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No. 8 Nebraska Rolls Past Northwestern to Reach 18-0

A decisive second-half surge with points off turnovers kept the Cornhuskers among Division I’s unbeaten teams.

Overview

  • Nebraska won 77-58 in Evanston to improve to 18-0 overall and 7-0 in the Big Ten.
  • Pryce Sandfort scored 22 points and Braden Frager added 20 to pace a balanced offense.
  • A 17-3 second-half run and 12 points off 11 Northwestern turnovers broke the game open.
  • Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli posted 22 points with a double-double as the Wildcats fell to 8-10 and 0-7 in league play.
  • The Cornhuskers matched their best conference start since 1965-66 and recorded a fourth straight Big Ten road win for the first time since 1975-76.