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No. 13 Nebraska pulls away in 2nd half against New Hampshire to go unbeaten in nonconference play

AP
Dec 31, 2025

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Pryce Sandfort scored 19 points and No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers shook off a second straight slow start to beat New Hampshire 86-55 on Tuesday night and go undefeated in nonconference play for the first time since 1928-29.

The Cornhuskers (13-0) extended the best start in program history but not before the Wildcats (4-9) of America East, like North Dakota of the Summit League nine days earlier, caused some anxious moments.

The Huskers led by just three at halftime but were much sharper on both ends after that and will ride momentum into Friday night's Big Ten home game against ninth-ranked Michigan State.

Braden Frager scored 15 points and Berke Buyuktuncel added 14 for the Huskers. Jack Graham had 15 of his 17 points in the first half to lead New Hampshire.

Sandfort's 3-pointer put the Huskers up 21 with 10 minutes left. By then, New Hampshire looked spent. The Wildcats, who shot 47% from the floor and made eight 3s in the first half, went 11 1/2 minutes without a field goal as Nebraska pulled away. The Huskers outscored the Wildcats 45-17 in the second half and finished with a 42-12 advantage in the paint.

The Wildcats, who haven't beaten a power-conference opponent since 2022, kept things close early. They led 25-20 after R.J. Kennedy and Jack Graham combined for four straight 3s and never trailed by more than seven until 15 minutes were left in the game.

The Huskers are among six unbeaten teams in the country.

New Hampshire hosts Vermont on Saturday.

Nebraska hosts No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night.

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This story corrects Sandfort’s first name.

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1st Half
NH
Wildcats
38
NEB
Cornhuskers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:38		Sam Hoiberg turnover (bad pass)
19:21		Davide Poser misses three point jump shot
19:19		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel defensive rebound
19:04	+3	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists)	0-3
18:38		Jack Graham misses three point jump shot
18:36		Belal El Shakery offensive rebound
18:23		Belal El Shakery misses two point jump shot
18:21		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
18:16		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
18:14		KiJan Robinson defensive rebound
18:11		Jack Graham turnover (bad pass)
17:57		Belal El Shakery shooting foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
17:57	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-4
17:57	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-5
17:57		Belal El Shakery turnover (bad pass) (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel steals)
17:32	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel assists)	0-7
17:07	+2	Jack Graham makes two point layup	2-7
16:47		Rienk Mast misses two point jump shot
16:45		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
16:43		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
16:41		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
16:32		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
16:30		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel offensive rebound
16:28		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel misses two point layup
16:26		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel offensive rebound
16:24	+2	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes two point layup	2-9
16:05		Belal El Shakery misses two point layup
16:03		Belal El Shakery offensive rebound
16:02		Belal El Shakery misses two point layup
16:00		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
15:53		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
15:51		Wildcats defensive rebound
15:51		TV timeout
15:32	+2	R.J. Kennedy makes two point jump shot	4-9
15:12		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
15:10		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
15:04	+2	John Squire makes two point layup	6-9
14:33		John Squire shooting foul (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel draws the foul)
14:33	+1	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-10
14:33	+1	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-11
14:33	+1	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-12
14:19	+3	Tyler Bike makes three point jump shot (R.J. Kennedy assists)	9-12
14:00		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
13:58		Davide Poser defensive rebound
13:40		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius blocks Giannos Xanthopoulos's two point jump shot
13:38		Braden Frager defensive rebound
13:34		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
13:32		Giannos Xanthopoulos defensive rebound
13:18		Tyler Bike misses two point jump shot
13:16		Giannos Xanthopoulos offensive rebound
13:08	+2	Comeh Emuobor makes two point layup	11-12
12:56		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
12:54		Tyler Bike defensive rebound
12:37		Giannos Xanthopoulos turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
12:32		Braden Frager turnover (lost ball) (Giannos Xanthopoulos steals)
12:21		Jack Graham misses three point jump shot
12:19		Jared Garcia defensive rebound
12:14		Tyler Bike shooting foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-13
12:14	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
11:54		Cale Jacobsen blocks R.J. Kennedy's two point jump shot
11:52		Wildcats offensive rebound
11:52		TV timeout
11:40	+3	R.J. Kennedy makes three point jump shot (KiJan Robinson assists)	14-14
11:17		Jared Garcia misses three point jump shot
11:15		KiJan Robinson defensive rebound
10:50	+3	R.J. Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Belal El Shakery assists)	17-14
10:29	+2	Braden Frager makes two point layup	17-16
10:24	+3	Jack Graham makes three point jump shot (KiJan Robinson assists)	20-16
10:12		Belal El Shakery shooting foul (Jared Garcia draws the foul)
10:12	+1	Jared Garcia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-17
10:12	+1	Jared Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-18
9:59	+3	Jack Graham makes three point jump shot	23-18
9:48	+2	Cale Jacobsen makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	23-20
9:29		KiJan Robinson misses three point jump shot
9:27		John Squire offensive rebound
9:19		KiJan Robinson misses three point jump shot
9:17		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
8:57		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel misses two point layup
8:55		Comeh Emuobor defensive rebound
8:54		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Jack Graham draws the foul)
8:54	+1	Jack Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-20
8:54	+1	Jack Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-20
8:38	+2	Braden Frager makes two point layup	25-22
8:38		Giannos Xanthopoulos shooting foul (Braden Frager draws the foul)
8:38		Braden Frager misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:38		Giannos Xanthopoulos defensive rebound
8:17		Comeh Emuobor turnover (out of bounds)
8:00	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	25-24
7:40		Davide Poser turnover (traveling)
7:40		TV timeout
7:34		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
7:32		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
7:20	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot	25-26
7:07	+2	Comeh Emuobor makes two point jump shot	27-26
6:46	+2	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	27-28
6:36	+3	Davide Poser makes three point jump shot (Comeh Emuobor assists)	30-28
6:21		Giannos Xanthopoulos blocks Pryce Sandfort's two point jump shot
6:19		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
6:18		John Squire shooting foul (Braden Frager draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Braden Frager makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-29
6:18	+1	Braden Frager makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-30
6:18		Comeh Emuobor misses two point jump shot
6:16		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
5:47		Braden Frager misses three point jump shot
5:45		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
5:45		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
5:43		R.J. Kennedy defensive rebound
5:33		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Comeh Emuobor draws the foul)
5:33		Comeh Emuobor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:33		Comeh Emuobor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:33		Cornhuskers defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	30-32
4:56		Tyler Bike turnover (bad pass) (Rienk Mast steals)
4:51		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel misses three point jump shot
4:49		Jon O'Neill defensive rebound
4:31		R.J. Kennedy turnover (bad pass) (Pryce Sandfort steals)
4:24		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
4:22		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
4:21		Tyler Bike shooting foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-33
4:21	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-34
3:57	+2	Jack Graham makes two point jump shot (R.J. Kennedy assists)	32-34
3:34	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Cale Jacobsen assists)	32-37
3:11		TV timeout
3:02	+3	Jack Graham makes three point jump shot (KiJan Robinson assists)	35-37
2:46	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point jump shot	35-39
2:31		R.J. Kennedy misses three point jump shot
2:29		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
2:08		Rienk Mast misses two point jump shot
2:06		Belal El Shakery defensive rebound
1:40		R.J. Kennedy turnover (traveling)
1:27		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Jack Graham steals)
1:21	+3	R.J. Kennedy makes three point jump shot (KiJan Robinson assists)	38-39
1:06		R.J. Kennedy shooting foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
1:06		Pryce Sandfort misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:06		Pryce Sandfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		Jared Garcia offensive rebound
0:46		Jared Garcia turnover (lost ball) (Davide Poser steals)
0:46		Jared Garcia personal foul
0:25		KiJan Robinson misses three point jump shot
0:23		Comeh Emuobor offensive rebound
0:17		R.J. Kennedy misses three point jump shot
0:15		Giannos Xanthopoulos offensive rebound
0:07		Giannos Xanthopoulos turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
0:03		Jack Graham shooting foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-40
0:03	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-41
0:03		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:02		Cale Jacobsen personal foul
0:01		KiJan Robinson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NH
Wildcats
17
NEB
Cornhuskers
45

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
19:49		Belal El Shakery defensive rebound
19:23		Belal El Shakery misses three point jump shot
19:21		John Squire offensive rebound
19:19		John Squire misses two point jump shot
19:17		Wildcats offensive rebound
19:17		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
19:05		Pryce Sandfort misses two point jump shot
19:03		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
18:55	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel assists)	38-43
18:46		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (KiJan Robinson draws the foul)
18:46	+1	KiJan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-43
18:46	+1	KiJan Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-43
18:17	+2	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes two point hook shot	40-45
17:57		Rienk Mast shooting foul (KiJan Robinson draws the foul)
17:57	+1	KiJan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-45
17:57	+1	KiJan Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-45
17:47		Davide Poser personal foul
17:45	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup (Rienk Mast assists)	42-47
17:31		KiJan Robinson misses three point jump shot
17:29		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel defensive rebound
17:16	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point hook shot	42-49
16:58		Davide Poser misses three point jump shot
16:56		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
16:42		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel offensive foul
16:42		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel turnover (offensive foul)
16:21		Jack Graham misses three point jump shot
16:19		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
16:09		Jack Graham shooting foul (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel draws the foul)
16:09	+1	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-50
16:09	+1	Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-51
15:56		Comeh Emuobor turnover (lost ball)
15:56		TV timeout
15:31	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	42-53
15:16		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel blocks Comeh Emuobor's two point layup
15:14		Comeh Emuobor offensive rebound
15:06		Cale Jacobsen personal foul
14:50		R.J. Kennedy misses two point layup
14:48		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
14:22		Tyler Bike personal foul
14:19		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
14:17		Jack Graham defensive rebound
14:06		Giannos Xanthopoulos turnover (Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel steals)
13:55	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot	42-56
13:48		Wildcats 30 second timeout
13:48		TV timeout
13:43		R.J. Kennedy turnover (traveling)
13:29		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
13:27		Giannos Xanthopoulos defensive rebound
13:13		Berke BÃ¼yÃ¼ktuncel shooting foul (Comeh Emuobor draws the foul)
13:13		Comeh Emuobor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:13	+1	Comeh Emuobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-56
13:04		Davide Poser personal foul
13:03	+2	Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup (Cale Jacobsen assists)	43-58
12:35		R.J. Kennedy turnover (Sam Hoiberg steals)
12:20		KiJan Robinson personal foul
12:07		Belal El Shakery personal foul
12:01		Braden Frager misses three point jump shot
11:59		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
11:55		Pryce Sandfort misses two point layup
11:53		Belal El Shakery defensive rebound
11:41		R.J. Kennedy misses three point jump shot
11:39		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
11:29		R.J. Kennedy personal foul
11:29		TV timeout
11:29	+1	Braden Frager makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-59
11:29	+1	Braden Frager makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-60
11:12		Jack Graham misses three point jump shot
11:10		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
10:45		Belal El Shakery shooting foul (Cale Jacobsen draws the foul)
10:45	+1	Cale Jacobsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-61
10:45		Cale Jacobsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:45		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
10:41	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	43-64
10:25		Comeh Emuobor turnover (traveling)
10:08		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
10:06		John Squire defensive rebound
9:54	+2	Jack Graham makes two point jump shot (KiJan Robinson assists)	45-64
9:42		Rienk Mast turnover (Jack Graham steals)
9:26		Jack Graham misses two point layup
9:24		Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
9:18		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (Davide Poser steals)
9:15		Comeh Emuobor turnover (Pryce Sandfort steals)
9:15		Comeh Emuobor personal foul
9:15		Pryce Sandfort misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:15		John Squire defensive rebound
8:48	+2	KiJan Robinson makes two point jump shot	47-64
8:31		Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
8:29		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
8:28	+2	Braden Frager makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	47-66
8:28		Davide Poser shooting foul (Braden Frager draws the foul)
8:28	+1	Braden Frager makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-67
8:18		KiJan Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:16		Jared Garcia defensive rebound
8:09		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
8:07		Braden Frager offensive rebound
8:07		Davide Poser personal foul (Braden Frager draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Braden Frager makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-68
8:07	+1	Braden Frager makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-69
7:45		Tyler Bike misses three point jump shot
7:43		Jared Garcia defensive rebound
7:32		Jared Garcia misses three point jump shot
7:30		Belal El Shakery defensive rebound
7:23		Jack Graham misses three point jump shot
7:21		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
7:14		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
7:13		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
7:13		KiJan Robinson personal foul
7:13		TV timeout
7:13	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-70
7:13	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-71
6:54		R.J. Kennedy misses three point jump shot
6:52		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
6:52		R.J. Kennedy personal foul
6:52		Jamarques Lawrence misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:52	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-72
6:28		Belal El Shakery misses three point jump shot
6:26		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Jared Garcia makes two point layup	47-74
5:53		Belal El Shakery misses two point jump shot
5:45		R.J. Kennedy misses two point jump shot
5:43		Jared Garcia defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Braden Frager makes two point dunk (Jared Garcia assists)	47-76
5:07		Jared Garcia shooting foul (Belal El Shakery draws the foul)
5:07	+1	Belal El Shakery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-76
5:07		Belal El Shakery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:07		Braden Frager defensive rebound
4:42	+3	Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	48-79
4:18		Braden Frager shooting foul (John Squire draws the foul)
4:18	+1	John Squire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-79
4:18	+1	John Squire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-79
4:09		Comeh Emuobor shooting foul (Jared Garcia draws the foul)
4:09		Jared Garcia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:09	+1	Jared Garcia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-80
3:54		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius blocks Comeh Emuobor's two point jump shot
3:52		Comeh Emuobor offensive rebound
3:47	+2	Comeh Emuobor makes two point layup	52-80
3:30	+2	Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup (Braden Frager assists)	52-82
3:18		Davide Poser misses three point jump shot
3:16		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
3:03		Kendall Blue turnover (Davide Poser steals)
2:52		John Squire misses three point jump shot
2:50		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
2:42	+2	Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists)	52-84
2:42		John Squire shooting foul (Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius draws the foul)
2:42		TV timeout
2:42		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:42		Leo Curtis offensive rebound
2:37	+2	Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius makes two point layup (Leo Curtis assists)	52-86
2:10		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius shooting foul (Comeh Emuobor draws the foul)
2:10		Comeh Emuobor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10	+1	Comeh Emuobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-86
1:58		Sam Hoiberg misses two point jump shot
1:56		R.J. Kennedy defensive rebound
1:39		Leo Curtis personal foul
1:39		Comeh Emuobor misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:39		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius defensive rebound
1:24		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius turnover (Tyler Bike steals)
1:12	+2	Tyler Bike makes two point jump shot	55-86
0:58		Ugnius JaruÅ¡eviÄius turnover (Nick Sanford steals)
0:50		Myles Blackley misses three point jump shot
0:48		Leo Curtis defensive rebound
0:27		Jared Garcia misses two point jump shot
0:25		Jon O'Neill defensive rebound
0:11		Dylan Saunders misses three point jump shot
0:09		Tyler Bike offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Tyler Bike offensive rebound