Nebraska Men's Basketball Beats Indiana, 85-68

Nebrasketball took care of business against the Hoosiers to move to 1-1 in Big Ten play.

Dec 13, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Brice Williams passes against Indiana Hoosiers forward Malik Reneau during the first half. | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

Nebraska men's basketball was not the same team in Lincoln as the one that got embarassed in East Lansing.

NU handled Indiana from start to finish for the 85-68 win. The Huskers improve to 7-2 on the year and 1-1 in the Big Ten while the Hoosiers fall to 8-3 and 1-1.

Nebraska began the game 7-for-7 from the field, setting the tone for the rest of the evening. Indiana kept the game close, even holding small leads in the first half. But with the game tied 64-64 with 9:57 to play, the Huskers closed the game on a 21-4 run.

Dec 13, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Juwan Gary shoots the ball against Indiana Hoosiers center Oumar Ballo during the first half. | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

The Huskers shot 61.2% for the game, including 8-of-14 on 3s. The Hoosiers, who were shooting above 50% for the season, managed just 35.4% and 8-of-35 from deep.

Brice Williams was electric on the offensive end, scoring 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting. He also grabbed six rebounds and handed out a game-high five assists.

Juwan Gary (14), Connor Essegian (13), and Andrew Morgan (10) also reached double figures.

Nebraska goes back to some nonconference action with the Diamondhead Classic in Hawai'i Dec. 22-25. The Huskers open with Murray State before taking on either Charlotte or Hawai'i the next day.

Box score

Nebraska Athletics Notes

• Nebraska extended its win streak at home to 18 straight games, including 11 straight Big Ten games dating back to last December
• Nebraska has won the last four meetings against Indiana dating back to last season. Nebraska’s four straight wins marks the first time NU has won four straight games against the Hoosiers.
• Brice Wiliams finished with a game-high 30 points, the most points by a Husker since Keisei Tominaga had 30 against Michigan last season. It marked Williams’ fourth career 30-point game and first in Husker career.  Williams also tied a season-high in rebounds (six) and also dished out five assists.
• Brice Williams has now reached double figures in 13 straight games now marking the longest stretch in his career.
• NU shot 61.2 percent from the field, the Huskers’ best field goal percentage since shooting 61.5 percent against Boston College on Nov. 30, 2022.
• Nebraska shot a season-high 57.1 percent from 3-point range, its best performance since shooting 60.9 percent in the win over No. 1 Purdue on Jan. 9, 2024.
• Nebraska held Indiana to 35 percent shooting, including one of 18 in the final 9:30 of the contest. It was Indiana’s second-lowest shooting percentage of the season (.333 vs. Louisville).
• The Huskers are now 36-4 under Hoiberg when holding their opponents to 70 points or less.
• Nebraska put four players in double figures, as Juwan Gary (14), Connor Essegian (13) and Andrew Morgan (10) all finished in double figures. NU now has had nine double-figure efforts from its bench in nine games). Morgan and Essegian helped NU’s bench out-score Indiana, 28-16.

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