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Rienk Mast scores career-high 34 points in Nebraska's 83-69 win over Ohio State

AP
Jan 23, 2024

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Rienk Mast scored 21 of his career-high 34 points in the second half to help Nebraska beat Ohio State 83-69 on Tuesday night.

Nebraska (15-5, 5-4 Big Ten) is off to its best 20-game start since the 1990-91 team opened with an 18-2 record. The Cornhuskers are 13-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, the most wins since 2018-19.

The Buckeyes had won five of their last six games in Lincoln.

Mast matched his season high of 20 points on a 3-pointer with 12:08 remaining to give Nebraska a 57-47 lead. The Cornhuskers led by double figures the remainder.

Nebraska led by as many as 18 points, the final time coming on a 3-pointer by C.J. Wilcher with 5:30 left. Wilcher finished with four 3-pointers and 16 points.

Mast was 13 of 17 from the field, including 6 of 8 3-pointers. He also had 10 rebounds and four assists. Wilcher went 4 of 7 from distance. Nebraska was 14 of 27 (52%) from 3-point range, while Ohio State made 8 of 23.

Brice Williams had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Nebraska, which was coming off a 75-69 victory over Northwestern on Saturday. The Cornhuskers were without Juwan Gary because of a calf injury.

Bruce Thornton scored 16 points for Ohio State (13-6, 3-5). Jamison Battle and Bowen Hardman each scored 11.

Nebraska goes on the road to play Maryland on Saturday. Ohio State continues its two-game road swing on Saturday against Northwestern.

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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
35
NEB
Cornhuskers
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Felix Okpara vs. Josiah Allick (Roddy Gayle Jr. gains possession)
19:36	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:12	+2	Brice Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot	2-2
18:52	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	5-2
18:31	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	5-4
18:17	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point jump shot	7-4
17:59		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
17:57		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
17:34	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point hook shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	9-4
17:21	+3	Josiah Allick makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	9-7
16:55		Felix Okpara misses two point dunk
16:53		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
16:42		Josiah Allick turnover (traveling)
16:26		Felix Okpara turnover (traveling)
16:09		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
16:07		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
15:44		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
15:42		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
15:41		Jamison Battle personal foul (Jamarques Lawrence draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:28	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	9-10
15:15	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	11-10
15:03		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
15:03		Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:03	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-11
14:53		Keisei Tominaga shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
14:53	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-11
14:53	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-11
14:42	+2	Keisei Tominaga makes two point jump shot	13-13
14:15	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup (Evan Mahaffey assists)	15-13
13:59		Jamarques Lawrence misses three point jump shot
13:57		Jamarques Lawrence offensive rebound
13:52		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
13:50		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
13:44		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
13:42		Jamison Battle offensive rebound
13:37		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
13:35		Brice Williams defensive rebound
13:29		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
13:27		Zed Key defensive rebound
13:18	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	18-13
13:02		Keisei Tominaga misses three point jump shot
13:00		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
12:46		Jamison Battle misses two point layup
12:44		Jamison Battle offensive rebound
12:44	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point putback layup	20-13
12:44		Cornhuskers 30 second timeout
12:36		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
12:34		Zed Key defensive rebound
12:26		Zed Key misses two point alley-oop dunk
12:24		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
11:55		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
11:53		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
11:38		Rienk Mast shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
11:38		TV timeout
11:38	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-13
11:38	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-13
11:27		Rienk Mast misses two point layup
11:25		Zed Key defensive rebound
11:19		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup
11:17		Brice Williams defensive rebound
11:01		Zed Key blocks Sam Hoiberg's two point layup
11:00		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
10:54		Zed Key shooting foul (Sam Hoiberg draws the foul)
10:54		Sam Hoiberg misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:54	+1	Sam Hoiberg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-14
10:36		Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot
10:34		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
10:20	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	22-16
10:05		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:03		Zed Key offensive rebound
10:00		Zed Key turnover (lost ball) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
9:53	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	22-19
9:30		Zed Key misses two point hook shot
9:28		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
9:04		Felix Okpara blocks Josiah Allick's two point layup
9:02		Josiah Allick offensive rebound
8:56		Sam Hoiberg misses three point jump shot
8:54		Dale Bonner defensive rebound
8:49		Dale Bonner turnover (out of bounds)
8:37		Dale Bonner personal foul (C.J. Wilcher draws the foul)
8:34		Eli Rice misses three point jump shot
8:32		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
8:23		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:21		Jamarques Lawrence defensive rebound
8:16		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point layup
8:14		Eli Rice offensive rebound
8:11	+2	Eli Rice makes two point layup	22-21
7:54		Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot
7:52		Eli Rice defensive rebound
7:42		Felix Okpara blocks Eli Rice's two point layup
7:40		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
7:14	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	24-21
7:03	+2	C.J. Wilcher makes two point jump shot	24-23
6:39		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:37		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
6:30		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
6:28		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
6:26		TV timeout
6:12	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup	26-23
5:51		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
5:49		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	28-23
5:21		Rienk Mast misses two point hook shot
5:19		Brice Williams offensive rebound
5:14	+3	Keisei Tominaga makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	28-26
4:58	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	30-26
4:32	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists)	30-29
4:08		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:06		Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound
3:59	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Keisei Tominaga assists)	30-32
3:35		Keisei Tominaga shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-32
3:35	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-32
3:16		Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
3:16	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-34
3:02		Jamison Battle turnover (lost ball) (Brice Williams steals)
2:57		Brice Williams turnover (bad pass)
2:34		Jamarques Lawrence shooting foul (Dale Bonner draws the foul)
2:34		Dale Bonner misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:34		Dale Bonner misses regular free throw 2 of 3
2:34		Dale Bonner misses regular free throw 3 of 3
2:34		C.J. Wilcher defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists)	32-37
2:02		Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
1:48		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
1:46		Devin Royal offensive rebound
1:46		Devin Royal turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Wilcher steals)
1:37		Jamison Battle personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
1:27	+2	Josiah Allick makes two point hook shot (Rienk Mast assists)	32-39
1:03		Brice Williams shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-39
1:03		Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:03		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
1:03		Devin Royal personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
1:03	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-40
1:03	+1	Rienk Mast makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
0:48		Rienk Mast blocks Bruce Thornton's two point jump shot
0:46		Brice Williams defensive rebound
0:43		Brice Williams turnover (bad pass)
0:43		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:36	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	35-41
0:04		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
0:02		Brice Williams offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	35-43
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OSU
Buckeyes
34
NEB
Cornhuskers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point hook shot	35-45
19:16		Rienk Mast blocks Felix Okpara's two point layup
19:14		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
19:13		Jamison Battle turnover (out of bounds)
19:05		Jamarques Lawrence turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals)
18:56	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Jamison Battle assists)	38-45
18:56		Josiah Allick shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
18:56		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:56		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
18:41		Felix Okpara personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
18:36		Rienk Mast turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
18:17	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	41-45
17:55		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
17:55		Josiah Allick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:55	+1	Josiah Allick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-46
17:44		Roddy Gayle Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Keisei Tominaga steals)
17:38		Evan Mahaffey blocks Josiah Allick's two point layup
17:36		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	43-46
17:16		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
17:14		Zed Key defensive rebound
16:56		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
16:54		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:52		Brice Williams defensive rebound
16:38		Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
16:36		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
16:27		Zed Key misses two point layup
16:25		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
16:13		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
16:12		Keisei Tominaga misses two point jump shot
16:10		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
15:59		Buckeyes turnover (back court violation)
15:59		TV timeout
15:46		Scotty Middleton blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point layup
15:46		Cornhuskers offensive rebound
15:44	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	43-49
15:15		Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot
15:13		Brice Williams defensive rebound
14:46		Josiah Allick misses two point layup
14:44		Sam Hoiberg offensive rebound
14:34		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Rienk Mast draws the foul)
14:32	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	43-52
14:01	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot	45-52
13:51		C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot
13:49		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Dale Bonner makes two point pullup jump shot	47-52
13:12		Josiah Allick misses three point jump shot
13:10		Zed Key defensive rebound
12:58		Scotty Middleton misses three point jump shot
12:56		Josiah Allick defensive rebound
12:46		Jamison Battle blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point layup
12:44		Rienk Mast offensive rebound
12:42	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point jump shot	47-54
12:22		Zed Key misses three point jump shot
12:20		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
12:08	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Brice Williams assists)	47-57
12:00		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
12:00		TV timeout
11:38		Jamison Battle turnover (bad pass) (Sam Hoiberg steals)
11:19		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (Eli Rice draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19	+1	Eli Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-58
11:19	+1	Eli Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-59
11:01		Eli Rice personal foul (Dale Bonner draws the foul)
10:47	+2	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	49-59
10:33	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (C.J. Wilcher assists)	49-62
10:09		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
10:07		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
9:53	+3	Rienk Mast makes three point jump shot (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	49-65
9:29		Jamarques Lawrence personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
9:12		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
9:10		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
8:56		Rienk Mast misses three point jump shot
8:54		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
8:41	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	51-65
8:41		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
8:20	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	51-67
8:01		Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot
7:59		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
7:37		Sam Hoiberg turnover (bad pass)
7:37		TV timeout
7:22		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
7:20		Bruce Thornton offensive rebound
7:16		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
7:14		Eli Rice defensive rebound
6:54	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point turnaround jump shot	51-69
6:39	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	53-69
6:11	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup	53-71
5:50	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	56-71
5:34	+3	C.J. Wilcher makes three point jump shot (Rienk Mast assists)	56-74
5:12	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	59-74
4:51		C.J. Wilcher misses two point layup
4:49		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
4:42		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
4:40		Sam Hoiberg defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Rienk Mast makes two point layup (C.J. Wilcher assists)	59-76
3:49	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	62-76
3:47		TV timeout
3:21		Jamarques Lawrence misses two point jump shot
3:19		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Bowen Hardman makes two point jump shot	64-76
2:31		Zed Key personal foul (Josiah Allick draws the foul)
2:29	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup (Jamarques Lawrence assists)	64-78
2:04	+2	Scotty Middleton makes two point dunk (Zed Key assists)	66-78
1:35	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot	66-81
1:22		Bowen Hardman misses three point jump shot
1:20		Rienk Mast defensive rebound
0:50	+2	Jamarques Lawrence makes two point layup	66-83
0:46		Sam Hoiberg personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
0:29	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot	69-83
0:00		End of period

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Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot