National Basketball Association
Indiana 84, Nebraska 76
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 10, 2021
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Edwin Young, # Chris Beaver, # Paul Szelc
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Rob Phinisee scored a career-high 18 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis posted his fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds, lifting Indiana to an 84-76 win over Nebraska on Sunday in Lincoln, Neb.
Nebraska (4-8, 0-5 Big Ten) rallied from down 18 points in the first half, taking a 69-66 lead on a driving layup by Trey McGowans with 7:21 remaining. But Indiana (8-5, 3-3) regrouped with big shots and big plays down the stretch to hand the Cornhuskers their 21st consecutive conference loss.
Teddy Allen led Nebraska with 21 points. After an Allen 3-pointer cut Indiana's lead to 77-75 with 2:10 remaining, Jerome Hunter came up with a big play for Hoosiers, following up his own missed shot with a short basket to put Indiana back up 79-75 with 1:33 left.
Aljami Durham added 17 points for Indiana, while Race Thompson chipped in with 11 points. Lat Mayen scored a career-high 15 points for Nebraska, going 5-of-9 from 3-point range, while Tennessee transfer Derrick Walker had 10 points and three rebounds in his Nebraska debut.
Indiana shot 52.9 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from 3-point range to build a 46-34 halftime lead. The Hoosiers got off to a torrid start, making seven of their first nine 3-point attempts to build an early 18-point lead.
But after a Phinisee 3-pointer put Indiana up 31-13, Nebraska responded with an 8-0 run, cutting the Indiana lead to 31-21 on a Mayen 3-pointer.
The Cornhuskers cut Indiana's lead to 42-34 on an inside basket from Walker, but Indiana closed the half with a pair of put-back baskets, one from Hunter and one from Trey Galloway at the first half buzzer to go up 42-34 at halftime.
Phinisee scored 16 points to help Indiana post its highest scoring total in the first half since its season opener against Tennessee Tech (48 points).
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Nebraska |
Rob Phinisee 18 |
Scoring |
Teddy Allen 21 |
Rob Phinisee 4 |
Assists |
Dalano Banton 7 |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 11 |
Rebounds |
Dalano Banton 6 |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Teddy Allen 6 |
Jerome Hunter 1 |
Steals |
Trey McGowens 2 |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 3 |
Blocks |
Dalano Banton 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
84 |
46.2 |
9-24 |
15-25 |
14 |
39 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
Nebraska
|
76 |
45.6 |
9-23 |
15-22 |
16 |
29 |
2 |
4 |
9 |