Wednesday wasn't officially Japan night at Pinnacle Bank Arena, but it should have been.
With Keisei Tominaga's family and multiple unrelated others in attendance from the land of the rising sun, the sharpshooter went off for 28 points to lead Nebraska to an 86-70 shellacking of Indiana (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten). The win improves NU to 12-2 on the season and 2-1 in the Big Ten Conference.
The majority of Tominaga's points came after halftime, as he got 16 points during a 19-8 run that put the game away.
Besides a solid outing from Tominaga, the difference in the game was turnovers. Indiana turned the ball over 19 times, leading to 27 Husker points. Nebraska committed just eight turnovers, with only two of those coming in the second half.
Nebraska shot 45.8 percent for the game, including 12-of-32 from three-point range. NU added 20 free throws on 26 attempts.
Other Huskers scoring in double figures were Brice Willimas (15), Jamarques Lawrence (12) and CJ Wilcher (11).
Back from a knee injury for the first time in a few weeks, Rienk Mast played 30 minutes. The Dutchman scored nine points while grabbing three rebounds and handing out a trio of assists.
Nebraska heads on the road to Wisconsin Saturday before hosting No. 1 Purdue Tuesday.
Nebraska postgame notes
- With the win, the Huskers improved to 12-2 on the season, and matched NU’s best 14-game mark since the 1990-91 team opened with a 13-1 mark.
- With the win, NU is 18-5 in its last 23 games dating back to Feb. 1, 2023
- The Huskers snapped a seven-game losing streak to Indiana dating back to 1999. The 16-point margin was NU’s largest against the Hoosiers since NU’s first win in the series in 1920.
- Nebraska’s 86 points marked the ninth time this season the Huskers scored 80 or more points. NU has now won 16 straight games when scoring 80+ points.
- Keisei Tominaga led NU with a season-high 28 points, including four 3-pointers. It was his third 20-point game of the season and 13 of his career. It was two shy of his season high set last season against Penn State.
- Brice Williams reached double figures for the 12 time this season with 15 points and a career high four steals. His previous nest was three steals set on three other occasions, most recently at Minnesota on Dec. 6. Williams is now five points away from 1,000 for his career.
- Nebraska finished with 15 steals, the second straight game with 15 or more steals. In addition to Williams, Jamarques Lawrence also had a career-high four steals in the win.
- Josiah Allick tied his season high with eight rebounds (also vs. Lindenwood).
- C.J. Wilcher with his third straight double-figure effort of the bench with 11 points, all coming in the first half. NU has had at least one double-figure scorer off the bench in 12 of 14 games.
- Nebraska matched its season high with 12 3-pointers in the win (also vs. Cal State Fullerton). It marks the seventh time this season that NU had at least 10 3-pointers.
