Tominaga scores 30, Nebraska holds off Penn State 72-63
AP
Feb 05, 2023
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Keisei Tominaga scored a career-high 30 points, Jamarques Lawrence scored five key points down the stretch, and Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated Penn State Nittany Lions 72-63 on Sunday, giving Cornhuskers coach Fred Hoiberg his 150th career victory.
The win moves Nebraska (11-13, 4-9 Big Ten) past last season's win total and matches last season's number of conference victories. The Cornhuskers had lost four in a row while chasing that elusive win.
Five players scored for Nebraska in an 11-0 run that gave the Cornhuskers a 26-13 lead near the 10-minute mark of the first half. Tominaga scored 15 points in the half and the Cornhuskers led 37-28 at the break.
Nebraska held the lead throughout the second half. A 3-pointer by Seth Lundy got the Nittany Lions within 57-53 with 6:20 remaining and a free throw by Kebba Njie got Penn State within three. But Tominaga made a layup and a 3-pointer to push Nebraska's lead back to eight inside the five-minute mark.
The Cornhuskers scored four straight points to go up 66-58 with 1:26 remaining, then Lawrence hit a big 3-pointer on their next possession for a 69-60 lead with 45 seconds left. He later added two free throws to cap the scoring.
Tominaga made 12 of 18 shots overall and was 5-for-10 on 3-pointers. Lawrence finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Lundy led Penn State (14-9, 5-7) with 24 points, all on a career-best eight 3-pointers in 13 attempts. Jalen Pickett had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Andrew Funk scored 14 points with 4-of-8 3-point shooting.
Penn State hosts Wisconsin on Wednesday and Nebraska plays at Michigan, also on Wednesday.
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1st Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
28
NEB
Cornhuskers
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cornhuskers gains possession)
19:47
Andrew Funk shooting foul (Denim Dawson draws the foul)
19:47
Denim Dawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:47
Denim Dawson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:47
Michael Henn defensive rebound
19:17
Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
19:15
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
19:06
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)
0-3
18:41
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Andrew Funk assists)
3-3
18:24
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot
3-6
18:08
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
18:06
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
17:56
Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
17:54
Michael Henn defensive rebound
17:45
+2
Michael Henn makes two point layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
5-6
17:19
Derrick Walker misses two point layup
17:17
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
17:03
Caleb Dorsey misses three point jump shot
17:01
Michael Henn offensive rebound
16:59
Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
16:50
Seth Lundy misses two point jump shot
16:48
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
16:37
Seth Lundy shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
16:37
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-7
16:37
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-8
16:21
Seth Lundy turnover (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
16:14
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup
5-10
15:51
+2
Andrew Funk makes two point jump shot
7-10
15:29
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)
7-13
15:17
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
10-13
15:00
+2
Denim Dawson makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
10-15
14:43
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
13-15
14:17
Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
14:15
Caleb Dorsey defensive rebound
14:07
Jamarques Lawrence blocks Jalen Pickett's two point layup
14:05
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
13:36
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
13:34
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
13:27
Michael Henn misses three point jump shot
13:25
Denim Dawson defensive rebound
13:19
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
13-17
13:10
Andrew Funk turnover (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
13:03
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists)
13-20
12:45
Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot
12:43
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
12:33
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
13-22
12:20
Sam Griesel personal foul
12:20
TV timeout
12:12
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
12:10
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
11:51
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
11:49
C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
11:19
+2
Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup
13-24
10:46
Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot
10:44
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
10:25
+2
Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point jump shot (Denim Dawson assists)
13-26
10:02
Kanye Clary turnover
10:02
TV timeout
9:51
C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot
9:49
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
9:28
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
9:26
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
9:23
Kebba Njie misses two point jump shot
9:21
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
9:17
+2
Kebba Njie makes two point layup
15-26
9:04
Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
9:02
Kanye Clary defensive rebound
8:49
Camren Wynter turnover (C.J. Wilcher steals)
8:48
Camren Wynter personal foul
8:27
Derrick Walker turnover
8:19
Kanye Clary misses two point layup
8:17
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
7:59
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists)
18-26
7:41
C.J. Wilcher turnover
7:41
TV timeout
7:23
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
7:21
Seth Lundy offensive rebound
7:09
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot (Andrew Funk assists)
20-26
6:43
Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
6:41
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
6:25
Seth Lundy misses two point layup
6:23
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
6:08
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot
20-28
5:42
Kanye Clary misses two point layup
5:40
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
5:31
+2
Sam Griesel makes two point dunk (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
20-30
5:11
Andrew Funk turnover (Sam Griesel steals)
5:03
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
20-32
5:01
Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
4:43
Michael Henn misses two point jump shot
4:41
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
4:24
+2
Sam Griesel makes two point layup
20-34
4:24
Michael Henn shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul)
4:24
+1
Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-35
3:56
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot
22-35
3:23
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup
22-37
2:55
Derrick Walker blocks Michael Henn's two point layup
2:53
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
2:43
Seth Lundy blocks Derrick Walker's two point jump shot
2:41
Cornhuskers offensive rebound
2:43
TV timeout
2:39
Jalen Pickett personal foul
2:22
Sam Hoiberg misses two point jump shot
2:20
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
2:08
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists)
25-37
1:37
Derrick Walker turnover (Seth Lundy steals)
1:23
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
1:21
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
1:05
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
1:03
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
0:52
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
28-37
0:48
Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:39
Sam Griesel misses two point layup
0:37
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
0:32
Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:30
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
0:03
Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup
0:01
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
PSU
Nittany Lions
35
NEB
Cornhuskers
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:51
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Denim Dawson assists)
28-40
19:40
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point layup
30-40
19:21
Kebba Njie shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
19:21
Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:21
+1
Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-41
19:00
Keisei Tominaga personal foul
18:40
Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
18:13
Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot
18:11
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
18:01
+3
Dallion Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
33-41
17:51
Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
17:49
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
17:28
Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot
17:26
Denim Dawson defensive rebound
17:05
Denim Dawson misses three point jump shot
17:03
Jalen Pickett defensive rebound
16:53
+3
Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot
36-41
16:30
+2
Denim Dawson makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
36-43
16:15
Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:13
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
16:03
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
36-45
15:41
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists)
39-45
15:26
Derrick Walker turnover
15:26
TV timeout
15:07
Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
15:02
Evan Mahaffey misses two point layup
15:00
Denim Dawson defensive rebound
14:48
Andrew Funk shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul)
14:48
Keisei Tominaga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:48
+1
Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-46
14:32
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
14:30
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
14:03
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists)
39-49
13:39
Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
13:37
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
13:23
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
13:21
Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
12:55
+2
Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Seth Lundy assists)
41-49
12:33
Jump ball. (Cornhuskers gains possession)
12:28
Derrick Walker turnover (Camren Wynter steals)
12:21
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists)
44-49
12:04
+2
C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot
44-51
11:44
Kebba Njie turnover (C.J. Wilcher steals)
11:33
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
11:31
Kebba Njie defensive rebound
11:18
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
11:16
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
10:56
Jalen Pickett personal foul
10:56
TV timeout
10:41
Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover
10:25
Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession)
10:23
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
10:21
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
10:04
Denim Dawson turnover (Andrew Funk steals)
9:47
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
47-51
9:24
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
9:22
Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive rebound
9:21
Kebba Njie personal foul
9:14
+2
Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup
47-53
8:53
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists)
50-53
8:42
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
50-55
8:28
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
8:26
Derrick Walker defensive rebound
8:11
C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
8:09
Myles Dread defensive rebound
7:49
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
7:47
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
7:28
+2
Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
50-57
7:06
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
7:04
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
6:54
Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot
6:52
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
6:42
C.J. Wilcher personal foul
6:42
TV timeout
6:31
+3
Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
53-57
6:18
Seth Lundy blocks Jamarques Lawrence's two point layup
6:16
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
6:06
Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot
6:04
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
6:01
Derrick Walker personal foul
5:53
Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:53
+1
Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
54-57
5:38
+2
Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists)
54-59
5:22
Derrick Walker shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
5:22
Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22
Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22
Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
5:10
Andrew Funk blocks Keisei Tominaga's three point jump shot
5:08
Keisei Tominaga offensive rebound
4:57
+3
Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot
54-62
4:50
Jalen Pickett turnover (Sam Hoiberg steals)
4:22
Sam Griesel misses two point jump shot
4:20
Andrew Funk defensive rebound
4:02
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point layup
56-62
3:45
Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
3:45
TV timeout
3:36
Myles Dread shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
3:36
TV timeout
3:36
Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:36
Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:36
Myles Dread defensive rebound
3:20
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point layup
58-62
2:57
Camren Wynter personal foul
2:48
Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
2:46
Derrick Walker offensive rebound
2:30
+2
Sam Griesel makes two point layup
58-64
2:13
Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot
2:11
Sam Griesel defensive rebound
1:57
Myles Dread personal foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul)
1:57
Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:57
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
1:44
Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot
1:42
Jalen Pickett offensive rebound
1:41
Sam Griesel personal foul
1:41
Nittany Lions 30 second timeout
1:28
Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot
1:26
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
1:26
Jalen Pickett personal foul
1:26
+1
Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2
58-65
1:26
+1
Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-66
1:16
+2
Jalen Pickett makes two point layup
60-66
0:46
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)
60-69
0:40
+3
Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists)
63-69
0:37
Camren Wynter personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
0:37
+1
Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-70
0:37
Sam Hoiberg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:37
Seth Lundy defensive rebound
0:25
Myles Dread misses three point jump shot
0:23
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
0:24
Jalen Pickett personal foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
0:24
+1
Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-71
0:24
+1
Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2
