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Rutgers has a pulse. The Scarlet Knights (10-8, 3-4) earned their second consecutive victory on Thursday, defeating Nebraska (12-5, 2-4) at Pinnacle Bank Arena, where it had not lost a Big Ten game in nearly two years.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Nebraska men’s basketball team suffered its first home loss since 2023 on Thursday. The Huskers lost to Rutgers, 85-82, inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Scarlet Knights freshman duo of Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper combined for 45 points, including a pair of key Harper field goals late in the game.
Dylan Harper took to Instagram to acknowledge teammate Ace Bailey’s performance against Nebraska, reacting to an Instagram post highlighting Bailey’s dominant performance.
Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper combined for 45 points, and the Nebraska men’s basketball team fell 85-82 to the Rutger
Rutgers visits the Nebraska Cornhuskers after Ace Bailey scored 20 points in the Scarlet Knights' 75-68 win over the UCLA Bruins.
BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers visits Nebraska after Ace Bailey scored 20 points in Rutgers' 75-68 victory over the UCLA Bruins. The Cornhuskers have gone 8-0 in home games. Nebraska is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
Freshman Ace Bailey finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds, Dylan Harper scored 21 and Rutgers rallied late to beat Nebraska 85-82.
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Rutgers entered the game in Pinnacle Bank Arena Thursday night against a Nebraska team that had won twenty consecutive home games spanning nearly 700 days. The Scarlet Knights have long since used up their margin for error in an uneven season,
On Thursday, the Rutgers duo of forward Ace Bailey and guard Dylan Harper against propelled their team to a win, each thriving in a variety of areas to take down Nebraska, 85-82. With around three minutes remaining in the game,