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01/21 22:09 CST No. 7 Nebraska beats Washington 76-66 to extend its winning
streak to 23 games
No. 7 Nebraska beats Washington 76-66 to extend its winning streak to 23 games
By ERIC OLSON
AP Sports Writer
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) --- Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points to lead No. 7 Nebraska
past Washington 76-66 Wednesday night, extending the unbeaten Cornhuskers'
winning streak to 23 games.
The Huskers (19-0, 8-0), who earned their highest ranking in program history
this week, were in control throughout against injury-plagued Washington and are
alone in first place in the Big Ten. The Huskies (10-9, 2-6) lost for the fifth
time in six games.
Sandfort had his third straight game with at least 20 points. Sam Hoiberg added
14 points, Rienk Mast had 12 and Jamarques Lawrence 11.
Hannes Steinbach had his 11th double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds for
the Huskies, who were playing their fourth top-15 opponent in 15 days and have
used nine different starting lineups because of a run of injuries. Zoom Diallo
added 18 points and six assists.
Sandfort scored eight points during a 13-2 spurt that put the Huskers up by
double digits, and Hoiberg's 3 and layup put them up 41-28 at half.
Back-to-back 3s by Sandfort and Mast built the lead to 17 points midway through
the second half after the Huskies had scored seven straight points. Nebraska
led by 16 with under three minutes to play before the Huskies scored six
straight to end the game. The Huskers are among three unbeaten Division I teams
in the country.
Nebraska suffered a blow in the first half when guard Braden Frager injured his
left foot in a scramble for a ball under the basket. He was on the bench in a
walking boot in the second half. Frager is the Huskers' second-leading scorer
at 13.3 points per game.
Up next
Washington: Hosts Oregon on Sunday.
Nebraska: Visits Minnesota on Saturday.
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