The Cornhuskers haven’t hit the milestone since 1965-66
With a win over Indiana on Saturday, Nebraska is off to a 16-0 start to the 2025-2026 college basketball season.. The win gives the Cornhuskers a 5-0 start in Big Ten play, their best mark in program history since 1965-66.
The 10th-ranked Huskers completed one of their biggest early tests of the 2025-26 season on Saturday by going into Assembly Hall and defeating Indiana. In doing so, they go their separate ways first start 5-0 to conference play in over 60 years.
Nebraska’s other four Big Ten wins came against Ohio State, Wisconsin, No. 13 Illinois and No. 9 Michigan State. They are well on their way to their third straight 20-win season and first year with less than 10 losses since 1990-91.
Nebraska’s AP ranking is also her first in the top 10 since the aforementioned 1965-66 season. They finished that year 20-5, second in the now-defunct Big Eight behind No. 4 Kansas.
The win didn’t come easy, as Nebraska trailed by nine at one point in the first half, its biggest deficit all year. Leading scorers Rienk Mast and Price Sandfort missed the mark, but it was senior Jamarkes Lawrence who led the way with a season-high 27 points.
Lamar Wilkerson led Indiana with 32, while Tucker DeVries added 17. Reed Bailey had 10 points off the bench for the Hoosiers, who did not have another player in double figures.
Nebraska now faces Oregon, which hasn’t had the best start to the season. However, the 8-8 Ducks are 4-3 in their last seven games, with close losses to No. 7 Gonzaga, Rutgers and Ohio State.
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