Purdue Boilermakers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Mar 13, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
PUR	41	33	74
NEB	28	30	58

Game Recap

Loyer scores 19 points as No. 18 Purdue beats No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 in Big Ten tourney. Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points, Braden Smith collected 10 more assists and No. 18 Purdue beat No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

Player Stats

PURDUE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Trey Kaufman-Renn	30	4-8	0-0	2-2	9	3	1	1	2	2	10
45Oscar Cluff	35	6-8	0-0	0-1	9	2	1	1	1	3	12
0C.J. Cox	22	3-10	3-9	3-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	12
3Braden Smith	37	1-8	1-5	2-2	5	10	1	0	4	3	5
2Fletcher Loyer	32	5-10	4-9	5-6	4	1	2	0	1	1	19
12Daniel Jacobsen	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
17Omer Mayer	16	4-8	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	9
14Jack Benter	10	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
24Gicarri Harris	14	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	26-5844.8%	10-3132.3%	12-1485.7%	32	20	6	2	8	12	74

NEBRASKA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Berke Buyuktuncel	20	1-3	0-0	1-4	3	1	0	0	1	1	3
21Pryce Sandfort	35	6-14	3-8	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	1	15
51Rienk Mast	31	4-9	3-8	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	2	11
10Jamarques Lawrence	27	2-7	0-4	2-3	0	1	1	0	3	2	6
1Sam Hoiberg	33	2-6	1-3	0-0	8	4	1	0	2	3	5
5Braden Frager	19	3-6	1-3	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	8
15Jared Garcia	13	2-8	2-5	0-0	4	1	1	0	3	1	6
2Kendall Blue	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Cale Jacobsen	20	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	2	0	2	4
TOTAL	-	22-5639.3%	10-3132.3%	4-944.4%	25	15	4	2	10	12	58

Play-by-Play

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1st halfPURNEB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Purdue.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Nebraska.
+3 (19:33) C.J. Cox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists).
30
(19:14) Sam Hoiberg misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
(18:48) C.J. Cox misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Trey Kaufman-Renn Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:36) Oscar Cluff makes 1-foot dunk (Braden Smith assists).
50
(18:23) Jamarques Lawrence misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) Rienk Mast Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:17) Pryce Sandfort makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rienk Mast assists).
53
(17:50) Braden Smith bad pass turnover.
(17:50) Sam Hoiberg Steal.
(17:40) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:14) Oscar Cluff makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
73
(16:49) Rienk Mast misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:49) Purdue Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:49) Foul on Jamarques Lawrence.
+3 (16:33) C.J. Cox makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trey Kaufman-Renn assists).
103
(16:11) Rienk Mast bad pass turnover.
(16:11) Fletcher Loyer Steal.
+3 (16:03) Fletcher Loyer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
133
+3 (15:47) Rienk Mast makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
136
(15:26) Oscar Cluff misses layup.
(15:23) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:17) Pryce Sandfort makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
138
(14:57) Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:53) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:51) Oscar Cluff makes 2-foot hook shot.
158
(14:33) Braden Frager misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:29) Trey Kaufman-Renn Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) C.J. Cox misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:04) Braden Frager Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Sam Hoiberg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) Cale Jacobsen Offensive Rebound.
(13:43) Cale Jacobsen misses tip in layup.
(13:42) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Braden Smith misses driving layup.
(13:34) Cale Jacobsen Block.
(13:30) Cale Jacobsen Defensive Rebound.
(13:28) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
+2 (13:11) Fletcher Loyer makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jack Benter assists).
178
+3 (12:57) Rienk Mast makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Frager assists).
1711
(12:38) Foul on Rienk Mast.
+1 (12:38) Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 1 of 2.
1811
+1 (12:38) Fletcher Loyer makes free throw 2 of 2.
1911
(12:24) Braden Frager misses driving layup.
(12:20) Berke Buyuktuncel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:20) Berke Buyuktuncel makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1913
+2 (12:00) Daniel Jacobsen makes layup.
2113
+3 (11:40) Pryce Sandfort makes 26-foot three point jumper (Berke Buyuktuncel assists).
2116
(11:27) Braden Smith misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(11:24) Jack Benter Offensive Rebound.
(11:18) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
(11:03) Gicarri Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:58) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:39) Jared Garcia makes 24-foot three point jumper (Pryce Sandfort assists).
2119
(10:08) Braden Smith turnover.
(9:46) Berke Buyuktuncel misses 22-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:43) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:24) Omer Mayer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gicarri Harris assists).
2419
(9:04) Foul on Omer Mayer.
(8:58) Jamarques Lawrence bad pass turnover.
(8:58) Oscar Cluff Steal.
(8:56) Braden Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(8:33) Jared Garcia traveling turnover.
+2 (8:20) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Braden Smith assists).
2619
(8:04) Rienk Mast misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(8:00) Oscar Cluff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:34) Omer Mayer makes 18-foot floating jump shot.
2819
+3 (7:16) Jared Garcia makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Hoiberg assists).
2822
(6:56) Omer Mayer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:53) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(6:43) Jared Garcia bad pass turnover.
(6:43) Gicarri Harris Steal.
(6:33) Foul on Sam Hoiberg.
(6:33) Oscar Cluff misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:33) Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:33) Oscar Cluff makes layup (Braden Smith assists).
3022
(6:21) Sam Hoiberg bad pass turnover.
(6:21) Trey Kaufman-Renn Steal.
(5:52) Foul on Cale Jacobsen.
+1 (5:52) C.J. Cox makes free throw 1 of 3.
3122
+1 (5:52) C.J. Cox makes free throw 2 of 3.
3222
+1 (5:52) C.J. Cox makes free throw 3 of 3.
3322
(5:30) Pryce Sandfort misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(5:27) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
(5:25) Rienk Mast misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:21) C.J. Cox Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) C.J. Cox misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:51) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
(4:50) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:36) Jamarques Lawrence makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
3324
(4:08) C.J. Cox misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Sam Hoiberg Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:50) Omer Mayer Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Trey Kaufman-Renn misses layup.
(3:42) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:33) Trey Kaufman-Renn makes 4-foot hook shot (Fletcher Loyer assists).
3524
+2 (3:10) Pryce Sandfort makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
3526
(2:43) Fletcher Loyer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:42) Purdue Offensive Rebound.
(2:42) Purdue Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Purdue retains its timeout.
(2:42) Foul on Trey Kaufman-Renn.
(2:42) Trey Kaufman-Renn turnover.
(2:25) Pryce Sandfort misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:25) Purdue Defensive Rebound.
(2:03) Omer Mayer misses 14-foot jumper.
(2:00) Jared Garcia Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) Jamarques Lawrence misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:46) Jared Garcia Offensive Rebound.
(1:37) Jared Garcia misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:33) Sam Hoiberg Offensive Rebound.
(1:15) Jared Garcia bad pass turnover.
(1:15) Fletcher Loyer Steal.
+3 (1:02) Fletcher Loyer makes 27-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
3826
(0:41) Foul on Braden Smith.
+1 (0:41) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 1 of 3.
3827
(0:41) Jamarques Lawrence misses free throw 2 of 3.
(0:41) Nebraska Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:41) Jamarques Lawrence makes free throw 3 of 3.
3828
+3 (0:15) Fletcher Loyer makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braden Smith assists).
4128
(0:03) Sam Hoiberg misses driving layup.
(0:03) Oscar Cluff Block.
(0:00) Fletcher Loyer Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

PUR

NEB

74Points58

26-58(44.8%)Field Goal(%)22-56(39.3%)

10-31(32.3%)3-Point(%)10-31(32.3%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)4-9(44.4%)

37(13)Rebounds(Offensive)29(10)

20Assists15

6Steals4

2Blocks2

9Turnovers10

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

20Largest Lead0

Game Details

Friday, March 13, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

attendance: 18,988 (126.6%)

tv: BTN

spread: PUR -4.5

over/under: 145.5