Husker surge into lead at the half

Huskers shot poorly for a good portion of the first half but stepped it up to erase a 9 point deficit and lead by 8 at the half. Nebraska 43 Ohio State 35.

Reink Mast had a career high of 34 points, including 6-8 in 3’s, as Nebraska pulled away in the 2nd half to a 83-69 home victory over Ohio State. The Huskers hit 14 3’s.

Was that fun to watch. Mast was on fire.
It’s always great to beat Ohio State

Greg Zimmerman,UNL '75
Overland Park,Kansas

Tominaga only had 14 minutes tonight, 2-6 shooting and a total of 5 points, all well below his season averages. But Mast had the hot hand and the Huskers kept feeding it to him, and feeding the hot hand is usually a good idea.