Tominaga scores 30, Nebraska holds off Penn State 72-63
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Keisei Tominaga scored a career-high 30 points, Jamarques Lawrence scored five key points down the stretch, and Nebraska defeated Penn State 72-63 on Sunday, giving Cornhuskers coach Fred Hoiberg his 150th career victory.
The win moves Nebraska (11-13, 4-9 Big Ten) past last season's win total and matches last season's number of conference victories. The Cornhuskers had lost four in a row while chasing that elusive win.
Five players scored for Nebraska in an 11-0 run that gave the Cornhuskers a 26-13 lead near the 10-minute mark of the first half. Tominaga scored 15 points in the half and the Cornhuskers led 37-28 at the break.
Nebraska held the lead throughout the second half. A 3-pointer by Seth Lundy got the Nittany Lions within 57-53 with 6:20 remaining and a free throw by Kebba Njie got Penn State within three. But Tominaga made a layup and a 3-pointer to push Nebraska's lead back to eight inside the five-minute mark.
The Cornhuskers scored four straight points to go up 66-58 with 1:26 remaining, then Lawrence hit a big 3-pointer on their next possession for a 69-60 lead with 45 seconds left. He later added two free throws to cap the scoring.
Tominaga made 12 of 18 shots overall and was 5-for-10 on 3-pointers. Lawrence finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Lundy led Penn State (14-9, 5-7) with 24 points, all on a career-best eight 3-pointers in 13 attempts. Jalen Pickett had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Andrew Funk scored 14 points with 4-of-8 3-point shooting.
Penn State hosts Wisconsin on Wednesday and Nebraska plays at Michigan, also on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Cornhuskers gains possession) | ||
| 19:47 |  | Andrew Funk shooting foul (Denim Dawson draws the foul) | ||
| 19:47 | | Denim Dawson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 19:47 | | Denim Dawson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 19:47 | | Michael Henn defensive rebound | ||
| 19:17 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:15 | | Derrick Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 19:06 | | +3 | Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | | +3 | Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Andrew Funk assists) | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot | 3-6 |
| 18:08 | | Andrew Funk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:06 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 17:56 | | Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:54 | | Michael Henn defensive rebound | ||
| 17:45 | | +2 | Michael Henn makes two point layup (Jalen Pickett assists) | 5-6 |
| 17:19 | | Derrick Walker misses two point layup | ||
| 17:17 | | Seth Lundy defensive rebound | ||
| 17:03 | | Caleb Dorsey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:01 | | Michael Henn offensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession) | ||
| 16:50 | | Seth Lundy misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:48 | | Derrick Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 16:37 | | Seth Lundy shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 16:37 | | +1 | Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | | +1 | Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 |
| 16:21 | | Seth Lundy turnover (Jamarques Lawrence steals) | ||
| 16:14 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup | 5-10 |
| 15:51 | | +2 | Andrew Funk makes two point jump shot | 7-10 |
| 15:29 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists) | 7-13 |
| 15:17 | | +3 | Andrew Funk makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 10-13 |
| 15:00 | | +2 | Denim Dawson makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists) | 10-15 |
| 14:43 | | +3 | Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 13-15 |
| 14:17 | | Derrick Walker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:15 | | Caleb Dorsey defensive rebound | ||
| 14:07 | | Jamarques Lawrence blocks Jalen Pickett's two point layup | ||
| 14:05 | | Derrick Walker defensive rebound | ||
| 13:36 | | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:34 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 13:27 | | Michael Henn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:25 | | Denim Dawson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:19 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists) | 13-17 |
| 13:10 | | Andrew Funk turnover (Jamarques Lawrence steals) | ||
| 13:03 | | +3 | Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists) | 13-20 |
| 12:45 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:43 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 12:33 | | +2 | Derrick Walker makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 13-22 |
| 12:20 | | Sam Griesel personal foul | ||
| 12:20 | | TV timeout | ||
| 12:12 | | Myles Dread misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:10 | | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 11:51 | | Myles Dread misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:49 | | C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup | 13-24 |
| 10:46 | | Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point jump shot (Denim Dawson assists) | 13-26 |
| 10:02 | | Kanye Clary turnover | ||
| 10:02 | | TV timeout | ||
| 9:51 | | C.J. Wilcher misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Myles Dread misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Kebba Njie misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Kebba Njie makes two point layup | 15-26 |
| 9:04 | | Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:02 | | Kanye Clary defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Camren Wynter turnover (C.J. Wilcher steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | Camren Wynter personal foul | ||
| 8:27 | | Derrick Walker turnover | ||
| 8:19 | | Kanye Clary misses two point layup | ||
| 8:17 | | Kebba Njie offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +3 | Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Kanye Clary assists) | 18-26 |
| 7:41 | | C.J. Wilcher turnover | ||
| 7:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:23 | | Seth Lundy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Seth Lundy offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot (Andrew Funk assists) | 20-26 |
| 6:43 | | Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Seth Lundy misses two point layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot | 20-28 |
| 5:42 | | Kanye Clary misses two point layup | ||
| 5:40 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Sam Griesel makes two point dunk (Jamarques Lawrence assists) | 20-30 |
| 5:11 | | Andrew Funk turnover (Sam Griesel steals) | ||
| 5:03 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists) | 20-32 |
| 5:01 | | Nittany Lions 30 second timeout | ||
| 4:43 | | Michael Henn misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Sam Griesel makes two point layup | 20-34 |
| 4:24 | | Michael Henn shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul) | ||
| 4:24 | | +1 | Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-35 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point jump shot | 22-35 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Derrick Walker makes two point layup | 22-37 |
| 2:55 | | Derrick Walker blocks Michael Henn's two point layup | ||
| 2:53 | | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Seth Lundy blocks Derrick Walker's two point jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Cornhuskers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:39 | | Jalen Pickett personal foul | ||
| 2:22 | | Sam Hoiberg misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:20 | | Seth Lundy defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +3 | Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists) | 25-37 |
| 1:37 | | Derrick Walker turnover (Seth Lundy steals) | ||
| 1:23 | | Myles Dread misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 1:05 | | Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +3 | Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 28-37 |
| 0:48 | | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:39 | | Sam Griesel misses two point layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Keisei Tominaga misses two point layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:51 | | +3 | Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Denim Dawson assists) | 28-40 |
| 19:40 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point layup | 30-40 |
| 19:21 | | Kebba Njie shooting foul (Derrick Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 19:21 | | Derrick Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 19:21 | | +1 | Derrick Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-41 |
| 19:00 | | Keisei Tominaga personal foul | ||
| 18:40 | | Nittany Lions turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 18:13 | | Sam Griesel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:11 | | Kebba Njie defensive rebound | ||
| 18:01 | | +3 | Dallion Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 33-41 |
| 17:51 | | Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:49 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 17:28 | | Camren Wynter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:26 | | Denim Dawson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:05 | | Denim Dawson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:03 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 16:53 | | +3 | Jalen Pickett makes three point jump shot | 36-41 |
| 16:30 | | +2 | Denim Dawson makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists) | 36-43 |
| 16:15 | | Dallion Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:13 | | Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound | ||
| 16:03 | | +2 | Keisei Tominaga makes two point layup (Derrick Walker assists) | 36-45 |
| 15:41 | | +3 | Seth Lundy makes three point jump shot (Camren Wynter assists) | 39-45 |
| 15:26 | | Derrick Walker turnover | ||
| 15:26 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:07 | | Jump ball. (Nittany Lions gains possession) | ||
| 15:02 | | Evan Mahaffey misses two point layup | ||
| 15:00 | | Denim Dawson defensive rebound | ||
| 14:48 | | Andrew Funk shooting foul (Keisei Tominaga draws the foul) | ||
| 14:48 |