Courtesy Nebraska Athletics
No. 12 Nebraska men’s basketball surged late to lock down a 13th Big Ten win, tying the school record for conference wins in a season, with a 74-61 victory over Maryland. The Cornhuskers (24-4, 13-4 Big Ten) rode a 15-3 surge late in the second half to take control after the Terrapins (11-17, 4-13 Big Ten) within single digits of NU for most of the second half.
Braden Frager led Nebraska with 21 points and eight rebounds. Pryce Sandfort added 16 points and eight rebounds. Rienk Mast tallied 13 points, while Sam Hoiberg contributed 12 points. Andre Mills led Maryland with 19 points, while Elijah Saunders notched 15 and Solomon Washington scored 13 points. The Huskers outscored the Terrapins in the paint, 26-14. Nebraska protected the ball, turning it over just six times while stealing it from the Terrapins 11 times, converting them into 14 points.
Maryland scored the first six points of the game. A 6-0 run by Nebraska gave the Huskers a 19-13 lead with 7:13 to play in the half. NU led by as many as seven in the first half and took a 33-27 lead to halftime. The Huskers led until Maryland pushed ahead 46-45 with 13 minutes to go. A Mills basket extended the lead to 48-45 with 12 minutes remaining. But then Nebraska’s 15-3 run gave the Huskers control of the game, leading 67-54 with 3:17 to play, and Nebraska held on from there.
The Huskers are back in action Saturday at USC at 3 p.m. Pregame coverage begins at 2 p.m.