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Jan 2, 2026; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Michigan State Spartans guard Jeremy Fears Jr. (1) passes against Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Jared Garcia (15) during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nRienk Mast made six 3-pointers, including the tiebreaking one with 1:54 remaining, and No. 13 Nebraska remained unbeaten with a 58-56 victory over No. 9 Michigan State on Friday night in a Big Ten showdown in Lincoln, Neb.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Mast had 19 points and seven rebounds as the Cornhuskers (14-0, 3-0) extended their school-record start as well as increased their program-long winning streak to 18 dating to last season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Michigan State had a chance to force overtime when Carson Cooper was fouled with 0.7 seconds remaining. Cooper missed the first shot and then was called for a lane violation while missing the second on purpose as Nebraska held on.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jaxon Kohler had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Spartans (12-2, 2-1), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nebraska prevailed despite shooting just 31.6% and making 13 of 37 (35.1%) from behind the arc. Mast was 6 of 13 from distance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Pryce Sandfort added 13 points and Jamarques Lawrence added 12 for the Cornhuskers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Jeremy Fears Jr. tallied 14 points and seven assists and Kur Teng scored 12 points on four 3-pointers for Michigan State.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Cooper collected 13 rebounds but was just 2 of 6 from the free-throw line while scoring six points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Michigan State shot just 34.0% from the field, including 10 of 28 (35.7%) from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Spartans led 38-37 after Cooper’s basket with 15:22 remaining in the game but wouldn’t make another field goal for more than seven minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Meanwhile, the Cornhuskers scored 10 straight points as Sandford made two 3-pointers and Braden Frager connected on one to give Nebraska a 47-38 lead with 9:31 left in the contest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n However, Fragen was called for a technical for taunting Fears after making the 3-pointer and the Spartans responded with a 17-5 burst.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Fears made both technical shots and added four free throws in a span of 27 seconds as Michigan State pulled within 47-44 with 8:46 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Fragen nailed a 3-pointer 18 seconds later to give Nebraska a six-point advantage. Kohler then buried a trey with 8:18 left to end the field-goal drought and Teng drilled a 3-pointer to tie it at 50 with 7:50 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Teng later hit another 3-pointer to give the Spartans a 53-52 edge with 5:38 remaining. Fears followed with a jumper for a three-point lead with 4:41 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Sam Hoiberg made two free throws with 3:29 left and Mast split two free throws with 2:34 left to tie it at 55.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n After Mast swished his tiebreaking 3-pointer, Cooper split two free throws with 1:19 left for the Spartans.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The contest was tied at 33 at halftime. Mast scored 15 points on five first-half treys for the Cornhuskers, while Kohler scored 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting, including four 3-pointers, for the Spartans.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n