Florida International Panthers @ Nebraska Cornhuskers
Mast has triple-double, Sanford has 6 3s, Nebraska rolls FIU 96-66
LINCOLN, Neb. -- — Rienk Mast had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his first double-double and Nebraska rolled to a 96-66 over Florida International on Saturday.
Pryce Sanfort was 6-of-9 on 3-pointers and led the Cornhuskers (2-0) with 20 points. Freshman Braden Frager added 15 points, Connor Essegian had 13 and Berke Buyuktuncel 11.
Mast had the first Nebraska triple-double since 2020, doing it on 6-of-10 shooting. The Cornhuskers were 17 of 34 behind the arc and shot 55% overall. They turned 20 FIU turnovers into 30 points.
Hamed Olayinka and Jilian Mackey had 12 points apiece for the Panthers (1-1), Corey Stephenson added 11 and Eric Dibami 10. FIU shot 39%, going 6 of 23 from deep.
Mast had 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting, including two 3s, and 10 rebounds at halftime. Fager added 11 points and the Cornhuskers, who were 10 of 20 behind the arc, led 49-28.
Buyuktuncel had a 3 and layup to close an 11-0 run, which included 3s from Jared Sanfort and Mast, for a 16-6 lead. Essegian and Frager hit 3s that made it 24-11 and Nebraska had a double-figure lead the rest of the way.
Sandfort had 11 straight Nebraska points, and 14 in less than five minutes and then Jared Garcia hit a 3-pointer to make it 71-34 just over five minutes into the second half.
Nebraska is home against Maryland Eastern-Shore before heading to Oklahoma next Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Larry Scirotto
- Tim Comer
- Anthony Burris
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 0-1 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |

