No. 5 Nebraska short-handed against No. 3 Michigan, missing forward Rienk Mast, guard Braden Frager

By Canadian Press on January 27, 2026.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 5 Nebraska is short-handed against No. 3 Michigan.

The Cornhuskers were without forward Rienk Mast and guard Braden Frager against the Wolverines on Tuesday night.

Mast was out with an illness and Frager missed a second straight game with a sprained right ankle.

The 6-foot-10 Mast ranks second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.6 points, and Frager is third with 12.2 points per game.

Frager was injured in the first half of last week’s win against Washington.

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