Live Blog: Follow Indiana's Big Ten Tournament Game Against Nebraska in Real Time
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Indiana survived and advanced with a 61-59 win over No. 11 seed Penn State Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Now coach Mike Woodson and the No. 6 seed Hoosiers face No. 3 seed Nebraska, which defeated Indiana by double digits in both regular season matchups. The Cornhuskers had an extra day of rest after earning the double-bye with their best season, by far, in five seasons under co-Big Ten Coach of the Year Fred Hoiberg, going 22-9.
Welcome to our live blog, where we'll share updates, highlights and thoughts on the game from press row at the Target Center.
10:21 p.m. – Final: Nebraska 93, Indiana 66. Nebraska's 3-point barrage in the first half eliminates Indiana the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals with a 19-14 record. Indiana shot 35.3%. Keisei Tominaga and Brice Williams each had 23 points.
10:17 p.m. – Indiana walk-ons Shaan Burke, Jackson Creel and Ian Stephens in the game now.
10:16 p.m. – CJ Gunn has a career-high 17 points now on 7-for-15 shooting.
10:14 p.m. – Indiana going with Cupps, Gunn, Banks, Walker and Sparks the rest of the way. Nebraska has benched its starters, too. It's been an ugly night for the Hoosiers.
10:09 p.m. – Mike Woodson has been ejected by D.J. Carstensen. He didn’t like the no-call on Xavier Johnson’s missed layup. Yasir Rosemond has assumed head coaching duties the rest of the way. Nebraska's lead is up to 27 points.
9:59 p.m. – Indiana's bench gets called for a technical. Woodson looked upset about that last foul call.
9:57 p.m. – Malik Reneau fouls out with 9:07 left. He made a lot of improvements from his freshman to sophomore season – going from 6.1 to 15.6 ppg – but foul trouble was a big issue lately. That's the sixth time he's fouled out since Jan. 27, and he's had five games with four fouls in that stretch.
9:54 p.m. – Nebraska is just 1-for-7 on 3-point attempts but still leads Indiana by 21 points. Gunn is starting to find his stroke with eight second-half points, but it's likely too little too late.
9:47 p.m. – Indiana is shooting just 27.3% from the field tonight. Leading scorers Kel'el Ware, Malik Reneau and Mackenzie Mgbako have made a combined 7-of-28 shots.
9:42 p.m. – Gunn knocks down a wide-open three, then Ware jumps the passing lane and takes it in for an easy dunk. Nebraska's lead is down to 18.
9:38 p.m. – Gunn hits his first shot of the night on a pull-up from the free throw line. He fouled Lawrence on a similar shot the next possession, his third foul. Reneau also has three fouls. Indiana trails 56-33 with 15:36 left.
9:35 p.m. – Timeout Indiana, trailing 54-29 with 16:46 left. Leading scorer Kel'el Ware has just two points tonight, which came at the free throw line. He's 0-for-4 from the field. Nebraska has done a much better job making things difficult for him down low this time around.
9:27 p.m. – Leal starts instead of Cupps to begin the second half. IU forces a Tominaga turnover on the first possession.
9:12 p.m. – Halftime: Nebraska 50, Indiana 27. Nebraska closed the half on a 17-0 run in the final 2:58 and made 12-of-20 3-point attempts in the first 20 minutes. Mgbako was draped all over Tominaga on the last one, but IU also had some breakdowns. The pro-Nebraska crowd is loving it.
9:07 p.m. – Nebraska is on a ridiculous run of 3-point shooting this half. IU trailed by only 6 points at the 3:29 mark. The deficit has now grown to 20 points with 24.3 seconds left in the half. Nebraska is unconscious from three, making 11-of-19 attempts already.
9:03 p.m. – Keisei Tominaga is absolutely on fire. He knocks down two more threes on back-to-back possessions to extend Nebraska's lead back to 39-27.
9:01 p.m. – Mgbako fouled on another 3-point attempt, and he hits all three again. They won't show up as three in the box score, but they count the same. Nebraska's lead is down to 33-27 with 3:29 left.
8:54 p.m. – Mgbako fouled by Wilcher on a three. He goes 3-for-3 at the line. Cupps checks back in for Johnson, who has two fouls. Indiana 6-for-6 at the free throw line to start after going 14-for-18 last night. Nebraska leads 31-24 with 4:52 left.
8:51 p.m. – Just an incredible shot from Keisei Tominaga, knocking down another three with Cupps draped all over him. IU's got to keep this one from getting out of hand before halftime. Reneau free throws make it a 29-21 lead with 5:52 left in the half.
8:49 p.m. – CJ Gunn set to check in at the next dead ball. He didn't play yesterday against Penn State. Anthony Leal walked off with a limp. IU's guard depth has already been compromised with Trey Galloway out. Tominaga knocks down a corner three, and it's a 10-point lead for Nebraska now.
8:44 p.m. _ That's another three from Nebraska, and Woodson calls timeout. Mgbako fell down, giving space to Brice Williams for his fourth 3-pointer of the game. Cornhuskers lead 22-17 with 8:27 left.
8:41 p.m. – Lawrence gets just enough room from Johnson for a corner three. Williams hits his third three of the game on the next possession. Nebraska has already made 5-of-10 3-point attempts in the first 10 minutes. Nebraska leads 19-17.
8:34 p.m. – Mgbako good from three on an out of bounds play. That's good coaching from Woodson. Looked like he drew that up during a brief stoppage in play to review the last call. IU leads 15-13.
8:31 p.m. – Wilcher breaks free of Mgbako for a three on the out of bounds play. Indiana assistant Yasir Rosemond gave Mgbako and earful after the shot. Leal first off the bench for IU, replacing Johnson. Nebraska leads 13-12 with 13:21 left.
8:26 p.m. – Another strong finish from Mgbako, this time passing up a mid-range jumper for a layup over Mast. Cupps called for a foul on the other end guarding Tominaga. Tied 10-10 at the under-16.
8:24 p.m. - Mgbako misses inside, then gets his own rebound and converts the second-chance layup through a foul from Gary. Tied 8-8.
8:21 p.m. – Another turnover on Indiana's second possession, this time a poor pass from Mgbako. It leads to a Brice Williams three on the other end. Reneau answers with a layup. Definitely a Nebraska-favored crowd. Cornhuskers lead 6-2 early.
8:20 p.m. – Kel'el Ware wins the tip and we're under way. Ware turned it over trying to pass it inside to Reneau on the first possession. Allick with the steal, then he's fouled by Xavier Johnson on Indiana's first possession.
8:01 p.m. – Indiana starters tonight remain the same: Xavier Johnson, Gabe Cupps, Mackenzie Mgbako, Malik Reneau and Kel'el Ware. For Nebraska, it's Keisei Tominaga, Brice Williams, Juwan Gary, Josiah Allick and Rienk Mast. Officials are DJ Cartensen, Tim Comer and Edwin Young. Nebraska is a 5.5-point favorite just before tipoff.
7:45 p.m. – Trey Galloway remains out for tonight's game. CLICK HERE to read the story.
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