Overview
- Oscar Cluff’s layup with 3.9 seconds left in overtime put Purdue ahead, and Gicarri Harris added two free throws to seal an 80-77 victory.
- Rienk Mast forced overtime for Nebraska with a putback at 12.8 seconds in regulation after missing a potential go-ahead free throw.
- Fletcher Loyer led Purdue with 18 points, Braden Smith posted 13 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and Trey Kaufman-Renn grabbed a career-high 19 boards.
- Nebraska’s leaders were Mast with 18 points, Jamarques Lawrence with 16 and Pryce Sandfort with 15, all of Sandfort’s points coming after halftime.
- Purdue improved to 20-4 (10-3 Big Ten) with its second top-10 win as part of a tough late stretch, while Nebraska fell to 21-3 (10-3) after erasing most of a 22-point deficit.