LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Sam Griesel scored 15 points - including a pair free throws in closing seconds - and grabbed seven rebounds Wednesday night to help Nebraska Cornhuskers beat Ohio State Buckeyes 63-60 and extend the Buckeyes' losing streak to five games.
Keisei Tominaga added 11 points for Nebraska (10-9, 3-5 Big Ten). Derrick Walker, Nebraska's leading scorer (14.1 points per game) and rebounder (7.7), fouled out when he was called for a charge with 2:09 left, finished with eight points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
The Cornhuskers improved to 6-20 all-time against Ohio State (10-8, 2-5).
Brice Sensabaugh scored back-to-back buckets to give Ohio State a two-point lead with 8:55 to play but the Buckeyes went without a field goal for the next 6 1/2 minutes. Denim Dawson answered with a layup and Jamarques Lawrence followed with a 3-pointer to make it 52-49 a minute later and the Cornhuskers led the rest of the way.
Sean McNeil missed a clean look at a potential tying 3-point shot from the left wing as time expired.
Sensabaugh led the Buckeyes with 18 points and 10 rebounds. McNeil scored 13 points and Zed Key added 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg was called for a technical foul with 12:33 to play. He appeared upset after a no-call on what he thought was a Buckeyes foul and exploded when Wilhelm Breidenbach was called for an moving screen moments later. McNeil, who went into the game 18-for-18 from the free-throw line this season for Ohio State, missed both technical free throws.
Nebraska has played the nation's toughest schedule according to the NCAA's NET rankings and 10 of its 19 games this season have been against Quad 1 opponents.
UP NEXT
Ohio State returns home to play Iowa on Saturday
Nebraska hits the road to take on Penn State on Saturday
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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
22
NEB
Cornhuskers
21
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Zed Key vs. Derrick Walker (Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:44
Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
19:42
Denim Dawson offensive rebound
19:36
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
19:34
Zed Key defensive rebound
19:22
Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
19:20
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
19:01
Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
18:59
Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
18:50
Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
18:48
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
18:40
Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
18:38
Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
18:31
+2
Zed Key makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)
2-0
18:10
+3
Denim Dawson makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)
2-3
17:44
Zed Key misses two point layup
17:42
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
17:36
Derrick Walker turnover (Bruce Thornton steals)
17:17
Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
17:15
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
17:08
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
17:06
Sean McNeil defensive rebound
16:40
Justice Sueing misses two point dunk
16:38
Denim Dawson defensive rebound
16:29
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
2-5
16:09
Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
16:07
Denim Dawson defensive rebound
15:59
Brice Sensabaugh personal foul
15:57
TV timeout
15:46
Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot
15:44
Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
15:36
Brice Sensabaugh misses two point layup
15:34
Denim Dawson defensive rebound
15:30
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
15:28
Zed Key defensive rebound
15:00
Keisei Tominaga shooting foul (Sean McNeil draws the foul)
15:00
+1
Sean McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-5
15:00
Sean McNeil misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:00
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
14:35
Denim Dawson misses two point layup
14:33
Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
14:26
Zed Key misses two point layup
14:24
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
14:14
C.J. Wilcher misses two point layup
14:12
Sean McNeil defensive rebound
14:01
Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
13:59
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
13:53
+3
Sam Griesel makes three point jump shot (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)
3-8
13:25
Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
13:23
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
13:16
Sean McNeil personal foul
13:10
Eugene Brown III blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point hook shot
13:08
Buckeyes defensive rebound
12:57
+2
Isaac Likekele makes two point jump shot
5-8
12:38
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
12:36
Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
12:29
Isaac Likekele turnover (Sam Griesel steals)
12:24
Sam Griesel turnover (bad pass)
11:59
+2
Sean McNeil makes two point jump shot
7-8
11:31
Sean McNeil shooting foul
11:31
TV timeout
11:31
Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:31
Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:31
Isaac Likekele defensive rebound
11:07
Sean McNeil misses three point jump shot
11:05
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
10:51
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
10:49
Buckeyes defensive rebound
10:31
Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
10:29
Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound
10:22
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Derrick Walker assists)
7-10
10:04
+2
Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot (Justice Sueing assists)
9-10
9:42
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists)