Scoring just two points in the final 6:13 of the game didn’t stop Nebraska (7-17, 3-14 Big Ten) from hammering Rutgers (13-10, 9-10 Big Ten) 72-51 Monday night.
The most complete game by the Huskers began with Lat Mayen scoring 14 points and hitting five consecutive 3s to give Nebraska at 16-9 lead just 5:23 into the game. The Scarlet Knights never got closer than eight the rest of the half, and trailed by as much as 30 in the second half.
Mayen ended with a career-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
Derrick Walker and Trey McGowens scored 14 and 12, respectively.
Thorir Thorbjarnarson, the longest tenured Husker, impacted the game in nearly every facet. Thor scored just two points, but contributed seven rebounds, five assists, and four steals.
Nebraska shot 51.9 percent as a team for the game, including 8-of-24 from 3. Of the 28 made shots, 19 were assisted.
This was the first game for Nebraska since the announcement that Teddy Allen left the program. Allen scored 16.5 points a game over his 22 appearances this season.
The Huskers close the regular season with a pair of road games: Thursday at No. 5 Iowa then Sunday at Northwestern.
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