National Basketball Association
Nebraska 83, Ohio St. 69
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Terry Oglesby, # Brian Dorsey, # Bart Lenox
Attendance:
14408
By Field Level Media
Rienk Mast scored 21 of his career-high 34 points in the second half when Nebraska downed Ohio State 83-69 in Lincoln, Neb., on Tuesday.
Mast, a transfer from Bradley and a member of The Netherlands national team, also set a personal best with six 3-pointers and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Cornhuskers (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten). His previous scoring high was 30 for Bradley.
He scored 18 points and held Zach Edey to 15 points in the 88-72 upset of then-No. 1 Purdue on Jan. 9.
C.J. Wilcher added 16 points for Nebraska, which is 13-1 at home, including 5-0 in conference play.
Bruce Thornton led the Buckeyes (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten) with 16 points. Ohio State has lost four of five after a four-game winning streak.
Ohio State inched its way back from an eight-point deficit to start the second half to make it 46-43 but the Cornhuskers regrouped thanks to Mast and stretched the lead to 16 at the 9:51 mark.
Mast set his career high with his fifth 3-pointer to make it 62-49 and added his sixth for a 65-49 advantage.
Nebraska used a 30-13 surge over the final 11:36 for a 43-35 halftime lead.
The Buckeyes couldn't have asked for a much better start, other than scoring the first 16 points in a win over Penn State on Saturday.
This time, they raced to a 9-0 lead and held the margin, 22-13, with Thornton leading the way with seven points. The Cornhuskers then reeled off six straight points.
A key sequence in the first came when Ohio State's Dale Bonner was fouled attempting a three-pointer with the Buckeyes trailing 34-32. A 72.7 percent shooter from the line, he missed all three attempts. The Cornhuskers came down the court and Mast buried a step-back triple to make it 37-32 with three minutes left.
The Buckeyes have lost 13 straight road games dating back to a win at Northwestern on Jan. 1, 2023. That's the next stop for Ohio State on Saturday. The Cornhuskers play at Maryland on Saturday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Ohio St. |
|
Nebraska |
|
Bruce Thornton 16 |
Scoring |
Rienk Mast 34 |
|
Roddy Gayle Jr. 8 |
Assists |
Jamarques Lawrence 6 |
|
Jamison Battle 7 |
Rebounds |
Rienk Mast 10 |
|
Bruce Thornton 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Josiah Allick 2 |
|
Bruce Thornton 2 |
Steals |
Sam Hoiberg 2 |
|
Zed Key 2 |
Blocks |
Rienk Mast 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio St.
|
69 |
48.2 |
8-23 |
7-12 |
19 |
28 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
| Nebraska
|
83 |
49.2 |
14-26 |
9-12 |
19 |
33 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
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