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01/02 22:29 CST No. 13 Nebraska remains unbeaten with 58-56 win over No. 13
Spartans, extends streak to 18 games
No. 13 Nebraska remains unbeaten with 58-56 win over No. 13 Spartans, extends
streak to 18 games
By ERIC OLSON
AP Sports Writer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) --- Rienk Mast hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:51 left
and finished with 19 points to lead No. 13 Nebraska to a 58-56 victory over No.
9 Michigan State on Friday night.
Fans rushed the court at the final buzzer as the Cornhuskers (14-0, 3-0 Big
Ten) won their 18th straight game since last season, the longest streak in the
nation.
It was the lowest-scoring game of the season for both teams in what was the
first ranked vs. ranked matchup in Lincoln since 1991. The game was hyped as a
measuring stick for Nebraska, the only power-conference team to have never won
an NCAA Tournament game. The Huskers met the moment.
What started as a slog quickly turned into a battle of bigs shooting
3-pointers. The 6-foot-10 Mast made five of his first seven from distance and
finished 6 of 13. Michigan State's 6-10 Jaxon Kohler made a career-high five on
six attempts and finished with 19 points.
Pryce Sandfort had 13 points and Jamarques Lawrence added 12 for the Huskers.
Jeremy Fears Jr. had 14 for the Spartans and Kur Teng, who started in place of
Divine Ugochukwu (illness), added 12.
Michigan State was just 6 of 24 from the field in the second half and its 19
turnovers were its most since it committed the same number against Nebraska
four years ago.
Mast's last 3 was his only field goal of the second half and gave the Huskers
the lead for good.
The Spartans had a chance to tie when Carson Cooper was fouled with 0.7 seconds
left. But his first free throw bounced off the rim, and the Huskers came up
with the rebound when he intentionally missed the second.
The Huskers are among six undefeated teams in Division I.
Up next
Michigan State: Hosts No. 24 Southern California on Monday.
Nebraska: Visits Ohio State on Monday.
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