No. 10 Nebraska's comeback win at Indiana continues unreal Cornhuskers season

The Nebraska Cornhuskers' best start in program history got even sweeter on Saturday.

Associated Press No. 10 Nebraska (16-0, 5-0 in Big Ten) erased a 16-point second-half deficit in a 83-77 road win at the Indiana Hoosiers (12-4, 3-2 in Big Ten), extending the Cornhuskers' best undefeated start ever.

Senior guard Jamarques Lawrence led Nebraska in points, scoring a season-high 27 on 8-of-13 shooting, including 5-of-8 from three-point range. Overall, the Cornhuskers made 14 threes, shooting a lights-out 50 percent (8-of-16) from deep after halftime.

Nebraska improves to 16-0 with comeback from 16-point deficit

Nebraska trailed, 49-33, a little over two minutes into the second half but used separate 13-0 and 10-0 runs to eventually take a 69-65 lead before hanging on down the stretch. Per ESPN Analytics, the Cornhuskers' win probability sunk to as low as 3%, but they were able to rally in a tough road environment to affirm their case as one of the Big Ten's best this season.

Nebraska is one of two undefeated teams in the conference, along with No. 2 Michigan Wolverines (14-0, 4-0 in Big Ten). It's also one of three teams that is 5-0 in Quad 1 games, alongside No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones (15-0, 2-0 in Big 12) and No. 11 Vanderbilt Commodores (15-0, 2-0 in SEC).

In Joe Lunardi's most recent Bracketology update on Friday, Jan. 9, Nebraska is a projected No. 3 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The program has only been as high as No. 3 once previously (1991) in just its second tourney appearance. Overall, the Cornhuskers are 0-8 all-time during March Madness.

The way they're playing this year, they could easily experience a breakthrough in the Big Dance in a few months. Per KenPom, the team averages 2.38 years of Division I experience, which ranks No. 25 in the country.

That veteran core has been massive, with Nebraska rarely beating itself. Its 13.6 percent turnover rate ranks 12th in D-I, and it also rarely commits fouls, ranking fifth in defensive free-throw rate (22.9 percent).

It's fitting, in a sense, that Nebraska's win over Indiana came one day after the Hoosiers secured a spot in college football's National Championship Game. The Cornhuskers, a 20th century gridiron dynasty, are now much more formidable on the hardwood, whereas the Hoosiers, once synonymous with college basketball success, are one win away from capping what might be the single best season in college football history.

Nebraska is a long way from reaching those heights, but for a program without a rich basketball tradition, the 2025-26 season has already been nothing short of a miracle. And it's nowhere near the final act.