Nebraska takes on Winthrop after Sandfort’s 21-point showing

By Canadian Press on November 25, 2025.

Winthrop Eagles (3-3) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-0)

Lincoln, Nebraska; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska hosts Winthrop after Pryce Sandfort scored 21 points in Nebraska’s 86-85 victory against the Kansas State Wildcats.

The Cornhuskers have gone 3-0 at home. Nebraska ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 19.8 assists per game led by Sam Hoiberg averaging 4.0.

The Eagles are 1-3 on the road. Winthrop has a 0-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Nebraska averages 11.5 made 3-pointers per game, 3.3 more made shots than the 8.2 per game Winthrop gives up. Winthrop has shot at a 44.1% rate from the field this season, 5.0 percentage points greater than the 39.1% shooting opponents of Nebraska have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sandfort is shooting 48.0% and averaging 16.5 points for the Cornhuskers. Jamarques Lawrence is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers.

Daylen Berry is scoring 14.5 points per game and averaging 5.0 rebounds for the Eagles. Kareem Rozier is averaging 14.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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