‘Handled business’: Mast leads Nebraska men’s basketball to another road victory

With the win, the Huskers improved to 21-2 on the season and 10-2 in conference action, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 9-15 overall and 2-11 in Big Ten action.

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Previous coverage in the video aboveNebraska men’s basketball traveled to New Jersey to face Rutgers on Saturday.Senior Rienk Mast led the team to an 80-68 victory over the Scarlet Knights with 26 points and eight rebounds.With the win, the Huskers improved to 21-2 on the season and 10-2 in conference action, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 9-15 overall and 2-11 in Big Ten action. Behind Mast, Sam Hoiberg found 13 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, while Pryce Sandfort tallied 15 points.Jamarques Lawrence scored 12 points, while finding a team-high seven assists.The Huskers flew past Rutgers in the last 10 minutes of the first half, outscoring the Scarlet Knights 21-9 to take a 41-27 lead just before heading into the locker room.Mast scored 13 of his 26 points in the first half, while Lawrence was up to eight points and four assists before halftime. The Huskers returned to the court with a strong start, extending its lead to 20 before Rutgers went on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to 63-50.A Sandfort layup followed by a couple of Mast free throws gave Nebraska the 77-60 lead with less than two and a half minutes on the clock. Rutgers followed with six straight points, but Cale Jacobsen netted a couple of free throws to give Nebraska the 80-68 win.The Huskers will return to the court on Tuesday when they host Purdue at 6 p.m.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google Search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

NEWARK, N.J. —

Previous coverage in the video above

Nebraska men’s basketball traveled to New Jersey to face Rutgers on Saturday.

Senior Rienk Mast led the team to an 80-68 victory over the Scarlet Knights with 26 points and eight rebounds.

With the win, the Huskers improved to 21-2 on the season and 10-2 in conference action, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 9-15 overall and 2-11 in Big Ten action.

Behind Mast, Sam Hoiberg found 13 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, while Pryce Sandfort tallied 15 points.

Jamarques Lawrence scored 12 points, while finding a team-high seven assists.

The Huskers flew past Rutgers in the last 10 minutes of the first half, outscoring the Scarlet Knights 21-9 to take a 41-27 lead just before heading into the locker room.

Mast scored 13 of his 26 points in the first half, while Lawrence was up to eight points and four assists before halftime.

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The Huskers returned to the court with a strong start, extending its lead to 20 before Rutgers went on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to 63-50.

A Sandfort layup followed by a couple of Mast free throws gave Nebraska the 77-60 lead with less than two and a half minutes on the clock.

Rutgers followed with six straight points, but Cale Jacobsen netted a couple of free throws to give Nebraska the 80-68 win.

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The Huskers will return to the court on Tuesday when they host Purdue at 6 p.m.

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