No. 7 Nebrasketball Tops Washington As Braden Frager Suffers Injury

LINCOLN—Nebrasketball is still perfect.

Despite battling a squad pinch much size wrong and having elite sixth man Braden Frager for conscionable 4 minutes, No. 7 Nebraska handled Washington astatine Pinnacle Bank Arena connected Wednesday, 76-66. The Huskers amended to 19-0 wide and 8-0 successful nan Big Ten Conference, while nan Huskies autumn to 10-9 connected nan twelvemonth and 2-6 successful nan league.

With Purdue's nonaccomplishment connected Tuesday, Nebraska is unsocial atop nan Big Ten Standings. The Boilermakers, on pinch Illinois, Michigan, and Michigan State, are 7-1 successful convention play.

Nebraska began to return power of nan title astir 5 minutes in. Tie 8-8, nan Huskers took disconnected connected a 9-2 run. That gave nan Big Red a lead that would ne'er beryllium relinquished, but successful that stretch, Frager near pinch an wounded to his ankle aliases foot.

Frager went to nan locker room and did not return arsenic his teammates stretched nan lead to 13 points astatine halftime. Out of nan break, Frager returned to nan chair successful thoroughfare apparel and a footwear connected his near foot.

Meanwhile, connected nan floor, Nebraska fought disconnected a beingness Washington team, starring by arsenic galore arsenic 18 points earlier nan 10-point last difference.

After nan game, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg told nan Huskers Radio Network that nan severity of Frager's wounded is chartless correct now.

"We'll person a amended thought of really Braden's doing tomorrow," Hoiberg. "He twisted it beautiful good. Don't want to overreact correct now. He said he's going to beryllium back. We'll get a amended thought tomorrow. He's going to miss a small spot of time; there's nary uncertainty astir that."

Nebraska changeable 50.9% for nan game, including 11-of-29 connected 3 pointers. Washington made 44.3% of its shots, making 6-of-21 from deep.

Pryce Sandfort led each scorers pinch 23 points, notching 4 made three-pointers. He's now made astatine slightest 3 triples successful 7 consecutive games.

Sam Hoiberg (14 points) and Rienk Mast (12 points) besides scored successful double figures. Hoiberg and Berke Buyuktuncel led nan Huskers pinch 7 rebounds each.

Nebraska goes connected nan roadworthy Saturday to look Minnesota. Tip from Minneapolis is group for 11 a.m. CST. The crippled will beryllium televised connected FS1.

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Nebraska Men's Basketball 2025-26 Schedule

• Oct. 18 Nebraska 90, BYU 89
• Oct. 27 Nebraska 91, Midland 50
• Nov. 3 Nebraska 86, West Georgia 53
• Nov. 8 Nebraska 96, Florida International 66
• Nov. 11 Nebarska 69, Maryland-Eastern Shore 50
• Nov. 15 Nebraska 105, Oklahoma 99 (Sanford Pentagon)
• Nov. 20 Nebraska 84, New Mexico 72 (Hall of Fame Classic)
• Nov. 21 Nebraska 86, Kansas State 85 (Hall of Fame Classic)
• Nov. 25 Nebraska 80, Winthrop 73
• Nov. 29 Nebraska 72, South Carolina Upstate 63
• Dec. 7 Nebraska 71, Creighton 50
• Dec. 10 Nebraska 90, Wisconsin 60
• Dec. 13 Nebraska 83, Illinois 80
• Dec. 21 Nebraska 78, North Dakota 55
• Dec. 30 Nebraska 86, New Hampshire 55
• Jan. 2 Nebraska 58, Michigan State 56
• Jan. 5 Nebraska 72, Ohio State 69
• Jan. 10 Nebraska 83, Indiana 77
• Jan. 13 Nebraska 90, Oregon 55
• Jan. 17 Nebraska 77, Northwestern 58
• Jan. 21 Nebraska 76, Washington 66
• Jan. 24 Minnesota 11 a.m. FS1
• Jan. 27 Michigan 6 p.m. Peacock
• Feb. 1 Illinois 3 p.m. FS1
• Feb. 7 Rutgers 11 a.m. BTN
• Feb. 10 Purdue 6 p.m. FS1
• Feb. 14 Northwestern Noon BTN
• Feb. 17 Iowa 8 p.m. BTN
• Feb. 21 Penn State 1 p.m. BTN
• Feb. 25 Maryland 6 p.m. BTN
• Feb. 28 USC 3 p.m. BTN
• March 3 UCLA 10 p.m. FS1
• March 8 Iowa 4 p.m. FOX
• March 10-15 Big Ten Tournament successful Chicago

Home games are bolded. All times central.

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