Nebraska Cornhuskers @ Kansas State Wildcats
Nebraska 57, Kansas State 42
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Aleks Maric scored 15 points and had a
career-high 17 rebounds, leading Nebraska to a 57-42 win over
Kansas State on Wednesday night.
It was the lowest-scoring men's game ever played at Bramlage
Coliseum, which opened in November 1988. Kansas State's 11 field
goals also were its fewest ever in Bramlage.
Jason Dourisseau added 12 points, 10 in the second half, as the
Cornhuskers (12-3, 2-0) broke a four-game losing streak in
Manhattan.
Marcus Walker and Joe McCray finished with 10 points each for
Nebraska, but McCray was injured early in the second half and did
not return.
Kansas State (9-4, 0-2) had an 11-game home winning streak
broken.
The Cornhuskers, who led 24-20 at the break behind 11 points and
13 rebounds from Maric, opened the second half with a 19-2 run.
Nebraska held Kansas State without a field goal for more than 11
minutes in the late first half and the first 9:48 of the second.
A late 10-2 run, capped by Cartier Martin's free throws with
3:01 to go, got the Wildcats within 54-42. But they did not score
again.
Lance Harris' 3-point try rimmed out with 2:25 left, and Wes
Wilkinson's dunk with 1:41 to go sealed Nebraska's win.
The previous record for fewest points in a game at Bramlage was
104, set in the Wildcats' 54-50 victory over Wichita State on Dec.
10, 2003.
Martin led Kansas State with 20 points, and Tyler Hughes tied a
career high with 10 rebounds. David Hoskins, who scored a
career-high 25 points in Saturday's 72-70 loss at Iowa State, was
held scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting.
McCray, who hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Saturday's 59-58
victory over then-No. 12 Oklahoma, scored seven points in the
Cornhuskers' second-half run. But with 14 minutes left, he flipped
over Martin while driving for a layup and crashed to the floor.
McCray lay on his back for several minutes, grimacing in pain,
and had to be helped to the locker room. He had a slight concussion
and would be re-evaluated Thursday, coach Barry Collier said.
Nebraska hit five of its first seven shots from the field to
jump out to an early 11-2 lead, holding Kansas State scoreless for
a span of almost 6 minutes.
The Wildcats were 1-of-11 from the field in the first 13
minutes, their lone basket coming on Harris' jumper in the paint
two minutes into the game.
Nebraska missed its chance to take control of the game early,
though, missing 10 straight field goal attempts over a 6-minute
span before Charles Richardson hit a 3-pointer midway through the
first half.
But after Martin hit a 3-pointer with 2:25 to go in the half,
the Wildcats didn't make another field goal until Schyler Thomas
made a 3-pointer with 10:12 left in the game.
Game Information
Manhattan, KS

Referee:Scott Thornley
Referee:David Maracich
Referee:Terry Davis

2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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