"The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-14, 2-10 Big Ten) will look to break a six-game losing streak when they host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-2, 9-2 Big Ten) on February 7, 2026 at Jersey Mike's Arena. Nebraska lost its most recent game to Illinois, 78-69, on Sunday. Braden Frager was its leading scorer with 20 points. In its previous game, Rutgers fell to UCLA on Tuesday, 98-66. Its top scorer was Kaden Powers with 18 points."
"Nebraska has a +307 scoring differential, topping opponents by 14.0 points per game. It is putting up 80.0 points per game to rank 102nd in college basketball and is allowing 66.0 per outing to rank 21st in college basketball. The Cornhuskers are averaging 80.0 points, only 3.7 more than the 76.3 the Scarlet Knights give up. Nebraska knocks down 2.1 more threes per game than the opposition, 11.0 (11th in college basketball) compared to its opponents' 8.9."
Nebraska enters the matchup 20-2 overall and 9-2 in Big Ten play, while Rutgers is 9-14 and 2-10 in the conference. The game is scheduled for February 7, 2026 at Jersey Mike's Arena with a 12 p.m. ET tipoff and will air on BTN. Nebraska recently lost to Illinois 78-69 with Braden Frager scoring 20, while Rutgers recently fell 98-66 to UCLA with Kaden Powers scoring 18. Nebraska averages 80.0 points and allows 66.0, ranking high defensively and shooting 11.0 threes per game. Rutgers averages 70.2 points and allows 76.3 per contest.
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