Buckeyes vs Cornhuskers

Gameday · WED DEC 2

Ohio StateVSNebraskaAP #25

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Tip8:30 PM ET

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Pinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

Win probability

1912 blend

16% OSUNEB 84%

Adj. efficiency17%

83%

SRS15%

85%

Elo15%

85%

NEB +6.8

Proj. margin

154.8

Proj. total

71.8

Proj. pace

Home court counts 3 points. Blend of Adj. efficiency, SRS and Elo.

Projected starters

PPG

• 0J.Mobley Jr.G · 5.0 APG19.3
• 1A.BynumF · 5.7 RPG15.0
• 10J.PippenG · 2.3 APG10.3
• 4A.JelavicF · 7.3 RPG15.0
• 6A.Thompson4.0 RPG5.7

• 21P.SandfortF · 4.7 RPG22.3
• 5B.FragerF · 3.3 RPG11.0
• 31C.JacobsenG · 3.3 APG11.3
• 10T.LeonhardtG · 2.7 APG2.3
• 33B.KapkeF · 3.7 RPG9.3

Ratings

CBBD · 2026-27

+0.9Adj. net rating+11.6

163rdAdj. net rank20th

109.1Adj. offense112.6

108.2Adj. defense101.0

72.7Pace71.0

11.7SRS19.9

1580Elo1879

2–1Record3–0

Season per game

2026-27 · 3 games

85.3Points89.0

77.7Opp points60.7

52.6%eFG%59.0%

16.0%TO%16.0%

30.6%OREB%28.3%

.50FT rate.43

41%3PA rate50%

56%Assisted FG%64%

Last five games

Ohio State

W84-74vs MRSH

W89-65vs YSU

L83-94@ BYU

L64-66vs TCU

L67-71@ MICH

Nebraska

W94-60vs LIN

W67-58@ PROV

W106-64vs LEM

L71-77vs IOWA

W74-72vs VAN

Head to head

Last 10 · 2017-18–2026-27

25-26NEB 72 · OSU 69Mon, 1/5

24-25NEB 114 · OSU 116Tue, 3/4

24-25OSU 71 · NEB 79Sun, 2/9

23-24NEB 69 · OSU 78Thu, 2/29

23-24OSU 69 · NEB 83Tue, 1/23

22-23OSU 60 · NEB 63Wed, 1/18

21-22NEB 78 · OSU 70Tue, 3/1

21-22OSU 87 · NEB 79Sun, 1/2

20-21NEB 54 · OSU 90Wed, 12/30

19-20OSU 75 · NEB 54Thu, 2/27

Game information

TipWednesday, Dec 2 · 8:30 PM ET

VenuePinnacle Bank Arena · Lincoln, NE

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Abbreviations

Adj.Adjusted — points scored or allowed per 100 possessions, corrected for the strength of the opponents faced. Net is offense minus defense

SRSSimple Rating System — average scoring margin, adjusted for strength of schedule

EloA rating that moves after every result, by more when the opponent was strong

PacePossessions per 40 minutes

PPGPoints per game

eFG%Effective field goal percentage — made threes count one and a half field goals

TO%Turnovers per 100 possessions

OREB%The share of a team's own missed shots it rebounds

FT rateFree throws attempted per field goal attempted

3PA rateThe share of field goal attempts taken from three

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