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Huskers’ three-point barrage takes down Indiana 85-70 on the road

The Nebraska men’s basketball team traveled out to Indiana for a Big Ten showdown against the Hoosiers.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team traveled out to Indiana for a Big Ten showdown against the Hoosiers. The Huskers last won a road game in mid-December when they defeated Kansas State. The six-game road losing streak ended against Indiana for Nebraska with an 85-70 win.

The Huskers dominated the Hoosiers throughout the night, even ending the first half up 51-31. Though Indiana attempted a comeback, Nebraska never let the Hoosiers get close enough to take control of the game. The Huskers delivered big from beyond the arc, finishing the night by going 14-of-33 in three-point shooting.

Keisei Tominaga and Jamarques Lawrence served up most of the three-pointers. Tominaga shot four-of-nine from beyond the arc to finish the game with 20 points, leading the team in scoring. Lawrence went a perfect five-of-five from beyond the arc, wrapping up the night with 19 points.

Brice Williams scored 18 points for Nebraska, going 6-of-10 in total shooting. Juwan Gary tallied up 15 points, going 6-of-12 in shooting.

The Huskers move to 19-8 on the season and 9-7 in conference play. Nebraska will return home to host Minnesota on Sunday night. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. and can be viewed on the Big Ten Network.

Women’s basketball suffers 91-69 defeat to No. 14 Indiana

The Nebraska women’s basketball team faced another big test after squaring off against Maryland last week.

The Nebraska women’s basketball team faced another big test after squaring off against Maryland last week. However, unlike last week, the Huskers couldn’t replicate a win against the Hoosiers, instead suffering a 91-69 defeat.

Nebraska hosted Indiana in front of a season-high 9,059 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers also raised their fourth retired jersey banner in school history, honoring 2014 first-team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year, Jordan Hooper.

Alexis Markowski hit 9-of-14 shots from the field including all three of her three-point attempts to finish with 21 points, notching her fifth 20-point game of the season. Markowski also led Nebraska in rebounds, hauling in six. Freshman Logan Nissley was the only other Husker to finish with double-digit points, scoring 13 points in the loss.

Nebraska falls to 11-4 on the season and will remain home to take on Illinois Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m. and can be viewed on Big Ten Network.

A closer look at Nebraska’s win over Indiana

The Huskers defeated Indiana 86-70 on Wednesday night.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team defeated Indiana 86-70 on Wednesday night. The Huskers are off to one of their best starts to a season in years.

With that win, Nebraska improved to 12-2 on the season. That’s the best 14-game record since the 1990-91 team opened the season with a record of 13-1.

The victory also snapped the Cornhusker’s seven-game losing streak to Indiana. The 16-point margin of victory was Nebraska’s largest margin of victory in the series dating back to 1920.

Following the victory, Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg told the press that he thought Wednesday’s performance was the most complete game of the season.

“I thought tonight was about as consistent as we have been for 40 minutes. We had a complete game. Shared the ball. Had eight turnovers. This is certainly a step in the right direction after the last couple of games. And I thought we had good movement on the offensive end, and got the ball to the right guy. It was great to see Keisei (Tominaga) get it going. I love that his family was in the building.”

Nebraska now stands at 12-2 (2-1) and will take on the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. You can find a photo gallery of the Huskers victory below.