Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. USC Trojans

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NEB	31	51	82
USC	36	31	67

Game Recap

No. 12 Nebraska beats USC for school-record 14th Big Ten win. Pryce Sandfort scored 32 points — one off his career high — and No. 12 Nebraska pulled away in the second half to beat Southern California 82-67 on Saturday for its school-record 14th Big Ten victory and third straight overall.

Player Stats

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	24	4-7	0-0	1-1	6	4	3	2	0	2	9
21Pryce Sandfort	38	12-21	5-10	3-3	6	2	2	0	1	3	32
51Rienk Mast	32	4-12	1-4	2-2	6	3	0	0	1	2	11
10Jamarques Lawrence	33	1-6	0-3	4-4	3	7	1	1	4	3	6
1Sam Hoiberg	27	3-6	1-3	0-0	5	2	2	0	0	3	7
33Leo Curtis	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Justin Bolis	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Braden Frager	27	6-11	1-2	4-5	8	1	1	0	3	2	17
15Jared Garcia	5	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
2Kendall Blue	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Cale Jacobsen	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	30-6844.1%	8-2334.8%	14-1593.3%	38	20	9	3	10	17	82

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	20	1-4	0-1	3-3	2	2	0	0	2	4	5
6Jacob Cofie	25	3-6	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	2	2	6
5Terrance Williams II	21	0-1	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	0
13Kam Woods	31	4-8	0-1	4-5	3	4	2	0	2	2	12
4Chad Baker-Mazara	19	4-9	2-6	4-4	1	1	1	2	3	1	14
33Jaden Brownell	30	4-10	2-7	0-0	5	1	0	3	1	2	10
12EJ Neal Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Alijah Arenas	23	4-8	0-3	6-6	0	4	1	0	0	2	14
8Jerry Easter II	26	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	2	0	6
9Ryan Cornish	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	23-5145.1%	4-2119.0%	17-1894.4%	20	17	5	6	13	15	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNEBUSC

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by USC.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
(19:41) Ezra Ausar misses layup.
(19:41) Berke Buyuktuncel Block.
(19:37) Jamarques Lawrence Defensive Rebound.
(19:17) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:15) USC Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Jacob Cofie misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:56) Kam Woods Offensive Rebound.
(18:51) Kam Woods misses driving layup.
(18:49) Kam Woods Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:49) Kam Woods makes layup.
02
(18:49) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
+1 (18:49) Kam Woods makes free throw 1 of 1.
03
(18:36) Sam Hoiberg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:32) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:18) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:01) Rienk Mast makes 7-foot hook shot.
23
(17:45) Ezra Ausar bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
+3 (17:35) Pryce Sandfort makes 23-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists).
53
+3 (17:10) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kam Woods assists).
56
(16:51) Rienk Mast misses 10-foot hook shot.
(16:48) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(16:42) Kam Woods bad pass turnover.
(16:42) Berke Buyuktuncel Steal.
(16:34) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:31) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(16:31) Foul on Rienk Mast.
+2 (16:06) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
58
+2 (15:44) Berke Buyuktuncel makes layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
78
(15:24) Jacob Cofie bad pass turnover.
(15:24) Berke Buyuktuncel Steal.
(15:09) Jamarques Lawrence misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:05) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(14:46) Pryce Sandfort Steal.
(14:41) Jamarques Lawrence misses layup.
(14:41) Chad Baker-Mazara Block.
(14:35) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:34) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
108
(14:18) Alijah Arenas misses driving layup.
(14:15) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Rienk Mast misses 8-foot hook shot.
(14:00) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:57) Sam Hoiberg makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
138
+2 (13:43) Kam Woods makes driving layup.
1310
(13:24) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(13:22) Nebraska Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:11) Jamarques Lawrence makes layup (Berke Buyuktuncel assists).
1510
(12:43) Kam Woods bad pass turnover.
(12:43) Jamarques Lawrence Steal.
(12:33) Cale Jacobsen misses layup.
(12:31) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
(12:31) Berke Buyuktuncel misses tip in layup.
(12:31) USC Defensive Rebound.
(12:20) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:17) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(12:09) Berke Buyuktuncel misses layup.
(12:09) Jaden Brownell Block.
(12:06) Jaden Brownell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:40) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Alijah Arenas assists).
1512
(11:40) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
+1 (11:40) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 1.
1513
(11:17) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
(11:08) Braden Frager bad pass turnover.
(11:08) Alijah Arenas Steal.
(11:08) Foul on Pryce Sandfort.
(10:59) Jaden Brownell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:54) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:46) Pryce Sandfort makes driving layup.
1713
+3 (10:34) Jaden Brownell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chad Baker-Mazara assists).
1716
(10:20) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
(10:14) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(10:14) Kam Woods Steal.
+2 (10:11) Kam Woods makes driving layup.
1718
+3 (9:54) Braden Frager makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).
2018
+3 (9:41) Jaden Brownell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kam Woods assists).
2021
(9:19) Jared Garcia misses driving layup.
(9:16) Braden Frager Offensive Rebound.
(9:16) Foul on Braden Frager.
(9:16) Braden Frager turnover.
(9:03) Jaden Brownell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:00) Rienk Mast Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Braden Frager misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:48) Jared Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(8:47) Jared Garcia misses layup.
(8:46) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
(8:44) Rienk Mast misses tip in layup.
(8:43) Rienk Mast misses tip in layup.
(8:43) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
(8:42) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:23) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 29-foot three point jumper (Ezra Ausar assists).
2024
+2 (7:57) Pryce Sandfort makes 11-foot pullup jump shot.
2224
(7:37) Jaden Brownell bad pass turnover.
(7:18) Jared Garcia bad pass turnover.
(7:18) Chad Baker-Mazara Steal.
(7:16) Foul on Jared Garcia.
+1 (7:16) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 2.
2225
+1 (7:16) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 2 of 2.
2226
(6:59) Jamarques Lawrence out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:43) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:40) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(6:34) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
+2 (6:16) Jaden Brownell makes layup (Jerry Easter II assists).
2228
+3 (5:52) Rienk Mast makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamarques Lawrence assists).
2528
(5:21) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(5:21) Braden Frager Steal.
(5:17) Braden Frager misses dunk.
(5:14) Chad Baker-Mazara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:06) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 4-foot pullup jump shot.
2530
(4:50) Jamarques Lawrence misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Jaden Brownell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:25) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Rienk Mast misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:12) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(3:43) Berke Buyuktuncel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:36) Rienk Mast makes layup (Braden Frager assists).
2730
(3:05) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+1 (3:05) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 1 of 2.
2731
+1 (3:05) Chad Baker-Mazara makes free throw 2 of 2.
2732
(2:40) Foul on Kam Woods.
+1 (2:40) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 2.
2832
+1 (2:40) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 2 of 2.
2932
+2 (2:24) Jerry Easter II makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2934
(2:07) Braden Frager misses layup.
(2:07) USC Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:46) Jerry Easter II makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Kam Woods assists).
2936
(1:23) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
(1:05) Jerry Easter II out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (0:45) Pryce Sandfort makes driving layup.
3136
(0:23) Ezra Ausar misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:20) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Pryce Sandfort misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(0:05) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
(0:05) Rienk Mast misses tip in layup.
(0:05) Jaden Brownell Block.
(0:04) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NEB

USC

82Points67

30-68(44.1%)Field Goal(%)23-51(45.1%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)4-21(19.0%)

14-15(93.3%)Free Throw(%)17-18(94.4%)

41(18)Rebounds(Offensive)25(5)

20Assists17

9Steals5

3Blocks6

12Turnovers14

17(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

20Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Galen Center · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 6,645 (64.8%)

tv: BTN

spread: NEB -5.5

over/under: 149.5