Nebraska’s last-place standing in the Big Ten didn’t stop it from knocking off a short-handed Ohio State team at home on Tuesday.
The 23rd-ranked Buckeyes, who were without Zed Key for the entire game and Kyle Young for the second half, dropped 78-70 to the Huskers at the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State hadn’t suffered back-to-back defeats all season before Tuesday, but have now lost consecutive games to two of the bottom four teams in the conference.
Nebraska freshman guard Bryce McGowens had his second straight performance of at least 20 points as the Huskers led at halftime and mounted a double-digit advantage over the Buckeyes early in the second half.