Mast's 20 points extends nation's longest win streak to 13 with 71-50 victory over Creighton
AP
Dec 07, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Rienk Mast scored 20 points, Sam Hoiberg scored 15 and Nebraska Cornhuskers beat Creighton Bluejays 71-50 on Sunday to remain perfect on the season.
Pryce Sandfort added 13 points in a game that saw the 9-0 Cornhuskers build a 15-2 lead in the game's first seven minutes.
Creighton (5-4) reserve Austin Swartz was the lone Bluejay in double figures with 16 points. Josh Dix and Nik Graves were Creighton's highest-scoring starters with nine points each.
The Bluejays made just 31% (16 of 52) of their shots to 44% (24 of 55) for Nebraska.
Creighton reduced its deficit to 20-14 after Graves made two foul shots with 4:56 left before halftime. But Jamarques Lawrence, Mast and Hoiberg all made 3s, Hoiberg added a layup and the lead stood at 31-17.
After a 33-19 lead at intermission, Nebraska continued its run with a 9-3 start to the second half and reached its first 20-plus point lead of the game at 42-22. Mast's layup with 4:17 remaining kept Nebraska up by at least 20 the rest of the way.
The Huskers’ 9-0 start marks their best start since opening the 1977-78 season with a 10-0 mark, and just the third time the Huskers have won eight-or-more games to start a season.
Nebraska also extended the nation’s longest win streak to 13 games.
Creighton travels to face Kansas State on Saturday.
Nebraska starts Big Ten play on Wednesday when it hosts Wisconsin.
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1st Half
CREI
Bluejays
19
NEB
Cornhuskers
33
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Bluejays gains possession)
19:38
Owen Freeman misses two point layup
19:36
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
19:18
Berke Büyüktuncel misses three point jump shot
19:16
Blake Harper defensive rebound
18:52
Jasen Green misses two point jump shot
18:50
Bluejays offensive rebound
18:38
Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
18:36
Rienk Mast defensive rebound
18:22
Rienk Mast misses two point jump shot
18:20
Blake Harper defensive rebound
18:15
Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
18:01
Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
17:59
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
17:44
+2
Rienk Mast makes two point layup
0-2
17:18
+2
Jasen Green makes two point layup (Nik Graves assists)
2-2
17:05
+2
Jamarques Lawrence makes two point jump shot
2-4
16:46
Blake Harper misses two point jump shot
16:44
Berke Büyüktuncel defensive rebound
16:28
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
16:26
Jasen Green defensive rebound
16:16
Blake Harper misses three point jump shot
16:14
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
16:03
Sam Hoiberg misses two point layup
16:01
Jasen Green defensive rebound
15:44
Josh Dix turnover (bad pass) (Jamarques Lawrence steals)
15:40
Jamarques Lawrence turnover (lost ball)
15:40
TV timeout
15:20
Fedor ŽugiÄ misses two point jump shot
15:18
Jasen Green offensive rebound
15:09
Fedor ŽugiÄ misses three point jump shot
15:07
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
14:57
+3
Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
2-7
14:45
Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
14:43
Braden Frager defensive rebound
14:25
Braden Frager misses two point layup
14:23
Fedor ŽugiÄ defensive rebound
14:14
Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
14:12
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
14:04
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)
2-10
13:40
Pryce Sandfort personal foul
13:40
Bluejays turnover (5-second violation)
13:17
Jasen Green shooting foul (Berke Büyüktuncel draws the foul)
13:17
+1
Berke Büyüktuncel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-11
13:17
+1
Berke Büyüktuncel makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-12
12:58
Jasen Green misses three point jump shot
12:56
Berke Büyüktuncel defensive rebound
12:48
Jasen Green blocks Berke Büyüktuncel's two point layup
12:46
Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
12:41
Fedor ŽugiÄ misses three point jump shot
12:39
Berke Büyüktuncel defensive rebound
12:30
+3
Braden Frager makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)
2-15
12:27
Bluejays 30 second timeout
12:27
TV timeout
12:01
Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
11:59
Berke Büyüktuncel defensive rebound
11:39
Kerem Konan blocks Braden Frager's two point jump shot
11:37
Austin Swartz defensive rebound
11:32
+3
Isaac Traudt makes three point jump shot (Austin Swartz assists)
5-15
11:02
Jared Garcia misses three point jump shot
11:00
Isaac Traudt defensive rebound
10:45
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
10:43
Berke Büyüktuncel defensive rebound
10:30
Jared Garcia misses three point jump shot
10:28
Austin Swartz defensive rebound
10:20
Jared Garcia blocks Austin Swartz's two point layup
10:18
Bluejays offensive rebound
10:08
Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
10:06
Jasen Green offensive rebound
10:01
+2
Austin Swartz makes two point jump shot
7-15
9:49
Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
9:47
Berke Büyüktuncel offensive rebound
9:36
Sam Hoiberg turnover (lost ball)
9:12
Austin Swartz misses two point jump shot
9:10
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
9:04
Nik Graves personal foul
9:00
Rienk Mast misses two point jump shot
8:58
Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
8:54
Kerem Konan shooting foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
8:54
+1
Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-16
8:54
+1
Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-17
8:34
+2
Fedor ŽugiÄ makes two point layup
9-17
8:16
+2
Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup
9-19
8:03
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
8:01
Owen Freeman offensive rebound
7:56
Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
7:54
Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
7:44
Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
7:42
Owen Freeman defensive rebound
7:26
Jasen Green misses three point jump shot
7:24
Cale Jacobsen defensive rebound
7:14
Austin Swartz personal foul
7:14
TV timeout
7:03
Cale Jacobsen misses three point jump shot
7:01
Nik Graves defensive rebound
6:42
Blake Harper turnover (out of bounds)
6:21
Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
6:19
Blake Harper defensive rebound
6:12
+3
Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Jasen Green assists)
12-19
5:50
Blake Harper shooting foul (Braden Frager draws the foul)
5:50
Braden Frager misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:50
+1
Braden Frager makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-20
5:32
Blake Harper misses three point jump shot
5:30
Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
5:19
Jamarques Lawrence turnover (bad pass)
4:56
Braden Frager shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
4:56
Nik Graves misses regular free throw 1 of 3
4:56
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 3
13-20
4:56
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 3 of 3
14-20
4:35
Braden Frager misses three point jump shot
4:33
Rienk Mast offensive rebound
4:29
Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
4:27
Rienk Mast offensive rebound
4:23
+3
Jamarques Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)
14-23
4:05
Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
4:03
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
3:51
Pryce Sandfort turnover (bad pass)
3:51
TV timeout
3:35
Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
3:33
Berke Büyüktuncel defensive rebound
3:10
+3
Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Sam Hoiberg assists)
14-26
2:51
Isaac Traudt misses three point jump shot
2:49
Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
2:41
+2
Sam Hoiberg makes two point layup
14-28
2:28
+3
Austin Swartz makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists)
17-28
2:01
+3
Sam Hoiberg makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)
17-31
1:48
Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
1:48
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-31
1:48
+1
Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-31
1:37
Owen Freeman shooting foul (Berke Büyüktuncel draws the foul)
1:37
Berke Büyüktuncel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37
Berke Büyüktuncel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:37
Austin Swartz defensive rebound
1:23
Austin Swartz misses three point jump shot
1:21
Berke Büyüktuncel defensive rebound
1:21
Owen Freeman personal foul (Berke Büyüktuncel draws the foul)
1:21
+1
Berke Büyüktuncel makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-32
1:21
+1
Berke Büyüktuncel makes regular free throw 2 of 2