Tominaga helps Nebraska stay unbeaten at home, beat Penn State 68-49
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Keisei Tominaga pumped in 17 points and Nebraska extended its home court unbeaten streak by pulling away from Penn State in the second half to post a 68-49 victory on Saturday afternoon.
The Cornhuskers (18-8) are 8-7 in the Big Ten, with all eight victories coming at home. They have yet to win a conference road game.
Juwan Gary turned a three-point play in the final minute of the first half to give Nebraska a 28-22 advantage at the break and opened the second half with a 10-2 run to push the lead to 14 points. Penn State never got within single digits the rest of the way. Nebraska led by as many as 22 points with just under nine minutes left.
The Nittany Lions started to rally with seven minutes left, Ace Baldwin Jr. hit two 3-pointers and Jameel Brown added a third to cut the deficit to 12 points, but Tominaga drilled a 3 and Mast found open space in the paint and knocked down a soft jump hook to quickly push the lead back to 17 points while Penn State went scoreless for more than 2 1/2 minutes. Baldwin ended the drought with a jumper but was immediately whistled for a technical foul for a comment aimed in the direction of a game official.
Nebraska forced 14 Penn State turnovers, turning them into 15 points, and scored more than half of its points in the paint (36).
The Cornhuskers shot 27 of 61 from the floor (44.3%), but was just 4 of 21 from behind the arc. Tominaga was 3 of 8 from distance. Gary finished with 13 points and six rebounds and Rienk Mast contributed 12 points and nine rebounds.
Zach Hicks scored 13 points to lead Penn State (12-14, 6-9). Baldwin finished with 10 points and five steals.
Nebraska plays three of its final five regular season games on the road, beginning Wednesday at Indiana. Penn State returns home to play host to No. 14 Illinois Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Cornhuskers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:43 |  | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. personal foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:35 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:05 | | +2 | D'Marco Dunn makes two point driving layup | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga turnover (lost ball) (D'Marco Dunn steals) | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:42 | | Â | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:16 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. blocks Josiah Allick's two point layup | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession) | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Qudus Wahab offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:36 | | Â | Qudus Wahab misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:34 | | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:20 | | Â | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:18 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:10 | | +2 | Zach Hicks makes two point cutting layup (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 4-0 |
| 16:38 | | +2 | Josiah Allick makes two point driving layup | 4-2 |
| 16:23 | | Â | Favour Aire turnover (lost ball) (Brice Williams steals) | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Favour Aire personal foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:04 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point alley-oop layup (Rienk Mast assists) | 4-4 |
| 15:51 | | Â | Favour Aire misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Brice Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:43 | | +3 | Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists) | 4-7 |
| 15:26 | | +2 | D'Marco Dunn makes two point pullup jump shot | 6-7 |
| 15:08 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:01 | | Â | Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 14:59 | | Â | Qudus Wahab defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Jameel Brown turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:29 | | Â | Puff Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:20 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher personal foul (Puff Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Jameel Brown misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:01 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:59 | | Â | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:46 | | Â | Qudus Wahab blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup | Â |
| 13:44 | | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:44 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 6-9 |
| 13:19 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Puff Johnson shooting foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Rienk Mast misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 13:08 | | +1 | Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-10 |
| 12:48 | | Â | Jameel Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:46 | | Â | Puff Johnson personal foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:17 | | Â | Josiah Allick misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:38 | | +2 | C.J. Wilcher makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 6-12 |
| 11:14 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 11:12 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â |
| 10:51 | | +3 | Zach Hicks makes three point jump shot (Ace Baldwin Jr. assists) | 9-12 |
| 10:33 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:23 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:13 | | Â | Zach Hicks blocks Jamarques Lawrence's two point layup | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | Brice Williams misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:02 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Nick Kern Jr. makes two point hook shot | 11-12 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup | 11-14 |
| 9:22 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga personal foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:07 | | +3 | D'Marco Dunn makes three point jump shot (Qudus Wahab assists) | 14-14 |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Rienk Mast makes two point hook shot | 14-16 |
| 8:17 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 8:11 | | +2 | Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup | 14-18 |
| 7:58 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:56 | | Â | Brice Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Zach Hicks makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-18 |
| 7:07 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. personal foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Jameel Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:40 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:38 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:21 | | Â | Favour Aire defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:13 | | Â | Brice Williams shooting foul (Zach Hicks draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:13 | | Â | Zach Hicks misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 6:13 | | +1 | Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 17-18 |
| 6:13 | | +1 | Zach Hicks makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 18-18 |
| 5:56 | | Â | Sam Hoiberg turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | Zach Hicks offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:31 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. turnover (Sam Hoiberg steals) | Â |
| 5:26 | | Â | Favour Aire blocks Brice Williams's two point layup | Â |
| 5:25 | | Â | Brice Williams offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:20 | | Â | Brice Williams turnover (Favour Aire steals) | Â |
| 5:19 | | Â | Favour Aire turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 5:10 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot | 18-20 |
| 4:48 | | Â | Josiah Allick personal foul | Â |
| 4:43 | | Â | Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Nick Kern Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:43 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 4:43 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:43 | | Â | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:32 | | Â | Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â |
| 4:27 | | Â | Zach Hicks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Keisei Tominaga assists) | 18-22 |
| 3:46 | | +2 | Zach Hicks makes two point layup | 20-22 |
| 3:31 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists) | 20-25 |
| 3:20 | | Â | Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Ace Baldwin Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:20 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 3:11 | | Â | Nittany Lions offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (D'Marco Dunn draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:10 | | +1 | D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-25 |
| 3:10 | | +1 | D'Marco Dunn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-25 |
| 2:44 | | Â | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 1:57 | | Â | Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:52 | | Â | Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Zach Hicks defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:38 | | Â | Qudus Wahab turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Ace Baldwin Jr. steals) | Â |
| 1:10 | | Â | Ace Baldwin Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Rienk Mast defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:02 | | Â | Juwan Gary misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Nick Kern Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Juwan Gary steals) | Â |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point driving layup | 22-27 |
| 0:29 | | Â | Qudus Wahab shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-28 |
| 0:02 | | Â | D'Marco Dunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |