No. 25 Nebraska Beats Boise State 102-75

Boise State suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday afternoon, falling 102-75 to No. 25 Nebraska at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The defeat snapped a streak of five consecutive 100-point games for the Broncos, a run that included all three of their regular-season outings leading up to Sunday. Boise State dropped to 3-1 overall following the non-conference matchup.

Spencer Ahrens and Aginaldo Neto paced the Broncos with 17 points apiece. The duo combined for eight 3-pointers, eight rebounds, and nine assists, while Neto also recorded three rebounds and five assists. Damari Wheeler-Thomas contributed 14 points, three rebounds, and a season-high eight assists alongside one steal, and Dovydas Butka added 13 points and seven rebounds on 6-of-11 shooting.

Nebraska, improving to 4-0 on the year, was led by Braden Frager with a game-high 26 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field, adding seven rebounds and three assists. Pryce Sandfort scored 17 points with six made field goals, Sam Orme contributed 15 points off the bench, and both Cale Jacobsen and Boden Kapke finished with 13 points each.

The Cornhuskers opened the contest with five unanswered points before Boise State responded with three consecutive 3-pointers to tie the score at nine. Nebraska quickly regained control with a 7-0 run, building its first double-digit lead at 8:03 of the first half while shooting 63 percent through the opening 12 minutes.

Trailing by 13, the Broncos sliced the deficit to five with an 8-0 run, but Nebraska answered by securing 22 of the final 31 points before intermission to lead 52-34.

Nebraska maintained its momentum in the second half, shooting 66.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc. The Cornhuskers led for over 39 minutes, eventually stretching their advantage to 30 points in the final 30 seconds following a 3-pointer by Connor Essegian.

Collectively, the Broncos shot 37.9 percent from the floor and finished with 13 3-pointers, maintaining their streak of double-digit makes from long distance in all four games this season. Neto has recorded at least five assists in each of those contests.

Boise State returns to action on Friday night against Sam Houston State at ExtraMile Arena, with tipoff scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.