No. 18 Wisconsin Routs Nebraska Men's Basketball, Extends Husker Losing Streak to Six Games

The losing streak continues for Nebraska men's basketball.

No. 18 Wisconsin routed Nebraska Sunday afternoon in Madison, 83-55. The Huskers fall to 12-8 on the year and 2-7 in the Big Ten Conference while the Badgers improve to 16-4 overall and 6-3 in the league.

The Huskers have lost six consecutive games.

Wisconsin guard John Tonje drived past Nebraska forward Berke Buyuktuncel during the second half. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Wisconsin poured it on early, racing out to a 19-2 lead on 5-of-6 shooting before the first media timeout. Nebraska answered with a 19-5 run to cut the deficit to just three points.

But a 16-2 run for the Badgers put the difference into double figures for the rest of the game.

Wisconsin shot 47.6% from the field, including a blistering 17-of-37 from 3. Nebraska shot just 33.9% overall, making 10-of-30 3s.

Both teams shot just eight total free throws, with the Badgers making six and the Huskers making three.

Wisconsin's Chris Hodges is guarded by Nebraska's Cale Jacobsen during the second half. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Omaha native John Tonje scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Badgers. He made five 3s in the game, adding five rebounds.

Brice Williams was the only Husker to score in double figures, finishing with 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting.

Nebraska returns home Thursday to face No. 17 Illinois. Tip at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 7:30 p.m. CST

Box score

Nebraska Athletics Notes

Wisconsin now leads the series, 23-17.
With the loss, Nebraska falls to 2-2 against ranked teams this season.
Nebraska used its fifth different lineup of the season, as Sam Hoiberg and Andrew Morgan made their first starts of the season. It was Hoiberg’s second career start for the Huskers and first since the 2022-23 season. Morgan made 59 starts during his three seasons at North Dakota State.
With a team-high nine rebounds, Juwan Gary has grabbed seven or more rebounds in three of the last four games
Brice Williams finished with 11 points, as Brice and his father Henry became the seventh father-son combo to reach the 4,000-point mark at the Division I level. The pair now has 4,002 career points
Williams has now been in double figures in 18 of Nebraska’s 20 game this season and 22 of NU’s last 24 games dating back to last season.
Nebraska’s 11-0 first-half run was its 15th double-figure run of the season.

No. 18 Wisconsin Routs Nebraska Men's Basketball, Extends Husker Losing Streak to Six Games

Nebraska Athletics Notes

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