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Nebraska strengthens its post-season position sinking struggling Indiana 85-70

AP
Feb 21, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Keisei Tominaga scored 20 points and reserve Jamarques Lawrence scored 19 making all five of his 3-point attempts and Nebraska beat Indiana 85-70 on Wednesday night.

Lawrence finished 6-for-8 shooting overall. He entered the game shooting just 27% from beyond the arc. Brice Williams added 18 points and Juwan Gary 15 for Nebraska which finished 14 for 33 (42.4%) from beyond the arc.

With the win the Cornhuskers (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten) take the season series from the Hoosiers and secured their road win in conference play this season.

Mackenzie Mgbako scored 22 points, Kel’el Ware scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Malik Reneau scored 15 points and distributed six assists for Indiana (14-12, 6-9).

Indiana missed 10 foul shots (14 of 24) and shot just 19% (4 for 21) from beyond the arc.

Nebraska built a 5-0 lead and never trailed. The Cornhuskers stretched the lead to 16-8 and seemed on the verge of running away for good in building a 51-31 halftime lead. Williams threw down a dunk nine seconds in to the second half to give Nebraska its largest lead of the game.

But Indiana got hot and used the next nine minutes to get within 59-56 when CJ Gunn landed a 3 with 11:27 remaining. During Indiana's 25-6 scoring stretch Nebraska failed to score during a 4 1/2-minute stretch.

Despite the rally; however, Nebraska countered when Lawrence made a 3 and Gary and Josiah Allick each made layups to extend the lead back to double digits (66-56) and Indiana never threatened again.

Nebraska, which has won three straight, hosts Minnesota on Sunday.

Indiana has lost three straight and four of five. The Hoosiers travel to Penn State on Saturday.

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1st Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
51
IND
Hoosiers
31

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Rienk Mast vs. Kel'el Ware (Gabe Cupps gains possession)
19:28		Gabe Cupps misses two point jump shot
19:26		Hoosiers turnover (shot clock violation)
19:21	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup	2-0
18:54		Gabe Cupps misses two point jump shot
18:52		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
18:38	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot	5-0
18:33		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
18:31		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
18:12	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	5-2
17:56	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	7-2
17:49		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
17:47		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
17:39		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
17:37		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
17:24		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
17:22		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
17:12	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk (Malik Reneau assists)	7-4
16:59		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
16:57		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	7-6
16:22		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
16:20		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
16:18		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Keisei Tominaga steals)
16:09	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot	10-6
15:59		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
15:57		Brice Williams defensive rebound
15:41	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot	13-6
15:14	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Malik Reneau assists)	13-8
15:00	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	16-8
14:33	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	16-11
14:21		Josiah Allick misses three point jump shot
14:19		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
14:19		Juwan Gary personal foul
14:19		TV timeout
14:17		Malik Reneau turnover (traveling)
13:35		Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot
13:33		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
13:28		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass)
13:06		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
13:04		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
13:03		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Trey Galloway steals)
12:51		Malik Reneau misses three point jump shot
12:49		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
12:34	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)	19-11
12:14		Kel'el Ware misses two point hook shot
12:12		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
12:01	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	22-11
11:52		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
11:52		TV timeout
11:46		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point layup
11:44		Hoosiers offensive rebound
11:36	+2	Anthony Leal makes two point layup (CJ Gunn assists)	22-13
11:29	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot	24-13
11:19	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup	24-15
10:50		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
10:48		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
10:41		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
10:39		Brice Williams defensive rebound
10:14		Anthony Leal personal foul
10:13		CJ Gunn personal foul
10:10		C.J. Wilcher turnover (bad pass)
9:59		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Brice Williams steals)
9:46	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	26-15
9:35		C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
9:35		Mackenzie Mgbako misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:35	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-16
9:14	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	29-16
8:58	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	29-18
8:58		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
8:58	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-19
8:52	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	31-19
8:21		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
8:19		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
8:15		Anthony Leal personal foul
8:08	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot	33-19
7:55	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists)	33-21
7:47	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists)	35-21
7:39		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:39		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:39		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
7:37		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
7:35		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
7:29		Rienk Mast personal foul
7:21		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
7:19		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
7:12		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
7:12		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:12	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-22
6:53	+3	Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists)	38-22
6:35		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point layup
6:33		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
6:22		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
6:20		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
6:13		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
6:11		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	40-22
5:48		Rienk Mast shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
5:48		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:48	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-23
5:43		Kel'el Ware blocks Juwan Gary's two point layup
5:41		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Malik Reneau assists)	40-25
5:10		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
5:08		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
5:02		Keisei Tominaga shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-26
5:02	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-27
4:50		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
4:48		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
4:42	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup	42-27
4:38	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	42-29
4:25		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
4:23		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
3:59	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	42-31
3:48	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	44-31
3:48		TV timeout
3:42		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Juwan Gary steals)
3:32		Malik Reneau personal foul
3:05		Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot
3:03		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
2:45		Anthony Leal misses three point jump shot
2:43		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
2:27		Brice Williams offensive foul
2:27		Brice Williams turnover (offensive foul)
2:14		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
2:12		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
2:04		C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball)
1:31		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
1:29		Brice Williams defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	46-31
1:05		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
1:03		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
0:53	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot	49-31
0:31		Gabe Cupps misses two point jump shot
0:29		CJ Gunn offensive rebound
0:24		CJ Gunn misses two point layup
0:22		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
0:08		Gabe Cupps personal foul
0:08		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
0:06		CJ Gunn personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-31
0:06	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-31
0:01		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NEB
Cornhuskers
34
IND
Hoosiers
39

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+2	Brice Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keisei Tominaga assists)	53-31
19:37		Gabe Cupps misses two point layup
19:35		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
19:30	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	53-33
19:17		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
19:07		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:07	+1	Juwan Gary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-33
18:49	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point jump shot	54-35
18:28		Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot
18:15	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	54-37
17:41		Josiah Allick misses three point jump shot
17:39		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
17:32		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-38
17:32		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:32		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
17:14		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
17:12		Brice Williams offensive rebound
17:03		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
17:03		TV timeout
16:59		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
16:54		Cornhuskers turnover (shot clock violation)
16:44	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot	54-40
16:31	+3	Josiah Allick makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	57-40
16:17	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup (Mackenzie Mgbako assists)	57-42
15:49		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
15:47		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
15:40		Josiah Allick misses two point layup
15:38		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
15:38		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
15:38		TV timeout
15:38	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-43
15:38	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-44
15:25		Kel'el Ware blocks Josiah Allick's two point layup
15:23		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
15:03		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
15:03		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:03		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:03		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
14:43		C.J. Wilcher misses two point layup
14:41		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
14:35		Mackenzie Mgbako turnover (lost ball)
14:22		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
14:20		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
14:12		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot
14:10		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
13:59		C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
13:59		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:59		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:59		Hoosiers offensive rebound
13:58	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point jump shot	57-46
13:37		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
13:35		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:24	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	57-49
13:05		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Malik Reneau steals)
12:56	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point dunk	57-51
12:56		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
12:53		Kel'el Ware blocks Jamarques Lawrence's two point jump shot
12:51		Juwan Gary offensive rebound
12:36		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
12:34		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
12:18		Sam Hoiberg personal foul
12:13	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Kel'el Ware assists)	57-53
11:53	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot	59-53
11:32	+3	CJ Gunn makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	59-56
11:20		Keisei Tominaga turnover (traveling)
11:12		TV timeout
10:54		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
10:52		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
10:47	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	62-56
10:26		Kel'el Ware misses two point layup
10:24		Brice Williams defensive rebound
10:04		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
10:02		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
9:48		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul
9:43		CJ Gunn misses two point layup
9:41		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	64-56
9:02		CJ Gunn turnover (bad pass)
8:48		Trey Galloway personal foul
8:47	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	66-56
8:47		Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
8:47		Hoosiers 60 second timeout
8:47		Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:47		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
8:34		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot
8:32		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
8:17		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
8:15		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
8:04		Trey Galloway misses two point layup
8:02		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
7:57		Juwan Gary shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-57
7:57		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:57		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Brice Williams makes two point jump shot (Josiah Allick assists)	68-57
7:21		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
7:19		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
7:09		Mackenzie Mgbako personal foul
7:00	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists)	71-57
6:45		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
6:43		Juwan Gary defensive rebound
6:36		Malik Reneau personal foul
6:10	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	73-57
6:10		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
6:00		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
5:58		Anthony Leal offensive rebound
5:53		Brice Williams shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-58
5:53		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:53		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
5:26		Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
5:24		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	73-60
4:54		Kel'el Ware personal foul
4:53		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Mackenzie Mgbako steals)
4:44	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	73-62
4:16		Mackenzie Mgbako shooting foul (Juwan Gary draws the foul)
4:16		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:16		Juwan Gary misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:16		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
4:15		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
3:37	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	76-62
3:31		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
3:29		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
3:28	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point layup	76-64
3:28		Sam Hoiberg shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:28	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-65
3:04		Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup
3:02		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
2:51		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
2:49		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:25		Anthony Leal shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-65
2:25	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-65
2:17	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (CJ Gunn assists)	78-68
2:09		Anthony Leal personal foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
2:09	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-68
2:09	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-68
2:02		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
2:00		Mackenzie Mgbako offensive rebound
1:52		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-69
1:52	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-70
1:33		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
1:31		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
1:27		Brice Williams blocks Anthony Leal's two point layup
1:25		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
1:14		Trey Galloway personal foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-70
1:14	+1	Jamarques Lawrence makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-70
0:50		Trey Galloway turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
0:25	+3	Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot	85-70
0:05		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound