Tominaga scores 30, Nebraska keeps Michigan reeling with 85-70 victory
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Keisei Tominaga scored 30 points and Nebraska clinched a tie for third place by beating Michigan 85-70 on Sunday in a Big Ten Conference regular-season finale.
Nebraska (22-9, 12-8) matched its second highest win total. Coach Fred Hoiberg and the Cornhuskers tied Northwestern for third place, earning a double by in the conference tournament.
Michigan (8-23, 3-17) has lost eight in a row and 13 of its last 14, setting a single-season school record with 23 losses under embattled coach Juwan Howard. The Wolverines finished last in the Big Ten for the first time since 1967. When the Wolverines honored their seniors about 15 minutes before tipoff, just hundreds of fans in the 13,562-seat Crisler Center witnessed the on-court ceremony.
Tominaga made 12 of 17 shots from the floor for Nebraska, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. He entered play needing 18 points to become the 31st Cornhusker to top 1,000 in a career. He is the 11th to do it in three seasons.
Josiah Allick scored 15 on 6-for-6 shooting for Nebraska. Rienk Mast added 12 points and Brice Williams scored 10.
Dug McDaniel topped Michigan with 17 points, but he did not score in the second half. Terrance Williams II hit three 3-pointers and scored 14.
Tominaga sank four 3-pointers and scored 23 to lead Nebraska to a 50-43 advantage at halftime. The Cornhuskers shot 70% overall (21 for 30) and made 6 of 12 from beyond the arc. McDaniel had five 3-pointers before the break for Michigan. The Wolverines shot 55.2% (16 for 29) and made 8 of 15 from distance.
Williams' 3-pointer pulled Michigan within six points less than two minutes into the second half, but the Wolverines would get no closer. Allick scored six and Tominaga hit a 3-pointer in a 16-2 run as Nebraska pushed its lead to 70-50 with 13:37 left to play.
The Cornhuskers' previous best season was 1990-91 when they won 26 games. The Cornhuskers advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed before losing in the first round to 14th-seeded Xavier 89-84. Nebraska has never won a game in seven appearances in the event.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Rienk Mast vs. Will Tschetter (Dug McDaniel gains possession) | ||
| 19:32 | | +2 | Tarris Reed Jr. makes two point layup (Nimari Burnett assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:12 |  | +2 | Rienk Mast makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | | +3 | Terrance Williams II makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists) | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | | Rienk Mast misses two point layup | ||
| 18:29 | | Will Tschetter defensive rebound | ||
| 18:24 | | +3 | Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot | 2-8 |
| 18:10 | | +2 | Brice Williams makes two point layup | 4-8 |
| 17:57 | | Terrance Williams II misses two point layup | ||
| 17:55 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 17:50 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Juwan Gary assists) | 7-8 |
| 17:27 | | +3 | Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot | 7-11 |
| 17:15 | | +2 | Josiah Allick makes two point layup | 9-11 |
| 17:15 | | Will Tschetter shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul) | ||
| 17:15 | | +1 | Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-11 |
| 16:53 | | +2 | Will Tschetter makes two point jump shot (Nimari Burnett assists) | 10-13 |
| 16:38 | | +2 | Josiah Allick makes two point layup | 12-13 |
| 16:14 | | Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:12 | | Josiah Allick defensive rebound | ||
| 16:01 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup | 14-13 |
| 15:41 | | Nimari Burnett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:39 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 15:32 | | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:30 | | Dug McDaniel defensive rebound | ||
| 15:17 | | Nimari Burnett turnover (bad pass) (Brice Williams steals) | ||
| 15:08 | | Brice Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:06 | | Tarris Reed Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 14:57 | | +3 | Terrance Williams II makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists) | 14-16 |
| 14:35 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:29 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 17-16 |
| 14:07 | | Tarris Reed Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:05 | | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | ||
| 14:00 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup | 19-16 |
| 13:39 | | Terrance Williams II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:37 | | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | ||
| 13:30 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot | 22-16 |
| 13:08 | | +2 | Nimari Burnett makes two point layup | 22-18 |
| 12:52 | | +3 | C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists) | 25-18 |
| 12:34 | | Josiah Allick personal foul (Tarris Reed Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 12:18 | | +3 | Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot | 25-21 |
| 11:55 | | +2 | Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 27-21 |
| 11:43 | | Tarris Reed Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 11:43 | | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:21 | | Sam Hoiberg turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 11:10 | | Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Tray Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Tray Jackson makes two point layup | 27-23 |
| 10:43 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Rienk Mast offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Terrance Williams II defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot | 27-25 |
| 9:55 | | +3 | Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot | 30-25 |
| 9:32 | | +2 | Tray Jackson makes two point dunk | 30-27 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot | 32-27 |
| 9:01 | | Dug McDaniel turnover (lost ball) (Rienk Mast steals) | ||
| 8:49 | | C.J. Wilcher turnover (bad pass) (Dug McDaniel steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | Rienk Mast blocks Terrance Williams II's two point layup | ||
| 8:40 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup | ||
| 8:31 | | Wolverines defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Terrance Williams II misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup | 34-27 |
| 7:59 | | Tray Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Jaelin Llewellyn personal foul | ||
| 7:57 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:36 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Tray Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Rienk Mast personal foul | ||
| 6:54 | | Keisei Tominaga shooting foul (Jaelin Llewellyn draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | Jaelin Llewellyn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:54 | | +1 | Jaelin Llewellyn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-28 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Hoiberg assists) | 36-28 |
| 6:19 | | Rienk Mast shooting foul (Tray Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Tray Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-29 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Tray Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-30 |
| 6:06 | | Keisei Tominaga turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Youssef Khayat makes two point jump shot | 36-32 |
| 5:35 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Brice Williams assists) | 38-32 |
| 5:09 | | Tarris Reed Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 5:09 | | Tarris Reed Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup | 40-32 |
| 4:32 | | +3 | Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (Will Tschetter assists) | 40-35 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists) | 43-35 |
| 4:22 | | Wolverines 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:22 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:57 | | +3 | Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot | 43-38 |
| 3:40 | | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | C.J. Wilcher offensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Jaelin Llewellyn steals) | ||
| 3:28 | | Jaelin Llewellyn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Youssef Khayat shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul) | ||
| 3:19 | | Keisei Tominaga misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:19 | | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-38 |
| 3:02 | | Dug McDaniel misses two point layup | ||
| 3:00 | | Brice Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Jaelin Llewellyn personal foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot (Brice Williams assists) | 46-38 |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Will Tschetter makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists) | 46-40 |
| 2:18 | | Will Tschetter shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Brice Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:18 | | Brice Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:18 | | Nimari Burnett defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | +3 | Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (Youssef Khayat assists) | 46-43 |
| 1:31 | | +2 | C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup | 48-43 |
| 1:21 | | Nimari Burnett turnover (bad pass) (Keisei Tominaga steals) | ||
| 1:13 | | Terrance Williams II blocks Keisei Tominaga's two point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Dug McDaniel defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Will Tschetter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:54 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | +2 | Josiah Allick makes two point layup | 50-43 |
| 0:06 | | Brice Williams personal foul | ||
| 0:04 | | Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Nimari Burnett offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:41 | | Rienk Mast misses two point layup | ||