Overview
- Nebraska improved to 7-0 and stretched its overall winning streak to 11 games dating to last season, the longest active run in Division I.
- Rienk Mast scored 31 points on 11-of-18 shooting, went 7-of-10 from deep, poured in 22 after halftime, and accounted for Nebraska’s final 13 points during a decisive second-half surge.
- The Huskers hit 13 three-pointers and finished 29-of-69 from the field after a 4-of-22 first half from beyond the arc.
- Winthrop led 36-32 at the break and got within 72-69 late before a Pryce Sandfort jumper and a Cale Jacobsen layup sealed the result; Kareem Rozier paced the Eagles with 14 points.
- Winthrop won the boards 48-38, and some reports noted Nebraska was without forward Berke Buyuktuncel due to an ankle issue; Cale Jacobsen and Braden Frager added 11 points each, while Sandfort had 10 points and eight assists.