Nebraska secured its sixth straight victory and tied a school record with its 20th consecutive home win, defeating No. 15 UCLA 66-58 on Saturday afternoon. The Huskers (12-2, 2-1 Big Ten) used a decisive second-half surge to overcome the Bruins, who were held to their second-lowest scoring output of the season.
Nebraska pulled away with a 17-6 run after UCLA closed within 36-34 with 13:35 remaining. The Huskers limited the Bruins to just two field goals over nearly five minutes, extending their lead to 53-40 after Juwan Gary drained his third 3-pointer of the game.
UCLA (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12) cut the deficit to 61-58 on a layup by Dylan Andrews with 24.