Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

FINAL

Feb 21, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
PSU	20	44	64
NEB	38	49	87

Game Recap

Pryce Sandfort scores career-high 33 points to lead No. 9 Nebraska past Penn State 87-64. Pryce Sandfort scored 20 of his career-high 33 points in the first half and finished with eight 3-pointers, leading ninth-ranked Nebraska in an 87-64 rout of Penn State on Saturday.

Player Stats

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	28	6-8	0-2	1-2	10	1	0	1	2	3	13
10Josh Reed	26	4-14	2-5	1-1	5	2	2	0	1	1	11
7Dominick Stewart	22	1-6	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	4	2
4Kayden Mingo	35	5-11	0-2	3-5	4	6	1	0	2	1	13
5Freddie Dilione V	14	2-5	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5
21Justin Houser	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2
22Saša Ciani	8	1-2	0-0	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
1Mason Blackwood	24	1-1	1-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	4
9Melih Tunca	23	3-5	0-1	2-2	0	3	1	0	2	0	8
11Eli Rice	16	0-4	0-3	2-2	4	0	1	0	1	2	2
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	4-2020.0%	12-1770.6%	30	13	6	1	13	13	64

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Braden Frager	23	5-10	4-8	1-2	6	0	1	0	1	2	15
21Pryce Sandfort	35	11-17	8-14	3-3	9	2	0	1	1	2	33
51Rienk Mast	28	4-10	0-2	0-0	6	3	0	0	0	0	8
10Jamarques Lawrence	29	4-11	1-6	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	0	9
1Sam Hoiberg	35	4-7	0-2	3-3	5	10	2	0	3	3	11
33Leo Curtis	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2
7Justin Bolis	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Jared Garcia	19	1-2	0-1	2-3	7	0	1	3	3	0	4
2Kendall Blue	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
31Cale Jacobsen	18	1-2	0-0	0-1	1	2	1	0	1	5	2
TOTAL	-	32-6251.6%	14-3540.0%	9-1275.0%	35	22	7	4	11	14	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPSUNEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Penn State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
+2 (19:36) Josh Reed makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
20
+2 (19:16) Sam Hoiberg makes layup (Rienk Mast assists).
22
(18:51) Josh Reed misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:49) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Jamarques Lawrence misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:41) Braden Frager Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:28) Rienk Mast makes 11-foot hook shot.
24
+2 (18:16) Freddie Dilione V makes 15-foot jumper (Josh Reed assists).
44
(17:48) Sam Hoiberg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:46) Braden Frager Offensive Rebound.
(17:44) Braden Frager misses 5-foot jumper.
(17:41) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:22) Josh Reed makes layup.
64
(17:22) Foul on Braden Frager.
+1 (17:22) Josh Reed makes free throw 1 of 1.
74
(17:22) Pryce Sandfort bad pass turnover.
(17:22) Josh Reed Steal.
(17:22) Freddie Dilione V bad pass turnover.
(17:22) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
(16:53) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:53) Braden Frager Offensive Rebound.
(16:53) Foul on Freddie Dilione V.
+3 (16:48) Pryce Sandfort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
77
(16:15) Kayden Mingo misses layup.
(16:14) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) Rienk Mast misses 14-foot jumper.
(15:59) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Kayden Mingo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:45) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:39) Pryce Sandfort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
710
(15:10) Eli Rice misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:08) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:05) Melih Tunca makes layup (Ivan Juric assists).
910
+3 (14:55) Pryce Sandfort makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
913
(14:55) Foul on Eli Rice.
+1 (14:55) Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 1 of 1.
914
(14:29) Eli Rice misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:27) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(14:18) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(14:18) Justin Houser Steal.
(14:10) Melih Tunca bad pass turnover.
(14:10) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
(14:04) Jamarques Lawrence misses layup.
(14:02) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(13:44) Josh Reed misses 9-foot jumper.
(13:43) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(13:26) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(13:13) Melih Tunca misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:13) Jared Garcia Block.
(13:09) Ivan Juric Offensive Rebound.
(13:09) Foul on Braden Frager.
(12:59) Melih Tunca out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (12:46) Braden Frager makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists).
917
(12:19) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:16) Josh Reed Offensive Rebound.
(12:16) Josh Reed out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:04) Jared Garcia bad pass turnover.
(12:04) Josh Reed Steal.
(12:00) Josh Reed misses dunk.
(11:59) Nebraska Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Nebraska Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Nebraska retains its timeout.
+3 (11:35) Braden Frager makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cale Jacobsen assists).
920
(11:23) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(11:08) Dominick Stewart turnover.
(10:47) Rienk Mast misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:44) Mason Blackwood Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Ivan Juric bad pass turnover.
(10:10) Jared Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:08) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(9:52) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(9:52) Ivan Juric turnover.
(9:41) Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:39) Jared Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(9:26) Sam Hoiberg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:23) Josh Reed Defensive Rebound.
(9:06) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:04) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Foul on Josh Reed.
(8:45) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Jared Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(8:41) Jared Garcia bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:20) Dominick Stewart makes 9-foot jumper.
1120
(8:00) Cale Jacobsen misses 10-foot jumper.
(7:58) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(7:51) Freddie Dilione V bad pass turnover.
(7:51) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
+2 (7:46) Cale Jacobsen makes layup.
1122
(7:46) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
(7:46) Cale Jacobsen misses free throw 1 of 1.
(7:43) Eli Rice Defensive Rebound.
(7:15) team shot clock turnover .
(7:02) Foul on Eli Rice.
(6:46) Jamarques Lawrence misses 20-foot jumper.
(6:43) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:32) Ivan Juric makes layup (Melih Tunca assists).
1322
(6:21) Foul on Dominick Stewart.
+1 (6:21) Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 1 of 2.
1323
+1 (6:21) Pryce Sandfort makes free throw 2 of 2.
1324
(6:09) Josh Reed misses 10-foot jumper.
(6:09) Pryce Sandfort Block.
(6:05) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Rienk Mast misses layup.
(6:00) Ivan Juric Block.
(5:57) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(5:53) Kayden Mingo misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:53) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:53) Kayden Mingo misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:51) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Rienk Mast misses 5-foot jumper.
(5:29) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:07) Ivan Juric makes layup (Kayden Mingo assists).
1524
(4:55) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(4:55) Jared Garcia misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:53) Justin Houser Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Josh Reed misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:32) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:16) Leo Curtis makes 3-foot jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
1526
(3:35) Kayden Mingo misses 7-foot jumper.
(3:35) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:22) Pryce Sandfort makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
1529
(2:51) Saša Ciani misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:51) Jared Garcia Block.
(2:50) Penn State Offensive Rebound.
(2:48) Josh Reed misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:46) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:46) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (2:24) Pryce Sandfort makes layup.
1531
(2:07) Mason Blackwood bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
+2 (2:02) Jamarques Lawrence makes layup (Sam Hoiberg assists).
1533
(1:50) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
+1 (1:50) Saša Ciani makes free throw 1 of 2.
1633
+1 (1:50) Saša Ciani makes free throw 2 of 2.
1733
+3 (1:41) Pryce Sandfort makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
1736
(1:28) Josh Reed misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:25) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
(1:07) Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:04) Jared Garcia Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:02) Jared Garcia makes layup.
1738
+3 (0:37) Josh Reed makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2038
(0:05) Pryce Sandfort misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:03) Penn State Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PSU

NEB

64Points87

24-57(42.1%)Field Goal(%)32-62(51.6%)

4-20(20.0%)3-Point(%)14-35(40.0%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75.0%)

33(10)Rebounds(Offensive)36(10)

13Assists22

6Steals7

1Blocks4

15Turnovers11

13(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

3Largest Lead28

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 15,128 (100.9%)

tv: BTN

spread: NEB -17.5

over/under: 147.5