free throw 1 of 1.2012
- (5:58) Braden Frager misses 26-foot three point jumper.
- (5:57) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
- (5:57) Foul on Nick Martinelli.
- +3 (5:57) Braden Frager makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).2015
- (5:20) Tre Singleton misses 17-foot jumper.
- (5:20) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
- +2 (4:49) Sam Hoiberg makes layup (Rienk Mast assists).2017
- (4:36) Nick Martinelli misses 10-foot jumper.
- (4:33) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
- (4:20) Braden Frager misses 27-foot three point jumper.
- (4:18) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
- +2 (4:17) Rienk Mast makes 4-foot jumper.2019
- (4:17) Foul on Angelo Ciaravino.
- +1 (4:17) Rienk Mast makes free throw 1 of 1.2020
- (4:04) Tre Singleton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
- (4:01) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
- (3:42) Braden Frager misses 24-foot three point jumper.
- (3:39) Tre Singleton Defensive Rebound.
- (3:36) Foul on Tre Singleton.
- (3:36) Tre Singleton turnover.
- (3:07) Sam Hoiberg misses layup.
- (3:07) Nick Martinelli Block.
- (3:04) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
- (3:04) team shot clock turnover .
- +3 (2:43) Jordan Clayton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arrinten Page assists).2320
- (2:43) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
- +2 (2:31) Jordan Clayton makes 15-foot jumper (Tre Singleton assists).2520
- (2:15) Pryce Sandfort misses 5-foot jumper.
- (2:13) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
- +3 (2:12) Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).2523
- +2 (1:39) Nick Martinelli makes 7-foot jumper.2723
- +2 (1:19) Sam Hoiberg makes layup.2725
- (1:00) Nick Martinelli misses 16-foot jumper.
- (0:58) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
- (0:53) Pryce Sandfort misses 24-foot three point jumper.
- (0:51) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
- (0:48) Rienk Mast misses 6-foot jumper.
- (0:48) Jordan Clayton Block.
- (0:48) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
- +3 (0:37) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).2728
- (0:13) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
- (0:01) Tre Singleton misses 11-foot jumper.
- (0:00) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
2nd half
Team Stats
Game Details
Saturday, February 14, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE
attendance: 15,262 (101.7%)
tv: BTN
spread: NEB -13.5
over/under: 146.5