Purdue Basketball: Nebraska Preview – Stats, Analytics, Analysis

Nebraska 2025-2026 Season

Overall Record: 21-2

Big 10 Record: 10-2

Previous 3 Games

2/7: W – 80 – 68 vs Rutgers @ Away

2/1: L – 69 – 78 vs Illinois @ Home

1/27: L – 72 – 75 vs Michigan @ Away

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Nebraska Personnel

Starters

Position

#

Player

Class

Height

Weight

Min

Pts

Reb

Ast

Center

51

Rienk Mast

Sr.

6’10”

250

29

15

6

3

Power Forward

9

Berke Buyuktuncel

Jr.

6’10”

245

25

7

6

2

Wing

21

Pryce Sandfort

Jr.

6’7″

210

32

17

5

2

Guard

10

Jamarques Lawrence

Sr.

6’3″

185

28

11

2

4

Point Guard

1

Sam Hoiberg

Sr.

6’0″

180

31

10

5

4

Bench

Position

#

Player

Class

Height

Weight

Min

Pts

Reb

Ast

Guard/Wing

31

Cale Jacobsen

Jr.

6’4″

195

21

4

3

2

Center

5

Braden Frager

Fr.

6’7″

215

23

12

4

1

Key Analytics

(Per KenPom.com – National Rank in ())KenPom Ranking – 12Offense

Adjusted Efficiency: 121.6 (29) – Big 10 Only: 117.3 (5)

Adjusted Tempo: 66.8 (204) – Big 1o Only: 65.8 (7)

Average Possession Length: 16.9 (104) – Big 1o Only: 19 (17)

Effective Field Goal%: 56.3 (25) – Big 1o Only: 50.2 (6)

Offensive Rebound%: 25.9 (328) – Big 1o Only: 23.1 (18)

Three Point%: 35.7 (81) – Big 1o Only: 38.2 (1)

Two Point %: 59.3 (25) – Big 1o Only: 57.1 (4)

Defense

Adjusted Efficiency: 93.7 (11) – Big 1o Only: 101.2 (3)

Adjusted Tempo: 66.8 (204) – Big 1o Only: 65.8 (7)

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Average Possession Length: 18.4 (341) – Big 1o Only: 19 (17)

Effective Field Goal%: 47.5 (38) – Big 1o Only: 50.2 (6)

Offensive Rebound%: 27.1 (41) – Big 1o Only: 27.4 (4)

Three Point%: 30.2 (228) – Big 1o Only: 30.4 (3)

Two Point %: 49.6 (141) – Big 1o Only: 54.3 (8)

Key Stat for Purdue

Offense

(Per KenPom.com – Big 10 Rank in ())

Effective FG%

Purdue Offense: 57.6 (2)

Nebraska Defense: 50.2 (6)

Thoughts:

Purdue’s offense has to dominate this game. Nebraska can be a streaky shooting team; if the Boilermakers can be steady on offense, there will be opportunities to build a lead or get Nebraska back in after they go on a run. Conversely, if the Boilermakers hit a dry spell and Nebraska hits one of its patented three-point barrages, the game could…

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Publish date : 2026-02-10 22:18:00

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