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IU basketball: Indiana at Nebraska — The Report Card

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January 4, 2024

IU basketball: Indiana at Nebraska — The Report Card

Indiana got smacked in the face with a Big Ten road reality check. And what they’ve gotten away with against mid-majors didn’t translate against better talent.

After a quick 9-4 start by IU, Nebraska responded with a 26-12 run and really never looked back. The Huskers led 30-21 at that point, and Indiana couldn’t get closer than four before halftime. A 5-0 Nebraska start to the second half put the Hoosiers on their heels, and they never recovered.

Let’s take a deeper look at how IU lost 86-70 with another edition of The Report Card.

Indiana (10-4, 2-1) will next host Ohio State Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.

OFFENSE (C)

When their offense survived a possession long enough to generate a shot, things didn’t go so bad. The Hoosiers had an effective field goal percentage of 55.9, and you can win a lot of basketball games in that neighborhood. They also had 19 assists on 24 field goals.

But on 27 percent of possessions, IU didn’t take a shot.

“We had 19 turnovers and 27 (points off turnovers). I thought that was the difference in the game,” IU coach Mike Woodson said. “You can’t beat anybody, especially on the road turning it over 19 times.”

Nebraska had very active hands. 15 of the 19 turnovers were credited to Cornhusker steals. But Indiana was careless passing the basketball, and they force the issue at times against a barrage of double teams.

‘We were trying to create things that weren’t there (in the post),” Woodson said. “They put two on the ball, and that’s been pretty good for us when teams put two on the ball, we’re able to pull it and get rid of the ball and that pass leads to something good. But tonight we tried to fight the two on the ball and we were throwing it away.”

Indiana didn’t look to push the pace at all and they were relegated to the half court most of the night. And they missed seven shots categorized as layups in the live stats. In the end IU score .997 points per possession.

DEFENSE (D)

After one of his team’s worst defensive efforts, Woodson said what we’ve all seen to this point.

“This team is not as good as we were defensively the last two years,” he said.

Indiana’s perimeter defense had been exposed throughout much of the nonconference schedule, and Nebraska knew what to do. 54 percent of their shots were from three, and they made 8-of-16 in the second half to run away with the game.

Despite Nebraska having the same 55.9 percent effective field goal rate as Indiana, the Hoosiers gave up 1.23 points per possession for the game, the second highest average they’ve allowed this season (Auburn). The reason? IU’s defense was not disruptive. The Hoosiers forced only eight turnovers as Nebraska was able to move the ball and get the Hoosiers into rotations.

Moreover, Indiana fouled excessively and gave the Huskers 26 free throw attempts. Tack on nine offensive rebounds that produced 11 second chance points, and quickly a fairly pedestrian day shooting the ball by Nebraska becomes an offensive outburst.

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THE PLAYERS

*Trey Galloway (D) This was one of his worst games of the season. Galloway started missing shots in the first half, and that seemed to send him into a spiral. He was outplayed by Nebraska’s guards on both ends.

*Mackenzie Mgbako (D) After making a three early, Mgbako picked up two quick fouls and sat for most of the first half. He never made meaningful offensive contributions when he returned, and his defensive lapses on the perimeter were costly.

*Malik Reneau (C) Reneau was slow out of the gate and only had two points at the half. He continues to struggle with double-teams and had four turnovers. On the bright side, his 3-point shooting continues to be a major development.

*Xavier Johnson (F) It probably isn’t fair to hang an F on a player for their first game back from injury. If there was one thing to like, Johnson was able to get in the paint off the dribble and collapse the defense.

*Kel’el Ware (B) He recorded his fourth double-double of the season, and at times it felt like Ware was the only option for Indiana. After he struggled against high majors in some earlier games, this was an encouraging performance.

Gabe Cupps (B) Cupps played well and can continue to be a spark off the bench, a role he’s better suited for at this stage in his career.

Kaleb Banks (D) Banks looked sped up and jittery. He continues to foul excessively and lose his man on the perimeter.

Anthony Walker (C) Walker was effective finding open space and drawing fouls. But he was uncharacteristically careless with the ball and wasn’t impactful on defense.

Anthony Leal (C) It appears he may have earned a rotation spot, and he can keep that role if he keeps making threes.

C.J. Gunn also appeared in the game.

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Jakai Newton (knee) is out long-term.

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‘Best we’ve played all year.’ Trent Perry scores 20 points as UCLA routs No. 9 Nebraska

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March 4, 2026

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‘Best we’ve played all year.’ Trent Perry scores 20 points as UCLA routs No. 9 Nebraska

The UCLA men’s basketball team made Senior Night one to savor Tuesday, dominating No. 9 Nebraska 72-52 at Pauley Pavilion for its 20th victory of the season and third over a top-10 ranked opponent.

The Bruins improved to 20-10 overall and 12-7 in the Big Ten with one regular season game remaining, Saturday at crosstown rival USC.

Trent Perry scored 20 points, Eric Dailey Jr. had 14 and three players — Tyler Bilodeau, Skyy Clark and Xavier Booker — each added eight points.

“Nebraska’s got a great team,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said. “This is the best we’ve played all year — they brought out the best in us. We went from our worst defensive effort to our best. They outhustle everyone they play, but not us. Tonight we were great, but I love the way they play. If we had their attitude we’d have their record.”

Eric Freeny had four points, five rebounds and three steals in 18 minutes for UCLA, which got 26 points in the paint and 17 second-chance points.

“Effort is what it takes to win in March,” Freeny said. “It was our last home game. Coach keeps on pushing me to be better everyday.”

Sam Hoiberg had 12 points to lead Nebraska, but Pryce Sandfort, who began the game leading the conference in three-pointers made per game, was held to nine points.

“Sandford has been unbelievable so to hold him to nine points is amazing,” Cronin said. “Brandon Williams was the unsung hero.”

Williams had six points and three rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench.

The Bruins were in control from the opening tip-off and never trailed the Cornhuskers (25-5, 14-5). UCLA improved to 10-3 in all-time against Nebraska and the win greatly strengthened its resume for the NCAA tournament as the Bruins also beat then-No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Jan. 20 and then-No. 10 Illinois 95-94 in overtime on Feb. 21 on Donovan Dent’s layup with one second left.

“We have to take attitude we came with tonight, bottle it up and take it on the road,” Dailey Jr. said. “We’ve got so much left. The season’s not over… we’re only as good as our last game. It’s all about how you respond. I love the fight that we played with tonight.”

This is the fifth time in Cronin’s seven seasons that the Bruins have won 20 or more games. They are 17-1 at home (their only loss in overtime to Indiana on Jan. 31).

“Since I’ve been here we don’t lose much at home.” Cronin said.

UCLA went ahead by 15 points, 37-22, on Perry’s three-pointer with 2:41 left and led 37-24 at intermission. The Bruins shot 50% from the field in the first half (15 for 30) while Nebraska was only 31% (nine for 29).

The Bruins increased their advantage to 18 points on Dailey’s dunk less than five minutes into the second half and the visitors got no closer than nine the rest of the way.

Prior to pregame introductions the Bruins honored seniors Bilodeau, Dent and Clark; fifth-year player Jamar Brown; redshirt seniors Steven Jamerson II, Jack Seidler and Anthony Peoples Jr; and redshirt junior Evan Manjikian. In a media timeout, midway through the first half, former coach Jim Harrick (who led UCLA to its 11th national championship in 1995) was honored and got a loud ovation.

“I’m happy for our seniors, I didn’t want them to lose their last game at Pauley,” said Perry, who reversed a subpar performance at Minnesota, where he was 0-for-7 from the field with one rebound and one assist in 26 minutes. “I had to come out here tonight and bounce back for my team. I play for something bigger than myself and I’m fortunate to have the type of guys I do around me.”

UCLA guard Skyy Clark looks to pass while under pressure from Nebraska guard Sam Hoiberg and forward Berke Buyuktuncel in the second half.

(William Liang / Associated Press)

Over the last four games, Dent has 46 assists and just two turnovers.

Bilodeau has scored in double figures in 26 of 28 games played, totaling 20 points or more nine times.

Dailey moved to within five points of reaching the 1,000-career point milestone.

UCLA has now made at least one three-pointer in 887 of 888 games dating to February 2000.

“We had one practice this week, that’s it,” Cronin said. “We watched film, had a heart-to-heart talk and a shoot around today but that’s it.”

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4.1-magnitude earthquake hits south-central Nebraska

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March 3, 2026

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4.1-magnitude earthquake hits south-central Nebraska

People across Nebraska and Kansas reported feeling an earthquake Sunday afternoon.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a quake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale struck around 1 p.m. about 3 miles east of the Webster County village of Cowles, which is in south-central Nebraska near the Kansas border.

A quake of that magnitude is considered “light” and not likely to cause damage.

But the USGS received dozens of reports from people who said they felt the quake, some as far away as Omaha and Manhattan, Kansas. Numerous people took to social media to report feeling the quake.

Two aftershocks of 2.6 magnitude later occurred near the original quake site, one about 90 minutes after the initial quake and one later Sunday night.

Earthquakes are relatively rare in Nebraska, but the state does usually record one or two minor ones per year. The last time Nebraska recorded a quake of a magnitude 4 or above was in December 2023, also in Webster County.

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Nebraska Lottery results: See winning numbers for Powerball, Pick 3 on March 2, 2026

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March 3, 2026

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The results are in for the Nebraska Lottery’s draw games on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 2.

Winning Powerball numbers from March 2 drawing

02-17-18-38-62, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2

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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from March 2 drawing

21-28-58-65-67, Powerball: 25

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 2 drawing

7-5-8

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 2 drawing

03-08-09-17-25

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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from March 2 drawing

Red Balls: 14-26, White Balls: 17-18

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Winning MyDay numbers from March 2 drawing

Month: 05, Day: 03, Year: 23

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 2 drawing

28-41-42-50-55, Bonus: 02

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When are the Nebraska Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, 5: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lucky For Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
2 By 2: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
MyDaY: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.

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